GOOGLESCHOLAR -MGT 550 - Assignment 1: The Value of Failure in Leadership

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 240	Assignment 1: The Value of Failure in Leadership
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Propose two (2) ways that you can use a failure in your life or career to improve your vision as a leader. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely proposed two (2) ways that you can use a failure in your life or career to improve your vision as a leader.	Partially proposed two (2) ways that you can use a failure in your life or career to improve your vision as a leader.	Satisfactorily proposed two (2) ways that you can use a failure in your life or career to improve your vision as a leader.	Thoroughly proposed two (2) ways that you can use a failure in your life or career to improve your vision as a leader.
2. Examine the key traits and characteristics that transformational leaders possess. Predict the impact that a transformational leader’s response to a failure would have on performance and behavior in his or her employees. Provide a rationale for your response. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely examined the key traits and characteristics that transformational leaders possess. Did not submit or incompletely predicted the impact that a transformational leader’s response to a failure would have on performance and behavior in his or her employees. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response.	Partially examined the key traits and characteristics that transformational leaders possess. Partially predicted the impact that a transformational leader’s response to a failure would have on performance and behavior in his or her employees. Partially provided a rationale for your response.	Satisfactorily examined the key traits and characteristics that transformational leaders possess. Satisfactorily predicted the impact that a transformational leader’s response to a failure would have on performance and behavior in his or her employees. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response.	Thoroughly examined the key traits and characteristics that transformational leaders possess. Thoroughly predicted the impact that a transformational leader’s response to a failure would have on performance and behavior in his or her employees. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response.
3. Determine whether or not you believe that failure is an integral part of life that contributes to leadership effectiveness. Provide two (2) examples to support your response. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely determined whether or not you believe that failure is an integral part of life that contributes to leadership effectiveness. Did not submit or incompletely provided two (2) examples to support your response.	Partially determined whether or not you believe that failure is an integral part of life that contributes to leadership effectiveness. Partially provided two (2) examples to support your response.	Satisfactorily determined whether or not you believe that failure is an integral part of life that contributes to leadership effectiveness. Satisfactorily provided two (2) examples to support your response.	Thoroughly determined whether or not you believe that failure is an integral part of life that contributes to leadership effectiveness. Thoroughly provided two (2) examples to support your response.
4. Create a list of five (5) best practices for leaders to follow in order to be effective after a failure in the workplace. Support each practice with examples from your interview. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely created a list of five (5) best practices for leaders to follow in order to be effective after a failure in the workplace. Did not submit or incompletely supported each practice with examples from your interview.	Partially created a list of five (5) best practices for leaders to follow in order to be effective after a failure in the workplace. Partially supported each practice with examples from your interview.	Satisfactorily created a list of five (5) best practices for leaders to follow in order to be effective after a failure in the workplace. Satisfactorily supported each practice with examples from your interview.	Thoroughly created a list of five (5) best practices for leaders to follow in order to be effective after a failure in the workplace. Thoroughly supported each practice with examples from your interview.
5. Determine the manner in which experiences with failure and leadership affect the risk taking and decision making behaviors of an individual on a leadership track. Provide a rationale for your response. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely determined the manner in which experiences with failure and leadership affect the risk taking and decision making behaviors of an individual on a leadership track. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response.	Partially determined the manner in which experiences with failure and leadership affect the risk taking and decision making behaviors of an individual on a leadership track. Partially provided a rationale for your response.	Satisfactorily determined the manner in which experiences with failure and leadership affect the risk taking and decision making behaviors of an individual on a leadership track. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response.	Thoroughly determined the manner in which experiences with failure and leadership affect the risk taking and decision making behaviors of an individual on a leadership track. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response.
6. 5 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
7. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting Weight: 5%	Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.	Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.	Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.	Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.
8. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section Weight: 5%	Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.	In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style.	Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style.	In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.
9. Information Literacy/Integration of Sources Weight: 5%	Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.	Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.	Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.	Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
10. Clarity and Coherence of Writing Weight: 5%	Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.	Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.	Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.	Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.