Leadership Style Interview

Resources: The Art and Science of Leadership, Ch. 4 & Ch. 6 and Leadership Newsletter Template.

Select someone in a leadership position at Walmart organization . This individual could be a director, manager, supervisor, or CEO of the organization.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word profile of the individual that you interviewed for your company’s newsletter, and include the following:

Identify the individual and their position within the company, and briefly describe the organization.
Interpret the individual’s leadership style based on the Five-Factor personality model, and offer one or more examples of the management and leadership roles of this individual.
Explain one incident where this individual had to solve a difficult problem or situation because things did not go as planned.
Describe the lessons that she/he learned from being able to problem solve, even when what she/he had been taught did not work.

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Walmart Stores Inc. undertakes wholesale, retail and other units of operations around the globe. The operations of the company are segmented into three; Walmart U.S, Walmart International, and Sam’s club. The Walmart U.S branch involves its broad merchant concept within the united states, operating under the digital retail and the Walmart brand. Walmart International segment undertakes regional operations outside the united states, including various online operations such as retail websites.

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