| ASSESSMENT 3 BRIEF | |
| Subject Code and Title | MGT601 Dynamic Leadership |
| Assessment | Assessment 3: Leadership Plan |
| Individual/Group | Individual |
| Length | Up to 3,000 words |
| Learning Outcomes | Explore and reflect on self- development as a leader to build self-awareness. Through critical reflection on key leadership theories develop a personal leadership development strategy. Analyse and develop the capacity to influence, motivate and inspire others in your workplace and/or community organisations. Implement and practice coaching others to enhance self-awareness and core communication skills for emotional intelligence, with emphasis on active listening, building empathy, giving and receiving feedback. Demonstrate the technique of reflective and reflexive practice as a means of continuous learning and self- development. |
| Submission | By 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday at end of Module 6 .1 (Week 11). The submission must be in Word document format and contain a signed cover sheet. |
| Weighting | 50% |
| Total Marks | 100 marks |
Context:
The purpose of all three assessments combined is to reflect on your own leadership journey, obtain feedback from your assigned partner and other trusted sources, evaluate your current leadership style, effectiveness and potential and then prepare a plan for your continued development as a leader. The three assessments are integrated pieces of work and you should draw on the first parts as you work on this final part. The first assessment focused on your journey so far and current capabilities. This final assessment report should present your plans for your future development as a leader.
While there is some overlap between this assessment and previous ones, it is expected that students convey a more heightened sense of self-awareness and understanding, and to demonstrate that their appreciation of the key topic areas of this course has matured over the course of this subject. Simply restating discussion from previous assessments is insufficient for this task.
Your Task:
The task for this assessment is to prepare and present a plan for your development as a leader. The period of your plan could be 2, 5 or 10 years. Select the period that makes most sense to you, depending on the current stage of your life and career. Briefly explain the reason for the time period that you have selected.
Your plan needs to be based on or anchored by an established model of personal development. A number of possible models were provided in Module 1. The choice of model is up to you. The Whitmore GROW and Boyatzis Intentional Change models are two of the most comprehensive at a personal level. However, other models may be more relevant to your current needs. You are also welcome to use an appropriate model that was not included in Module 1, provided it meets the tests of academic rigour and usefulness to you. You must provide a brief description of your chosen model and a justification for your selection. It is important that you go to the source documents and not rely only on the summary version of your chosen model.
Please also include a section in your report about the impact of national culture on your leadership direction.
Your development plan must draw on the resources of the subject to demonstrate your increased awareness of the factors that contribute to effective leadership. Your development goals should be based on at least four of the topics covered in the subject, such as enhanced emotional intelligence, more effective strategic thinking, enhanced influencing and motivational skills, greater cultural sensitivity, greater support for creativity and innovation, more effective change leadership, greater resilience, etc
Additional information on leadership development to help you prepare your plan is provided in the Subject Resources section of each module.
Structure:
Within the body of your report, the model of development that you choose will largely determine the structure and section headings. The precise structure is up to you however a clear logic flow is important.
A possible structure for your report is as follows:
- The use of an “Executive Summary” to summarise the content of your report.
- A clear logic flow, demonstrated by using a “Table of Contents” page and section headings. The Table of Contents should be attractively formatted to present a positive first impression to readers.
- An “Introduction” to set the context and provide background to the aim.
- An “Aim” that communicates exactly what the report is setting out to achieve. This
should reflect and summarise the precise question set in the assessment brief.
- The body of your report should address and explore the issues set out in the assessment brief.
- A “Conclusion” to capture your key learnings is desirable in a business subject. Detailed, supporting information such as psychometric results and planning templates should be placed in an appendix, where they will not be included in the word count.
- A list of References formatted in the correct APA style. These sources need to have actually been consulted in the drafting of the assignment, and must contain the information attributed to them.
- Appendices may be used to hold information that is relevant to your discussion but not suitable (too lengthy, complex, etc) for inclusion in the body of your report. All items included in appendices must be referred to specifically in the report.
Please note that Executive Summary, Table of Contents, References and Appendices are not included in the wordcount calculation.
This structure is a suggestion only and is not mandatory, however using this structure correctly will enable you to build a logical and comprehensive narrative. Other structures would be appropriate, provided that they enable you to demonstrate your learning according to the rubric shown at the end of this brief.
Detailed, supporting information about your own personal leadership traits such as psychometric results, mentoring with and by other students, personal reflection, planning templates, etc., should be provided. These must be authentic – do not invent these elements. Think deeply and write authentically from the heart. Include specific detail and demonstrate understanding of the subject content.
Note that deep personal reflection lies at the heart of this report and there needs to be recognition of personal change as a result of this reflection.
SMART methodology will ensure the details of your plan are both measurable and achievable. These goals must be grounded in your core values and reflect alignment with your authentic leadership behaviors.
Your discussion MUST reflect the topics presented in this course as a minimum. It is expected that students will demonstrate that they understand and can apply the various
theoretical perspectives contained in the modules.
Reflexive Writing – First Person:
You should write in the first person, because this is about YOU, your reflections and your interpretations. (eg “I considered this advice to be….. because it had a big impact on my……..and it helped me to understand my……………………………………………………………………. ”).
Try to be as specific as possible, use brief examples to illustrate your points and try to select examples that enable you to demonstrate learning against the attributes in the rubric.
All other principles of academic writing apply, including strict referencing, acknowledgement of the work of others and avoidance of plagiarism.
Referencing:
You should include a list of specific references that you have actually used in your report. As per all postgraduate reports each factual statement must be referenced, as must intellectual property (theories, frameworks and models) from other authors. Please cite original authors, not textbooks or secondary sources. These sources need to have actually been consulted in the drafting of the assignment, and must contain the information attributed to them.
It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research. Please see more information on referencing here http://library.laureate.net.au/research_skills/referencing
The reference list and Executive Summary (if you choose to use one) and any appendices will not be included in the word count.
Submission Instructions:
Submit your Self-Reflective Analysis in Assessment 3 submission link in the Assessment section found in the main navigation menu of the subject Blackboard site. A rubric will be attached to the assessment. The Learning Facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal. Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.
Marking Rubric:
Your reports will be marked against the rubric which is show on the next pages. Please ensure that your submission addresses all five of the Assessment Attributes in the rubric.
Learning Rubric: Assessment 3 : Leadership Plan
| Assessment Attributes | Fail (Unacceptable) 0-49% | Pass (Functional) 50-64% | Credit (Proficient) 65-74% | Distinction (Advanced) 75 -84% | High Distinction (Exceptional) 85-100% |
| LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 30% | Little or no reference to own aspirations or observations on leadership. Little or no evidence of a development plan | Occasional references to own aspirations and learning about leadership. Basic plan for development. | Frequent references to own leadership aspirations, experiences or observations, with reflection on own learning needs. Practical plan for development. | Frequent and deep reflection on own leadership aspirations and experiences. Comprehensive and practical plan for development, including new experiences and ‘stretch’ projects. | Multiple, deep reflections, on aspirations with significant new insights on own leadership and evidence of changing behaviours. Comprehensive and practical plan for development, including significant, new experiences and ‘stretch’ projects. |
| FEEDBACK TO & FROM OTHERS 20% | Little or no evidence of feedback either received or given. | Basic description of feedback received and given but with little or no interpretation. | Clear description of feedback received and given with useful interpretation and reflection in implications | Comprehensive description and analysis of feedback received and given with clearly expressed interpretation of implications and impact. | Very insightful presentation of feedback received and given with explicit interpretation of implications and indicators of changing behaviours. |
| APPLICATION OF CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT 20% | Little or no reference to the conceptual frameworks or theoretical models of leadership. | Basic coverage of a relevant model or conceptual framework for leadership development. | Clear linkage of plan to an appropriate models leadership development. | Insightful use and justification of a model of development to inform, enhance and guide personal plan. | Inspired use of a development model to expand thinking, planning and implementation of innovative development options. |
| RESEARCH & REFERENCING 20% | Use of core or supplied readings only. Inadequate referencing. | Evidence of some relevant reading and research beyond the core readings. Adequate referencing. | Evidence of substantial, relevant, additional reading and research. Full referencing | Evidence of substantial, additional reading and research with application to own development plan. Full referencing. | Evidence of comprehensive additional reading & research with insightful application to own development plan. Full and extensive referencing. |
| WRITTEN PRESENTATION 10% | No clear logic flow or structure. Difficult to understand. | Basic logic flow and structure. Clear expression of concepts. Mainly correct grammar and spelling. | Clear logic flow and structure, with table of contents, Introduction, Body and Conclusion. Clear expression of concepts. Correct grammar and spelling. | Excellent logic and structure. Accurate Executive Summary. Conclusion accurately captures key leanings and aspirations. Clear expression of concepts. Correct grammar and spelling. | Excellent logic and structure. Concise, accurate Executive Summary. Conclusion accurately captures deep learnings and insights and aspirations. Clear expression of concepts. Correct grammar and spelling. |
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