the position below for which you wish to put yourself forward.

Position #5: Director of Finance

Location: Headquarters, Yonkers, NY

Answers to: Chief Financial Officer

This leader oversees the day to day operations of the finance department. This leader is expected to aid in strategic planning with the executive team of Biotech. Although a finance background is not required, this person is expected to bring a conservative approach to the strategic planning table, to balance out the high-risk tolerance of the rest of the leadership at Biotech. A big picture perspective is definitely needed here.

Write a Memo

Write a memo to President and CEO, Maximillan Barney using the format outlined below:

Your Memo will be addressed to Mr. Maximillian Barney, the CEO and President of Biotech. The Memo should be single-spaced. The Memo should include the following structural elements:

To:

From:

Date:

Subject:

The report should contain the following sections, with each section supported by course materials. Label each section using Roman Numerals I through X.

• Introduction: Briefly introduce yourself to Mr. Barney and describe the purpose of your memo.

• Identify the position you wish to be considered:

• Briefly review the leadership competencies identified as important for the person that occupies this position.

• Summarize the leadership competencies that you feel you have that make you a qualified candidate for this position. This should be a summary, as you will get into more detail in upcoming sections.

• Identify the outcomes of your Jung Personality Test and Self-Esteem Test, and describe why your personality is suited to the position.

• Identify the outcomes of the Communications Skills Test, and describe why you have the communication skills suited to this position.

• Identify the outcomes of the Leadership Skills Test and the Leadership Style Test, and describe why you have the leadership skills and appropriate leadership style for this position.

• Identify the outcomes of the Cultural Intelligence Test and Emotional Intelligence Test and describe why you have the CQ and the EQ suited to this position.

• Identify the outcomes of the Ultimate Ethics Quiz, and describe why you have the moral compass suited to this position.

• Conclusion briefly summarize for Mr. Barney why you should be considered for this position.

• Reference Page (in APA format)

• Appendix to include the results of all self-assessment tests described in the memo in sections III through VII.