1. This assignment focuses on the tenet of
conscious leadership
, the importance of self-assessment, and reflection. Self-
awareness is essential for developing management and
leadership skills. Recognizing your own strengths, weaknesses,
and values, and understanding emotional intelligence and
learning styles can help you to be a more effective leader.
Becoming self-aware is an ongoing process requiring
introspection. The more often people practice self-reflection,
the more opportunities they have to understand their own
behaviors and adapt their approaches to working with other
people, which can improve both your own and other's abilities
to meet their professional goals.
Self-Assessment
For this assignment, you have the opportunity to take a variety
of self-assessments to learn more about yourself and identify
your assets and weaknesses as a leader. This will assist you in
discovering how you can improve your own self-leadership
skills. You will be asked to think critically about your results
and submit a reflection as directed below. As a starting point,
review the resources on conscious capitalism at:
http://www.consciouscapitalism.org/
. There are several helpful resources, including white papers
and speech transcripts, available under the Content tab on the
main page of this site. Conduct additional research beyond this
website on the principle of conscious leadership.
Refer to the "Self-Assessment Links" resource in Topic
Materials and complete each test. Be sure to document the
results of each assessment to assist you in completing the
reflection portion of the assignment below.

2. Self-Assessment Reflection
After completing the self-assessments, write a 1,000-1,250 word
reflection in which you discuss the following:
1. Explain the characteristics of conscious leadership as defined
by Mackey and Sisodia and compare them to the primary
characteristics of two or three other leadership theories you
have studied.
2. Describe the importance of self-awareness, self-concept, and
emotional intelligence and the role they play in enabling
effective conscious leadership.
3. Briefly summarize the results of each test you completed. In
general, do you believe the results represent who you are as a
leader? How will the results inspire you to be a conscious
leader? Explain.
4. What insights have you gained about yourself after taking the
assessments? How could this knowledge influence your values,
attitude towards others, and how you approach new tasks in the
workplace?
5. Explain the significance of the self-assessment results in
relation to your individual behavior, your behavior within
groups, and within organizations. What have you learned about
your ability to manage others within the workplace? What have
you learned about what it takes to manage yourself or how you
respond to the management tactics of others within the
workplace?
Include at least four academic references for this assignment to
support your analysis and reflection.