Personal leadership effectiveness

For this task, you will conduct an evaluation of your personal leadership effectiveness. You will write a paper evaluating your own leadership using a scholarly leadership theory. To help you refine your own leadership skills, you will develop at least two SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound) goals as part of your evaluation.  Write the paper in first person Please keep origination less than 25% for original works Include in text citations  Follow APA format and style when organizing your paper. You are encouraged to create a cover page, headers, and sub-headers throughout the paper.  The paper should be 6-10 pages, not including the cover page and references.  Please be both descriptive (who, what, when, and where) and explanatory (why and how).  Evaluators assess your paper based on the specificity of your response, not on the generalizations.  This section is an analysis of your leadership.  Refer to your results from the CliftonStrengths assessment.  You must upload your PDF version of your Signature Themes report when you submit your final paper. Explain what the results might indicate about you as a leader. You must explain your top five categorical strengths results. Be descriptive and provide examples. LEARNER, RESTORATIVE, ACHIEVER, INPUT, DISCIPLINE  Your explanation should include: o a separate paragraph for each strength category, o the category title, o your results, and o your reflection on the results including both descriptive and explanatory examples.  This reflection is not related to theory.  Provide citations where needed.  Write a paper (suggested length of 6–10 pages) by doing the following:   A. Provide a PDF copy of your “Signature Themes” report after completing the CliftonStrengths assessment.  1. Reflect on the results of the five categorical strengths from your CliftonStrengths assessment, including what those results might indicate about your leadership. LEARNER, RESTORATIVE, ACHIEVER, INPUT, DISCIPLINE  B. Evaluate your leadership, using one of the scholarly leadership theories below, by doing the following:***select one leadership for the entire paper to evaluate strength,weakness & actionable ***  • transformational leadership  • transactional leadership  • situational leadership  • participative leadership  • servant leadership  • behavioral leadership  • trait theory of leadership 1. Evaluate three strengths of your leadership, using the chosen scholarly leadership theory, including how each strength relates to the theory. Support the evaluation of your strengths with at least one scholarly source. (Please use a different scholarly source) 2. Evaluate three weaknesses of your leadership, using the chosen scholarly leadership theory, including how each weakness relates to the theory. Support the evaluation of your weaknesses with at least one scholarly source. (Please use a different scholarly source) 3. Recommend three actionable items to improve the effectiveness of your leadership, including how each actionable item relates to the chosen scholarly leadership theory. Support the recommendations of actionable items with at least one scholarly source. (Please use a different scholarly source) Note: A scholarly source could be a reputable journal, a published book, or any source from a university faculty member or business leader. Scholarly sources also include any article or book in the online WGU library. C. Discuss two short-term goals that will help improve your leadership. Adhere to the SMART criteria for each goal: specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound. 1. Discuss at least two specific actions you will take to reach each of the SMART goals discussed in part C. D. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.