Critical Essay Assignment: Trait, Skills, And Behavioral Approaches To Leadership
Write an essay about Trait, Skills, and Behavioral Approaches to Leadership.
For this assignment, I'm asked to determine my own personal leadership style. by taking the self-assessment from the MindTools website.
Next, complete the required Goleman reading. Develop an understanding of the leadership style for this score.
Goleman, D. (2000, March-April). Leadership that gets results. Harvard Business Review.
Based on your experiences, current readings, work experience, education, and use of self-assessment instruments, describe what you think your personal leadership styles are. Include the following in your response:
• Develop an understanding of your leadership style(s).
• What is/are your style(s) and give an example of when you have applied your leadership style(s)?
• In what ways will this/these style(s) help you achieve your goals?
• Evaluate yourself relative to emotional intelligence (Goleman article) and explain how you will expand your emotional intelligence.
• What areas of leadership styles may be shortcomings and how will you improve your leadership?
Directions:
• Write an essay that includes an introduction paragraph, the essay's body, and a conclusion paragraph to address the assignment's guide questions. Do not address the questions using a question-and-answer format.
ARTICLE: Leadership That Gets Results by Daniel Goleman.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.