LP737 week 9
Activity F: Case Study: Coaching the Leaders 7/19/2026
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Overview This assignment challenges you to apply Kegan's Constructive-Developmental Theory to analyze leadership behaviors in a real-world case study. Working in pairs, you will assess four leaders' developmental levels, examine how these levels impact team dynamics, and create a targeted coaching plan to help one leader grow.
Assignment: In your assigned pairs, review the Case: Coaching the Leaders (https://msppedu- my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/david_wedaman_williamjames_edu/Documents/Attachments/Case%20%20Study% d=w3f2906aacb0743539c5df04ff46d5b13&csf=1&web=1&e=z7petG) . Use what you learn in the case to:
Case Link via WJC OneDrive (https://msppedu- my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/david_wedaman_williamjames_edu/Documents/Attachments/Case%20%20S d=w3f2906aacb0743539c5df04ff46d5b13&csf=1&web=1&e=z7petG) .
Case Link via Google Docs (https://drive.google.com/file/d/19M5cylUyu0RRJMGaLtP43uw5NUeQyYy1/view?usp=sharing)
1. Assess the developmental stages of the four key leaders involved in the efficiency task force—Steve, Keith, Lee, and Amadi—through the lens of Robert Kegan’s Constructive-Developmental Theory—basing your assessment on the evidence about their behaviors and thinking shared in the case.
2. Relate the developmental level of the individual leaders to the leadership dynamics you see in the case and explain your rationale. Provide recommendations for resolving the internal conflicts affecting the organization’s efficiency task force that draw on your understanding of adult development and the leaders’ levels.
3. Select one leader and develop a coaching plan for them: identify a growth edge related to their developmental level, explain how you think they need to improve to engage more effectively in the organization, and propose a few steps to get them there (see coaching plan template in the case).
Link to case (online version) (https://msppedu- my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/david_wedaman_williamjames_edu/Documents/Attachments/Case%20%20Study% d=w3f2906aacb0743539c5df04ff46d5b13&csf=1&web=1&e=z7petG)
Link to case (PDF version) (https://canvas.williamjames.edu/courses/10838/files/1004810?wrap=1)
*You're not required to be a certified coach: you can think of the coaching plan as an informal improvement, mentoring, or advising plan.