Project 1: Leading StrategiciallyStep 4: Complete Your Project 1 ReportFollowing up on Jillian’s request, it is time to write a report that responds to the questions below. Your answers should demonstrate your understanding of strategic management and leadership theories. You should not only incorporate references to class discussions and learning topics but also cite at least two relevant scholarly resources on strategic leadership, such as many of those listed in the reference list of your course readings (Forbes, Reuters etc.).What values, traits and abilities do you think are most important in a CEO to meet its performance objectives, while simultaneously developing a resilient organization that can respond to the challenges of sustainability? Why are resilience and sustainability important?Identify a CEO who has those values, traits and abilities. How have they played a role in the company’s success?What are the major barriers to being an effective CEO?Which theory or theories of leadership do you feel are relevant to your situation at work?Describe an instance when you demonstrated leadership.The report should be six to seven pages, excluding cover page, executive summary, reference list, and appendices. Any tables, graphs, and figures should be included as appendices. Your report should have one-inch margins and be double spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font. In-text citations and references should abide by APA format. The report should be organized using headings and subheadings to improve its readability.

Strategy, Law and Ethics of Information ManagementWrite an essay about the intersection of strategy, law and ethics of information management in organizations ( maximum 1000 words). For this essay, strategy refers to efforts aimed at achievement of an organization's goal of earning profits. Law refers to making sure that the efforts to earn the profits are legal. Ethics refers to making sure that the efforts to earn profits are ethical or morally right according to some ethical principles. If you consider that a practice is unethical, refer to one or more ethical principles that are violated by this practice. If you consider that a practice is illegal, refer to one or more laws that are violated by this practice. Identify at least one practice of each of the eight kinds mentioned below. The eight examples of organizational practices discussed in your essay can be either previously documented examples of real practices or hypothetical but realistic examples that support your points of arguments. 1. profitable-ethical-legal2. profitable-ethical-illegal3. profitable-unethical-legal4. profitable-unethical-illegal5. unprofitable-ethical-legal6. unprofitable-ethical-illegal7. unprofitable-unethical-legal8. unprofitable-unethical-illegal

It takes courage to lead an organization with ethics.For instance, Leaders at AIG argued that they were obligated to pay bonuses to executives even after the company was bailed out by the U.S. Government. They stated that they had a contractual obligation to pay these bonuses. Many people argued that the Leaders at AIG acted unethically when paying those bonuses. Others said they were justified in doing so.In your paper address the following:How does a leader find the courage to step through fear and confusion to act ethically despite the risks involved?Give an example of a business situation where you observed a leader acting unethically or ethically.Knowing what you know now, how would you have counseled the leader?Conclude your paper by describing how you will prepare yourself to lead ethically.The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.Use font size 12 and 1” margins.Include cover page and reference page.At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing. A detailed explanation of how to cite a source using APA can be found here (link). Download an example here.Grading Criteria AssignmentsMaximum PointsMeets or exceeds established assignment criteria40Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts20Clearly presents well-reasoned ideas and concepts30Uses proper mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling and APA formatting10Total100