Template for assessment 2: the Personal Leadership Portfolio CRITICAL LEADERSHIP: Theoretical and practical perspectives Personal Leadership Portfolio 1,500 words excluding bibliography and appendices Contents Page: 1. Assessment of MY personal leader/leadership skills: 1.1 Introduction to leader/leadership assessment: theory and practice 1.2 Table of tools used to assess my leader abilities and potential 1.3 Summary of my current strengths and development needs 2. Personal leader/leadership development plan 2.1 Introduction to leader and leadership development techniques: theory and practice 2.2 Summary development plan to meet my identified development needs 2.3 Rationale for choice of development methods/techniques 3. Bibliography 4. Appendices Please note THREE appendices should be provided examples may include: · Selected examples of self- assessment inventories completed · Selected examples of assessment inventories completed by others · Feedback from practical leadership sessions in class or · Feedback from practical leadership experiences in other contexts · Other evidence sources such as work-based assessments Section 1: Assessment of MY personal leader/leadership skills 1.1. Introduction to leader/leadership assessment: theory and practice Provide a paragraph or two that demonstrates your understanding of how leaders and leadership is assessed in general. Compare theory with practice using organisational examples and include some critique. 1.2. Table of tools used to assess my leader abilities and potential List the sources of feedback used to assess your leader(ship) abilities and potential, for example: inventories and questionnaires suggested in the unit handbook; the practical leadership sessions you participated in during the taught sessions; work-based evidence such as appraisal; 360 degree feedback instruments and other leadership experiences. Identify what these tools assess referring to relevant theory as appropriate and whether they are self-assessment or based on 3rd party feedback. THREE examples should be included as appendices, but your table should contain more. Indicate which tools you have included as appendices. Illustrative table: Tools used (examples listed below) Assesses Leadership styles Questionnaire (Northouse, 2015 p 99) Self-completion and completed by 3 direct reports Assesses leadership styles as seen by self and others (Lewin, Lippitt & White, 1939; McGregor, 1960) MLQ questionnaire (Bass & Avolio, 1992). Completed by my project team Four Is of transformational leadership (Bass 1985). Practical leadership session feedback Feedback from 4 class colleagues Behaviours when leading a small team Assessment centre feedback Feedback form 3 trained assessors One section of competencies focused on emergent leadership potential Verbal comments from my football team: I am team captain and asked for feedback Behaviours in a practical setting ETC. 1.3. Summary of current st.