Assignment 3 (10%) 500 word maximum.

James Comeys op-ed in the New York Times (Topic 4) offers a blunt assessment of the role of followership, character, and morality in leadership. Comey writes: Accomplished people lacking inner strength can’t resist the compromises necessary to survive Mr. Trump and that adds up to something they will never recover from. It takes character like Mr. Mattis’s to avoid the damage, because Mr. Trump eats your soul in small bites.
How would Comey respond to Northouses discussion of followership (Topic 7)? Does Northouse provide sufficient guidance to followers of leaders like President Donald Trump? What additional advice would you give to followers? 

Topic 4 :
. Charismatic, Laissez-Faire, Transactional, and Transformational Leadership

Northouse, P.G. 8th edition (2018). Chapter 8.

Comey, J. (May 1, 2019) How Trump co-opts leaders like Bill Barr. Accomplished people lacking inner strength cant resist the compromises necessary to survive this president. The New York Times. https://login.libproxy.uregina.ca:8443/login?url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A584156981/UHIC?u=ureginalib&sid=UHIC&xid=8a8cfd80

Topic 7:

Leadership Development and Followership
Northouse, P.G. 8th edition (2018). Chapter 12.

Antonaskis, J. Fenley, M., Liechti, S. (2011). Can charisma be taught? Tests of two interventions. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 10, 3, pp. 374-396. [Skim the introduction, understand the nature of the two interventions, and read the discussion section (pp. 388-392)].

Ronay, R., Oostrom, J. K., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Mayoral, S., & Rusch, H. (2019). Playing the trump card: Why we select overconfident leaders and why it matters. The Leadership Quarterly, 30(6), [pages to be assigned].

Complete the following items for this assignment:

1. Read through the Case 13.1 Tree Trimming Project Case in Larson and Gray. Respond to Questions 1 and 2 of the case. Use Microsoft Excel to complete this item and include all calculations in your Excel file. Note that showing all calculations in Excel is required.

2. Complete Appendix Exercise 2 at end of Chapter 13 in Larson and Gray. Specifically, complete the table on pp. 509-510 in the textbook (note that SPI and CPI can be determined after the table is completed).  Assume that cumulative EV, PV, CV, SV, SPI and CPI values are needed.  Also, complete the table at the top of p. 511.  At the end of Period 5, what is the status of this project (be specific)?

3. Discuss a strategy that you would use to communicate the status of the project to stakeholders.

4. Use Microsoft Excel to complete this item and include all calculations in your Excel file. Note that showing all calculations in Excel is required.

Submit your Microsoft Excel file.  Ensure that items 1 and 2 above are in the same Excel file but on different Sheets within the file.

Complete Case 7.3 Trans LAN Project in Larson and Gray by responding to questions 1, 2, and 3.  Combine items 1 and 2 into a single Risk Assessment Form (see Figure 7.6 in Larson and Gray) and use Microsoft Excel to complete this item. Use Microsoft Excel for the Risk Response Matrix (see Figure 7.8 in Larson and Gray) for question 3.  Note that additional items may be added to the Risk Assessment Form and the Risk Response Matrix.

In addition to the requested items in the case, complete the following:

1. Based on the risks that you identified on the Risk Assessment Form, create a Risk Severity Matrix (see Figure 7.7 in Larson and Gray). Note that additional information beyond the information shown in Figure 7.7 may be provided. Use Microsoft Excel to complete this item.

2. Make any assumptions and document them as necessary to complete the aforementioned items.

3. Based on the information in Appendix 12.1 in Larson and Gray, evaluate what type of contract(s) might be applicable to this project if you were to outsource certain aspects of your project to suppliers. Ensure that you justify your supplier contractual decisions based the inherent risks related to your selected contract type(s).  Make any assumptions and document them accordingly.  Ensure that at least 450 words are provided.  Place your responses into a Microsoft Word file.

Ensure that the Risk Assessment Form, Risk Severity Matrix, and Risk Response Matrix are included in the same Microsoft Excel File. Submit your Microsoft Excel File and your Microsoft Word File. Ensure that your last name is in your file names. My last name is Farm

The purpose of this assignment is to complete resource scheduling and cost problems.  Complete the following Chapter 8 exercises in the Larson and Gray textbook: Exercises 2, 5, 6 and 11.

Use Microsoft Excel and/or Microsoft Project to complete these exercises.  Provide requested short answer responses in a Microsoft Word file.

Submit your Microsoft Word file, along with your Microsoft Excel and/or Microsoft Project file.  Ensure that your last name is in your file names. My last name is: Farm

While APA is required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a scoring guide Please review the scoring guide prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Refer to exercise 9 in chapter 6 of the textbook. Read the assignment thoroughly and analyze the data provided in the diagram.

Using Microsoft Project, compute the project network diagram and proper timing to complete the project. Address all required information in the description presented in exercise 9. In addition, respond to the following questions:

Determine which tasks are on the critical path. How long will it take to complete the project (hint: note that Microsoft Project provides this information)?
A task that is on the critical path for this project has increased by 7 days.  Will the project end date be delayed? If so, by how much?
Place your responses into a Microsoft Word file.  APA format is required.

Complete Chapter 6, Exercise 18 (Optical Disk Pre-installation Project) in Larson and Gray. Use Microsoft Project and create a project schedule based on the information provided in the problem.  Will the project be completed in 45 weeks?

In your Microsoft Project file, insert a text box in the Gantt bar area (go to FORMAT DRAWING TEXT BOX) and place your response in the text box.
Submit your Microsoft Word file and your two Microsoft Project files.  Ensure that your last name is in your file names. My last name is: Farm