Ashford BUS105 2021 February Week 2 Assignment Latest

BUS105 Business & Academic Success

Week 2 Assignment  

Leadership Traits

Who is a leader? A leader could be a manager, parent, supervisor, chairperson, teacher, politician, nurse, public administrator, volunteer, coach, and so forth. Leaders innovate, improve, and positively influence others, and they have integrity. Everyone at some time in life is leading and influencing in some way. And, as you know, many situations will occur that require leadership. However, when we talk about leadership, the focus is often on others—how others serve you, empower you, and motivate you. Although external leaders and role models are important, it is also important to think about the leadership role you can play within your own life. How you lead yourself (i.e., self-management) can drastically affect your ability to reach your goals.

So, for this assignment, you will discuss how leadership traits can help you reach your academic and professional goals and discuss an exceptional leader in your life who has inspired you.

 Prepare:

Prior to beginning work on this assignment

Review your SMART goals from Week 1.

Be sure to review the feedback you received from your instructor on the Week 1 Creating your SMART Goals assignment, and use it to revise your goals, if necessary. To learn how to access your assignment feedback, watch this video: Accessing Your Waypoint Feedback (Links to an external site.).

Read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 in the textbook.

Review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Review the Week 2 Model Assignment (Links to an external site.).

  Reflect:

 Think about your goals and think about a time when you had to act like a leader. Also, think about how your leadership traits can help you reach your personal, academic, and professional goals.

 Write:

In a paper that is at least three to five paragraphs in length, write about the following: (Be sure to add details, explanations, and examples to support your ideas).

SMART Goals (1 paragraph):

Restate the two SMART goals you developed in Week 1.

Describe your motivation for pursuing each of these goals.

Two Leadership Traits (1 to 2 paragraphs):

Discuss two leadership traits mentioned in Chapter 2 of the textbook that you possess, which can help you reach your academic and professional SMART goals.

Include examples of how these traits can help you reach your goals.

Your Leadership Role Model (1 to 2 paragraphs):

Identify a leader in your personal or professional life or a well-known leader that you admire.

Describe this leader and in your description discuss the following:

Who is this person?

How do you know them or how did you hear about them?

What leadership traits do they possess?

What makes them an exceptional leader?

What can you learn from them to help you achieve your own goals?