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OL 125 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
With unstable economies becoming increasingly more common, businesses look to different aspects of their company to save money, improve performance,
and boost their position amongst their competitors. One of the most important areas of focus is human relations, which directly influences productivity,
motivation, and employee retention. In order for you to succeed professionally, you will need to develop a special set of human relations skills that includes self-
awareness, strong leadership qualities, the ability to motivate, and the ability to facilitate communication.
Your final project in this course will be a reflection on yourself in your organization and at Southern New Hampshire University. You will analyze your own
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they pertain to your own leadership skills as well as identify appropriate skills that contribute to influencing
workplace productivity, engagement, and motivation. The final deliverable will be a plan with three goals and action steps that you have determined are the best
fit for you as a leader.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
• Explain how individual personality, perception, leadership styles, and self-concept influence human relations in informing the development of a personal
leadership philosophy
• Explain how the communications process in leadership situations affects positive human relations
• Illustrate how the relationship between motivation, stress, and time management influences workplace dynamics
• Identify appropriate human interaction skills necessary for managers to positively influence productivity
Prompt
Based on your knowledge of human relations, you will write a paper addressing the different factors that have influenced your leadership philosophy, including
personality, perception, leadership styles, and self-concept. In addition, you will examine how your leadership philosophy impacts your understanding of the
communications process, workplace dynamics, and management skills.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Personality and Self-Concept: In this section, you will devote one detailed paragraph to your identified strengths and weaknesses as you consider future
leadership opportunities. You may draw from your SWOT analysis in your responses. Please be sure to address the following in the two sections of your
paragraph:
A. Strengths: Discuss the aspects of your personality and self-concept that serve as a particular strength as you consider your future leadership
opportunities. Why are these important to you and to others you may be leading?
B. Areas of Improvement: Conversely, what aspects of your personality and self-concept may lead to difficulties in your future work as a leader?
What areas of improvement have you identified?
II. Human Interaction Skills: In two paragraphs, you will identify at least two skills—drawing from your course readings and your own experiences—that can
positively influence workplace productivity, engagement, and/or motivation. In your discussion of each skill, be sure to address the following questions
underneath the skill:
A. Description of Skill: What is this skill, and how is it used in personnel management?
B. Engagement and Motivation: How specifically would this skill positively impact engagement or motivation?
C. Intended Impact: How specifically does this skill positively influence workplace productivity?
III. Personal Development Plan: Finally, you will bring together your reflections on personality, self-concept, and human interaction skills in order to create
actionable steps for your future as a leader. First, include a final paragraph answering the first prompt below. Then, identify three goals to enhance your
skills as a leader.
A. First, reflect on how this experience has helped shape your personal leadership philosophy. Be specific.
B. Next, using the provided plan template, identify relevant goals to enhance your skills as a leader, action steps to achieving those goals, potential
obstacles you may face, and a plan to overcome those obstacles.
Milestones
Milestone One: Personality and Self-Concept
In Module Two, you will provide an initial self-reflection that discusses your own strengths as well as areas you feel you may need to improve. You will consider
how these aspects of your personality and self-concept will allow you to improve your skills in a future leadership role. This milestone will be graded with the
Milestone One Rubric.
Milestone Two: SWOT Analysis
In Module Four, you will perform a SWOT analysis. The SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis will help you determine more
information about where your additional strengths and weaknesses lie. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.
Final Submission: Personal Leadership Reflection
In Module Seven, you will describe your personal leadership philosophy and then examine how that leadership philosophy informs your use of the
communications process, understanding of workplace dynamics, and management skills. Draw from the feedback you received from your completed
assignments throughout this course, and use the provided Personal Leadership Reflection Template to complete the final project. This submission will be graded
with the Final Project Rubric.
The Career Connection: Students are also encouraged to share their reflections with SNHU Career, both throughout the term and once they have completed
their reflections. Our career advisors are aware of this assignment and are looking forward to working with you in using this plan to help you find your best
career fit. You can reach SNHU Career by emailing cocecareer@snhu.edu, calling 888-672-1458, or utilizing their extensive online resources. Be sure to identify
yourself as an OL 125 student.
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Final Project Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your personal leadership reflection must be 4 paragraphs (300–400 words) in length using the provided Personal Leadership
Reflection Template. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Personality and Self-
Concept: Strengths
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
discussion shows reflective
insight into how personal
strengths relate to future in
leadership
Discusses aspects of
personality and self-concept
that serve as a particular
strength as leadership
opportunities are considered
Discusses aspects of
personality and self-concept
that serve as a particular
strength as leadership
opportunities are considered,
but discussion lacks clarity or
detail
Does not discuss aspects of
personality and self-concept
that serve as a particular
strength
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Personality and Self-
Concept: Areas of
Improvement
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
discussion shows reflective
insight into how personal areas
of improvement relate to
future in leadership
Discusses aspects of
personality and self-concept
that are areas of improvement
and may lead to difficulties in
future leadership opportunities
Discusses aspects of
personality and self-concept
that are areas of improvement
and may lead to difficulties, but
discussion lacks clarity or detail
Does not discuss aspects of
personality and self-concept
that are areas of improvement
and may lead to difficulties in
future leadership opportunities
12
Human Interaction
Skills: Description of
Skill
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
draws insightful connections
between interaction skills and
personnel management
Describes identified skills and
how they are used for
personnel management
Describes identified skills and
how they are used for
personnel management, but
description is cursory or
contains inaccuracies
Does not describe identified
skills and how they are used for
personnel management
15
Human Interaction
Skills: Engagement
and Motivation
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
specific details are especially
illustrative of how particular
human interaction skills can
positively influence motivation
and engagement in the
workplace
Explains how identified skills
positively impact motivation
and engagement in the
workplace with specific details
Explains how identified skills
positively impact motivation
and engagement in the
workplace, but explanation
lacks specific details or
contains inaccuracies
Does not explain how
identified skills positively
impact workplace motivation
and engagement in the
workplace
15
Human Interaction
Skills: Intended
Impact
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
specific details are especially
illustrative of how particular
human interaction skills can
positively influence workplace
productivity
Explains how identified skills
positively influence workplace
productivity with specific
details
Explains how identified skills
positively influence workplace
productivity, but explanation
lacks specific details or
contains inaccuracies
Does not explain how
identified skills positively
influence workplace
productivity
18
Personal
Development Plan:
Leadership
Philosophy
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
shows reflective insight into
the development of personal
leadership philosophy
Reflects on how experience has
shaped personal leadership
philosophy
Reflects on how experience has
shaped personal leadership
philosophy, but reflection is
cursory
Does not reflect on how
experience has shaped
personal leadership philosophy
12
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Personal
Development Plan:
Goals
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
identified plans show a
practical understanding of next
steps for developing personal
leadership skills
Identifies goals to enhance
leadership skills, action steps
for achieving goals, potential
obstacles, and plans for
overcoming obstacles
Identifies goals to enhance
leadership skills, action steps
for achieving goals, potential
obstacles, and plans for
overcoming obstacles, but
response contains gaps in
clarity or support for achieving
goals or overcoming obstacles
Does not identify goals, action
steps for achieving goals,
potential obstacles, and plans
for overcoming obstacles
12
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented
in a professional and easy-to-
read format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
4
Total 100%
- OL 125 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Prompt
Milestones
Milestone One: Personality and Self-Concept
Milestone Two: SWOT Analysis
Final Submission: Personal Leadership Reflection
Final Project Rubric
Running
head: LEADERSHIP 1
LEADERSHIP 1 | Page
Hillary Houston
The personality strengths that could be beneficial to a leadership role. Friendly, warm personality, strong ability to inspire others, and ability to adapt quickly to changing situations help manage leadership role. additionally, leadership entails problem-solving hence ability to identify problems as they arise and work to solve them quickly and effectively is a leadership strength. Being comfortable with ambiguity and being able to make decisions on the fly and being able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people is a skillful hack in leadership (Leigh,2009). While leading in any group, the team participants are likely to learn more and emulated personal character than the speech delivered. thus, a leader must a have great work ethic and be able to stay on task without feeling pressure from others around them even if they may be distracted by other things going on at the time.
The ability to lead is essential for success in any field, but it can be especially valuable for those who are not naturally inclined toward leadership. For example, if a person tends to avoid conflict and choose a meek approach to problem-solving, then they may not be well-suited to leading others through challenging situations (Leigh,2009). Another personality weakness that may impact a person’s ability to lead is the need for social validation. This means that they may feel insecure without the approval of others, which could make them more susceptible to threats and pressure from their colleagues.
Leaders need to be aware of opportunities that can increase their visibility in the community. leaders are those who take the time to understand their team and build relationships with them. These leaders also know how to listen and respond appropriately (Leigh,2009). A good leader is always willing to learn new skills, such as business strategies or new technologies, so that they can provide their team members with the best training possible.
Leadership also attracts threats mainly from the team of associates or the task assigned. The first is apathy—people who aren’t interested in what you’re doing and have no incentive to stay engaged. The second is burnout when you’re so overwhelmed by work that you don’t have time for the things that make your job interesting and engaging anymore. This can happen quickly if your team isn’t working together effectively, or even if it is but they don’t understand why the work matters.
Reflecting on the above SWOT analysis, the most interesting part is the influence of personality in a leadership role. although leadership is practiced and developed, some personality emits weaknesses while others execute strengths.
References
Leigh, D. (2009). SWOT analysis. Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace: Volumes 1‐3, 115-140.
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Hillary Houston
Personality describes peoples’ way of thinking, feeling, and thoughts which are noted through consistency in daily routine. My extraversion trait gives me a sense of being sociable in different areas, which is a good quality in sharing with my subjects on matters affecting them. To gain trust in leadership, integrity is key since it portrays honesty and reliability and people follow such leaders because we stand by our word (Tamara et al., 2021). My empathy enables me to understand other people’s emotions and how to respond to them since it creates a connection with the people and can achieve more. My accountability in leadership makes me take responsibility for every step I make in managing and contributing to solving societal problems by being ethical and focused on delivering to the people who believe in my leadership.
However, I have shortcomings in connecting myself and the people I lead, which need improvement for effective delivery to the team. Lacking trust in my team because of over-analyzing and over-thinking critical issues hinders progress since the team I lead cannot express themselves and articulate their concerns. Therefore I should give my team ample time to analyze their grievances and be able to submit them for clarity and solving from the power manifested upon me openly. If I improve on effective communication among team members and myself, we can achieve results and deliver on the mandate given to the team. Constantly using poor communication skills to check the team leads to anxiety and restlessness amongst the team, hence, there is a need to communicate with people to know their needs and provide the necessary resources to see the team prosper (Banwart, 2020). Improving trust in people boosts confidence, making them feel comfortable and learn throughout the present and future leadership.
References
Banwart, M. (2020). Communication studies: effective communication leads to effective leadership. New Directions for Student Leadership, 2020(165), 87-97.
Tamara, A. R., Vigil, N. M., Liswanti, N., Arwida, S., Larson, A. M., & Barletti, J. P. (2021). Trust-building and leadership in multi-stakeholder forums: lessons from Indonesia. International Forestry Review, 23(1), 43-58.