Compose a reflective paper describing your leadership style and skills. Use the results of your self-assessments, leadership map, and other materials to guide your reflection. Begin your reflection with a single statement that concisely summarizes your leadership style and approach. The statement should be one that you could later share on LinkedIn or your resume. You could also use it to guide your professional development.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Leadership Approach:
   1. Leadership Skills: Describe your primary leadership skills and describe how these skills will help you effectively lead a team. Additionally, describe skills or attributes you would like to develop and improve upon in order to become a better leader.
   2. Leading and Following: Explain the importance of being able to both lead and follow when working as part of a team, along with how well you are able to lead and follow on a team while in a leadership role.
   3. Leadership Style: Describe your personal leadership style and explain how you intend to use that style when working with a diverse, dynamic team.

How Emotionally Intelligent Are You?

SELF-ASSESSMENT

• Self-Awareness:

14 out of 15

• Self-Regulation:

14 out of 15

• Motivation:

15 out of 15

• Empathy:

14 out of 15

• Social Skills:

13 out of 15

• Total Emotional Intelligence Score:

70 out of 75

Your score is 70 out of 75.

Nice! You're an emotionally intelligent person. You have great relationships, and you probably find that people often approach you for advice. Researchers have found that emotionally intelligent people often have great leadership potential. Realize this potential by seeking opportunities to improve even further. With such great people skills, though, it's easy to lose sight of your own needs. Read the tips on this page to find out how you can continue to build your EI.

Leadership map

My Leadership

• Personality Traits- Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness
• Communication Skills- Inability to delegate, Open Mindedness, Active Listener, Giving/Taking Feedback, Confidence, Respect
• Leadership Styles- Democratic Leadership, Participative Leadership
• Career Goals and Development- Become an Expert in my Field, Earn a degree, Enhance Networking skills, Use the SMART method, Improve performance metrics

How Good Are Your Leadership Skills?

SELF-ASSESSMENT

You scored 82.

Excellent! You're well on your way to becoming a good leader. However, you can never be too good at leadership or too experiencedso always be on the lookout for what you can do to improve your performance.

Score Interpretation

18-34 People in this range need to work hard on their leadership skills. The good news is that if they use more of these skills at work, at home, and in the community, they'll be a real asset to the people around them.

35-52 People in this range are doing okay as leaders, but they have the potential to do much better. While they've built the foundation of effective leadership, they have an opportunity to improve their skills and become the best they can be.

53-90 People in this range are well on their way to becoming good leaders. However, it's impossible to be too good at leadership or too experiencedso they can always be on the lookout for what they can do to improve their performance.

What did you learn about yourself from this self-assessment?

I'm working hard to become a more effective leader. But first and foremost, I must constantly strive to improve my performance because experience and leadership cannot be overstated.