Based on the leadership questionnaires that youve taken throughout the semester, assess your leadership strengths and weaknesses, identify leadership opportunities, and identify developmental needs and specific actions to help meet those needs in light of your life / career goals. In other words, this section should address the following four questions from a leadership perspective:

1. This 5-7 page typewritten paper (APA format) will give each student the opportunity to integrate the course material. Included in the paper will be the following components:

a. Your personal leadership definition, philosophy, and style (be mindful of how these terms are defined in Chapter 4 of the Intro to Leadership text) as well as your leadership theory (again, be sure to consult the definition found on page 3 of the Intro to Leadership text as well as the Leadership Theory text in general). Keep in mind that the foregoing should be applicable to the healthcare environment if possible and need to be evidence-based. Include a discussion of personal / professional experiences that have influenced your leadership definition, philosophy, style, and theory.

b. Based on the leadership questionnaires that youve taken throughout the semester, assess your leadership strengths and weaknesses, identify leadership opportunities, and identify developmental needs and specific actions to help meet those needs in light of your life / career goals. In other words, this section should address the following four questions from a leadership perspective:

i. Who do I want to be?
ii. Who am I now?
iii. How will I use my strengths to achieve my goals?
iv. Who will help me to achieve my goals?

Lastly, to better understand the relationship/connection between the components of the paper, please see the handout in the course website entitled Multi-level view of leadership development as well as the leadership paper rubric.

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