Brief description of assessment task

Brief description of assessment task

Part One:An initial analysis of organization concepts and principles related to leaders, power and stakeholder management and an assessment of these factors as applied by a nominated organisation.

Part Two:Initially a student will identify the components of the Course Two content that has impacted on their professional and personal life focusing on leadership capacity. Students will also critically reflect on their own leadership and management style in relation to the theoretical material covered and in their professional experiences , and develop a Leadership Development Plan for the following 12 months.

Part One:Organisational analysis of diversity, powerpower, and stakeholder management: 1,500 word written document, 25% of the assessment.

Part Two:Reflection report: 1,500 word written document, 25% of the assessment.

Provide clear advice (to organisational leadership) on the impact of organisational culture, organisational design, and internal and external environment factors on organisational performance

Reflect on and examine personal leadership skills and style in the context of creating and maintaining high performing organisationsThe assessment for this course has two components:

Part 1:Addresses the course content related concepts and principles and to your nominated assessment organisation (1500 words)

Part 2:Addresses a personal reflection of leadership learnings and the development of a 12-month action plan (1500 words)

Part 1

Assessment Title:Analysis of Organisational Leadership and Stakeholder Management

The student will:

For a High Performing Organisation (50)%)

explore the value of diversity,

the optimum uses of power and;

means of maximising the value of stakeholder management for an organisationFor the nominated organisation (30%)

explore the diversity within the organisation executive leadership team and

Identify the scope of external stakeholders that impact on the organisation and determine criteria to prioritise the management of the identified stakeholders

Offer recommendations for the nominated company related to executive leadership diversity and stakeholder management (10%)

Support your paper with academic literature (10%)

The report can be structured as follows

Introduction

Body

The value of Leadership diversity

Uses of Power within an organisationMeans of maximising the value of stakeholder management- Why Is the process important?

The nominated organisations capacity to address

Executive Leadership diversity

Identification of key External stakeholders, prioritisation guidelines

Recommendations for Executive diversity and stakeholder management

Conclusion

Reference list - There is an expectation that at least 10 academic references are cited

Appendices

Part 2

Title:My Leadership Reflection and Leadership Plan

The student will:

Outline the key learnings that have a significance to themselves from the content of Course Two focusing on their leadership capacity, supported by quality sources

Identification and evaluation of organisational leadership characteristics and practices both theoretical and applied (30%)

Reflection onones leadership practice by - drawing on relevant theory and individual experiences (20%)

Develop a leadership action plan for the oncome 12 months detailing (40%)

What will I start doing?

What will I continue to do?

What will I stop doing?

In the Appendix: Each section of the Table should include detailed actions and measures that will determine the success or otherwise of the three sections

Support the content with underpinning theory, correctly sourced (10%)

An appendix will summarize your leadership development plan.

Issue Actions Measures

What will I start doing?

1

2

3

What will I continue to do?

1

2

3

What will I stop doing?

1

2

3

The following structure is a suggestion and may help you organize your assessment paper.

Title:My Leadership Plan

Introduction

Body

Course leadership learning (~825 words referenced)

Leadership action plan (detailed actions and measures are placed in the appendix table)

What will I start doing? (Linked to academic theory) (~175 words)

What will I continue to do? (Linked to academic theory) (~175 words) and

What will I stop doing? (Linked to academic theory) (~175 words

Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendix - leadership plan table

Each section of the table should include detailed actions and measures that will determine the success or otherwise of the three actions.

The reflection can have a significant impact on your working career, and you are advised to undertake a scheduled reflection of your leadership and career aspirations throughout your career. This is an important consideration as leadership and its related content are often well described but sometimes difficult to enact. You are asked to always have the assessment in mind as you work through the course.You are advised to keep reflective records during this course of your learning and the exercises will provide support for this reflection.In the early sections of the leadership module a journal has been outlined and provides a basis of your reflective learnings to inform your leadership. Remember not all learning are related solely to the workplace. Family, friends, leisure activities and relaxation all provided sources of reflection and learning.

The same company is the relevant case study for both thecourses.

Business Profile Summary

Tata Steel Limited

Basic Information

Incorporation year 1907, India Tata Steel Limitedis an Indianmultinationalsteel-making company based inJamshedpur, Jharkhand, and is headquartered inMumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a subsidiary of theTata Group.

Formerly known as Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO), Tata Steel is among the topsteel-producing companiesin the world with an annual crude steel capacity of 34 million tonnes per annum. It is one of the world's most geographically diversified steel producers, with operations and commercial presence across the world. (TataSteel.com | About us)

Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Type Public Limited CEO T.V. Narendran Employee count ~32,000 Revenue ~INR1,42,700 crore (20192020) Vision

Vision:Aspire to be the global steel industry benchmark for Value Creation and Corporate Citizenship.(TATA Steel | Corporate | Vision, Mission & Values, 2021)

Mission:

Consistent with the vision and values of the founder Jamsetji Tata, Tata Steel strives to strengthen Indias industrial base through the effective utilization of staff and materials. The means envisaged to achieve this are cutting-edge technology and high productivity, consistent with modern management practices.

Tata Steel recognises that while honesty and integrity are essential ingredients of a strong and stable enterprise, profitability provides the main spark for economic activity.

Overall, the Company seeks to scale the heights of excellence in all it does in an atmosphere free from fear and thereby reaffirms its faith in democratic values.(TATA Steel | Corporate | Vision, Mission & Values, 2021)

Company Profile

The Tata Steel Group has taken giant strides across geographies, putting its products into the hands of customers located in the far corners of the world. It has built facilities and operations in every region, creating jobs for millions of people. With a diverse portfolio, the brand Tata Steel is today visible in multiple industries and segments. (TATA Steel | Corporate | Company Profile, 2021)

Companys Presence

India

Tata Steel was established in India as Asias first integrated private steel company in 1907. With this, it developed Indias first industrial city at Jamshedpur. Today, they among the leading global steel companies. The annual crude steel capacity across Indian operations is nearly 18.2 MTPA with an annual turnover of INR 82,125 Crore in FY 2020. They set up our second greenfield steel plant in the eastern state of Odisha; commissioning the first phase (3 MTPA) of8M tonnes of steelcapacity in 2016. TATA Steel possesses and operates captive mines that help them maintain cost-competitiveness and production efficiencies through an uninterrupted supply of raw material.(TATA Steel | Corporate | Company Profile, 2021)

Europe

Tata Steel is the second-largest steel producer in Europe with a crude steel production capacity of over12.1 MTPA. It established its presence in the European continent after acquiring Corus in 2007. The manufacturing facilities in Europe comprise hubs (Strip Products Mainland Europe, Strip Products UK, and Downstream Operations) and integrated businesses (Plating and Cogent Power). They have two integrated (blast furnace-based) steel-making sites in Ijmuiden, the Netherlands, and Port Talbot, South Wales respectively. Other facilities across Europe produce a variety of special steels, ultra-pure re-melted steels, and various rolling and coating lines.(TATA Steel | Corporate | Company Profile, 2021)

South-East Asia

Tata Steels operations in South-East Asia began in 2004 with the acquisition of NatSteel, Singapore. The operations are run by NatSteel Holdings Pte Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Steel. In 2015, TATA Steel acquired a majority stake in Thailand-based steelmaker Millennium Steel, which strengthened the South-East Asian operations. TATA Steel is concentrating its efforts in the region to grow our value-added products and servicesportfolio while strengthening our key steel operations in Singapore,Thailand, and China.(TATA Steel | Corporate | Company Profile, 2021)

Overview Articlefor the Assignment Context

Go through this essential articleto prepare your assessments.

McKinsey & Company,How a steel plant in India tapped the value of dataand won global acclaim(Link)

Video Sources:

Dr Sanjay Chandra, Chief, R&D and SS, 2017,Tata Steel talks aboutMindOverMatterInnovation Challenge(Link)

TATA Steel director, 2019,The ISA Steel Conclave(Link)

Kalinganagar, 2019,Where Development Means Sustainability(Link)

Rajiv Kumar Soni, 2019,Tata Steel producing 400 thousand tons wires per year (Link)

Tata Steel, Senior Leadership, Technology, 2018,WeAlsoMakeTomorrow(Link)

This is initial support information for the assessments. It is expected that you will source additional information.

Assignment 1:Case study evaluation

Performance Criteria Weightage

Identification and evaluation of the organisational leadership and stakeholders (incorporating relevant theory), both theoretically and applied 25%

Identification and evaluation of relevant leadership and stakeholder management characteristics that apply to the nominated case study 15%

Development of appropriate recommendations and interventions 5%

Appropriate use and acknowledgement of information sources 5%

Total 50%

Assignment 2:Reflection report

Performance Criteria Weightage

Identification and evaluation of organisational leadership characteristics and practices, both theoretical and applied 15%

Reflection one's own leadership practice by - drawing on relevant theory and individual experiences 10%

Develop a 12-month leadership plan (Sources are not required in the plan) 20%

Appropriate use and acknowledgement of information sources 5%

Total 50%

Credible Internet sources

Below is a list of credible internet resources. Developing skills for identifying and apply credible internet resources is not only important academically, but also in the professional arena.

IMPORTANT: Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source of information. Material sourced from Wikipedia will be automatically disregarded.

Website Description Link

Google Scholar Google Scholar is great for locating academic articles! Use the settings to add a library link to Deakin University so that you can access articles in Google Scholar using Find It @ Deakin. Or access Google Scholar through Deakin Library. https://scholar.google.com/IBEF (India Brand Equity Foundation) India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) is a Trust established by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. (https://www.ibef.org/about-us.aspx) https://www.ibef.org/Invest India States they are the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India and act as the first point of reference for investors in India (https://www.investindia.gov.in/about-us) https://www.investindia.gov.in/National portal of India The Official Portal of the Government of India, designed, developed, and hosted by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), a premier ICT organisation of the Government of India under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology. (https://www.india.gov.in/about-portal) https://www.india.gov.in/Company, competitor, and industry association resources This includes company reports, financial statements, meeting minutes, market surveys, corporate policies, and codes.

Industry associations will be directly linked to the topic such as automotive, healthcare, etc. Will vary according to the assessment