Leadership Assignment

Leadership Assignment (15%)

HOSP 400: Career and Leadership Development

“A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group.”

– Russell H. Ewing

Utilizing the content in Unit 07 – Leadership at Work, respond to the above quote in a reflective manner. You may find the quote to be fully true, partially true, or not true at all. Think about it in the context of your experiences at your Work Integrated Learning environment, previous work environments, and/or places where you have volunteered your time in a professional capacity. Think about your experiences to date and recognize the roles and perceptions of your supervisor/boss/manager. What type of leader is he or she? Were you able to take on a leadership role at any point? In the future, what type of leader would you like to become – and how do you see this happening? Describe, explain, and provide examples. In your reflective response, be sure to make specific reference to: 1 – The unit reading by Walker, J.R. (2017) 2 – The unit reading by Sue Shellenbarger (The Wall Street Journal) (10 marks)

Assignment Instructions: Your reflective response to the quote must be minimum 1-2 pages, double spaced, and in Arial font size 12. Specific examples pertaining to your work experiences must be provided. Generic examples will not be considered for marking purposes. Please use the names of the bosses, managers or other parties involved in your given examples. The assignment is to be submitted to its corresponding Assignment Folder (Dropbox) on our course page.

RUBRIC FOR LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENT

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Integration of weekly content topics

Response clearly integrates with weekly material with direct references to more than one piece of course content

Response clearly integrates with weekly material

Response integrates with weekly material directly when it is read between the lines

Response integrates with weekly material but indirectly

Response does not integrate with weekly material

Response clearly integrates with weekly material with direct references to more than one piece of course content

Response relates clearly to the given quote with specific references made to the quote and there are clear references to the three statements students were asked to consider

Response relates clearly to the given quote with specific references made to the quote

Response relates clearly to the given quote

Response relates to the given quote but no clear link established

Response does not specifically relate to the given quote