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Requirements for an exemplary final paper.

Introduction

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Introduce the idea of worldview, personality, in the context of leadership. State the purpose of the paper – which is your thesis statement. Use a “hook” to capture interest – see this link for how to do this: https://www.esu.edu/writing-studio/guides/hook.cfm

Who Are You?

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Where are you from? What is your family like?

What is your background?

What experiences made you who you are today? Use an example.

Your Personality

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Use your Birkman Report and/or MBTI to describe your personality.

Leading Yourself

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How will you take the responsibility of leading yourself?

What experiences leading others did you have?

How does your personality help or hinder your leadership of yourself?

Core Beliefs

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Describe your core beliefs using some of Sire’s 8 questions:

What is your prime reality? What is the nature of external reality?

What is a human being? How did we get here? What happens when we die?

Core Values

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What are your top 5 core values?

How do they guide you personally? How do they guide you as a leader?

Use an example/story from your life to illustrate a point.

Worldview & Leadership

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Clearly define leadership – use a quote from course books or readings from other courses. How does your worldview shape your view of leadership?

How you will lead

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How will you live out what you believe about yourself and the world as a leader? In other words:

· How will you lead yourself? How will you lead others?

· What is your plan to grow your leadership competencies?

· What is your plan to grow and develop your character?

Conclusion

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Tie together your main points:

· Who am I? What do I believe? How will I lead?

Restate the purpose of the paper. Leave the reader with a strong impression.

Grammar and Writing

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Writing is concise. Sentences should flow. Uses good transitions between paragraphs and sections. Good word choices – use words that most English speakers would use. Uses active voice, NOT passive voice – no “has been” (was/were) or “had taken” (took). No common phrases/colloquialisms. Here is a link to help you understand what they look like: https://smartblogger.com/colloquialism-examples/

APA & Length

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Uses correct in-text citations.

References correct.

Uses headings appropriately

Should be 9-12 pages plus the title page and references

Total

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