NursingNLX 470 Personal Leadership Reflection Paper
Assignment Guidance
Page length: 3-5 pages, not including references or title page, double-spaced, in APA format
Audience/Context:
As a Healthcare Manager/Director/Provider, you will want to develop/improve your personal leadership style and skill set.
Why is this assignment important?
Healthcare Managers/Directors/Providers often need to develop their personal leadership style and increase their leadership skill set. This assignment will help you have a better understanding of your leadership style and some ways you can further develop your style. This written exercise is to be regarded as vital preparation and practice for Leadership in Health Care Systems Master’s Degree, DNP Degree, and CNL Degree.
What is the task?
You are asked to review your DISC profile and the attributes associated with it, summarize them and note your findings. You will also be asked to conducted and assess your strengths and weaknesses. You must then identify opportunities for personal leadership growth and then develop goals to improve the opportunities identified.
How should I complete the task?
1. Review the DISC profile results.
2. Identify personal leadership opportunities.
3. Develop personal leadership growth goals
4. Use the basic outline below to organize your paper.
5. Consult the rubric for an explanation of the criteria that will be used for grading this assignment.
Recommended Outline
I. Discuss DISC profile results
II. Identify personal leadership opportunities
III. Discuss personal leadership growth goals
IV. Conclusion
NUR 470 Rubric for Leadership Personal Reflection Paper
Student name: ___________________________________
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Dimensions |
Demonstrates Mastery | Meets Majority of Expectations | Does Not Consistently Meet > 50% Expectations | Meets Few to None of Expectations |
| APPLICATION OF DISC ASSESSMENT :( 4%) - Student summarizes their DISC assessment personal leadership attributes - Student applies the findings of their DISC assessment personal leadership findings | 4 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 |
| LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: Identification of growth goals (5%) - Identifies opportunities for personal leadership growth - Develops growth goals to address the identified opportunities- | 4-5 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 |
| SENTENCES: Mechanics and Style (2%) - Sentence structure is varied and grammatically correct. - Writing is free of spelling errors; proofreading is evident. - Each paragraph contains one idea stated in the topic sentence and maintained throughout the paragraph, effective transitions. - Paper flows, without redundancy, at the document and paragraph levels. - Writing is clear, concise, formal, interesting, in the active voice, objective, and free from bias and anthropomorphisms. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| SCHOLARLY CONVENTIONS: Mechanics, citations, and APA style (1%) - Sources are scholarly, current, representative of the available research literature, and sufficient in number. - All ideas, words, and research belonging to others are properly attributed in-text and in the references section. - Paraphrasing is an accurate representation of the primary source; direct quotes are used sparingly. - Conventions for document format and citations are followed, as stated in the current APA Style Guide. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Total Score: (out of 15) | | | | |
Are there any concerns about Academic Honesty? Yes _______ No _______
If yes, the instructor is to follow the process outlined in the University of Rochester School of Nursing Student Handbook and refer the matter to the Associate Dean for Education and Student Affairs.