Order Description
This assessment enables you to demonstrate your mastery of the following course competencies:
•Analyze relevant global leadership concerns for the future.
•Analyze emerging leadership theories that are appropriate for a global agenda.
•Evaluate the leader’s responsibility to prepare the self for work in a competitive, complex, and diverse workplace.
•Define a personal plan for evolving the present, reflective self.
•Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.

Overview

Throughout this course, you have been defining your strengths and areas to improve on with respect to your global leadership competencies. You started with a level of leadership skills and, hopefully, have identified more growth opportunities. The key to this project is to identify what would make you the global leader of choice.

The Leadership Development Plan is about you and your ability to define yourself as a 21st century global leader. You are to utilize the learnings from this class (assignments, readings, discussions, assessments, et cetera) to prepare a plan that will help you develop as a global leader for the future.

The development of this plan as it pertains to you will allow you to take the concepts and learnings out of the classroom and apply them into your personal development as a leader, as well as to assist you in your present and future employment opportunities.

Activity Instructions

Review your learnings from the discussions and assignments in Units 2, 3, and 4. Then prepare a 12–15 page paper (excluding the cover page, references page, and appendices).

The following is an outline for your paper:
•Title page.
•Introduction (approximately two pages).
•Global leadership concerns for the future (approximately two pages): ?Identify the current global trends that you see driving a global leadership agenda.
?Clearly link your leadership development needs to the applicable global trends.
?Review Units 1 and 2, and provide links via citations and references.

•Emerging leadership theory to guide your leadership development (approximately three pages): ?Analyze the emerging leadership theories that are appropriate for a global agenda. These topics were developed in the written assignment for Unit 2.
?Select a theory that is appropriate for professional growth and for guiding an individual global agenda.
?Provide your rationale for choosing this theory to frame your leadership agenda.
?Review Unit 4, and provide links via citations and references.

•Personal plan to develop your global leadership competencies (minimum eight pages): ?Define your responsibility and need to continue to adapt and grow as a global leader.
?Review the Unit 3 discussions on your Gardner’s five minds level of competency and Unit 3’s Global Leadership Inventory with respect to your findings on strengths and areas for improvement.
?Prepare a plan that supports your personal growth as a global leader. The plan should clearly focus on the areas for improvement.
?Describe how you will evaluate your progress.
?Develop a one-page table-format calendar for the action steps of the plan.

•Conclusion (approximately 1–2 pages).
•References (minimum of 15 sources ).
•Appendices (including the graph results from the Global Leadership Inventory and any other materials you feel are pertinent).

Refer to the scoring guide prior to submission to ensure you meet all evaluation criteria.

Assignment Requirements
•Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
•APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.
•Number of resources: Minimum of 15 resources.
•Length of paper: 12–15 typed, double-spaced pages.
•Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
Leadership Development Plan Scoring Guide Grading Rubric
Criteria

Non-performance

Basic

Proficient

Distinguished

Analyze relevant global leadership concerns for the future.
22%
Does not identify relevant global leadership concerns for the future. Identifies, but does not analyze, relevant global leadership concerns for the future. Analyzes relevant global leadership concerns for the future. Evaluates relevant global leadership concerns for the future.

Analyze emerging leadership theories that are appropriate for a global agenda.
22%
Does not identify emerging leadership theories that are appropriate for a global agenda. Identifies, but does not analyze, emerging leadership theories that are appropriate for a global agenda. Analyzes emerging leadership theories that are appropriate for a global agenda. Evaluates emerging leadership theories that are appropriate for a global agenda.

Evaluate the leader’s responsibility to prepare the self for work in a competitive, complex, and diverse workplace.
23%
Does not identify the leader’s responsibility to prepare the self for work in a competitive, complex, and diverse workplace. Analyzes, but does not evaluate, the leader’s responsibility to prepare the self for work in a competitive, complex, and diverse workplace. Evaluates the leader’s responsibility to prepare the self for work in a competitive, complex, and diverse workplace. Evaluates the leader’s responsibility to prepare the self for work in a competitive, complex, and diverse workplace.

Define a personal plan for evolving the present, reflective self.
23%
Does not define a personal plan for evolving the present, reflective self. Defines some parts of a personal plan for evolving the present, reflective self. Defines a personal plan for evolving the present, reflective self. Synthesizes the data to define an exemplary personal plan for evolving the present, reflective self.

Write clearly, with a sound structure that is generally free of spelling, grammatical, and syntax errors. Adhere to APA (6th edition) style and formatting guidelines for references and citations.
10%
Does not write clearly, with a sound structure, and writing has several spelling, grammatical, and syntax errors. Does not adhere to APA (6th edition) style and formatting guidelines for references and citations. Writes in an unclear manner that has errors that detract from the message; exhibits poor structure; and has many spelling, grammatical, and syntax errors. Irregularly adheres to APA (6th edition) style and formatting guidelines. Writes clearly, with a sound structure, and writing is generally free of spelling, grammatical, and syntax errors. Adheres to APA (6th edition) style and formatting guidelines for references and citations. Writes in an exceptionally clear manner, with superior structure and without spelling, grammatical, or syntax errors. Adheres to APA (6th edition) format and uses a scholarly tone.