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Bahrain Polytechnic

Bachelor of Business (BS701)

BU7203 – Leadership for Change Management – Level 7

Assessment 1:                   Reflective Journal

Due Date:                            Thursday, 13th October 2022 at 11:50 PM,

Weighting:                          30%

Type:                                     Individual (Written)

Length:                                                 2500 words (+ or – 250)

Assessment Task

1. The assessment task requires you to analyse your own leadership ability and to profile yourself against a business leader you are inspired by (Ensure you choose a business leader who has initiated and led change initiatives). This report will include a self-exploratory element as well as research well known leader, preferably international business leader or well-known local business leader that you are motivated by and look to as a role-model.
2. You will be required to conduct research on various business leaders and identify a leader that you are inspired by and look up to as a role model. (Ensure that this leader has initiated and led change initiatives)

III. Note that the minimum word count for section 2 (Contextual analysis of leadership) is 300 words and for section 3 (Personal Reflection) 850 words

1. Analyse Leadership Strategies
2. Based on the discussions in class /readings on Leadership and your understanding of the concept of Leadership, explain why the person, you chose for the reflection, is considered to be a Leader.
3. Why does this person inspire you?

III. Give a synopsis of this leader’s life (e.g. Background, education, career, successes, accomplishments, changes that he has initiated and outcomes of those changes, etc.)

1. What leadership attributes/ traits and personality characteristics define this person as a leader?
2. What leadership skills does this leader possess to lead change successfully? The three
3. What is his/her leadership style/approach?
4. Contextual analysis of leadership
5. What internal situational variables (group/team members characteristics, culture, policies) and external situational variables/ circumstances have played a role in this leaders’ accomplishments.
6. Personal Reflection

Reflecting on yourself as a person, based on the tests you have done in class to explore your leadership traits, behaviour and style, explain:

1. What leadership traits/attributes personality characteristics do you have that might be similar to this leader?
2. What traits/attributes/skills does this leader have that you would like to have in yourself in the future?

III. What do you think you need to do to become more like this leader and how will you do that? (action plan)