1. Identify a key organizational issue that requires you (as a current or emerging leader) to make critical decisions about it. This can be an issue that you face in the organization where you work. Examples of issues may include but are not limited to the following: low job satisfaction among employees, increased absenteeism, low age diversity, managerial favoritism, abusive supervision etc.

2. Do some research on the selected issue to determine its scope, current and future consequences, and potential (realistic) solutions?

3. As a leader, take a position on the issue and defend your decision in light of your leadership philosophy. Prepare a persuasive speech in which you would need to

a) Explain the severity of the issue and its current (or potential) consequences,

b) Propose ONE [due to time constraints] way of addressing the issue,

c) Justify your choice of the solution.