Part A (Need this by 8 Oct) 200 words

Part A (Need this by 8 Oct) 200 words

Important Note

Please submit the background information of the leader who will provide feedback on your plan via the course Canvas. This can be captured in approximately 200 words. You do not need to identify the person (e.g. name). However, you must provide background information on your role model (e.g. position, leadership experience, organisation information, etc.).

Part B (Need this by 19 Oct) 2250-2500 words

Overview

You are required to reflect on your own leadership using diagnostic tools that will measure three specific areas of leadership and from what you learnt about the person you chose as an effective leader in Assessment 2. You will then consider and plan how to improve your own leadership qualities drawn from the diagnostic tools in the form of a development plan, which will then incorporate industry feedback before your final submission.

This is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) assessment task, the purpose of which is for you to build on the knowledge and skills gained from Assessment 2 and apply them in a practical situation through a real workplace context and engaging with feedback from industry.

Assessment criteria

This assessment will measure your ability to:

diagnose leadership strengths and weaknesses as a result of self-assessment

create a leadership development plan based on self-assessment

describe how to incorporate the feedback into the plan

identify plan evaluation approach/es and describe how the plan makes an impact on future lives and careers

acknowledge sources of information (format, quality and quantity of references)

Course learning outcomes

This assessment is relevant to the following course learning outcomes:

CLO1 Critically analyse and apply leadership theories and models in various organisational situations.

CLO3 Use critical self-reflection as a tool for leadership development.

CLO4 Apply feedback of others to enhance leadership capabilities and to act on opportunities for leadership development.

Assessment details

This assessment moves from critically analysing and reflecting on the person you chose as an effective leader in Assessment 2 to reflecting and planning on how to improve your own leadership qualities and effectiveness. This will be done through two stages:

Leadership development plan

Industry feedback

Before you start this assessment, you will need to have nominated a leader to seek feedback from who has agreed to be involved and must be approved by your teacher earlier in this course. This leader can be anyone you know who holds a leadership position in an organisation. This leader could be the same person as Assessment 2 or a different leader.

Leadership development plan

For the leadership development plan, you are asked to reflect on your own leadership based on what you learnt from the person you chose as an effective leader in Assessment 2, and then consider how your own leadership qualities might be improved.

Your first step is to assess your current strengths and weaknesses as a leader (or potential leader). Complete the three (3) leadership diagnostic tools listed in Diagnostic tools (see in the Resources section of this document). In this task, you will need to analyse and explain the results of the tests.

Next, create a draft of your leadership development plan using the Leadership development plan template (see in the Resources section of this document). The plan must at least maintain or further develop the leadership strengths and improve on the weaknesses identified in the leadership diagnosis. You must review the leadership theories and concepts explored in this course and describe how they relate to you and your leadership development plan. The plan should consist of key components such as timeframe, activities, goals and measurement indicators etc.

Industry feedback

In this stage, you must seek feedback on your plan from the leader you have chosen. After you have completed the draft development plan, you will need to submit the plan and provide the Industry feedback checklist (see in the Resources section of this document) to your nominated leader.

After receiving the Industry feedback checklist back from your nominated leader, you will need to incorporate their feedback into your development plan. As you update your plan consider the following questions:

What did the leader have to say about your draft of the leadership development plan?

How have you modified your draft because of the feedback? For example, if the leader you consulted said that your timeframe to achieve your leadership goals was unrealistically short, did you then extend the timeframe to achieve these?

Next, you will need to answer the following prompts as part of the industry feedback task in your assessment:

Describe what and how you have incorporated this leaders feedback into your plan.

Describe how the plan makes an impact on your future lives and careers.

Your assessment must have at minimum 10 academic references from academic sources such as peer-reviewed journal articles and books. Websites, such as Wikipedia and blogs will not be accepted, other than for providing general details and these will not be counted in the minimum references required.

Correct and thorough referencing and the quality of your sources will also be considered in the evaluation of your assignment. Please ensure that your spelling, grammar and syntax are correct before you submit your personal reflection.

Assessment structure

The assessment should use the following structure. A template of the structure is also provided and can be used as a guide (see Suggested Assessment 3 structure template in the Resources section of this document):

Title page

Table of contents

Introduction

Body with headings and sub-headings (e.g. Leadership development plan; Industry feedback)

Conclusion

References

Appendices, which will include:

your leaders feedback in the Industry feedback checklist

your Leadership diagnostic tests results

initial Leadership development plan (before feedback from chosen leader)

final Leadership development plan (incorporating feedback from chosen leader).

Note: Sections 1, 2 (your leader background information part) 6 and 7 are not included in the word count.

Resources

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1de0Hpah9OwzsRL1Ir9aVzW5lRVGDnFVh/view?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mda2tBUoeJ5x-W1WraDQmpnyXZOBxOnd/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111379948194852592448&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OJb-bw0nGgCmRHN0Yqj4j_dM6EkOjrP6/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111379948194852592448&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://rmit.libguides.com/management

Rubric

Self-assessment

Diagnose leadership strengths and weaknesses as a result of self-assessment

11 to >8.8 Pts

High Distinction

Exceptionally clear understanding and ability to diagnose leadership strengths and weaknesses as a result of self-assessment.

Leadership plan

Create a leadership development plan based on self-assessment

11 to >8.8 Pts

High Distinction

Exceptionally clear understanding and ability to create a leadership development plan.

Evaluating feedback

Describe how to incorporate the feedback into the plan

11 to >8.8 Pts

High Distinction

Exceptionally clear understanding and ability to describe how to incorporate the feedback into the plan.

Evaluating plan

Describe how the plan makes an impact on future lives and careers

11 to >8.8 Pts

High Distinction

Exceptionally clear understanding and ability to describe how the plan make an impact on future lives and careers.

Research and referencing

Acknowledge sources of information (format, quality and quantity of references)

6 to >4.8 Pts

High Distinction

Consistently integrates research and ideas from relevant and appropriate sources. Consistently clear, well-integrated evidence using accurate paraphrase and summary. Consistently uses accurate references, appropriately positioned.