This document outlines an assignment for a leadership development plan. Students are asked to complete a self-assessment using surveys done in class, analyze their leadership potential, and develop a plan to improve their skills. They must write a 5 page report and do a 5 minute oral presentation identifying goals and plans for professional development. The report will be graded on sections analyzing personality types, emotional intelligence, communication skills, and a detailed leadership development plan with goals and specific action items. Students are expected to cite sources and will be penalized for late submissions or poor writing.

1. HOST 1042
Self-Reflection and Leadership Development Plan
Value: 25% of Final Grade
Paper Due: Week 13
Oral Report Due: Week 15 (check posted schedule)
Course Outcomes:
Identify the knowledge and skills needed to improve Emotional
and Hospitality Intelligences.
Select appropriate communication styles and channels for
leadership message.
Identify and analyze the strengths brought to a leadership role
and develop a plan to improve the skills needed to be an
effective leader in the hospitality industry.
Instructions:
There are both written and oral portions for this assignment.
You will use several of the surveys completed in class to
analyze your leadership potential and develop a plan to improve
your leadership aptitudes. For research and reference, use
course notes and readings posted on Blackboard.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator:
1. Describe your results on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(Leader’s Self-Insight 4.5).
a. Do you believe the description fits your personality?
b. Why or why not?
2. Why do you think “Thinking and Judging” are the two
characteristics from the MBTI that seem to be most strongly
associated with effective leadership?
Emotional and Hospitality Intelligences: (you may reference
and use Danny Meyer Setting the Table and/or Isadore Sharp

2. Four Seasons).
1. Which of the elements of EI do you consider to be the most
important in becoming a good leader and why? Defend your
answer using the course material.
2. Based on the Leader’s Self-Insight 5.2, discuss how you
would continue to develop your most dominant component
towards becoming an effective leader.
3. Based on the Leader’s Self-Insight 5.2, discuss how you
would develop your lowest scoring component towards
becoming an effective leader.
4. In your own words, create a definition for the term
“Hospitality Intelligence”.
a. What should the term include? To whom should it apply?
Listening and Communication:
1. Consider your score on the Listening Self-Inventory
(Leader’s Self-Insight 9.2). What do your results say about your
effectiveness as a listener?
2. Describe five ways leaders can improve their listening skills
and, therefore, their leadership effectiveness.
3. Consider your score on the Communication Apprehension
Self-Inventory (Leader’s Self-Insight 9.3). What do your results
say about your level of apprehension in each of the following
situations: public speaking, meetings, group discussion and
interpersonal conversations?
Leadership Development Plan:
For this section of your project, you will develop a plan to
improve your leadership potential in the coming years of your
life.

3. 1. Create 3 goals for your professional development / leadership
for the next year. Describe why you chose these goals
2. Prepare a detailed plan of specific steps that you will take to
achieve each of the three goals. This plan needs to include a
detailed time-frame. Each goal should have at least two specific
actions you will take to achieve the goal.
a. Your three goals may be presented in a chart form.
3. In a paragraph, summarize what you have learned from this
experience, making reference to the course material.
Written Report:
20%
1. Maximum 5 pages double spaced. Aim for comprehensive
and concise.
2. Assignments handed in later than the due date will be
penalized 10% per day.
3. Please be sure to include an introduction, appropriate
headings and a conclusion with appropriate sentence structure,
grammar and spelling.
4. You must cite any and all sources using your choice of
endnotes, footnotes or parenthetical references. Failure to
properly cite your sources will result in a mark of zero on this
assignment in accordance with George Brown College's
Academic Honesty Policy. Please govern yourselves
accordingly.

4. Oral Report:
5%
For the oral report you will present the above Leadership
Development Plan in a one-on-one setting with the instructor -
during class at a predetermined scheduled time (see posted
schedule on Blackboard)
a) You will introduce yourself and present yourself
professionally in both attire and attitude
b) Your three specific goals are to be identified and a detailed
and concise plan for the next year is shared in a professional
and confident manner – within the time allowed of 5 minutes
c) One specific action for each goal is shared in a professional
and confident manner
d) You are not late, you present within time allotted, speak
clearly and are clearly well-practiced
Marking Rubric
One pointThree Points
Five points
Cover Page
No cover page provided
Assignment includes a cover page with some relevant
information missing

5. Assignment includes a cover page including all relevant
information
Introduction
No opening paragraph provided
Opening paragraph fails to introduce the subject matter in a
clear and concise manner
Clear and concise opening paragraph introducing the subject
matter of the assignment.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
MBTI result does not include a description of the corresponding
personality profile
MBTI result includes the MBTI code and a weak description of
the corresponding personality profile
MBTI result includes both the MBTI code and a comprehensive
description of the corresponding personality profile
One specific example in response to whether or not the MBTI
results reflect your personality
Two specific examples in response to whether or not the MBTI
results reflect your personality
Three specific examples in response to whether or not the MBTI
results reflect your personality
Thinking and judging characteristics not clearly defined
Thinking and judging characteristics somewhat defined
Thinking and judging characteristics clearly defined
Argument regarding thinking and judging defended using one
specific example of effective leadership behaviour with weak or

6. no reference to the course material
Argument regarding thinking and judging defended using one
specific example of effective leadership behaviour with clear
reference to the course material
Argument regarding thinking and judging defended using two
specific examples of effective leadership behaviour with clear
reference to the course material
Emotional and Hospitality Intelligences
Most important element of emotional intelligence includes weak
or no reference to the course material
Most important element of emotional intelligence includes some
reference to the course material
Most important element of emotional intelligence includes clear
reference to the course material
Identification of most dominant EI component includes no
description of the component
Identification of most dominant EI component includes a weak
description of the component
Identification of most dominant EI component includes a clear
description of the component

7. Identification of lowest scoring EI component includes no
description of the component
Identification of lowest scoring EI component includes a weak
description of the component
Identification of lowest scoring EI component includes a clear
description of the component
Hospitality Intelligence definition not consistent with the
course material
Hospitality Intelligence definition somewhat consistent with the
course material
Hospitality Intelligence definition consistent with the course
material
Listening and Communication
Description of Listening Self-Inventory result includes no
clearly-defined conclusions about your effectiveness as a
listener
Description of Listening Self-Inventory result includes one
clearly-defined conclusions about your effectiveness as a
listener
Description of Listening Self-Inventory result includes two or
more clearly-defined conclusions about your effectiveness as a
listener

8. The five recommendations for how leaders can improve their
listening skills are unlikely to improve leadership effectiveness
or less than five recommendations provided
The five recommendations for how leaders can improve their
listening skills are somewhat likely to improve leadership
effectiveness
The five recommendations for how leaders can improve their
listening skills are likely to improve leadership effectiveness
Results for Communication Apprehension Survey describe
results for less than three assigned situations
Results for Communication Apprehension Survey describe
results for three assigned situations
Results for Communication Apprehension Survey describe
results for all four assigned situations
Leadership Development Plan
One or no distinct goals
Two distinct goals
Three distinct goals
Two specific actions described for few goals
Two specific actions described for most goals

9. Two specific actions described for each goal
Conclusion
Very ineffective conclusion or no conclusion provided
Conclusion fails to clearly summarize what was learned from
this experience
Conclusion effectively summarizes what was learned from this
experience
Editing
Quite a few errors of sentence structure, spelling, and
punctuation and/or persistent use of colloquial language Some
errors of sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation and/or
some use of colloquial language
One or no errors in sentence structure, spelling, and/or
punctuation so meanings are completely clear; No use of
colloquial language
Totals
Written Report Total Score
/85
Oral Presentation
Arrived on time, professional attire, prepared and overall
positive first impression
Three specific goals identified and a detailed and concise plan
for the next year is shared in a professional and confident
manner
Evaluation of course material and how it applies to personal and
professional growth

10. Oral Presentation Score
/15
Total
/100