You will act as the Vice President of Biotech. Write a memorandum to the HR Director, Jennifer Dion that
explains the need for a new job announcement for managers at Biotech. The memorandum will explain how
the business environment has changed the view of the leader and defines the vision you have based on
synthesizing the course material about leadership theory and definition of a leader in today’s business
environment opposed to leaders hired in the past.
In writing the memorandum, use the course material from week 1 (you may also use course material from
week 2) to support the reasoning and conclusions made. You will also use the Company Profile . Answer the
following:
Explain how the existing job announcement for new hires was effective in the past based on the theories and
view of leadership through the 1990’s.
Explain why the leader of today would no longer fit the definition set out in the old announcement.
Describe what a leader looks like today and what theories and leadership definitions support this description.
Memorandum Set Up