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ASSIGNMENT 1: YOUR LEADERSHIP PROFILE
Leadership is a critical skill in business. Leading effectively requires an understanding of your own unique leadership style and personality traits. For this assignment, you will reflect on your leadership experiences, assess your strengths, evaluate your emotional intelligence and DiSC profile, and develop a plan for mastering your leadership style. Instructions: Write a 4-6 page paper in which you address the following: 1. Reflect on your leadership experiences: a. Describe the leadership aspects of your most recent professional role. b. Identify and describe 2 key experiences that have impacted you as a leader. 2. Assess your leadership strengths: a. Describe 2 key strengths from Jack Welch’s Foundational Principles (see Winning, chapters 1-4) and 8 Essential Rules of Leadership as they pertain to your leadership development. 3. How do these experiences and strengths relate to aspects of your Emotional Intelligence and your DiSC profile? 4. Develop a plan for mastering your leadership style: a. Identify 2-3 leadership skills you would like to master in the future. b. Describe steps you can take to master those skills. How will you measure your success? Professional Formatting Requirements: • Typed, double spaced, professional font (size 10-12), includes headings and subheadings(to identify main topics and subtopics), with one-inch margins on all sides. See the Sample Professional Paper under Course Documents for an example. • References must be included and provide accurate information that enables the reader to locate the original source. Application and analysis of course materials and resources is expected, and additional research is welcome. • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
JWI 510: Leadership in the 21st Century
Assignment 1
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ASSIGNMENT 1: YOUR LEADERSHIP PROFILE
Due Week 3, Sunday (10% of final grade)
Leadership is a critical skill in business. Leading effectively requires an understanding of your own
unique
leadership style and personality traits. For this assignment, you will reflect on your leadership experiences,
assess your strengths, evaluate your emotional intelligence and DiSC profile, and develop a plan for
mastering your leadership style.
Instructions:
Write a 4-6 page paper in which you address the following:
1. Reflect on your leadership experiences:
a. Describe the leadership aspects of your most recent professional
role.
b. Identify and describe 2 key experiences that have impacted you as a leader.
2. Assess your leadership strengths:
a. Describe 2 key strengths from Jack Welch’s Foundational Principles (see Winning, chapters 1-4)
and 8 Essential Rules of Leadership as they pertain to your leadership development.
3. How do these experiences and strengths relate to aspects of your Emotional Intelligence and
your DiSC profile?
4. Develop a plan for mastering your leadership style:
a. Identify 2-3 leadership skills you would like to master in the future.
b. Describe steps you can take to master those skills. How will you measure your success?
Professional Formatting Requirements:
• Typed, double spaced, professional font (size 10-12), includes headings and subheadings (to
identify main topics and subtopics), with one-inch margins on all sides. See the Sample
Professional Paper under Course Documents for an example.
• References must be included and provide accurate information that enables the reader to
locate the original source. Application and analysis of course materials and resources is
expected, and additional research is welcome.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the
course title, and the date.
• Before submitting your paper, use Grammarly to check for punctuation and usage errors,
and make the required corrections.
JWI 510: Leadership in the 21st Century
Assignment 1
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Assignment 1 Rubric
Weight: 10% Assignment 1: Your Leadership Profile
Criteria Unsatisfactory Low Pass Pass High Pass Honors
1. Reflect on
your
leadership
experiences.
Weight: 15%
Does not or
un
satisfactorily
describes most
recent
professional
role
and the
leadership and
managerial aspects
of that role.
Additionally, the
student does not
identify and
describe any
leadership
experiences.
Little to no synthesis
of ideas is
demonstrated and
logical reasoning is
not included or
evident.
Partially
describes most
recent
professional role
and the
leadership and
managerial
aspects of that
role.
Additionally, the
student
somewhat
identifies and
describes 1-2 key
leadership
experiences, but
reflections lack
clarity
and/or
conciseness.
Satisfactorily
describes most
recent professional
role and the
leadership and
managerial aspects
of that role.
Additionally, the
student
partially
identifies and
describes 2 key
leadership
experiences.
Reflections may
lack some clarity
and
conciseness
and/or may not be
highly persuasive
or
thoroughly
supported.
Fully describes
most recent
professional role
and the leadership
and managerial
aspects of that role.
Additionally, the
student completely
identifies and
describes 2 key
leadership
experiences.
Reflections are
mostly clear,
concise,
and well
supported.
Exemplarily
describes most
recent
professional role
and the leadership
and managerial
aspects of that
role in an analytic
way.
Additionally, the
student superbly
identifies and
describes 2 key
leadership
experiences.
Reflections are
clear, concise,
persuasive, and
supported by
sources and
logical reasoning.
2. Assess your
leadership
strengths.
Weight: 20%
Does not or
unsatisfactorily
describes 2 key
strengths in relation
to leadership
development and
Jack’s 8 Rules.
Little to no synthesis
of ideas is
demonstrated and
logical reasoning is
not included or
evident.
Provides basic
description of 2
key
strengths in
relation to
leadership
development and
Jack’s 8 Rules.
The assessment
lacks clarity
and/or
conciseness.
Satisfactorily
describes 2 key
strengths in
relation to your
leadership
development and
Jack’s 8 Rules.
The assessment
may lack some
clarity or
conciseness
and/or may or may
not be thoroughly
supported.
Completely
describes 2 key
strengths in
relation to your
leadership
development and
Jack’s 8 Rules.
The assessment
is clear, concise,
and well
supported.
Exemplarily
describes 2 key
strengths in
relation to your
leadership
development and
Jack’s 8 Rules.
Unique insights
and stance are
clear, concise,
and supported by
course materials
and/or outside
research and
logical reasoning.
JWI 510: Leadership in the 21st Century
Assignment 1
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3. Evaluate
experiences and
strengths in
relation to
aspects of your
emotional
intelligence and
your
DiSC profile.
Weight: 25%
Does not consider
experiences and
strengths in
relation to aspects
of your emotional
intelligence and
DiSC profile, and is
not
supported or
explained.
Partially
considers
experiences and
strengths in
relation to
aspects of your
emotional
intelligence and
DiSC profile, and
is unclear or less
than adequately
supported or
explained.
Adequately
considers
experiences and
strengths in
relation to aspects
of your emotional
intelligence and
DiSC profile, but is
unclear at times.
Fully considers
experiences and
strengths in
relation to aspects
of your emotional
intelligence and
DiSC profile, and is
thoroughly
explained.
Excellently
considers
experiences and
strengths in
relation to aspects
of your emotional
intelligence and
DiSC profile.
Shows depth of
understanding
and offers
unique
insights.
4. Develop a plan
for mastering
your leadership
skills.
Weight: 30%
Does not or
unsatisfactorily
describes the
steps
necessary to
master 2-3 future
leadership skills.
Measures of
success are not
provided or
evident.
Partially describes
the steps
necessary to
master 2-3 future
leadership skills.
Measures of
success are
minimal or
lack
clarity.
Satisfactorily
describes the
steps necessary to
master 2-3 future
leadership skills.
Measures of
success are
provided but some
are lacking in
clarity.
Completely
describes the
steps necessary to
master 2-3 future
leadership skills.
Measures of
success are
mostly clear and
concise.
Exemplarily
describes the
steps necessary to
master 2-3 future
leadership skills.
Measures of
success are clearly
identified.
5. The paper
follows the
professionally
formatted
requirements
and includes in-
text citations,
references, and
is free from
grammar and
spelling errors.
Weight: 10%
The paper is
unsatisfactorily
formatted. It may
not include includes
a
cover
page and
headings, or lacks
professional
choices in
formatting, font,
and spacing.
Sources are not
consistently cited in
text, and
accurate
references are not
included There are
mechanics or
usage errors.
The paper is
partially
satisfactorily
formatted. It may
not include a
cover page and
headings, or it
may lack
professional
choices in
formatting, font,
and spacing.
Sources are not
consistently cited
in text, and
accurate
references may
not be included.
There are some
mechanics or
usage errors.
The paper is
satisfactorily
formatted. It
includes a cover
page and
headings, but it
may lack
professional
choices in
formatting, font,
and spacing.
Sources may not
be consistently
cited in text, and
accurate
references may
not be included.
There may be
some mechanics
or usage errors.
The paper is
professionally
formatted.
It includes a
cover page,
headings,
professional
formatting, font,
and spacing.
All sources are
consistently cited in
text, and accurate
references are
included. There are
no mechanics or
usage errors.
The paper is
exceptionally
formatted. It is
highly professional
in look and easy
to quickly locate
information.
It includes a
cover page,
headings,
professional
formatting, font,
and spacing.
All sources are
consistently cited
in text, and
accurate
references are
included. There
are no mechanics
or usage errors.