Leadership Style and Constructive Feedback
By Day 3
Post an assessment of your results. In your assessment, do the following: Summarize your findings, including your scores for each Driver (energy, focus, speed, and challenge). Evaluate the validity of this assessment, including whether you agree or disagree with the scores. Explain how self-assessments such as the one you completed can help you “know[yourself] in terms of strengths and weaknesses”(Casse, 2014, p. 30). Delineate the measures you will take to improve your leadership competencies. Refer to the Week 5 Discussion Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this rubric to assess your work. Reada selection of your colleagues’responses. By Day 5 Respond to at least two of your colleagues’postings as follows: Provide constructive feedback on your colleague’sassessment by addressing the following questions: oIn what ways has your colleague provided a thorough self-assessment based on the outcome? oIn what ways could your colleague provide stronger evidence for or against the validity of his or her scores? oBased on your colleague’sself-assessment, what are some additional, specific suggestions you have for enhancing his or her leadership competencies? In your response, consider both the content and clarity of writing. To support your assertions, provide appropriately cited references, either from this week’sLearning Resources or from your own research. Remember to balance positive feedback with constructive criticism where appropriate. Returnto this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what insights you gained as a result of reading the comments your colleagues made.
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Week 5
Professional Development
Assignment
Preparing a Professional Development Plan
By Day 7
Submit
a 5- to 7-page (excluding a title page and References
section) Professional Development Plan (PDP). In your Plan, do the
following:
Further develop the goals you crafted in Week 1 of this course.
Each goal’s narrative must incorporate the following:
o
A statement of your goal
o
An explanation of your motivation for wanting to achieve
the goal and how it relates to your personal values
o
A brief description of the steps you intend to take to
accomplish your goal, including any relevant tools,
strategies, or resources
o
An explanation of how you plan to use technology
and/or social media to promote completion of your goal
o
An explanation of how these steps reflect consideration
of personal strengths and weaknesses relevant to the
goal
o
A timeline for completion of your goal
Use your SWOT analysis, PLN, and
“The
New Drivers of
Leadership
” Self
-Assessment results as guides to ensure
alignment.
Include appropriate references cited in accordance with
appropriate APA formatting. Your References section must
include
a minimum of five APA-formatted, scholarly
citations
. Your resources must include the following:
o
Two to three readings (e.g., book, periodical, journal,
etc.)
o
At least two forms of technology and/or social media
