Leadership Research Study Proposal

The
goal is to create a research study proposal that will explore the hypothesis
that leadership positions do not automatically mean that that person is a
leader and that a person could be a leader without a leadership title.

Create
an original research study proposal that examines whether (1) people in
leadership positions (associate, associate manager, supervisor, manager,
director, general manager, or any executive positions) are leaders and (2)
correlation between whether they consider themselves leaders and whether their
subordinates consider them leaders.

Create
a report that explores whether more people in leadership positions consider
themselves leaders than the people under them.

Not doing your own research study but instead
proposing how research could be done on such a hypothesis.

Any
research citied will be quantitative in method emphasizing objective
measurements and the statistical, mathematical, or numerical analysis of data
collected through polls, questionnaires, and surveys, or by manipulating
pre-existing statistical data using computational techniques.

Minimum
Wage Debate in the United States.

This
paper is pro minimum wage increase in the United States and all research should
reflect that position.

Write
a 12-page paper.

Use
at least 10 quality scholarly references and articles from sources consulted.

APA
style. (Important)

Cover
Page and Table of Contents.

Provide
a key concept, analysis, and your conclusion.

Must
be able to pass a plagiarism detector.

Narrative
Example

The difference is
that leaders embody leadership mindsets and actions. It’s who you are as a
person that makes you a leader. Doing leadership actions or holding a
leadership position does not make you a leader.

These examples of leadership
versus being a leader provide some idea.

·
To cast vision is
leadership. To be visionary is to be a leader.
·
To organize people toward
an objective is leadership. To be influential is to be a leader.
·
To observe market trends is
leadership. To anticipate change is to be a leader.
·
To step on stage and inspire
others is leadership. To be inspirational is to be a leader.
·
To teach others the right things
is leadership. To model how to determine right things is to be a leader.
·
To solve problems is leadership.
To recognize opportunities is to be a leader.
·
To make decisions is leadership.
To be a wise decision-maker is to be a leader.
·
To have an organizational
role is leadership. To have spiritual authority is to be a leader.

Notice the lack of reference to
position. Where a person lands in the organizational chart has little to do
with being a leader.

It would be great if only those
who are leaders where placed in leadership positions, but that’s not what
happens. A person can lead without a position. Be a leader and work toward the
desired result, people will join.

Leaders are developed through
learning and practicing leadership behaviors. But behaviors alone are not
enough. We need to connect those leadership practices to our mindset,
attitudes, and values.

By reflecting on our leadership
behaviors, we can spot the inconsistencies in our mindset that keeps us from
being a leader. Usually this requires feedback from others because we are blind
to our own contradictions.

Leadership skills can
and should be taught. But don’t mistake leadership for being a leader. You are
a leader as leadership flows out of who you are as a person. Work on aligning
your mindset with the actions you want to live.

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