Competency

This
competency will allow you to analyze leadership styles and behaviors
and apply them to a personal and/or professional life experiences.

Instructions

Leadership
is either formal or informal, and it is important to discover which one
is a better fit for you as you grow in your career. Your company
leaders are asking you to identify a specific leadership role that you
would someday like to fill (e.g., Supervisor, Manager, Vice President,
Individual Contributor, etc.). Once you have determined the type of
leader you would like to become, create an action plan for your career
to achieve such a position.

• In order to successfully determine the type of leader you want to become, answer the following questions in one to two pages:
  • Would
    you describe yourself as a formal or informal leader (and explain
    traits you possess that would make you a successful formal or informal
    leader)?
  • What are some skills you should develop and tactics you should use to be an effective leader?

• Create a one-page action plan that addresses the following questions:
  • Who
    will you work with as a mentor (just identify the position of a
    potential mentor) to help you grow into this leadership position and
    why?
  • What steps will you take to become the type of leader you want to be in your career and how will you achieve your action plan?

Grading Rubric

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Competence

Proficiency

Mastery

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Does not identify themselves as either a formal or informal leader.

Identifies as either a formal or informal leader, but does not explain the traits that would make them a successful leader.

Identifies as either a formal or informal leader, and vaguely explains the traits that would make them a successful leader.

Identifies as either a formal or informal leader, and clearly explains the traits that would make them a successful leader.

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Identifies neither the skills nor tactics needed to be an effective leader.

Identifies either the skills or the tactics needed to be an effective leader, but not both.

Identifies both the skills

and the tactics needed to be an effective leader, but does not describe

how they should be developed or used.

Identifies both the skills and the tactics needed to be an effective leader, and describes how they should be developed or used.

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Does not identify a mentor.

Identifies a mentor, but does not explain why the mentor would be able to help them become a successful leader.

Identifies a mentor, and offers a vague explanation of why the mentor would be able to help them become a successful leader.

Identifies a mentor, and offers a clear explanation of why the mentor would be able to help them become a successful leader.

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Does not identify steps to becoming a leader in their career.

Identifies steps to becoming a leader, but offers no explanation of how to achieve them.

Identifies steps to becoming a leader, and offers a vague explanation of how to achieve them.

Identifies steps to becoming a leader, and offers a clear explanation of how to achieve them.