The Life of Leaders Analysis and Application Instructions

In this assignment, you will submit an 8 page paper covering several sections. These sections will require leadership reflection, a SWOT analysis, and a leadership plan that will be used for your own maturation as a leader. The following assignment has multiple parts that require reflection on your own life and leadership praxis.

 

Part 1: Priorities and Balance of Leadership and Calling:

In the first section of your final paper, you will explain your conclusions on the relationship between priorities and balance in the life of a leader. Also include what you have concluded about the line between your spiritual/vocational calling and what Scripture says about leading your family and pursuing holiness in a holistic sense. This section should expand on, but not recreate, your theology of Christian leadership. Your maturing theology of Christian leadership should lay the foundation for your understanding of priorities, balance, leadership, and calling. This portion of the assignment must be 3 pages.

 

Part 2: SWOT Analysis:

Choose 1 aspect of your life as a leader (spiritual, family, or ministry/vocation). Then conduct a SWOT analysis of your role as a leader in this aspect of your life. A SWOT is an in-depth analysis examining your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. This portion of the assignment must be 3 pages .

 

Part 3: Leadership Plan:

In the final section of this paper, consider your future leadership and the next year. Write a brief but detailed plan of how you plan to mature in your leadership over the next calendar year. In this portion of the assignment, consider what types of disciplines you are going to employ over the next year and how you are going to implement these disciplines in your life. Mention what books you are going to read or ways you are going to mature your leadership praxis. Identify how you are going to cultivate your leadership strengths, limit your weaknesses, take advantage of your opportunities, and guard yourself against your threats. This portion of the assignment must be 2 pages .

  

Ashford 2: – Week 1 – Discussion 2

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

 

     

Personality

To begin, take a moment to interact with the learning object below.  This will help you test your knowledge of the various theoretical perspectives of psychology that you have learned in a fun and interactive exercise.  

 

 

For this discussion, address the following as you respond:   Select one character, past or present, from a      television show, movie, book, comic, game, etc.  Briefly describe this character, including:  What medium (television, movie, book, etc.) is he or       she from?  Why did you select him or her?  What is his or her personality as depicted?  Identify one approach (e.g., common-sense,      psychodynamic, humanistic, etc.) that you feel is most accurate and useful      in understanding this character’s personality.    Discuss this selected theory.  Why did you select      it?  How might this theory help us understand your character’s      personality?    

Your initial post must be a minimum of 200 words and utilize at least one scholarly source (e.g., the course textbook, a peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library, or a professional web source), cited according to APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
 

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates who chose a different approach to personality and/or character.  Discuss the theory they selected. Do you agree with your peer’s choice as applied to the character? Is it a good fit? Why or why not? 

 
 

From any of the readings of this week—Homer, Hesiod, Sophocles, or any of the pre-Socratic philosophers—choose and copy statements or passages that you consider mythology, religion, or a philosophical treatise. Find one example for each discipline.

In addition, choose one statement for each of the categories for your own life or current day reading.

Below the matrix, explain in a brief paragraph the difference between the three categories.

Cite your sources consistent with APA guidelines.