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Leading and Managing Fundamentals
Assessment 1 Infographic Presentation - Students will create a two A3-size pages (excluding title and reference pages) visual poster where they will provide an analysis and comparison of two real leaders in terms of their leadership styles, key personality traits, and achievements.
Assessment 2 Self-Reflection Project
Apply a series of leadership and management skills and style self- assessments and critically analyse the results and reflect on their own leadership inventory, experiences, and past learning in the light of the theories and models covered in the unit and prepare a self- development plan for future leadership growth.
Assessment 3 Management Plan
(1500 words)
Based on a Case Study provided, students will prepare a management plan discussing an organisational leadership or management situation, analyzing the paradigms and other factors influencing leadership effectiveness and applying specific leadership theories and frameworks to recommend solutions for
future successful outcomes.
Summary of assessments
Assessment 1: Infographic Presentation
Students will create a two A3-size pages (excluding title and reference pages) visual poster where they will provide an analysis and comparison of two real leaders (from the same field, e.g., business, political) in terms of their leadership styles, key personality traits, and achievements to make conclusions about what makes them effective leaders. These posters will be displayed and presented in a tutorial class. Thus, this assignment will help students understand key leadership concepts and see their application/impact in real settings.
General Guidelines
The objective of this assignment is to analyse and compare the leadership styles, key personality traits, and achievements of two real leaders to draw conclusions about what makes them effective leaders.
The assignment requires students to create a visual poster on two A3-size pages.
Posters will be displayed and presented in a tutorial class to facilitate discussion and understanding of key leadership concepts.
Students should conduct thorough research on the selected leaders to gather relevant information for analysis.
The focus should be on analysing and comparing the leadership styles, personality traits, and achievements of the selected leaders.
Apply creativity to make your poster eye-catching.
Use of images, charts, and/or graphs will be evaluated very positively.
Structure
Your poster should have the following content/sections.
Introduction:
Brief overview of the assignment and its objectives.
Introduction of the two leaders selected for comparison.
Leadership Style Analysis:
Description and analysis of the leadership styles exhibited by each leader.
Comparison of the leadership styles, highlighting similarities and differences.
Personality Traits:
Identification and analysis of key personality traits of each leader.
Comparison of personality traits, discussing their influence on leadership effectiveness.
Achievements:
Overview of significant achievements and contributions of each leader.
Comparison of achievements, evaluating their impact and relevance to leadership effectiveness.
Conclusion:
Summary of key findings from the analysis and comparison.
Conclusions drawn about what makes the selected leaders effective or ineffective in their leadership roles.
Additional Instructions/Guidelines:
The first page will be the title page, followed by the third and fourth pages containing the content, with the last page dedicated solely to references.
Ensure the poster is visually appealing and effectively conveys the information.
Ensure clarity and coherence in presenting the analysis and comparison of leaders.
Assessment 2: Self-Reflection Project
This assignment involves reflecting on your personality traits and emotional intelligence and how they can impact your leadership. Specifically, you will complete one personality assessment and one emotional intelligence assessment tests. Then, you will identify strong and weaker areas of your leadership skills and suggest strategies to improve the weaker areas. In completing this task, you will need to incorporate concepts and theories covered in relevant lectures and tutorials.
Task 2: Reflect on your MBTI results and identify your dominant personality preferences/traits (e.g., Introversion vs. Extraversion, Sensing vs. Intuition, Thinking vs. Feeling, Judging vs. Perceiving).
Task 3: Take your one dominant personality preference/trait and explain how it could influence your leadership style, decision-making process, and interactions with others in a team or organisational setting.
Task 4: Reflect on your EI test results and assess your proficiency in key emotional intelligence competencies such as self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, social skills, and motivation.
Task 5: Analyse how your level of emotional intelligence could impact your effectiveness as a leader, including your ability to manage stress, communicate effectively, build relationships, and inspire and motivate others.
Task 6: Identify one specific area for each emotional intelligence and personality that you would like to develop further to enhance your leadership capabilities and outline actionable steps or strategies to strengthen these areas over time.
Structure
Title of the Report:
Self-reflection Report for Leadership
Student Name
Course Code and Name
Instructor's Name
Executive Summary
It's a brief summary of your entire reflection report.
Table of Contents:
List of all sections and subsections with corresponding page numbers for easy navigation.
Introduction
This section introduces the reflection topic and provides an overview of its purpose and context.
Your dominant personality preferences and leadership
Reflect on your MBTI results and identify your dominant personality preferences (e.g., Introversion vs. Extraversion, Sensing vs. Intuition, Thinking vs. Feeling, Judging vs. Perceiving).
Discuss how your one dominant personality preference can influence your leadership style, decision-making process, and interactions with others in a team or organisational setting.
Your EI and leadership
Reflect on your EI test results and assess your proficiency in key emotional intelligence competencies such as self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, social skills, and motivation.
Analyse how your level of emotional intelligence impacts your effectiveness as a leader, including your ability to manage stress, communicate effectively, build relationships, and inspire and motivate others.
Areas of improvement
Identify specific areas of personality and emotional intelligence that you would like to develop further to enhance your leadership capabilities and outline actionable steps or strategies to strengthen these areas over time.
Conclusion:
Summary of key findings and areas of improvement
References
Cite 10-15 sources to support your arguments.
List all the sources cited in your paper using the APA referencing style.
Ensure consistency and accuracy in formatting the references.
Assessment 3: Management Plan
This is a group assignment where students are required to form groups of 4-6 members. Each group will be assigned a leadership case study that will be analysed and solved by the respective group.
Structure
This assignment should have the following sections.
Executive Summary
It's a brief summary of your entire reflection report.
Title of the Report
Management Plan based on Case Study
Students Names
Course Code and Name
Instructor's Name
Table of Contents:
List of all sections and subsections with corresponding page numbers for easy navigation.
Introduction
Provide an overview of the case and its significance.
Briefly outline the purpose and objectives of your leadership and management plan.
Analysis of the Case
Identify the key issues, challenges, and opportunities presented in the case.
Analyze the internal and external factors influencing the situation.
Leadership and Management Strategies
Develop leadership and management strategies to address the identified issues.
Consider various leadership styles, approaches, and theories in formulating your strategies.
Implementation Plan
Outline a step-by-step plan for implementing the proposed strategies.
Include timelines, responsibilities, and resources required for each action item.
Evaluation and Monitoring
Define metrics and indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented strategies.
Discuss mechanisms for monitoring progress and making adjustments as needed.
Conclusion
Summarize the key findings and recommendations of your leadership and management plan.
Emphasize the expected outcomes and benefits of implementing the proposed strategies.