Develop an understanding of your leadership style and of the importance of self-reflection in leadership development.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate advanced understanding of leadership theories, concepts and practice, including both traditional and contemporary forms of leadership (LO#1).
There are two parts to this assessment:
- After engaging with the content in Week 1, you will have completed the following self-assessment questionnaires from the textbook in which you will examine and evaluate your own leadership traits, skills, and behaviours:
- Reflect on the results from each of the three leadership questionnaires that you had completed as detailed in step 1, and compose a 750-word response considering what you have learned about yourself and your perspectives on leadership. Use the following questions as a guide to help you draft your response.
- What have I learned about myself as a leader?
- What are the practical implications of these results on my leadership development?
- Also consider, what specific development goals and concrete action plans would improve my leadership capabilities in the future and build this response into Assessment 3.
- Keep in mind that most academic writing is to be in third person, and while Assessment 1 is a reflective piece, it is strongly encouraged for you to have a go at writing it in third person as it will help you when completing Assessment 2 and 3. Third-person makes your writing more objective and less personal. For academic and professional writing, this sense of objectivity allows the writer to seem less biased and, therefore, more credible.
- After drafting your response, check it against the marking criteria for this task (see Assessment 1 rubrics). Make sure it is free of errors and submit it for marking by the due date.
