Developing Your Personal Leadership Mission Statement

In this Team Assignment (which you submit as an individual) you will create a personal mission statement after having practiced and read about corporate mission statements (or purpose statements). Once you have created your individual mission statement you will be sharing it with your Learning Partner to obtain feedback to improve it before individual submission.

1. Develop a “Personal Leadership Mission Statement” (PLMS) (Sosik & Jung, 2010, 71). You will need to devote approximately 30–60 uninterrupted minutes to adequately complete the steps of this exercise. Use the questions on p. 74 of the text to guide you in your contemplation.
   • Think of things such as…Who do you admire and why? What gives you the greatest joy or satisfaction? Stripping all else away, who are you at your core? Keeping these answers in mind address the next three items.
   • Describe your purpose in life.
   • Define your personal values that are reflected in your purpose.
   • Explain how you will put these values into action through transformational leadership behaviors.
2. Share a draft of your PLMS with your learning partner and provide time for them to reflect on what you have written (and vice versa).
3. Provide feedback to your learning partner regarding their PLMS and receive feedback on your PLMS.