Please use the book The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader’s Day, by John C. Maxwell. ( https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=eEgSVEmn8iYC&hl=en ) The laws I have identified for usage are Influence, Respect, Buy-in, Timing, Legacy The assignment is included below and in the uploaded files (5 files). MGT 400 – INDIVIDUAL PAPER –Fall 2021 15% of Grade Due September 24

This is an 8-10 page paper (content). Does not include the cover page, table of contents, and reference page. Find a minimum of 5 articles that tie in with a topic or the topics of the book you have chosen. Summarize and integrate the articles into a report. Do not use an article 1, article 2, article 3, …. format. Integrate the material in a logical and coherent fashion. These should be 2016 or after. Avoid using all of one type of source (newspapers, Internet, databases, books). You MUST use the University Databases and Reputable Internet Sites (Entrepreneur, The Houston Chronicle, Fast Company, etc)..

You CANNOT USE WIKIPEDIA. Answer the Basic Research Questions – Who, What, When, Where, Why? When, and How? *****This is NOT a Book Report!!!!***** Do not go chapter by chapter. What is your theme for your individual paper? Leadership, Teamwork, Women in Power, Success, etc. Unlike some papers you can include your insights also at the end in your conclusion. You will be graded using the COBA Writing Rubric and the COBA Critical Thinking Rubric. These can be found in the Course Documents for this class in Blackboard. 50% of the Grade will be based on the COBA Writing Rubric. 50% of the Grade will be based on the COBA Critical Thinking Rubric. For Summer 2021, Fall 2021, and Spring 2022 – You Cannot Use the 5 Levels of Leadership by John Maxwell. Books – This is not a Book Report The Leadership Challenge (3rd edition) by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork by John Maxwell 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader’s Day by John Maxwell Women and the Art of Savior Fair: Business Sense and Sensibility by Mirelle Guilian Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg Apples are Square: T

hinking Different About Leadership by Susan and Thomas Kucmarski How Remarkable Women Lead by Joanna Barsh, Susie Cranston, and Geoffrey Lewis Tempered Radicals: How People Use Differences to Inspire Change at Work by Debra Meyerson Confucius on Leadership by John Adair The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness by Stephen Covey George Washington on Leadership by Richard Brookshiser George Washington on Leadership You may choose a different book. However, it MUST BE APPROVED BY THE INSTRUCTOR prior to receipt of the paper. If you chose to write on an UNAPPROVED TOPIC this will result in a letter grade deduction (10%). You would then start at a 90. This can be an ebook which you find on the University Library website, Amazon Prime or some other subscription service that you have. Make sure you have a • Proper Cover Page (see Course Documents) •

Table of Contents • Cites (APA • Reference Page (APA) • Pagination • There are no running headings Use the Individual Paper Comment Sheet to ensure you have met most of the needed requirements. You should submit to SafeAssign prior to final grading – Individual Paper DRAFT slot. A 10% Match is allowed within COBA. Anything over that will be reviewed by the professor for acceptability with regard to plagiarism issues (format, proper cites, and references). ****Anything with over 60% will receive deductions. Papers with a 75% or higher match may receive a 0.*** ****PAPERS WHICH HAVE A 100% MATCH WILL BE GIVEN A 0. There will be NO resubmission.**** ***CITES ARE REQUIRED*** A PAPER WITH NO CITES WILL BE DOCKED FIVE POINTS (5) OFF THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE GRADE WHETHER THERE IS A 10% OR A 40% PLUS MATCH.