*** NOTE: THIS Assignment REPLACES your FINAL exam (20%) ***

Summary: We ALL have goals in life, some are short term (ie: job during COVID-19) & others are long term (ie: Permanent Resident). Based on the TOP 10 Leadership Qualities: Honesty & Integrity, Confidence, Inspiration, Commitment & Passion, Good Communicator, Decision Maker, Accountability, Delegation & Empowerment, Creativity & Innovation AND Empathy

Think About: Any goal YOU have (ie: short or long term) and based on EVERYTHING YOUve learnt: (on & off paper)

(1) Art of Communication: values, emotionally driven behaviors, how communication works (words/tone/physiology), how sameness helps us get into rapport to influence others thru mirror/match/ ~ pace/lead etc, emotional intelligence,

(2) Workplace Diversity: multi-generational workforce, team dynamics, culture shock,

(3) Contemporary Topics: discrimination, harassment, interpersonal conflicts,

(4) Feedback: to motivate others to improve outcomes/goals, by using 4 loops observations/impact/request/agreement,

(5) Leadership: formulas confidence & leadership, leadership styles, top 10 skills,

Tell ME (Assignment): What Leadership Qualities (TOP 10) do YOU think YOU should focus on within YOUR own leadership style (whether to enhance or develop a new skill), that will help YOU attain YOUR life or next goals (short or long term), here in Canada

(factoring-in, ALL of the above)

Instructions:

1. NOTE: can be done Individually OR Group

- YOU choose: be mindful - Garbage IN/Garbage OUT! (choose wisely)

- IF Group: GOAL must be commonly shared by ALL group members! (1 common goal)

2. DUE Date: 3 DAYS AFTER initially assigned!!!

3. Submission: via eLearning DROPBOX (upload file NO: emails to Ms!)

- IF using APPLE PC, pls. convert file type to .pdf (NOT: .notes)

- Pls. ONLY SUBMIT 1 entry PER Assignment (1 Member per group NOT: ALL group members to upload same file)

4. Format: Essay style

a. Introduction: talk about your GOAL (pick: short OR long term to talk about!)

b. 1st Body Paragraph: talk about WHAT Leadership Qualities you picked to focus on to help YOU achieve your goals (YOU pick how many! 1 or 2 etc)

c. 2nd Body: talk about WHY you picked these skills, using what youve learnt - to justify or explain your choices

i. Example: if I pick empathy, I can connect better to peoples emotions to treat em with dignity (values) OR to gain influence (sameness), etc

d. 3rd Body: talk about HOW these skills will help you attain your goals, using what youve learnt - to justify or explain your choices

i. Example: Get more creativity (the skill) with CV words (7%) OR empathize more (the skill) vs judge (culture), OR THE SKILL helps (ie:) turns off chatty Cathy OR improves active listening OR helps tap into the right side of brain, etc

e. Conclusion: talk about WHEN you plan to implement this (timeline: Im holding YOU accountable even after you leave me LOL) and which skills youd like to focus on next, to HELP achieve your future goals, understanding: Canadian Culture & Communications & Professionalism & Influence/sameness & GARBAGE IN/GARBAGE OUT