MGT 460 Week 2 Assignment

MGT 460  Week 2 Assignment |  Ashford University

Week 2 - Assignment

Reflected Best Self Exercise - Part 1

[WLOs: 1, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 4, 5]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read To Become Your Best Self, Study Your Successes (Links to an external site.).

The Reflected Best Self (RBS) exercise creates an opportunity for participants (you) to receive feedback from others regarding who they are when they are at their best, so that they can visualize how to best serve as a leader. The Reflected Best Self Exercise has three parts and the feedback you receive will be integrated into the Leadership Philosophy final paper in Week 5:

·         Reflected Best Self Exercise—Part 1 is due in Week 2.

·         Reflected Best Self Exercise—Part 2 is due in Week 3.

·         Reflected Best Self Exercise—Part 3 is due in Week 4.

·         Leadership Philosophy final paper is due in Week 5.

For this exercise you will obtain short descriptions from several significant people in your life around how they see you adding value to their relationship with you, to the situation, or both.

Step 1: Identify Respondents

·         Identify 8 to 10 individuals who know you well and are from different areas or groups in your life. These people can be old or new friends, former and current colleagues, supervisors, team members, family members, coaches, teachers, and so on. Also try to think about which individuals will be honest about you. Try to come up with a list of people who represent diverse aspects of your life and will likely provide you with honest feedback. Since everyone may not respond, try to select closer to 10 people so you can get at least five back.

Step 2: Request Feedback

·         Send an email request to your selected respondents (from Step 1). A sample email template is provided. Please feel free to adjust it according to your needs and context.

·         Copy and paste the contents of this template, MGT460 Week 2 Assignment Sample Email Template  Download MGT460 Week 2 Assignment Sample Email Template, into emails for your 10 respondents.

Step 3: Describe Participants

·         For this assignment you will prepare a one-page summary that discusses your selected participants and the reason for your selection.

·         Refer to the Writing a Summary (Links to an external site.) page from the UAGC Writing Center if you need support.

The Reflected Best Self Part 1 Assignment:

·         For this week’s assignment entry, write a one-page, single spaced (no title page) assignment identifying the 10 individuals that you selected to participate in this exercise and why you selected them. Include the selected participants name, relationship to you, their professional title, and how many years you have known them. Finally, share what you hope to gain from this experience.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.