Prepare a 2-3 page business report in which you analyze your leadership strengths and develop a statement of who you are as a leader.

Assessment  Instructions: Defining Yourself As a Leader

Prepare a 2-3 page business report in which you analyze your leadership strengths and develop a statement of who you are as a leader.

Introduction

This portfolio work project helps you define who you are as a leader. It is something that would be useful to you in annual performance reviews or to use as a reminder of your strengths and best qualities.

Scenario

Your leader is interested in your development as a leader in your organization. You have recently taken a variety of self-assessments designed to better understand your strengths, areas of improvement, communication ability, and values. Your leader would like you to spend some time reflecting on the results of your assessments and gathering some additional information from those who know you best.

Your Role

Your role is to prepare a report in which you review and reflect on your strengths; collect additional information from 3–5 colleagues, friends, or others who know you well; and create a portrait of yourself as a leader.
Preparation

This assessment requires you to collect feedback from 3–5 people who know you best.
Because not everyone is likely to respond, you should identify at least 10 people to ask. Choose a variety of people who have had extended contact with you, such as:

Requirements

For this paper:

Discuss the strengths, skills, and other positives that were revealed in the assessments that you took. Do these strengths surprise you or reinforce what you already thought? How do you use these strengths currently? Be sure to clearly explain which assessment gave you the information and cite the assessments in APA format.

Discuss your strengths further by summarizing the responses you received and relating how what you learned from the people you talked to and the assessments fits in with what you already knew about yourself, and with the work you currently do or hope to do in the future.

Develop a statement of who you are as a leader, based on your analysis. This statement should include your values, strengths, goals, and more. You should include in your statement who you want to be as a leader—what you aspire to become. This way, your statement becomes your own vision of who you want to be and an affirmation to help you grow.

Describe some of the areas that you learned are growth opportunities (where you did not perform so strongly). How did you feel about this? What areas do you feel are most important to strengthen? What steps might you take to do so?

Title page or a heading at the top of the first page with title, date, and your name.
Conclusion.
References page
APA-formatted references

You might consider using the following outline:

Introduction
My Strengths
Leadership Statement
Growth Opportunities
Conclusion
References

Evaluation

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Analyze the strengths and behaviors of successful leaders.

Analyze personal leadership strengths.
Develop a personal leadership statement that includes purpose and values as a leader.

Competency 2: Apply leadership strengths and behaviors to workplace situations.

Describe how you use your strengths in the workplace or plan to in the future and how you will develop your weaknesses to become strengths.

Competency 4: Communicate effectively through academic and professional writing.

Develop text using organization, structure, and transitions that demonstrate understanding of the relationship between the main topic and subtopics.

Convey clear meaning in text through sound grammar, usage, word choice, and mechanics.

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