WEEK 6 Assignment: Personal Leadership Plan

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 3: Leadership Development, 5 Traits to Consider When Assessing Leaders: Approaching Leadership Development in a Post-Pandemic WorldLinks to an external site., and Mind Your Gap Gaps: Reinforce Strengths and Transform Weaknesses With a Personal Leadership Action PlanLinks to an external site..

You will prepare a personal leadership plan for 21st-century leadership. This plan should include an explanation of the leadership approaches you will adopt, as well as the steps you will take to develop proficiency in these approaches. You should include how you believe globalization will impact you as a leader and how you will address working across global cultures. The plan should include the knowledge, skills, and abilities you will need to lead virtual teams, as well as what you will do to build virtual leadership skills. Your plan should include the steps you will take to become a more agile change leader able to produce results, innovate, and increase adaptability among employees. Your plan should include what you will do to ensure inclusive organizational culture that focuses on equity and respect and how you will ensure the workforce is diverse. Finally, you should include how you will foster employee development and continue to grow as a leader.

In a paper of at least 2,000 words (exclusive of title, abstract, and references pages) and citing at least six scholarly sources in addition to required readings,

• Explain the leadership approaches you believe you need to adopt to be an effective 21st-century leader.
  • Outline the steps you will take to develop proficiency in these approaches.
• Describe how globalization will impact you as a leader.
  • Assess how you will learn to work effectively across global cultures.
• Discuss the skills and abilities you will need to develop to lead virtual teams.
  • Describe how you can build virtual leadership skills.
• Outline the steps to become a more agile change leader able to produce results, innovate, and increase adaptability among employees.
• Evaluate how to ensure an inclusive organizational culture that focuses on equity and respect.
  • Describe how to ensure the workforce is diverse.
• Discuss how to foster employee development and continue your own growth as a leader.

The Personal Leadership Plan final paper

• Must be at least 2,000 words in length (not including title and references pages), double spaced, and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • Student’s name
  • Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Due date
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least six scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

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