Introduction At the end of the day, we find greatest leaders are inspirational and possess some degree of

Introduction

At the end of the day, we find greatest leaders are inspirational and possess some degree of transparency. The latest trend in leadership that was not discussed in detail within the textbook is Authentic Leadership and we will spend some time exploring this for your weekly assignment.

Instructions

• Read through the Authentic Leadership articles within the Week 5 online articles folder. Pick one or two that will help you understand the traits of this leadership style.

• Take the Authentic Leadership Assessment Download Authentic Leadership Assessmentand calculate your score.

• It may help to find a leadership quote that captures your results and becomes a guiding light for writing this paper.

• Draft a 3-page paper that elaborates on your perspective of Authentic Leadership, incorporates your assessment score, and brings in the quote (if you chose one). This is a rather open-ended/unstructured paper that encourages you to develop Authentic Leadership as it applies to you and as you have experienced it. Within your paper, please reference two leaders you believe to be authentic in nature and weave them throughout the paper as you deem necessary to support your perspective and add to develop your theory.

Evaluation Criteria

This assignment is worth 50 points and comprises 5% of the total course score. Here is the rubric