In your responses to peers, discuss some practical ways to improve leadership skills using the leadership development action plan: As much as I would like to lean toward one concept (Encourage the Heart), going through these five principles I see how no one concept is better than the other. The use of all five principles can be impactful if used in the right manner. At any given time, a leader can lean toward one more than the other but overall, a leader needs all five to function as a well-rounded leader. As it relates to advancing my academic and professional career, this course just enriched the knowledge I have and what it takes to be a good leader. I enjoyed this course, but my perspective on leadership has not changed from the beginning of this course. What has happened, I am awakened from reading some content in the textbook such as how Jacqueline challenged the process, "What Jacqueline did is what all exemplary leaders do. She looked outward, keeping up with changing trends and remaining sensitive to external realities" (Kouzes, 2023). The leadership development action plan was a game-changer for me, it assisted in pointing out specific leadership areas of