FolderProject 1InstructionsProject One: (Week Four) You are the leader of a medium size organic cereal company known as Cereal Stuff . The vision statement is: To provide the world with cereals and good stuff that it can make. You want to expand your business to the Canadian and Mexican markets and develop a new related product containing quinoa that some of your customers have wanted you to make. You have decided to take on a new vice president to spearhead the expansion. Your business is set up horizontally with each department in charge of their decision making. The department heads are all vice presidents and they form a team that works with you to lead the company business efforts and to keep the business moving forward. The departments include production, quality control and product development, finance and accounting, and marketing and sales. The new vice president will be head of the new marketing division. The business has a culture that is best described as an adhocracy. You are hoping to move toward a more democratic culture. The business values include only using quality organic foods, customer needs first, sustainability in production processes, and packaging.Required Elements of Project One: Create the interview questions that you will use to evaluate the candidates. Students will not only create the questions but students will also explain the answers that you are looking for to your questions. Remember, it is important to get a good fit for your business.

In creating the questions you should consider the 21st business landscape, the role of the leader, leadership styles, the need to bring trust to the corporation and globalization. Substantiate all your questions and answers with references. You should use at least four sources from the class material and four additional sources.Required Formatting of Project One:There is no set format to the paper but students should organize in a manner that is easy for a reader to understand so it is important to make a clear presentation of the questions and the reasons for the questions;Title page;Introductory paragraph and a summary paragraph;Use headings;Use APA formatting for in-text citations and a reference page. You are expected to paraphrase and not use quotes. Deductions will be taken when quotes are used and found to be unnecessary;Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder.Due DateJul 12, 2015 11:59 PM.umuc.edu/d2l/img/0/Shared.Main.actHide.png?v=10.3.0.791-144″ alt=””>Hide Rubrics.umuc.edu/d2l/img/0/Shared.Main.actHide.png?v=10.3.0.791-144″ alt=””>Hide Folder InformationFolderProject 2InstructionsProject Two: (Week Six)Required Elements of Project Two: Research prominent business leaders and their views on the leadership skills needed for the 21st century. Select at least one large corporation leader, one medium sized, and one small business leader and compare and contrast their view points. Evaluate the remarks of the leaders with respect to leadership styles, skills, and business landscape of the future. Include comments on the topics discussed in weeks four through and six as well.Required Formatting of Project Two:This paper should be double-spaced, 12-point font, and four to five pages in length excluding the title page and reference page;Title page;Introductory paragraph and a summary paragraph;Use headings;Write in the third person;Use at least six sources from both the class material and outside sources.Use APA formatting for in-text citations and a reference page. You are expected to paraphrase and not use quotes. Deductions will be taken when quotes are used and found to be unnecessary;Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder.Due Datefinal.umuc.edu/d2l/img/0/Shared.Main.actHide.png?v=10.3.0.791-144″ alt=””>Hide Folder InformationFolderFinal ProjectInstructionsFinal Project: (Week Eight)Required Elements of Final Project: Research in more detail the topics in weeks four through eight. Write on the following theme:The twentieth century leaders job was about moving goods while the twenty-first century leader is about moving people. Provide anexplanation of the difference between the business landscapes of the two centuries as well as the differences between the leadership skills that the landscapes dictate. The discussion of leadership differences should include the idea of how the roles of leader and manager have separated between the centuries and why the new leadership skills (discussed in weeks four through eight) must interface with people centric skills of the leader.Required Formatting of Final Project:This paper should be double-spaced, 12-point font, and five to seven pages in length excluding the title page and reference page;Title page;Introductory paragraph and a summary paragraph;Use headings;Write in the third person;Use at least four sources from the course material and four additional sources from your research;Use APA formatting for in-text citations and a reference page. You are expected to paraphrase and not use quotes. Deductions will be taken when quotes are used and found to be unnecessary;Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder.Project One: (Week Four)You are the leader of a medium size organic cereal company known as Cereal Stuff . The vision statement is: To provide the world with cereals and good stuff that it can make. You want to expand your business to the Canadian and Mexican markets and develop a new related product containing quinoa that some of your customers have wanted you to make. You have decided to take on a new vice president to spearhead the expansion. Your business is set up horizontally with each department in charge of their decision making. The department heads are all vice presidents and they form a team that works with you to lead the company business efforts and to keep the business moving forward. The departments include: production, quality control and product development, finance and accounting, and marketing and sales. The new vice president will be head of the new marketing division. The business has a culture that is best described as an adhocracy. You are hoping to move toward a more democratic culture. The business values includeRequired Elements of Project One: Create the interview questions that you will use to evaluate the candidates. Students will not only create the questions but students will also explain the answers that you are looking for to your questions. Remember, it is important to get a good fit for your business. In creating the questions you should consider the 21st business landscape, the role of the leader, leadership styles, the need to bring trust to the corporation and globalization. Substantiate all your questions and answers with references. You should use at least four sources from the class material and four additional sources.Required Formatting of Project One:Project Two: (Week Six)Required Elements of Project Two: Research prominent business leaders and their views on the leadership skills needed for the 21st century. Select at least one large corporation leader, one medium sized, and one small business leader and compare and contrast their view points. Evaluate the remarks of the leaders with respect to leadership styles, skills, and business landscape of the future. Include comments on the topics discussed in weeks four through and six as well.Required Formatting of Project Two:Final Project: (Week Eight)Required Elements of Final Project: Research in more detail the topics in weeks four through eight. Write on the following theme:The twentieth century leaders job was about moving goods while the twenty-first century leader is about moving people. Provide anexplanation of the difference between the business landscapes of the two centuries as well as the differences between the leadership skills that the landscapes dictate. The discussion of leadership differences should include the idea of how the roles of leader and manager have separated between the centuries and why the new leadership skills (discussed in weeks four through eight) must interface with people centric skills of the leader.Required Formatting of Final Project: