Before starting this assignment be sure you have done the 5 steps outlined in the lessan. Equally importantly, it is valuable to look at the part of the report titled, "Weaknesses'. We would like you to identify some of the weaknesses and how some of these can actually be turned into strengths. Please take a look at the Chart for Reflection week 3.docx to get some ideas. Here are some ideas to guide your process when preparing the assignment. The Assignment is a reflection paper about this self- assessment. After completing the self-assessment, you will: + Read the report and the chart s Think about it and possibly use the 16 Personalities Worksheet.docx * Discuss it with a classmate, trusted family member, or friend... if you wish {we have already done a little of this in the previous activity). Reflect on it What does this mean for you as a future leader? Write a reflection about your new learning about yourself. You must feel free to agree, disagree, and partly agree with the repaort. * Review the attached Assignment guidelines and rubric to complete the assignment. After you have completed the 5 steps identified in the lesson, you will begin to work on your next assignment - Reflective lournal Week 2. Please see the attached guideline and the rubric found in the associated Dropbox folder for the assignment. Submit to the Week 03: Assignment: Reflection Paper #2 Dropbox folder. Chart for Reflection week 3: Personality traits that leaders may Weaknesses - and how we can see them as possible strengths. have Focussed. Sensitive - even though this is identified as a weakness, it can also be seen as a strength because good leaders can use their sensitivity to understand better the people they work with. Hard-working. Sample Debriefing Chart: . Strengths and Workplace . What | learned about myself? o ..... | disagree with ... | am not sure about ... | was surprised by I was surprised by Other + FEqually importantly, it is valuable to look at the part of the report titled, "Weaknesses'. We would like you to identify some of the wezaknesses and how some of these can actually be turned into strengths. How your reflective journal will be evaluated: OUTCOME ASSESSED OUTSTANDING LEVEL Language Conventions Mo ermors in grammar, spelling and sentence structure. The material is clear, concise, and easy to understand. Formatting guidelines were fully applied. Connection to content area Shows excellent / outstanding insight and understanding of the materials covered in this section. Content area is fully discussed and analyzed as per the assignment instructions. Overall reflection and Personal Position There is in-depth reflection from many perspectives relative to leadership (self and others) presented in an open and non- defensive way. Asks probing questions about self/others and seeks to answer these. Reflection demonstrates excellent/outstanding relating of content to self. Assignment Expectations and Formatted as per assignment guidelines. Organization Organization demonstrates an excellent / outstanding professional style. All ideas are clear and developed in a sophisticated way and presented in an articulate manner. In today's lesson you are going to begin to develop an understanding of leadership by reflecting on your experiences with leadership. We will examine some of the things that leaders do through a video "Becoming a Leader\" and a reading \"What is Leadership?" After considering what these resources tell us we will develop a sense of what good leaders do, based on the leaders we have encountered. This process may challenge your current perspective of leadership or even your own leadership potential. You will be asked to reflect on this and demaonstrate your understanding of leadership at this stage in the course. This will become a baseline for your growth as a leader. This is just the beginning of the journey we will go through in the course that will eventually lead to creating a personal plan to develop your leadership potential. Comparing Great Leaders vs. Poor Leaders Most of us can think of great leaders. We can usuzlly also think of someone who is a poor leaders. We want you to think about one great leader and one poor leader. This can be someone currently alive or someone from the past. It can be someone known throughout the world or someane very close to you - a friend or a family member. In one of the activities, you will think about what makes these people great or poor leaders and participate with the class to collect all our ideas. Then, after reading/viewing what the class comes up with, you will be discussing the findings and coming to some conclusions about Leadership. From this exercise, you will draw conclusions that will guide you into insight of what you know / believe / understand about leadership. The MindTools Article: What is Leadership? The MindToaols Article highlights 4 of the key roles of contemparary leaders. As future leaders, you will be taking on all of these roles so it's valuable to start to learn about them now. This week you will be creating a presentation about the 4 main sections of the article: 1. Creating 2. Motivating 3. Managing 4. Coaching Becoming a Leader: What is leadership? Many of us have ideas about what leadership is and what kind of people are leaders. In the 21st century workplace, leadership has changed. This is much of what you'll learn about in this course. To get you started on developing a new idea of leadership, we want you to view this video "Becoming_a Leader: What is Leadership?\" While watching it, you can think about what new ideas you now have about leadership? Becoming a Leader: What |s Leadership? 1. Leaders Create a Vision A vision is a realistic, convincing and attractive depiction of where you want to be in the future. Vision provides direction, makes priorities clear, and provides markers for success. Leaders hold in mind their vision while understanding the reality of the present. They then embody that vision in everything they do and find ways of connecting it to employse performance to make it a reality. Leaders consider how their industry is likely to evolve, and how their competitors are likely to behave. They look at how they can innovate successfully and shape their businesses and their strategies to succeed in future marketplaces. And they test their visions with stakeholders, and by assessing key risks using technigues such as Scenario Analysis . Therefore, leaders are proactive - solving & mindiaele.com Becoming a Leader: What is leadership? Many of us have ideas about what leadership is and what kind of people are leaders. In the 215t century workplace, leadership has changed. This is much of what you'll learn about in this course. To get you started on developing a new idea of leadership, we want you to view this video "Becoming_a Leader: What is Leadership?\" While watching it, you can think about what new ideas you now have about leadership? Becoming a Leader: What Is Leadership? THE RESULTS OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO LEAD WILL BE CAPPED BY YOUR ABILITY B GG - T Proceed to the Activity Checklist to see what has to be done this week. MindTools Q I. (0) Leadership AndManagement > Leadership Skills > Leadership Essentials > Whatls Leadership? B Article * 1/ min read What Is Leadership? How to Lead Your Team Skilfully By the Mind Tools Content Team Event Manager Tools for Event Professionals Save 62+ hrs/month of busywork. Streamline how you manage events, details clients, staff. planningpod.com OPEN & mindtools.com MindTools Q i 0