Leadership Profile

JWI 510: Leadership in the 21st Century Academic Submissions and Evaluation

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ASSIGNMENT 1: YOUR LEADERSHIP PROFILE Due Week 3, Sunday (10% of final grade)

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." John Quincy Adams

Leadership is a critical skill in business. Leading effectively requires an understanding of your own unique leadership style and personality traits.

For this assignment, you will reflect on your leadership experiences, assess your strengths, evaluate your emotional intelligence and DiSC profile, and develop a plan for mastering your leadership style.

Instructions:

Write a 4-5 page paper in which you address the following:

1. Reflect on your leadership experiences:

a. Describe the leadership and managerial aspects of your most recent professional role b. Identify and describe 2 key experiences that have impacted you as a leader

2. Assess your leadership strengths:

a. Describe 2 key strengths, from Jack Welch's Foundational Principles and 8 Essential Rules of Leadership as they pertain to your leadership development

3. How do these experiences and strengths relate to aspects of your Emotional Intelligence and

your DiSC profile?

4. Develop a plan for mastering your leadership style: a. Identify 2-3 leadership skills you would like to master in the future b. Describe steps you can take to master those skills. How will you measure your success?

Professional Formatting Requirements:

• Typed, double spaced, professional font (size 10-12), includes headings and subheadings (to identify main topics and subtopics), with one-inch margins on all sides. See the Sample Professional Paper under Course Documents for an example.

• References must be included and provide accurate information that enables the reader to locate the original source. Application and analysis of course materials and resources is expected, and additional research is welcome.

• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

• The paper’s length is 4 to 6 pages, excluding your Cover page and Reference list. You may exceed 6 pages but be sure that the extra length is not redundant and adds value to your reflections.

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Weight: 10% Assignment 1: Your Leadership Profile

Criteria Unsatisfactory Low Pass Pass High Pass Honors

1. Reflect on your leadership experiences.

Weight: 15%

Does not or unsatisfactorily describes most recent professional role and the leadership and managerial aspects of that role. Additionally, the student does not identify and describe any leadership experiences. Little to no synthesis of ideas is demonstrated and logical reasoning is not included or evident.

Partially describes most recent professional role and the leadership and managerial aspects of that role. Additionally, the student somewhat identifies and describes 1-2 key leadership experiences, but reflections lack clarity and/or conciseness.

Satisfactorily describes most recent professional role and the leadership and managerial aspects of that role. Additionally, the student partially identifies and describes 2 key leadership experiences. Reflections may lack some clarity and conciseness and/or may not be highly persuasive or thoroughly supported.

Fully describes most recent professional role and the leadership and managerial aspects of that role. Additionally, the student completely identifies and describes 2 key leadership experiences. Reflections are mostly clear, concise, and well supported.

Exemplary description of most recent professional role and the leadership and managerial aspects of that role in an analytic way. Additionally, the student superbly identifies and describes 2 key leadership experiences. Reflections are clear, concise, persuasive, and supported by sources and logical reasoning.

2. Assess your leadership strengths.

Weight: 20%

Does not or unsatisfactorily describes 2 key strengths in relation to leadership development and Jack's 8 Rules. Little to no synthesis of ideas is demonstrated and logical reasoning is not included or evident.

Provides basic description of 2 key strengths in relation to leadership development and Jack's 8 Rules. The assessment lacks clarity and/or conciseness.

Satisfactorily describes 2 key strengths in relation to your leadership development and Jack's 8 Rules. The assessment may lack some clarity or conciseness and/or may or may not be thoroughly supported.

Completely describes 2 key strengths in relation to your leadership development and Jack's 8 Rules. The assessment is clear, concise, and well supported.

Exemplarily describes 2 key strengths in relation to your leadership development and Jack's 8 Rules. Unique insights and stance are clear, concise, and supported by course materials and/or outside research and logical reasoning.

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3. Evaluate experiences and strengths in relation to aspects of your emotional intelligence and your DiSC profile.

Weight: 25%

Does not consider experiences and strengths in relation to aspects of your emotional intelligence and DiSC profile, and is not supported or explained.

Partially considers experiences and strengths in relation to aspects of your emotional intelligence and DiSC profile, and is unclear or less than adequately supported or explained.

Adequately considers experiences and strengths in relation to aspects of your emotional intelligence and DiSC profile, but is unclear at times.

Fully considers experiences and strengths in relation to aspects of your emotional intelligence and DiSC profile, and is thoroughly explained.

Excellently considers experiences and strengths in relation to aspects of your emotional intelligence and DiSC profile. Shows depth of understanding and offers unique insights.

4. Develop a plan for mastering your leadership skills.

Weight: 30%

Does not or unsatisfactorily describes the steps necessary to master 2-3 future leadership skills. Measures of success are not provided or evident.

Partially describes the steps necessary to master 2-3 future leadership skills. Measures of success are minimal or lack clarity.

Satisfactorily describes the steps necessary to master 2-3 future leadership skills. Measures of success are provided but some are lacking in clarity.

Completely describes the steps necessary to master 2-3 future leadership skills. Measures of success are mostly clear and concise.

Exemplarily describes the steps necessary to master 2-3 future leadership skills. Measures of success are clearly identified.

5. The paper follows the professionally formatted requirements and includes in- text citations, references, and is free from grammar and spelling errors.

Weight: 10%

The paper is unsatisfactorily formatted. It may not include includes a cover page and headings or lacks professional choices in formatting, font, and spacing. Sources are not consistently cited in text, and accurate references are not included There are mechanics or usage errors.

The paper is partially satisfactorily formatted. It may not include includes a cover page and headings or it may lack professional choices in formatting, font, and spacing. Sources may are not consistently cited in text, and accurate references may not be included. There are some mechanics or usage errors.

The paper is satisfactorily formatted. It includes a cover page and headings, but it may lack professional choices in formatting, font, and spacing. Sources may not be consistently cited in text, and accurate references may not be included. There may be some mechanics or usage errors.

The paper is professionally formatted. It includes a cover page, headings, professional formatting, font, and spacing. All sources are consistently cited in text, and accurate references are included. There are no mechanics or usage errors.

The paper is exceptionally formatted. It is highly professional in look and easy to quickly locate information. It includes a cover page, headings, professional formatting, font, and spacing. All sources are consistently cited in text, and accurate references are included. There are no mechanics or usage errors.