Leadership is a Relationship

Leadership is a Relationship
Instructions
Create a fifteen-page, double-spaced report. It should have an introduction, clearly identified subsections relevant to your topic, a summary, and concluding remarks. Along with the report, submit, as appendices, any evidence to support the learning you are describing
Option B: Leadership is a Relationship
Write a paper showing how the interpersonal skills addressed in this course relate to the concept that “leadership is a relationship.” In this paper, ensure that you describe new examples—do not repeat any examples that you have already described in your module assignments. You are to address the following:
• What does leadership mean to you? In what ways do you consider yourself to be a leader? In what ways do you think differently about leadership than you did before beginning this course? Be sure to integrate your observations with what the literature says about leadership. (25 marks)
• Describe new, specific examples of how you have demonstrated leadership in building trust, preventing or intervening in conflict situations, developing successful interactions, giving feedback to others, recognizing contributions, and coaching. Again, integrate your experiences with what the literature says on these topics.(30 marks)
• Analyze your leadership successes and your struggles, using examples to illustrates these successes and struggles. Indicate the questions and uncertainties you have as you continue to develop your leadership style. Incorporate your beliefs on the concept that “leadership is a relationship” (Kouzes & Posner 2012. p. 30). Support your paper, in appendices, with evidence such as feedback from someone you work with or manage; memos or policies you have written for your organization; programs you have implemented (e.g., maybe you have implemented a lunch-and-learn series on conflict resolution or you have authorized tuition reimbursement for an employees’ development plan arrived at through your coaching). (30 marks)
• Include a summary and concluding remarks about the relevance of self-awareness, building trust, addressing conflict, giving feedback, recognizing contributions, and coaching others in your leadership role. (15 marks)