Read the Following Case Scenario:

Arecent survey was taken among employees at Biotech Health and LifeProducts (Biotech). The results were alarming, as it appeared theleadership has been less effective than in the past. Some of the commoncomplaints seemed to focus on the lack of vision, a breakdown incommunication and a lack of connection with staff.

Youhave read the results and as Vice President of Biotech, you completelyagree with employees. Leadership is the cornerstone to success in anyorganization and to permit poor leadership can only spell trouble. Itoccurred to you that the place to start change was starring you in theface – the new management hires planned for production in Detroit andAnaheim. Mumbling to yourself “but what do I want them to look like?”you decide that you must write a memo to HR Director, Judy Janks to makesure the “right” description of a leader is asked for in the soon-to-bereleased job description. Scrambling around on the desk, you find theold job announcement so that you can make some changes. It reads,“Biotech is looking for experienced production managers who focus onkeeping the production high and costs low. Manager must be able tomotivate employees to keep production moving smoothly and efficiently.Must be someone who can handle a fast-paced environment, is driven andresults-oriented. Goal oriented and policy adherence critical to succeedin the department.”

Instructions:

Youwill act as the Vice President of Biotech. Write a memorandum to the HRDirector, Judy Janks that explains the need for a new job announcementfor managers at Biotech. The memorandum will explain how the businessenvironment has changed the view of the leader and defines the visionyou have based on synthesizing the course material about leadershiptheory and definition of a leader in today’s business environmentopposed to leaders hired in the past.

Inwriting the memorandum, use the course material from week 1 and week 2to support the reasoning and conclusions made. Answer the following:

• Explainhow the existing job announcement for new hires was effective in thepast based on the theories and view of leadership through the 1990’s.
• Explain why the leader of today would no longer fit the definition set out in the old announcement.
• Describe what a leader looks like today and what theories and leadership definition support this description.

Memorandum Set Up

Createa Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document (no pdf files allowed) using12-point font. A memo is left justified with no indentations ofparagraphs, single-spaced with double-space between paragraphs to makethe it easy to read.

In business, writing must be concise, easy to read and free of grammatical errors.

You are required to use in-text citations with an associated reference list.

Useheadings in the memo. It is suggested that you set up the memo with allof the required headings and then fill in each section.

Use the memo format below:

To:

From:

Date:

Subject:

Remember,you are sending this memo to the HR Director so this is a formal.Proofread the memo carefully for typos, grammatical errors and ensure itconveys the points you are to address.

Why? Becauseyour work product is a reflection of who you are – it is your brand! Agood brand can lead to future opportunities in an organization such as apromotion.

Makesure the memo is audience appropriate, concise, coherent, readable,uses appropriate terminology, is professional, provides a factual tone(no opinion and no recommendations), and is visually appealing.

Memorandum Requirements

Youare sending this memo to the HR Director, Judy Janks. Read the memo toensure all required elements are present. You also need to use factsfrom the case scenario and course material to support the ideas andreasoning put forth.

Thelanguage in the announcement has to be just right so that Biotechattracts the best candidates. Therefore, it is important to help Judycapture the essence of a leader at Biotech.

• Makesuggestions about language that should appear in the job announcementthat supports the definition and characteristics you derived for theleader of today.
• Providean explanation so Judy knows why the specified language is important toconvey the definition and characteristics of a leader;

• Make suggestions about language that would not be in the job announcement for this leader;

• Provide an explanation why the specific language should not be in the job announcement.

• Not just anything is acceptable so make sure to read the course material and make wise selections in creating this memo.

The following items are required in writing the memo. Read and take note to ensure compliance to the following requirements.

• Usethe grading rubric while completing the project to ensure allrequirements are met that will lead to the highest possible grade.

• Thirdperson writing is required. Third person means that there are no wordssuch as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there useof “you or your” (second person writing).

• Contractions are not used in business writing, so do not use them.

• Studentswill not use direct quotation marks but will instead paraphrase. Whatthis means is that you will put the ideas of an author or article intoyour own words rather than lifting directly from a source document. Youmay not use more than four consecutive words from a source document(including the case scenario) or change words in a passage as doing sowould require direct quotation marks. Use a passage from a sourcedocument by putting into your own words (paraphrase) and attribute thepassage to the source document. Changing words from a passage does not exclude the passage from having to have quotation marks.

• Use in-text citations and provide a reference list.

• Provide the page or paragraph number in every in-text citation presented.