Choose the leadership theory you believe you best align with regarding your leadership style. Discuss your leadership strengths.

Leadership evaluation

Choose one leadership theory from the course study plan list. Choose the leadership theory you believe you best align with regarding your leadership style.

You should collect a minimum of 3 scholarly articles on the theory you have chosen.

B1, Personal Leadership Analysis (Strengths):

In this section, you will discuss YOUR leadership strengths. Use the Clifton strengths OR self-reflect and discuss leadership strengths you know you possess.

For each three strengths – there are 4 things you should discuss for EACH:
1. Explain what each strength means for you as a leader,
2. Provide a specific example of each strength for you as a leader,
3. Discuss ‘why’ you believe each is a strength,
4. Discuss how each aligns with the chosen leadership theory (think about the following: this strength aligns w/ leadership theory because….)
5. Use the 1st scholarly article in B1 for the required one in-text citation pointing to the leadership theory as it pertains to this section.

Choose from are one listed below.
Transactional leadership
Situational leadership
Participative leadership
Servant leadership
Behavioral leadership
Trait theory of leadership

B2, Personal Leadership Analysis (Weaknesses),

Task: In this section, you will use the same leadership theory as above. You should have a minimum of 1 scholarly article on this leadership theory. Leadership weaknesses are not listed anywhere on the Clifton reports.

For each three weaknesses – there are 4 things you should discuss for EACH:
Explain what each weakness means for you as a leader,
Provide a specific example of each weakness for you as a leader,
Discuss ‘why’ you believe each is a weakness,
Discuss how each aligns with the chosen leadership theory.
Use the 2nd scholarly article, for the required one-in text citation pointing to the leadership theory as it pertains to this section.

B3, Personal Leadership Analysis (Recommendations),
In this section, you will choose one leadership theory.
You should have a minimum of 1 scholarly article on this leadership theory.
Each recommendation should discuss actionable ways to improve each weakness discussed in B2.

For each three recommendations – there are 4 things you should discuss for EACH:
Explain what each recommendation is for you as a leader,
Provide a specific example of each recommendation for you as a leader,
Discuss ‘why’ you believe each is a recommendation,
Discuss how each aligns with the chosen leadership theory.

Write a separate paragraph on each of your two SMART goals.

Choose the leadership theory you believe you best align with regarding your leadership style. Discuss your leadership strengths.
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