COVID-19: A Case Study in Effective Women&’s Leadership

For this assignment, you will choose one of the three leaders presented in the Coronavirus: A Case Study in Women’s Effective Leadership article and discuss their leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. To inform your analysis of their leadership in action, you will need to find one additional credible source about your chosen leader and her leadership during the pandemic. The three leaders mentioned in the article are the following:

  • SHEIKH HASINA
  • Prime Minister of Bangladesh
  • TSAI ING-WEN
  • President of Taiwan
  • ANGELA MERKEL
  • Chancellor of Germany

Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

Read Chapter 1, Chapter 3, and Chapter 4 of An Introduction to Leadership.
Read Coronavirus: A Case Study in Women’s Effective Leadership Links to an external site..
Read 7 Leadership Traits for the Post COVID-19 Workplace Links to an external site..
Decide which of the three leaders you are interested in writing about, and find one credible source on this leader or her actions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a three- to five-page paper,

Briefly describe the world leader you chose—Hasina, Ing-wen, or Merkel.
Discuss “why leadership matters” in the leadership example you chose (Author, Year, p. X).
Describe three to four traits or behaviors you observe in that world leader.
Describe her leadership approach, based upon leadership approaches outlined in your readings.
Assess whether Hasina, Ing-wen, or Merkel is an effective leader based on your research.