Utilizing course content $($text$,$ discussions, lectures, and videos$)$ concisely define leadership, Ethics, and using personal experiences describe your plans for personal development in leadership. Write a five$-$to$-$seven$-$page paper $($not including Cover page or Reference page$)$ addressing the three above mentioned topics. Leadership and Ethics may mean something different to each person and this paper is an opportunity for you to synthesize the information from this course with your own perspective to create a personal definition of leadership to refer to in the future.

As part of this assignment, you are required to address the following:

Your observations and reflections of leadership simulations, challenge personal situations, and discussions that your classmates and you took part in over the course of the course $($styles$,$ differences, team and group effectiveness; your role$($s$)$ in the process, what worked, what did not and why$)$

How you plan to apply certain leadership theories, models, and styles to make your personal leadership practice better.

Ethical considerations you will implement in your leadership and expect of those that lead you.

Your leadership development action plan for the next two years $($workshops or training you will pursue, positions you might seek, situations that you might plan for, etc., in order to improve your own personal leadership skills$).$

This paper is an opportunity for you to synthesize the information from this course with your own perspective to create a personal Action Plan to develop and utilize leadership skills$/$theories in the need future

Overall writing style and grammar and Formatting:

Your Defining Leadership Paper should:

Be a minimum of five pages and not exceeding seven pages of text

Use APA formatting and citations $($at least five credible sources$)$

Must have multiple in$-$text citations

Have a standard $12-$point font

Be double$-$spaced

Include proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling

Fully address the writing$/$topical criteria established for this paper

Have a cover sheet listing the following

Name and number of course

Student's name

Date assignment or paper is due

Named title

Include a Reference page formatted to APA standards

Include Page numbers according to APA standards