Assignment 2

To prepare for this Assignment:

· Review this week’s Reading Resources, : “See attachments”

· Your results from Practice 1 and Practice 2 from the LPI Self: Leadership Practices Inventory assignment completed in Week 1.

· Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2017). The leadership challenge: How to make extraordinary things happen in organizations. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.

· PRACTICE 1: MODEL THE WAY

· Chapter 3, “Clarify Values” (pp. 47–70)

· Chapter 4, “Set the Example” (pp. 71–92)

· PRACTICE 2: INSPIRE A SHARED VISION

· Chapter 5, “Envision the Future” (pp. 95–116)

· Chapter 6, “Enlist Others” (pp. 117–142)

Assignment instructions:

* Cohesive response based on your analysis of the Reading Resources and your professional experience. Be sure to discuss the following:

· What is your perspective on “Model the Way” and “Inspire a Shared Vision”?

· Summarize your results for Practice 1 and Practice 2 from the LPI Self: Leadership Practices Inventory.

· Reflect on your results from Practice 1 and Practice 2 from the LPI Self: Leadership Practices Inventory.

· Reflect on how your results align with the topics discussed within the Learning Resources.

· What are the characteristics of a transformational leader?

· How have the characteristics of a transformational leader influenced your decisions or actions in finding your inner leader?

· Based upon what you discovered from the Reading Resources or from your own experience, identify your strengths and weaknesses as a transformational leader.

· Typically be 3 or 4 paragraphs in length.

· No plagiarism

· APA citing

Be sure to support your ideas by connecting them to the week's Reading Resources, as well as other credible resources you have read, or what you have observed and experienced.