As a part of your final dissertation process, you will compose a 5- to 7-page Leadership Reflection Paper. In the paper, flex your muscles as a scholarly writer by reflecting on the connections among leadership development, personal and professional growth, the dissertation, and doctoral program.
Your doctoral program has provided many opportunities for you to cultivate your competencies as a leader. The Leadership Reflection Paper provides an opportunity for you to assess and reflect on your leadership journey and the knowledge and skills you have developed over time in the doctoral program to help you guide and provide direction to others.
Using the Individual Student Profile information (completed in LEAD6001, the first course in your program) as a springboard, consider your growth as a leader and document your change over time as a result of your participation in this program. In a 4- to 6-page culminating paper, reflect on your personal and professional growth as a leader during your program journey and how those experiences contributed to and will continue to contribute to you becoming a more informed, reflective, and responsive leader in your field. Personalize your reflection by providing examples of how you translated the knowledge and skills you gained in your coursework and the dissertation process into practice and authentic leadership experiences and how you will continue to develop your leadership skills.
Reflect on the following questions to guide your response:
How have you grown as a leader during your program journey and completion of the dissertation?
What leadership qualities are most important to you, and how have these qualities been enhanced by your graduate experience?
Which leaders in your field or profession have influenced your transformation and why?
Revisiting the reflections written in courses, in what ways have your goals or thinking about your profession changed?
What are the implications and applications of your learning and leadership for your profession?
How can you apply the leadership competencies you have gained or improved to make a difference in your personal and professional life and in the lives of others?
How will you continue to develop your leadership skills?
