Posted: October 3rd, 2016

21st Century Challenges Purpose: The saga of Global Delivery Direct (GDD) continues in assignment 3.

Project Three: 21st Century Challenges Purpose: The saga of Global Delivery Direct (GDD) continues in assignment 3. Students evaluate 21st century leadership challenges and relate them to the issues GDD has been experiencing Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment � use leadership theories, assessment tools, and an understanding of the role of ethics, values, and attitudes to evaluate and enhance personal leadership skills � develop and implement methods for establishing a constructive organizational structure and culture that fosters positive employee and employer relationships � evaluate the culture and policies of an organization to recommend and implement improvements that support its vision, success, and sustainability � assess the interactions between the external environment and the organization to foster responsible and effective leadership and organizational practices Instructions Step 1: Review �How to Analyze a Case Study� under Week 8 Content. () Step 2: Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double­spaced, 12­point font. The final product will be between 6­8 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page. Step 3: Review the grading rubric for the assignment. Step 4: As a leadership consultant, students will write a memo addressed to the four Executive Directors. The memo should be presented as a professional document. To learn how to write a business memo, view: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/590/04/ Step 5: In writing a case study, the writing is in the third person. What this means is that there are no words such as �I, me, my, we, or us� (first person writing), nor is there use of �you or your� (second person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first­second­and­third­person. Also note that students are not to provide personal commentary. Step 6: In writing this assignment, students are expected to support the reasoning using in­text citations and a reference list. If any material is used from a source document, it must be cited and referenced. A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in­text citation and vice versa. View the sample APA paper under Week 1 content. Step 7: In writing this assignment, students will use resources from the course material and no more than 3 external source documents. NOTE: The expectation is that students provide a robust use of the course material including the material presented in this assignment. Step 8: In completing the assignment, students are expected to use the facts from the case study paired with the weekly courses readings to develop the analysis. The case study is not cited or referenced. Step 9: In writing this assignment, students are expected to paraphrase and not use direct quotes. Students are expected to paraphrase, which can be learned by reviewing this link: 10: Read and use the Global Delivery Direct (GDD) Company Profile. (ATTACHED) Step 11: Read critically and analyze the following scenario: