Due: Sunday March 8th by 5pm Central Standard Time U.S.

Leadership and Management—A Personal Perspective

As one have explored leadership and management roles, skills, and behaviors, you may have become aware of how these align, or do not align, with your personal skills, strengths, and interests. You may also have begun to consider how external factors might influence you if you were to assume a leadership or management role in social work.

For this Assignment, you assess your strengths and areas for growth in order to determine what aspects of leadership and management are a good “fit” with your personality, leadership style, and relevant skills. You also address how external factors might influence you as you serve in a leadership or management role.

Required Reading

· Northouse, P. G. (2018). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Sage.

o Chapter 1, “Understanding Leadership” (pp. 1–18)

o Chapter 2, “Recognizing Your Traits” (pp. 21–44)

o Chapter 6, “Developing Leadership Skills” (pp. 117-138)

Lauffer, A. (2011). Understanding your social agency (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: Sage.

Chapter 3, “Role Playing and Group Membership” (pp. 70–98)

Assignment

 (4–5 paragraphs): Complete the following:

· Assess your strengths and areas for growth with regard to both the leadership and management roles based on what you understand about these roles so far. Be sure to address whether your skills and interests align better with the leadership or management role.

· Identify at least one area of growth in either of these roles you would like to further develop and explain why.

· Identify two significant external factors that might influence your work if you served in a leadership or management role in social work. Explain why these external factors are significant and how they might affect your work as a leader or manager.

APA format with intext citations and references from the Required Reading.