1 13 Leadership Portfolio Angela Williams Saint Leo University Leadership Applications in Criminal Justice 565 Dr. Eloy L. Nunez March 1, 2015 Table of Contents Personal Mission Statement 1 Weekly Self Assessments and Leadership Skill-Building Exercises 2 Module 1 2 Quiz Reflections 1-1 2 Quiz Reflections 1-2 2 Quiz Reflections 2-1 2 Quiz Reflections 2-2 2 Quiz Reflections 2-3 3 Exercise 2-4 Traits, Motives, and Characteristics 3 Module 2 5 Quiz Reflections 3-1 5 Quiz Reflections 3-2 6 Quiz Reflections 4-1 6 Quiz Reflections 4-2 6 Quiz Reflections 4-3 6 Exercise 3-3 Charismatic Leadership 6 Exercise 4-6 Task-Oriented and Relationship-Oriented Leadership Behaviors 7 Module 3 8 Quiz Reflections 5-1 8 Quiz Reflections 5-2 9 Quiz Reflections 6-1 9 Quiz Reflections 6-2 9 Exercise 3-3 Charismatic Leadership continued 9 Exercise 5-3 My Leadership Approach 9 Exercise 6-4 Report on an Ethical or Social Responsibility Scenario 10 Module 4 11 Quiz Reflections 7-1 11 Quiz Reflections 7-2 11 Quiz Reflections 8-1 12 Quiz Reflections 8-2 12 Exercise 7-5 Power, Politics, and Leadership 12 Exercise 8-4 Influence Tactics 13 Module 5 13 Quiz Reflections 9-1 14 Quiz Reflections 9-2 14 Quiz Reflections 10-1 14 Quiz Reflections 10-2 14 Quiz Reflections 10-3…………………………………………………………………………………………………………xx Exercise 9-4 Team Building 15 Exercise 10-5 Motivation Observation Exercise 15 Module 6 16 Quiz Reflections 11-1 17 Quiz Reflections 12-1 17 Quiz Reflections 12-2 17 Quiz Reflections 12-3 17 Exercise 11-4 My Creative and Innovative Ideas 17 Exercise 12-4 How Well Do I Communicate to Others? 18 Module 7 X Quiz Reflections 13-1 X Quiz Reflections 13-2 X Quiz Reflections 14-1 X Quiz Reflections 14-2 X Exercise 13-3 Opportunity to Think Strategically X Exercise 14-3 Cross-Cultural Leadership X Module 8 X Quiz Reflections 15-1 X Quiz Reflections 15-2 X Exercise 15-2 My Leadership Portfolio X Final Reflections X References 20 Attachments 21 Resume 21 Quiz Results 24Personal Mission Statement “I intend to become a well-respected corporate professional." My personality is determined and guided by my personal mission statement “I intend to become a well-respected corporate professional.” This is my main goal in life and is indicated by the demanding pressures of the corporate world that require an individual to be sharp and well focused. The mission statement is personal and reflects on my leadership qualities that have been analyzed using the self-assessment and self-awareness test. Weekly Self Assessments and Leadership Skill-Building Exercises Module 1 2 Quiz Reflection 1-1: Readiness for the leadership role I managed to score 95, which mean that I have got high readiness for a role in leadership. This was made possible by the fact that I am a skilled negotiator, a motivator and a figurehead in what I aspire to do. Quiz Reflection 1-2: leadership Experience Audit In my leadership experience, I have been privileged to hold a position of leadershi.

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Leadership Portfolio
Angela Williams
Saint Leo University
Leadership Applications in Criminal Justice 565
Dr. Eloy L. Nunez
March 1, 2015
Table of Contents
Personal Mission Statement
1
Weekly Self Assessments and Leadership Skill-Building
Exercises
2
Module 1
2
Quiz Reflections 1-1
2
Quiz Reflections 1-2
2
Quiz Reflections 2-1
2
Quiz Reflections 2-2

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Quiz Reflections 2-3
3
Exercise 2-4 Traits, Motives, and Characteristics
3
Module 2
5
Quiz Reflections 3-1
5
Quiz Reflections 3-2
6
Quiz Reflections 4-1
6
Quiz Reflections 4-2
6
Quiz Reflections 4-3
6
Exercise 3-3 Charismatic Leadership
6
Exercise 4-6 Task-Oriented and Relationship-Oriented
Leadership Behaviors
7
Module 3
8
Quiz Reflections 5-1
8
Quiz Reflections 5-2
9
Quiz Reflections 6-1
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Quiz Reflections 6-2
9
Exercise 3-3 Charismatic Leadership continued
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Exercise 5-3 My Leadership Approach

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Exercise 6-4 Report on an Ethical or Social Responsibility
Scenario
10
Module 4
11
Quiz Reflections 7-1
11
Quiz Reflections 7-2
11
Quiz Reflections 8-1
12
Quiz Reflections 8-2
12
Exercise 7-5 Power, Politics, and Leadership
12
Exercise 8-4 Influence Tactics
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Module 5
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Quiz Reflections 9-1
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Quiz Reflections 9-2
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Quiz Reflections 10-1
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Quiz Reflections 10-2
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Quiz Reflections 10-
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Exercise 9-4 Team Building
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Exercise 10-5 Motivation Observation Exercise
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4. Module 6
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Quiz Reflections 11-1
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Quiz Reflections 12-1
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Quiz Reflections 12-2
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Quiz Reflections 12-3
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Exercise 11-4 My Creative and Innovative Ideas
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Exercise 12-4 How Well Do I Communicate to Others?
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Module 7
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Quiz Reflections 13-1
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Quiz Reflections 13-2
X
Quiz Reflections 14-1
X
Quiz Reflections 14-2
X
Exercise 13-3 Opportunity to Think Strategically
X
Exercise 14-3 Cross-Cultural Leadership
X
Module 8
X
Quiz Reflections 15-1
X

5. Quiz Reflections 15-2
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Exercise 15-2 My Leadership Portfolio
X
Final Reflections
X
References
20
Attachments
21
Resume
21
Quiz Results
24Personal Mission Statement
“I intend to become a well-respected corporate professional."
My personality is determined and guided by my personal
mission statement “I intend to become a well-respected
corporate professional.” This is my main goal in life and is
indicated by the demanding pressures of the corporate world
that require an individual to be sharp and well focused. The
mission statement is personal and reflects on my leadership
qualities that have been analyzed using the self-assessment and
self-awareness test.
Weekly Self Assessments and Leadership Skill-Building
Exercises
Module 1 2
Quiz Reflection 1-1: Readiness for the leadership role
I managed to score 95, which mean that I have got high
readiness for a role in leadership. This was made possible by

6. the fact that I am a skilled negotiator, a motivator and a
figurehead in what I aspire to do.
Quiz Reflection 1-2: leadership Experience Audit
In my leadership experience, I have been privileged to hold a
position of leadership as a head of the department. This came
with responsibilities and I was in charge of conducting
interviews in the department for new staff, and vital decision-
making ability was tested when I had to take charge during a
crisis (Couto, 2007). I was entrusted in calming down an
enraged staff, and I managed to do so by cutting down a
hanging offender in their cell block.
Quiz Reflection 2-1: Behaviors and attitudes
On the traits motives and characteristics of leaders, I
managed to get a fair score of 42 which showed that I exhibit
attitudes and doings of a trustworthy leader. This is brought
about by the manner in which I portray myself as am
perpetually self-confident in all my undertakings.
Quiz Reflection 2-2 Behavior and Attitude of a trustworthy
leader-Trustworthy
My behavior and attitude towards others mean that I can be
trusted amongst peers, and the trust is also extended to those in
a position of leadership. This has been brought about by
developing an internal focus on what I do and exhibiting a great
sense of self-control. I am enthusiastic in my endeavors, and the
enthusiasm takes the form of being very optimistic. This helps
keep any group that I work with in an upbeat mood and with the
hope that they can conquer anything thrown at them
successfully. Too much optimism, however, can be a downside
in that sometimes even when things are going wrong for
situations beyond my control; I subject myself to a lot of self-

7. blame.
Quiz Reflection 2-3 Personal resiliency
I managed to score 14 on the personal resiliency quiz and my
stint as head of a department played a big role in calming my
nerves even when faced with situations that were enough to
make one fret. I managed to remain level headed even in times
of crisis. A resilient leader has to show a lot of tenacities that is
a key ingredient in bouncing back from setbacks.
Quiz reflection 2-4: My leadership portfolio
My leadership traits have also been analyzed, and I have
found that I have very key characteristics, motives, and traits.
All these are linked to the leadership qualities to become a good
leader in the organization. Some of the leadership traits I have
discovered in myself include; humility, self-confidence,
assertiveness, trustworthy and authenticity. These are all the
qualities I have as evaluated by the weekly self-awareness
exercises that we did in class. The self-confidence is an
important element in becoming a good leader, and I have taken
time to sharpen this element (Powell & Koltz, 2012). I want to
be confident in my decision-making process. I have also noticed
that it is important to be assertive and hold one's ground in the
case of giving instructions to one's employees. This is an
integral part of being a leader in allowing other employees to
respect authority (Dubrin, 2013). The other skills sets include
being trustworthy with the organization's resources and
employees who look up to you. There is also an importance in
maintaining the trust between the employees and the leaders of
the organization. Humility and authenticity are also important
elements that I have harnessed over the duration of my
leadership course.
Module 3

8. Quiz reflections 5-1: Least preferred co-worker
My ability to work with others as a team is excellent. I
harbor no misgivings towards co-workers, and I interact with all
of them freely. My interaction with them, however, is a task
motivated which explains my score of 48. This is a
manifestation of my strong situational perspective both as a
leader and as a manager. In all my interactions with people that
I work with I have not found a reason to believe that co-workers
would rather be working with someone else. They have always
be open in what they share with me which means that I am
endearing to them, and they find working with me least
stressful.
Quiz reflections 5-2: measuring situational perspective.
On this book exercise my score was 10, which admittedly
were very low. This places me in a position where I am defined
as rarely taking situational perspective as a manager and a
leader. I have reservations on that score as I believe that every
situation needs different solutions depending on the variables at
stake. Motivation to a very skilled worker ought to happen same
as to an unskilled worker for every one of them need to be
motivated to perform better.
Quiz reflections 6-1: Leadership assessment scale.
My results on this assessment were 23, which means that I
am highly ethical leader who can be trusted as a leader or as a
potential manager. I hold dear values in a society and work very
hard to make sure that what the community appreciates what I
do, which would be very hard if ethics were not my driving
force. A goal theorist, Edwin H. Locke presented that ethics is
at the very center of leadership since the goal of rational leaders
is merging the interests of all parties for the benefit of everyone

9. in the society (Couto, 2007). If everyone benefits from a
venture then all people are ethically well treated.
Quiz reflections 6-2: The ethical mind of leadership
The perception of others are a true reflection of what a
person is to a community and my scoring high on this test is a
testament that I am not unduly self-praising myself. An ethical
leader must be honest with self and must show integrity in
deeds (Dubrin, 2013). This according to Thomas Becker goes
beyond conscientious and honest but must also include
integrity. A leader who has a degree of integrity, for example,
will feel empathy towards workers who may be underpaid and
treat them as their services deserve. This would be done while
also applying some pressure to them to increase their
productivity for the benefit of their employer.
Module 4
Quiz Reflections 7-1
To continue being a strategic leader
, it was imperative that I continue being a person with strategic
techniques. This is essential in preparation of future managers
and leaders so that they learn how to apply different
management methods. By doing so, they will be able to impose
themselves on the staff working under them and will help them
gain self-confidence.
The right attitude in a job environment is very critical and helps
keep the right environment for the incubation of ideas. The right
attitude helps put in place any preconceptions that people at the
workplace may have had and helps both the individual and the
group to remain focused on the task ahead. A SWOT analysis is
needed to evaluate the environment through which work is
performed and to evaluate the characteristics that may have
hindered the potential of both the company and for the
employees (Powell & Koltz, 2012).

10. With the right attitude, I have managed to constantly have
personal growth as well as having a better understanding of
responsibilities through self-discipline mentorship and
experience. There are far more challenges that arise which at
some times were not planned for, but as a dutiful manager, my
role has been to face challenges and make opportunities out of
them. Enhancement of interpersonal skills has made this
possible, and though my expressions may not be very colorful, I
am able to perform my duties to the expectations and inspire
others for the good of the company.
My charisma is what has enabled me to keep pace with societal
expectations. This is because added responsibilities have made
me to cope with the demands of all the subordinates while
pacifying them making it better for my seniors to conduct
business without undue stress.
Quiz Reflection for 7-2
On the organizational politics questionnaire, I managed to score
between ten and fourteen, which implies that I have no time to
engage in office politics.
This has been my way of conducting myself, and I have had no
distractions in my workplace as I spend almost all the time
focused on the task at hand. From my studies, I have come to
realize that distractions at work to engage in endless chatter
have the effect of decreasing productivity, and I would not want
to be a liability in the work environment. The negative energy
emanating from office politics and chatter has the counter effect
of hating the tasks given while looking forward to meeting
again with fellow staff to continue on what may have been the
subject f the chatter
(Powell & Koltz, 2012). The only thing I would envisage
looking forward to in a workplace is the satisfaction brought
about by dutifully performing my tasks.

11. The manager impression survey is a vital supplement to good
performance at work (Dubrin, 2013). I have devoted time to
make sure that I do not portray myself in any way that is
contrary to expectations in my line of work. This has helped
keep me focused on accomplishing tasks, while it has also
shown the others that I am not easily distracted on what I do.
Even at school, I have displayed capacity to have participatory
leadership by delegating responsibilities so that we will all
triumph as a group and reach out to the summit of our
capacities. Such latitude is extremely important, especially in a
group setting where different ideas are floated, and it would be
a problem if they are not harmonized.
Quiz Reflection for 8-1
The end results of the performance of any leader are a result of
the tactics and influences that are used. The tactics are then
affected by his/her traits and the way of conduct in stressful
situations. The three possible outcomes may be compliance,
commitment or resistance. When commitment is, the tactic
adopted the desired output is easily achievable as every other
person is geared towards making the venture a success through
giving it maximum possible effort. Compliance, on the other
hand, is when the subjects agree on performing but are not fully
devoted to making it their priority. When compliance is the
adopted tactic, the goals may be realized, but there will be
hindrances in the way. Partial success may only be what will be
realized. When resistance comes into play, the desired goals
cannot be achieved, and a lot of negative energies is exhibited
and various reasons are forwarded as to why the task cannot be
accomplished.
As a manager, my goal in an organization is to inculcate the
norms of devotion to a particular task so that every one of us is
committed to accomplishing the task involved. In all the
leadership posts I have held in my educational pursuit, I have
made it a necessity to be in groups where the goals are clear,

12. and the way, of achieving them, is well set out.
Quiz Reflections 8-2
On the measure of ingratiating behavior in organizational
setting, I managed to get a score of between forty-one and
forty-nine.
This implies that I have a moderate degree of ingratiating
behavior. Political tactics are part and parcel of a successful
relationship between the manager, the subordinates, and the
boss (Dubrin, 2013). There is always an increased awareness of
the need to please the boss without resorting to acts of
sycophancy and without reducing self to being used in the
discharge of duties.
Any political tactic adopted has the chance of being considered
unethical if it to be carried to its extremes. The adopted
approach for this reason has not to be unequivocally unethical,
should not involve backstabbing. It should not seek out to
demolish or set a person for eventual failure and should not set
subordinates to a position where they will have to clash with
power by playing territorial games. I have therefore, had to
avoid situations where I would commit irresponsible snide
remarks on the bosses to make my place in any organization I
have ventured into open for debate.
I have always had a calculated plan of how duties are to be
discharged in every manner of working environment without
having to turn out to be pleasing the boss unduly. This has
meant a greater understanding of the nature of conduct and
knowing when to assert myself and when to back off from
challenges. Rational persuasion is a tool that I have effectively
deployed to help me maneuver in this adventure. The knack to
be self-appealing and inspirational leadership is what has
broken the barriers to making the commitment more while
appreciating the tasks to be done.
Exercise 7-5 Power, Politics, and Leadership

13. Exercise 8-4 Influence Tactics
References
Dubrin, A. (2013). Leadership: Research Findings, Practice, and
Skills. Mason, Ohio: Cengage
Learning.
Couto, R. (2007). Reflections on Leadership. Lanham, Md.:
University Press of America.
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Bottom of Form
Powell, C., & Koltz, T. (2012). It worked for me: In life and
leadership. New York: Harper.
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