Analyzing Leadership for Change through
Organizational Charts
In the same way that models can be used to express your views of leadership in
general, models can also be used to express relationships with in a group or
organization. These models are based on organizational structure and are called
organizational charts. Assessing org. charts means critically comparing an
organizations structure and its function. Leadership and change occur best when those
two things are compatible.
Directions:
• In this assignment choose an organization chart
from a group or organization that you either
know about or have an interest in – this can be
your university department, or religious
community or place of work. You can use your
CBL site and use it in your report, or create one
that represents an organization that you would
like to lead in the future, that you could use in
your final paper.
• Draw it out or design it on one sheet of paper.
There are even organizational chart programs
or web pages that can help you.
• Describe this organizational chart in a way that
answers these questions:
1. How does this organizational chart reflect a hierarchy or a network/web
structure and how does that reflect the degree to which the
organization values stability versus change, and certainty versus
creativity?
2. What style of leadership do you think is promoted within this type of
structure?
3. Is this an organizational structure in which you would feel comfortable?
Notes on Grading:
Your grade will depend upon how clearly you design the organizational
chart and how you use concepts in class.
• Make sure your organizational chart clearly shows roles or titles. If you
take this from one that you know, you can also use names.
• Draw lines clearly to show relationships (with arrows if necessary) and in
your description describe how they might show differences in
power/authority or lines of communication.
• The description should be at least one and a half pages long, double
spaced, 12-point font, etc.
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