YOUR LEADERSHIP PROFILE qualities

ASSIGNMENT 1: YOUR LEADERSHIP PROFILE

Due Week 3, Sunday (10% of final grade)

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

John Quincy Adams
Leadership is a critical skill in business.

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 4-5 page paper in which you address the following:

1. Reflect on your leadership experiences:
   1. Describe the leadership and managerial aspects of your most recent professional role
   2. 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 and 8 Essential Rules of

Leadership as they pertain to your leadership development

1. How do these experiences and strengths relate to aspects of your Emotional Intelligence andyour DiSC profile?
2. Develop a plan for mastering your leadership style:
   1. Identify 2-3 leadership skills you would like to master in the future
   2. Describe steps you can take to master those skills. How will you measure your success?

Professional Formatting Requirements:

• Typed, double spaced,
• 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.
• The paper’s length is 4 to 6 pages, excluding your Cover page and Reference list. You may exceed 6 pages but be sure that the extra length is not redundant and adds value to your reflections.© Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University confidential and proprietary information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed, in whole or in part, without the expressed written permission of Strayer University. This document is subject to change based on the needs of the class.