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Reflection Paper - Paper should be between 4-6 pages in length. Please include at least two citations from the Whetten & Cameron text.
This paper calls upon you to explore more deeply your experiences as a leader.
This paper calls upon you to explore more deeply your experiences as a leader.
Select two roles that are central to your life. You may choose from the list below.
You may offer a role that is not listed.
ROLES
Student
Son/Daughter
Business Owner
Leader of Fraternity/Sorority/Organization
Employee/Manager
Leader/member of an athletic team
Parent
Musician
Sibling
Other
In this paper I want you to discuss three qualities of leadership that you exercise in two roles. The questions below are meant to guide your discussion:
1. Choose two important roles in your life
2. Define the leadership qualities you wish to discuss. For example, if you select self-awareness, or locus of control, or emotional intelligence, or creative problem solving, or abstract learner, or Incubator - tell me what you mean by this. Cite the text when you draw definitions from the book.
3. Do you exercise the quality of leadership in both roles? In the same ways? Explain why and how.
4. Do you have greater success in demonstrating a leadership quality in one role over another? How can you learn from your successes in one role and draw upon these resources to help you in other areas of your life?
5. As you look at the similarities and differences across your roles, for example, as a musician and a manager, do you draw a different understanding of yourself? Can you identify new goals for your personal growth?
Some questions to help think about this paper:
For example, i.e. if you motivate others, or if that is your purpose - what are the challenges and successes across roles
How do you bring about collaborative problem-solving at work or at home? How could this approach help a stuck situation now? How might you go about setting this up?
How does your own self-awareness help you to manage emotionally charged situation? What is your sensitive line? How do you create healthy boundaries so that you protect your 'sensitive line'? How do you use the skill of empathy to guide your interactions with others.
How do you problem solve to come up with an innovative solution at work, at home, at school?
What is an example of analytic problem solving that you have used to help you in your life work or life plan? Did you expand the problem definition by asking questions from different points of view? Did you generate multiple alternatives? Did you evaluate all of them before making a decision?
Choose from these Leadership Qualities
Values - personal standards and moral judgments
Emotional Intelligence
Attitude Toward Change
Learning Style
Core Self-Evaluation
Analytic Problem Solving
Creative Problem Solving
Supportive Communication
Managing Stress
Managing Time
Foster Innovation
Leading by Imagination
Leading by Incubation
Motivate Others
Empower Others
Gaining Power and Influence
Textbook - Development Management Skills Eight Edition by David A. Whetten and Kim S. Cameron.
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