Assignment: Personal Program of Managerial Leadership Development Paper
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 10 of The Leadership Experience.
The Paper is designed to demonstrate your understanding of the course. Using a minimum of five scholarly sources, write a six- to eight-page APA-formatted paper in a narrative format. Formulate a personal program of managerial leadership development that is based on the information presented in the course text.
In the paper:
Designate general categories or groups of leadership theories.
These include: Traits Theories, Contingency Theories, Relational Theories, and others listed in the course text.
Select one specific category of theories from the course text.
Defend why the selected category of leadership theories is most relevant to organizational leadership.
Discuss the leadership style you will adhere to and the specific reasons for selecting this style.
Examine how your leadership skills will influence your ability to motivate followers in an organization.
Identify an area of weakness in your personal leadership.
Explain how you will develop this area of weakness into a strength.
Evaluate the factors that influence organizational culture, such as organizational structure, size, policies and procedures, staff, and office politics.
Evaluate your leadership style based on the factors you chose above.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.