Assignment 1

Personal Assessment of Managerial Skills

Preparation

To complete this assignment, you will need to complete the Apply Your Skills Experiential Exercise: Aptitude Questionnaire on pages 30–31 in Chapter 1 of the textbook, which was assigned in Week 1. Interpret your assessment findings based on the provided scoring and interpretation instructions.

Instructions

Review your assessment findings from the aptitude questionnaire and write a 4-page, double-spaced paper in which you address the following:

1. For each skill area: conceptual, human, and technical, summarize your findings in terms of your areas of strength and weakness.

. What was your initial reaction to learning about these areas? Were you surprised?

· Identify at least one resource to improve each skill area—conceptual, human, technical—for a minimum of three resources.

. Use  Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library  or, in your Blackboard classroom, go to Career and search Lynda.com to locate resources.

· Describe how your strengths in these skill areas can transfer to promoting a positive culture in a global environment.

· Use  Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library  to locate two quality academic resources.

. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

· Analyze the conceptual, human, and technical skills necessary for promoting a positive culture in a global environment.