INTRODUCTION
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For this task, you will assess your personal leadership effectiveness using emotional intelligence, leadership skills, and character strengths. You will complete three self-assessments for this task: 360° Refined™ Leadership Test, CQ Pro Assessment, and VIA Character Strengths Survey. Additionally, you will write a paper assessing and explaining your results of the three assessments and your own leadership effectiveness using a scholarly leadership theory. Finally, to help you develop as a leader, you will create a personal leadership profile.
REQUIREMENTS
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Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).
A. Upload a completed copy of the results for each of the following self-assessments:
• 360° Refined™ Leadership Test
• CQ Pro Assessment
• VIA Character Strengths Survey
Note: Once you have completed each self-assessment, you will need to submit your results as an attachment with your Task 1 submission. After completing the self-assessment, download a copy of each of your three self-assessment reports and upload them from a computer. Refer to the “C203 Self-Assessment Instructions” document in the Web Links section for additional information on accessing each self-assessment.
B. Write a paper (suggested length of 10–15 pages) by doing the following:
1. Explain how your perceived leadership effectiveness is supported by the results of each of the three assessments (360° Refined™, CQ Pro, VIA Character Strengths).
2. Choose and summarize one of the following scholarly leadership theories to evaluate your perceived effectiveness as a leader:
• transformational leadership
• transactional leadership
• situational leadership
• participative leadership
• servant leadership
• behavioral leadership
• trait theory of leadership
a. Analyze how the chosen leadership theory aligns with the 360° Refined™ Leadership Test results, including the top categorical result and the bottom categorical result. Support your analysis with a scholarly source.
Note: A scholarly source is written by an expert for an audience of other experts, researchers, or students. Additionally, you may cite other reputable editor-reviewed articles and books. A reputable source is defined as an article from a respected industry publication, government organization, educational institution, or industry leader. These can be found in the WGU Library or within the course.
b. Analyze how the chosen leadership theory aligns with the CQ Pro Assessment results, including the top categorical result and the bottom categorical result. Support your analysis with a scholarly source.
c. Analyze how the chosen leadership theory aligns with the VIA Character Strengths Survey results, including the top categorical result and the bottom categorical result. Support your analysis with a scholarly source.
d. Recommend three action items to improve the perceived effectiveness of your leadership based on the results of the self-assessments (360° Refined™, CQ Pro, VIA Character Strengths) and explain how each action item would improve your leadership effectiveness.
i. Explain how your chosen leadership theory supports the recommended action items. Support your explanation with a scholarly source.
C. Develop a leadership profile based on the results of the three self-assessments that you completed in this course (360° Refined™, CQ Pro, VIA Character Strengths) and the CliftonStrengths Assessment. Include each of the following components:
• student name and current contact information
• education and credentials
• personal leadership philosophy, vision, and values
• leadership strengths
• leadership competencies and skills
• areas for leadership improvement
• leadership experiences and application
Note: Refer to the “C203 Self-Assessment Instructions” document in the Web Links section for specific instructions on how to access the CliftonStrengths Assessment that you completed in C200. If you have not completed C200, please follow the instructions within that same document to complete the CliftonStrengths Assessment.
D. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
File Restrictions
File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( )
File size limit: 200 MB
File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z
RUBRIC
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A:SELF-ASSESSMENTS RESULTS
COMPETENT
Completed copies of each of the given self-assessment results are provided.
B1:PERSONAL PERCEIVED LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS
COMPETENT
The explanation logically describes, with specific examples, how perceived leadership effectiveness is shown by the results of each of the 3 assessments.
B2:THEORY SELECTION
COMPETENT
A scholarly leadership theory is chosen from the given list and is accurately summarized.
B2A:360° REFINED™ LEADERSHIP TEST RESULTS
COMPETENT
The analysis logically describes how the chosen leadership theory aligns with the 360° Refined™ Leadership Test results, including the top categorical result and bottom categorical result of the assessment. The analysis is supported with a scholarly source.
B2B:CQ PRO ASSESSMENT RESULTS
COMPETENT
The analysis logically describes how the chosen leadership theory aligns with the CQ Pro Assessment results, including the top categorical result and bottom categorical result of the assessment. The analysis is supported with a scholarly source.
B2C:VIA CHARACTER STRENGTHS SURVEY RESULTS
COMPETENT
The analysis logically describes how the chosen leadership theory aligns with the VIA Character Strengths Survey results, including the top categorical result and bottom categorical result of the assessment. The analysis is supported with a scholarly source.
B2D:ACTION ITEM RECOMMENDATIONS
COMPETENT
The explanation recommends 3 action items that are each appropriate for improving personal perceived leadership effectiveness and logically discusses, with specific examples, how each action item would improve personal leadership effectiveness.
B2DI:ALIGNMENT OF ACTION ITEMS TO CHOSEN LEADERSHIP THEORY
COMPETENT
The explanation logically describes, with specific details, how the chosen leadership theory supports each of the recommended action items in part B2d. The explanation is supported with a scholarly source.
C:LEADERSHIP PROFILE
COMPETENT
The completed leadership profile of the candidate is logically based on the results of the assessments and contains each of the given components.
E:SOURCES
COMPETENT
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.
D:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
COMPETENT
Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding.