Attributes of an Effective Leader

This week’s assignment is a PowerPoint presentation that will provide the following information:

In your presentation,

• Describe how your chosen leader exhibits the key elements of an ethical leader.
• Describe how your chosen leader exhibits the behaviors of an emotionally intelligent leader.
• Describe how your chosen leader exhibits strategic vision and empowers stakeholders.

Your PowerPoint presentation should be six to eight slides (not including the title or references slides) and include substantial speaker notes (no less than 100 words per each speaker notes section), include a minimum of two scholarly sources from the library in addition to the textbook, and adhere to APA guidelines. The Making PowerPoint Slides: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides (Links to an external site.) presentation is a good resource to use for tips and guidelines for creating an effective PowerPoint presentation.  

The Attributes of an Effective Leader presentation

• Must be six to eight slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation (Links to an external site.) resource.
• Must include a separate title slide with the following:
  • Title of presentation in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • Student’s name
  • Name of institution ()
  • Course name and number (BUS 119: Principles of Personal & Organizational Leadership)
  • Instructor’s name
  • Due date
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
• Must include a separate references slide that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.