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leadership reflection paper
leadership reflection paper
Description
We often learn about concepts such as leadership through our experiences. This assignment is a reflection paper that reflects on some aspect of leadership in which you have seen or participated. The reflection paper will be worth up to five points that will be added to your Quiz 4 grade. Here are the five elements (each worth 1 point):
- Provide a distinct experience with details about leadership.
- Describe what you learned from the experience.
- Explain how the experience could impact you in your future job.
- State, in one or two sentences, what you think is important about leadership
CHAPTER 8: LEADERSHIP BY: KEVIN YAMAMAE LEADERSHIP • Leadership is central to any organization’s success! • What is Leadership? • Simplest Definition: “Mobilizing others to take action” • In boarder sense, leadership includes: • Work carried out individually • Collectively by staff and board members LEADER VS. MANAGER • Leader • Focuses on external • Transformational Leadership • • Focused on creating a culture within the organization • Focuses on the big picture Spends the majority of the time communicating and aligning with outside groups that can benefit their organization or influence them • Manager • Focuses on internal • Transactional Leadership • • Involved in day-to-day operations A person who takes an internal focus, maintains current operations, and aligns the organization’s functions with strategic objectives. FIVE PRACTICES OF EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP • Model the way • Inspire a shared vision • Challenge the process • Enable others to act • Encourage the heart https://bit.ly/2PFBwO5 “The Leadership Challenge” by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner ATTRIBUTES IN AN ADMIRABLE LEADER • Honesty • Forward-looking • Inspiring • Competent • However, there is a tension to this https://bit.ly/34w0ILb • We look for results from interdependent and coordinated efforts of a group of people. The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner Tom Peters – “Leader don’t create followers. Leaders create more leaders” We need to consider building a culture of leadership. https://bit.ly/2NDkq0t LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT TOOL • The eight-part leadership assessment tool • It is designed to enable the boards and staff to gain a perception of how effectively the leadership team is fulfilling these responsibilities https://bit.ly/2qi4LM4 EIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP 1. Vision, mission, and values 2. Strategy and assessment 3. Board Leadership and governance 4. Executive director and senior staff leaderships 5. Staff development, organization culture, and succession planning 6. Diversity and cultural competency 7. External Communication 8. Fundraising and planning for sustainability VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES STRATEGY AND ASSESSMENT • Clarity of Vision, Mission, and Values • Share and understand the vision of the organization • Understand and articulate the mission • Understand and communicate the values • Effective strategy setting, planning, and monitoring • Clear strategic priorities • Specific goals and objectives • Monitor/assess the program to ensure it is operating effectively and efficiently BOARD LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF LEADERSHIP • Effective Board Leadership and governance • Has the experience and skills the organization need, and work well together • Engage the organization • Evaluate the performance of the executive director • support the development of leadership • Communicate effectively with mutual respect • Effective Executive Director and Senior Staff Leadership • Self-awareness and seek opportunities to grow • Understanding of the roles of responsibilities, decision-making process, and accountability STAFF DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATION CULTURE AND SUCCESSION PLANNING DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY • International Staff Development and Succession Planning • Management nurtures leadership throughout the organization • Training, feedback, etc. • Attract and retain staffs who represent the diversity of community + stakeholders • Culture encourages experimentation and learning • Attention to issues of Diversity and Cultural Competency • Assess the needs of the community (regular basis) • Develop plans with inputs • Engage in learning of working well with others and issues of diversity/cultural differences EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION FUNDRAISING AND PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY • Effective External communication • Promote the organization • Becoming the ambassador of the organization • Clear and realistic communications of strategies • Effective Fundraising and Planning for Sustainability • • • • • Well-developed fund development plan Raise sufficient funds Skills and systems to understand + manage financial situation Clear business model that promotes sustainability Budgets that reflects strategic priorities. ARE YOU A LEADER? REFERENCE • Allison, M. and Kaye, J. (2015). Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide for Dynamic Times, Third Edition. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. • Buchbinder, S.B. and Shanks, N.H. (2017). Introduction to Health Care Management (3rd edition). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC.
Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | ||
Main Postinga | 45 (45%) – 50 (50%)
Answers all parts of the discussion question(s) expectations with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.
Supported by at least three current, credible sources.
Written clearly and concisely with no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. |
40 (40%) – 44 (44%)
Responds to the discussion question(s) and is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
At least 75% of post has exceptional depth and breadth.
Supported by at least three credible sources.
Written clearly and concisely with one or no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. |
35 (35%) – 39 (39%)
Responds to some of the discussion question(s).
One or two criteria are not addressed or are superficially addressed.
Is somewhat lacking reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.
Somewhat represents knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
Post is cited with two credible sources.
Written somewhat concisely; may contain more than two spelling or grammatical errors.
Contains some APA formatting errors. |
0 (0%) – 34 (34%)
Does not respond to the discussion question(s) adequately.
Lacks depth or superficially addresses criteria.
Lacks reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.
Does not represent knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
Contains only one or no credible sources.
Not written clearly or concisely.
Contains more than two spelling or grammatical errors.
Does not adhere to current APA manual writing rules and style. |
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Main Post: Timeliness | 10 (10%) – 10 (10%)
Posts main post by day 3. |
0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%)
Does not post by day 3. |
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First Response | 17 (17%) – 18 (18%)
Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings.
Responds fully to questions posed by faculty.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources.
Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
15 (15%) – 16 (16%)
Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
13 (13%) – 14 (14%)
Response is on topic and may have some depth.
Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed.
Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. |
0 (0%) – 12 (12%)
Response may not be on topic and lacks depth.
Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are missing.
No credible sources are cited. |
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Second Response | 16 (16%) – 17 (17%)
Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings.
Responds fully to questions posed by faculty.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources.
Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
14 (14%) – 15 (15%)
Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
12 (12%) – 13 (13%)
Response is on topic and may have some depth.
Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed.
Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. |
0 (0%) – 11 (11%)
Response may not be on topic and lacks depth.
Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are missing.
No credible sources are cited. |
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Participation | 5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Meets requirements for participation by posting on three different days. |
0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%)
Does not meet requirements for participation by posting on 3 different days. |
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Total Points: 100 | |||||