As a future public administrator, you will want to familiarize yourself with what constitutes excellence in public and nonprofit sector leadership. In this Final Project, you write a profile of a leader who may or may not embody these characteristics of excellence. To do so, select an individual who is especially interesting to you and use what you have explored in this course as a foundation. You may select any contemporary leader of a public (e.g., government), or nonprofit organization (including your own organization) as long as it is someone for whom there is sufficient information to provide an effective analysis of successful management and leadership in public and nonprofit organizations. The leader you interview can function at any management level of the organization, from supervisor to president of the board of trustees.

·         Use leadership theory(ies) to explain why the behaviors described led to success.

•      Describe the leader's style, and provide examples that support your assertion.

•      Summarize what you believe to be the leader's strengths and weaknesses as a leader.

•      Identify and describe a potential or actual ethical or legal issue the leader or to a situation in which the leader was engaged. (Please be sure to ensure the confidentiality of your interview by leaving out identifying details.)

Conclusion: (3 pages)

• Provide recommendations to improve the leader's effectiveness within a public or nonprofit     organization.

• Describe a plan of action that tells specifically how you would implement your recommendations. Explain how your plan of action is

o Efficient

o Feasible

o Ethical

References should include at least eight scholarly references from academic and professional journals (other than those provided in the Learning Resources), organizational literature, and interviews with key organizational actors and experts. Use the format as outlined in the 6t