Developing Your Leadership Identity

Developing Your Leadership Identity

Developing Your Leadership Identity
General Instructions: Students will identify a leader they know in their field (preferably
your direct supervisor). Simultaneously students will conduct a SWOT analysis of
themselves. They will compare the SWOT analyses of themselves and the leader/manager
they admire, creating a narrative of SMART goals they will develop over the next year.
Include: cover page, SWOT charts (2 pages), followed by 4-page narrative, and finally
your references page. (with a minimum of 4 references). Will explain further during
class session.
Assignment Requirements:
1. Conduct SWOT analyses on a leader you admire and yourself.
2. Write a narrative. This narrative should not repeat each bullet in the graphical
SWOT analyses. Instead, write a narrative about your SMART goals, how you
chose these goals and your process of working towards developing your leadership
identity over the next calendar year.
a. The narrative should essentially include details about your choices to focus
on some goals over the next year. Remember this is a principal factor in
well-designed strategic plans – choosing to take some initiatives and
realizing that you can’t deal with everything in a short time frame.
b. Make sure your goals are SMART (specific, measure, attainable, relevant,
time-bound). For example, you might find that a leader you know is an
excellent communicator and you think you need to work on public speaking.
c. Finally, use evidence to support your choice of a particular SMART goals
and why improvement in this area will be necessary for your development
as an emergent leader in your particular career.
3. The opportunities and threats portion of the SWOT analysis are a time for you to
think through reasons why your plan may or may not work? Opportunities can be
considered the resources you have access to and threats can be considered the
barriers you face. Consider personal (e.g., personality, needs, motivations, or other
skills can affect the extent to which you can modify your key skill) and situational
factors. Make sure you identify in your narrative any opportunities and threats you
face in achieving your goals.

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