25 Sep #53407-Leadership Development

Leadership Development Paper AND Plan (80 points): There are two parts to this culminating assignment: 1) Leadership integration paper, and 2) Leadership development plan. This assignment is built around the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal that you completed and the VIA Survey of Character Strengths. During the term we will also have additional exercises and reflections that you will complete. Your paper should be an integration of your learnings THROUGHOUT this term. The purpose of this integration is to help you identify ways to continue to expand your emotional intelligence and your leadership strengths in your current and future leadership roles.

Leadership Development Integration Paper: (60 points). You will need to structure your paper with the following subheadings (paper should be in APA format). The final paper should be about 8 – 10 pages (double spaced)

1. Emotional Intelligence and Character Strengths Include in this section a summary of your strengths (using the data from your EI Appraisal and VIA) and give specific examples of how you have used these strengths at work, school or home to achieve goals that were important to the organization and to you (2 – 3 pages). Include references to scholarly articles in this section which describe WHY EI and strengths are essential for effective leadership.

2. Strengths to Build On: In this section, you will identify three specific areas that you want to continue to expand and list specific actions you will take to build on those strengths (you can use information from your reflections that you wrote this term). Also summarize what will be different, improved, or enhanced as a result of building on each of the strengths. (2 -3 pages)

3. Obstacles to Manage: Identify the personal obstacles that may derail you: defensiveness, boredom in current work, difficult relationships with peers, etc. (1 page).

4. Integration of Leadership Theories and Practice. Here you will summarize the connections you have made between the various self-assessment instruments you have completed this term and the concepts of positive leadership and followership you have learned from our classes, readings, and simulations. 2-3 pages. Include scholarly references in this section.

Content of Your Positive Leadership Plan (20 points):

1. Select 1 or 2 VIA strengths AND 1 EI factor

2. List three specific actions for EACH that you will take to expand your strengths and enhance your EI

3. Establish a time line to measure your progress. I encourage you to have measures that are weekly, monthly, and every 90 days.

4. Identify 2 – 4 mentors/support people whom you will share your actions with and ask for guidance and coaching

5. Identify measures of progress:

Quantitative: e.g. the number of times each week that you XXX

Qualitative: e.g. your increase confidence when doing YYYY