MGT605 Week 2 Assignent Latest 2015
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Self-awareness is essential for developing
management and leadership skills. Recognizing your own strengths, weaknesses,
and values, and understanding emotional intelligence and learning styles can
help you to be a more effective leader. Becoming self-aware is an ongoing
process requiring introspection. The more often people practice
self-reflection, the more opportunities they have to understand their own
behaviors and adapt their approaches to working with other people, which can
improve both your own and other’s abilities to meet their professional goals.
For the Module 2 assignment, you have the
opportunity to take a variety of self-assessments to learn more about yourself
and identify your assets and weaknesses as a leader. This will assist you in
discovering how you can improve your own self-leadership skills. You will be
asked to think critically about your results and submit a reflection as
directed below.
The Module 2 assignment is only the beginning
of a self-reflective process you are asked to undertake in this course. You
should continue to think about your self-leadership skills as you progress
through the readings and assignments. You will be asked to refer back to your
self-assessment results and reflection when you compose your Leadership Philosophy
statement, which is due later in Module 6. The Module 6 assignment will ask you
to build on the reflection written in Module 2 in order to clearly articulate
your values and leadership qualities and how they form the basis for
effectively leading others and your organization.
Refer to “MGT-605 Self-Assessment Links”
(attached in the Topic Material). Complete at least one test from each of the
first four categories andboth of the Diversity Tolerance assessments:
1. Emotional Intelligence
2. Personality Test
3. Learning Styles
4. Values Survey
5. Diversity Tolerance
Be sure to document the results of each
assessment to assist you in completing the reflection portion of the assignment
below.
Self-Assessment
Reflection
After completing the self-assessments, write
a 1,000-1,250 word reflection in which you discuss the following:
1. Describe the importance of self-awareness,
self-concept, and emotional intelligence and the role they play in enabling
effective leadership.
2. Briefly summarize the results of each of
the six tests you completed. In general, do you believe the results represent
who you are? Explain.
3. What insights have you gained about
yourself after taking the assessments? How could this knowledge influence your
values, attitude towards others, and how you approach new tasks in the
workplace?
4. Explain the significance of the
self-assessment results in relation to your individual behavior, your behavior
within groups, and within organizations. What have you learned about your
ability to manage others within the workplace? What have you learned about what
it takes to manage yourself or how you respond to the management tactics of
others within the workplace?
Prepare this assignment according to the APA
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
