Instructions

BMGT 364 Project 3 (Week 6) - Leading

Purpose

In this project, you will demonstrate an understanding of management and leadership. You will be exposed to various leadership skills and styles. After reading the project's case scenario, you will apply what has been learned to make recommendations for a new position at Tasty Products. Keep in mind that this project is a research project and not an essay. The student is expected to make significant use of course learning materials. Do not use external sources.

Your completed project will be Five to six pages in length, excluding its title and referencepage.

Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment

• Demonstrate leadership skills by communicating a shared vision, motivating and empowering others, and creating a culture of ethical decision-making and innovation.

Scenario

Tasty Products, a billion-dollar multinational company, has for more than 25 years has developed, produced, and distributed organic food products to major retailers (e.g., Whole Foods; Costco, Safeway) throughout the United States. These products are noted for their salutary effects, including stable blood glucose levels. Tasty Products has recently decided to launch a new line of products.

It will develop, produce, and distribute all-naturally flavored protein bars to its new and existing clients. This new line of all-naturally flavored protein bars will necessitate establishing a new division to develop, produce, market, and distribute the product. A new Executive Vice President will need to be selected to establish and lead the new division.

Your company, Wiz Consultants, has been retained to help Tasty Products' Human Resources Director make the final selection from the candidates she has previously interviewed and narrowed to three (3) possibilities. She has prepared a detailed written profile for each candidate.

Tasty Products' Human Resources Director has explained to youthat she has been directed to find the best person to establish and run the new division. The Human Resources Director further explained thatthe protein bar industry consists of many well-established companies. Accordingly, the ideal candidate will need to learn quickly and handle many complex leadership and management tasks.

These complex management and leadership tasks include the following: developing innovative strategy, creating well-made products, effective product marketing, developing and managing the processes and procedures for employees to follow, and creating and articulating a clear vision for the new division. Strong leadership will be the key to the all-naturally flavored energy bar's success.

The Executive VP will be the face of Tasty Products' new brand to existing and prospective clients (e.g., Whole Foods, Safeway, Costco, and the like). The key to successwith existingclients and prospectiveclients will be the ability to communicateto them, "What makes Tasty Products naturally flavored protein bars special." Thenew Executive VP must be viewed as a person of integrity and an innovativeproblem solver.

The Executive VP must be seen by currentemployees and newly hired employees and their managers, who will all work in the new division, as a leader who understandsandsupportsthe culture, values, and traditions of Tasty Products. In a short period of time, TastyProducts' leadership expects the new Executive VP to have met the leadership and managementexpectations discussed above and have the new divisionrunning efficiently and productively.

In summary, Tasty Products desires that the new Executive VP for the Energy Bars Division have the array of excellent management and leadership skills necessary to lead the new division.

Your specific role is to analyze the candidate profiles (attached) and answer the specific questions the company's management has asked you.

Instructions:

You have been asked to review the three candidate profiles and recommend the Executive Vice President position. The new Executive VP will have a lot of responsibility in managing and leading the new division.

You will evaluate each of the three candidates considering each candidate's experience and answer the questions Tasty Products' leadership has requested to select the best candidate to lead the new division.

You must use the following BOLDED headings for writing the project:

Introduction

Writean Introduction paragraph. The introduction paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper and will describe to the reader the intent of the paper, explaining the main points covered in the paper. This intent should be understood before reading the remainder of the paper so the reader knows why the paper is being written and what is being covered in the paper. (Use in-text citations, as appropriate, and include the references in the Reference section.)

Consider writing the introduction last to ensure that all of the main points are covered.

Management Skills

Identify and discuss the management skills that each candidate possesses. (Use in-text citations, as appropriate, and include the references in the Reference section.)

Leadership Skills

Identify and discuss the leadership skills that each candidate possesses. (Use in-text citations, as appropriate, and include the references in the Reference section.)

Leadership Style

Identify and discuss the leadership style of each candidate. (Use in-text citations, as appropriate, and include the references in the Reference section.)

Candidate Recommendation

Identify your recommended candidate. Provide reasoning for your selection. Include how the candidate meets the requirements and aligns their leadership skills and leadership style with the position. (Use in-text citations, as appropriate, and include the references in the Reference section.)

Rejected Candidates Explanation

Explain the reasons your second-choice and third-choice candidates were not selected. Be certain to use their names and their rank order. Include how the candidate fails to meet the requirements and/or aligns their leadership skills and leadership style with the position.(Use in-text citations, as appropriate, and include the references in the Reference section.)

Conclusion

Createa concluding paragraph. The conclusion paragraph highlights the major findings covered in the paper. (Use in-text citations as appropriate, and include the references in the Reference section.)

References

Rubric Name: Project #3 Leading

riteria	Excellent	Proficient	Sufficient	Needs Improvement	Did Not Achieve	Criterion Score
Identify and discuss the management skills that each candidate possesses.	18 points Thoroughly and correctly identifies and discusses the management skills that each candidate possesses using course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts.	16.2 points Correctly Identifies and discusses the management skills that each candidate possesses using course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts, but needs some development.	14.4 points Identifies and discusses the management skills that each candidate possesses using course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts, but needs significant development.	10.8 points Attempts to identify or discuss the management skills that each candidate possesses using little to no course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts; may not use case scenario facts; may not discuss each candidate or partially discusses or makes incorrect choices; needs major development.	0 points Student did not achieve the minimum level	Score of Identify and discuss the management skills that each candidate possesses., / 18
Identify and discuss the leadership skills that each candidate possesses.	18 points Thoroughly and correctlyidentifies and discusses the leadership skills that each candidate possesses using course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts.	16.2 points Correctlyidentifies and discusses the leadership skills that each candidate possesses using course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts; some development needed.	14.4 points Identifies and discusses the leadership skills that each candidate possesses using course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts; significant development needed.	10.8 points Attempts to identify or discussthe leadership skills that each candidate possesses using little to no course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts; may not use case scenario facts; may not discuss each candidate or partially discusses or made incorrect choices; needs major development.	0 points Student did not achieve the minimum level	Score of Identify and discuss the leadership skills that each candidate possesses., / 18
Identify and discuss the leadership style of each candidate.	20 points Thoroughly and correctlyidentifies and discusses the leadership style that each candidate possesses using course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts.	18 points Correctlyidentifies and discusses the leadership style that each candidate possesses using course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts; some development needed.	16 points Identifies and discusses the leadership style that each candidate possesses using course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts; significant development needed.	14 points Attempts to identify or discussthe leadership style that each candidate possesses using little to no course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts; may not use case scenario facts; may not discuss each candidate or partially discusses or made incorrect choices; needs major development.	0 points Student did not achieve the minimum level	Score of Identify and discuss the leadership style of each candidate., / 20
Recommend the best candidate and explains why this candidate is the best choice.	20 points Recommends the best candidate and explains why this candidate is the best choice using the case scenario facts and the course materials to support reasoning.	18 points Recommends a candidate and explains why this candidate is the best choice using case scenario facts and course materials to support reasoning, but needs some development.	16 points Recommends a candidate and explains why this candidate is the best choice using case scenario facts and course materials to support reasoning, but needs significant development.	14 points Recommends a candidate; fails to use case scenario facts to explain why; uses minimal or no course materials to support reasoning; major development needed.	0 points Student did not achieve the minimum level	Score of Recommend the best candidate and explains why this candidate is the best choice., / 20
Explain why the other two candidates were not selected.	20 points Thoroughly and correctlyexplains why the other two candidates were not selected using course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts.	18 points Correctly explains why the other two candidates were not selected using course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts; some development needed.	16 points Explains why the other two candidates were not selected using course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts; significant development needed.	14 points Attempts to explain why the other two candidates were not selected using little to no course materials to make connections with the case scenario facts; may not use case scenario facts; may not discuss each candidate or partially discusses or made incorrect choices; needs major development.	0 points Student did not achieve the minimum level	Score of Explain why the other two candidates were not selected., / 20
Writing Mechanics, Clarity and Format.	24 points Includes clear and concise language that uses appropriate style, has a rich vocabulary, and is free of grammatical and spelling errors. Excellent format and organization. Includes in text citations and reference cited page.	21.6 points Includes clear and concise language, but the style and vocabulary are inconsistent or imprecise at times. The writing has some minor errors. Good format and organization overall. Includes in text citations and reference cited page, but contains some minor errors noted.	19.2 points Includes some clear and concise language, but the style and vocabulary are very inconsistent or imprecise at times. The writing has many minor or major errors. The format and/or organization is lacking in some sections. A citations and reference page was included, but were not complete.	16.8 points Includes language that lacks clarity and/or is not concise. There is no evidence of proofreading or an attempt at applying conventional writing mechanics, style, or vocabulary. Little to no attempt at organization. There are a few citations and/or the reference page is not complete.	0 points Student did not achieve the minimum level	Score of Writing Mechanics, Clarity and Format., / 24

Example:

BMGT364 Project 3 Candidate Profiles T.J. Max T.J. has spent the past 13 years working for Star Lite Foods, a mid-sized, $220 million in annual sales, vegetarian food distribution company, headquartered and operating its largest facility in Arizona. She started with the company working on the production line that selected the vegetables suitable for distribution throughout the western section of the United States. For the next 4 years, she worked in a variety of management jobs overseeing production. T.J. then worked for 7 years as a Regional Manager in Idaho, responsible for increasing the production of vegetables on farms that Star Lite used as sources for vegetables needed for their own vegetable production. During her run as a Regional Manager, she was responsible for making visits to farms to help each farm in the Safe Lite network develop a business plan. The focus of these business plans was to help each farm develop a vision, mission, and general operations plan to help ensure production was stable. T.J. credits her success in that role to her ability to get local farmers to work together instead of independently. She created a program, Community Communications, to keep farmers up to date on farm news affecting the region and encourage cooperative relationships. T.J.'s staff set up a blog and website and expanded social media channels to supplement her Community Communication initiative. These enhancements enabled the latest up-to-date sources of information for farming-related issues and encouraged the cooperative development of strategic goals and plans. T.J. was promoted and has served for the past 3 years as Star Lite Foods Vice President of the New Product Design and Marketing Department. She proposed focusing on making quality products that can be sourced from local vendors. She stated that once established the company could initiate a move to being more environmentally attentive to the well-being of consumers. T.J. has long advocated for natural products whenever possible and the need for more nutritious and healthy food lines. Management sees T.J. as clever and creative. T.J. proudly stated that she likes to surround herself with good people. T.J. indicated she likes to delegate because she feels her team of workers needs the freedom to make decisions. She feels people produce more and like work better without strict guidance. She is hands-off. T.J. boasted that the team was instrumental in helping Star Lite obtain a double-digit increase in market share. T.J. is well-liked by her employees. She communicates what is important and has a good sense of timing. They, at times, describe her as distant, but when they seek her judgment or she offers an opinion, they respect it. T.J. is very open to conversations with others and is known to be truthful and subtle. She often indicates she'd like to think about the issue or question before she answers, but she always follow-ups, even if it is a day or so later. T.J. likes people. T.J. will not tolerate employees that don't work well with others, and she is very comfortable working with everyone. T.J. is confident that her hard work to advance her career and track record in various complex jobs makes her capable of taking on the new role. T.J. earned her B.A. in Business in a part-time program at a local college in Idaho.