(4-5 pages) excluding references.

Describe how you can/will apply positive leadership skills in pursuit of social change, be it in your professional or personal life. Be sure to incorporate the following:

Emotional Intelligence

• Analyze the importance of the five elements of emotional intelligence in being a strong leader: self-awareness, self-regulation, social skills, empathy, and motivation. Specifically:
  • How do these elements affect the leader-follower relationship?
  • How do they improve a leader's ability to promote change?

Developing a Diverse and Inclusive Environment

• Analyze the interdependency of diversity and inclusion.
• Examine what diversity and inclusion look like in the workplace, as well as the benefits of having/developing a diverse working environment.
• Summarize how you have worked/will work as a leader to promote diversity and inclusion in your work environment.

The Power of Networking

• Based on your personal and professional experiences, examine the relationship of establishing and maintaining a professional network to your own leadership.
  • How can a strong network benefit both a rising leader and an established leader?
  • How can the use of networks enhance one's ability to become an agent of positive social change?