Paper 8

Leadership Effectiveness Application Paper Guidelines

Prepare a 6 page paper that identifies four (4) important insights gained into organizational dynamics, and how you have or will apply them to enhance your leadership effectiveness. A well-constructed paper will reference 4 or more scholarly sources including 3 peer-reviewed journal articles retrieved from Brandman’s virtual library, and adhere to APA standards. 

As outlined in the rubric below, your paper should address the following:

• Use course theories and concepts to identify 4 significant insights gained into organizational dynamics that has changed your behavior and/or thinking; define and discuss the value and importance of the theories and concepts to leadership effectiveness.


• Assess your current effectiveness as a leader, and describe how and why the application of the insights gained will improve your leadership practice.   


• Create a specific action plan based on the insights gained from course theories and concepts to improve your leadership effectiveness. 

The book that you need to use is bolman & deal and look up some of the stuff that is asking for. Please follow the evaluation criteria. 

Evaluation Criteria

Criteria

Exemplary

Proficient

Developing

Emerging

No credit

Theoretical Framework

50 - 46

Clearly and concisely identifies and reflects in-depth on 4 important insights gained from course theories and concepts that have or could enhance leadership effectiveness;  links 4 insights to course theories and concepts discussing how and why behavior and/or thinking  has changed

45 - 41

Clearly identifies and reflects on  3 - 4 insights gained from course theories and concepts that have or could enhance leadership effectiveness;  links 3 - 4 insights to course theories and concepts somewhat discussing  how and why behavior and/or thinking  has changed

40 - 36

Somewhat clearly identifies 2 - 4 insights gained that have or could enhance leadership effectiveness but may not reflect on value. May not connect 1 insight to course concepts. Description of how course theories and concepts have changed behavior and/or thinking may be superficial

35  - 0

May identify 1 – 4 insights which may not be connected to course theories and/or concepts.  Limited if any reflection and/or discussion of how course theories and concepts have changed behavior and/or thinking

0

Application to Leadership Practice

50 - 46

Comprehensively assesses current leadership effectiveness, and creates a specific action plan to integrate the 4 insights to improve leadership practice discussing how and why the actions planned are appropriate.

45 - 41

Assesses current leadership effectiveness, and creates a fairly specific action plan to apply 3 - 4 insights to improve leadership practice discussing how and why the actions planned are appropriate.

40 - 36

Somewhat assesses current leadership and creates a general action plan to apply 2 - 4 insights to improve leadership practice.  May not discuss how and why the actions planned are appropriate.

35  - 0

Limited if any discussion of actions to apply insights to leadership practice.  May not assess current leadership effectiveness or discuss how to enhance it.

Critical Analysis

50 - 46

Consistently employs critical analysis in creating an effective action plan that synthesizes and integrates insights gained, course theories and concepts, and actions planned to improve leadership practice.   

45 - 41

Fairly consistently employs critical analysis in creating an action plan to apply insights gained, course theories and concepts, and actions planned to improve leadership practice

40 - 36

Some critical analysis in discusses general actions planned to enhance leadership practice but may not link actions to insights gained and/or course theories and concepts.

35 – 0

Limited if any critical analysis in discussing actions planned to enhance leadership practice; does not link actions to insights gained and/or course theories and concepts.

APA and Sources

20 - 19

Uses 4 or more scholarly sources including 3 journal articles.  Accurately adheres to APA standards; reference page and citations are correct. All sources listed in References are cited in paper

18 - 17

Uses 4 scholarly sources including 3 journal articles.  .  Adheres to APA standards; reference page and citations are correct with minor (1-3) errors. . All sources listed in References are cited in paper

16 - 15

Uses 3 - 4 sources including 2 - 3 journal articles.  APA standards are somewhat followed; the work of others is cited but with numerous (4 – 10) errors. Sources listed in References and citations may not match 

14 - 0

Uses 0 – 4 sources. Limited adherence to APA standards in the paper and Reference page; work of others may be cited but with multiple (11+) errors. Sources listed in References and citations do not match

Writing Mechanics

30 - 28

The paper is logical and well-written; spelling, grammar and punctuation are accurate. Paper is the required length of 6 - 7 pages of content, and includes correctly prepared title page.

27 - 26

The paper is logical and well-written but with minor (1 – 3) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 5% too long or short; includes a correctly prepared title page.

25 -  22

The paper is somewhat logical and well-written but with several (4 – 10) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 10% too long or short, and may not include a correctly prepared title page

21- 0

The paper lacks clarity and may be confusing; may contain numerous (11+) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 15% too long or short, and may not include a title page