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.
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Evaluation Criteria
Criteria
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Proficient
Developing
Emerging
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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
