Leadership Homework
This assignment requires you to articulate your personal philosophy of leadership development and your own development as a leader. The paper (8 to 10 pages) should draw from existing leadership and leadership development theories, as well as the course readings, discussions and materials. You will post your paper Week Seven Assignment folder (drop box) on or prior to Sunday (midnight) of Week
Seven.
Your paper should address the following topics:
1. An ideal leader
DETERMINE: In your opinion, what are the qualities of an ideal leader?
DESCRIBE: the characteristics, competencies, skills and traits that an ideal leader possesses and why?
Example: When thinking about an ideal leader you might consider a well-known leader who has positively impacted and influenced the lives of others around the world. You may also choose someone in your local community that is impacting the lives of those around you, when considering these traits.
• Becoming a Leader
ASSESS: From your perspective, what does it take to become a leader in terms of training, education, networking, experience, character development, mentoring etc. and why?
• My Personal Leadership Development - Where are you now?
Writing in first person, look at your personal leadership development and your description of your ideal leader.
DETERMINE: Where you currently are in your development as a leader?
ADDRESS: What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?
• Where will you be?
ANALYSIS: What are the one or two areas of continuous improvement and how do you intend to work on those?
SYNTHESIS: Referring to the course textbook(s), what leadership traits might you wish to develop (focusing on those you have already identified or those you wish to gain)?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.