Based on your knowledge of human relations, you will write paper

OL 125 Final Project Guidelines and RubricOverviewWith unstable economies becoming increasingly more common, businesses look to different aspects of their company to save money, improve performance,and boost their position amongst their competitors. One of the most important areas of focus is human relations, which directly influences productivity,motivation, and employee retention. In order for you to succeed professionally, you will need to develop a special set of human relations skills that includes selfawareness, strong leadership qualities, the ability to motivate, and the ability to facilitate communication.Your final project in this course will be a reflection on yourself in your organization and at Southern New Hampshire University. You will analyze your ownstrengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they pertain to your own leadership skills as well as identify appropriate skills that contribute to influencingworkplace productivity, engagement, and motivation. The final deliverable will be a plan with three goals and action steps that you have determined are the bestfit for you as a leader.In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes: Explain how individual personality, perception, leadership styles, and self-concept influence human relations in informing the development of a personalleadership philosophyExplain how the communications process in leadership situations affects positive human relationsIllustrate how the relationship between motivation, stress, and time management influences workplace dynamicsIdentify appropriate human interaction skills necessary for managers to positively influence productivity PromptBased on your knowledge of human relations, you will write a paper addressing the different factors that have influenced your leadership philosophy, includingpersonality, perception, leadership styles, and self-concept. In addition, you will examine how your leadership philosophy impacts your understanding of thecommunications process, workplace dynamics, and management skills.Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:I. Personality and Self-Concept: In this section, you will devote one detailed paragraph to your identified strengths and weaknesses as you consider futureleadership opportunities. You may draw from your SWOT analysis in your responses. Please be sure to address the following in the two sections of yourparagraph:A. Strengths: Discuss the aspects of your personality and self-concept that serve as a particular strength as you consider your future leadershipopportunities. Why are these important to you and to others you may be leading?B. Areas of Improvement: Conversely, what aspects of your personality and self-concept may lead to difficulties in your future work as a leader?What areas of improvement have you identified? II. Human Interaction Skills: In two paragraphs, you will identify at least two skills—drawing from your course readings and your own experiences—that canpositively influence workplace productivity, engagement, and/or motivation. In your discussion of each skill, be sure to address the following questionsunderneath the skill:A. Description of Skill: What is this skill, and how is it used in personnel management?B. Engagement and Motivation: How specifically would this skill positively impact engagement or motivation?C. Intended Impact: How specifically does this skill positively influence workplace productivity?III. Personal Development Plan: Finally, you will bring together your reflections on personality, self-concept, and human interaction skills in order to createactionable steps for your future as a leader. First, include a final paragraph answering the first prompt below. Then, identify three goals to enhance yourskills as a leader.A. First, reflect on how this experience has helped shape your personal leadership philosophy. Be specific.B. Next, using the provided plan template, identify relevant goals to enhance your skills as a leader, action steps to achieving those goals, potentialobstacles you may face, and a plan to overcome those obstacles. MilestonesMilestone One: Personality and Self-ConceptIn Module Two, you will provide an initial self-reflection that discusses your own strengths as well as areas you feel you may need to improve. You will considerhow these aspects of your personality and self-concept will allow you to improve your skills in a future leadership role. This milestone will be graded with theMilestone One Rubric.Milestone Two: SWOT AnalysisIn Module Four, you will perform a SWOT analysis. The SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis will help you determine moreinformation about where your additional strengths and weaknesses lie. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.Final Submission: Personal Leadership ReflectionIn Module Seven, you will describe your personal leadership philosophy and then examine how that leadership philosophy informs your use of thecommunications process, understanding of workplace dynamics, and management skills. Draw from the feedback you received from your completedassignments throughout this course, and use the provided Personal Leadership Reflection Template to complete the final project. This submission will be gradedwith the Final Project Rubric.The Career Connection: Students are also encouraged to share their reflections with SNHU Career, both throughout the term and once they have completedtheir reflections. Our career advisors are aware of this assignment and are looking forward to working with you in using this plan to help you find your bestcareer fit. You can reach SNHU Career by emailing [email protected], calling 888-672-1458, or utilizing their extensive online resources. Be sure to identifyyourself as an OL 125 student. Final Project RubricGuidelines for Submission: Your personal leadership reflection must be 4 paragraphs (300–400 words) in length using the provided Personal LeadershipReflection Template. Sources should be cited according to APA style.Critical ElementsPersonality and SelfConcept: Strengths Exemplary (100%)Meets “Proficient” criteria, anddiscussion shows reflectiveinsight into how personalstrengths relate to future inleadership Proficient (85%)Discusses aspects ofpersonality and self-conceptthat serve as a particularstrength as leadershipopportunities are considered Personality and SelfConcept: Areas ofImprovement Meets “Proficient” criteria, anddiscussion shows reflectiveinsight into how personal areasof improvement relate tofuture in leadershipMeets “Proficient” criteria anddraws insightful connectionsbetween interaction skills andpersonnel management Discusses aspects ofpersonality and self-conceptthat are areas of improvementand may lead to difficulties infuture leadership opportunitiesDescribes identified skills andhow they are used forpersonnel management Meets “Proficient” criteria, andspecific details are especiallyillustrative of how particularhuman interaction skills canpositively influence motivationand engagement in theworkplaceMeets “Proficient” criteria, andspecific details are especiallyillustrative of how particularhuman interaction skills canpositively influence workplaceproductivityMeets “Proficient” criteria andshows reflective insight intothe development of personalleadership philosophy Explains how identified skillspositively impact motivationand engagement in theworkplace with specific details Human InteractionSkills: Description ofSkill Human InteractionSkills: Engagementand Motivation Human InteractionSkills: IntendedImpact PersonalDevelopment Plan:LeadershipPhilosophy Needs Improvement (55%)Discusses aspects ofpersonality and self-conceptthat serve as a particularstrength as leadershipopportunities are considered,but discussion lacks clarity ordetailDiscusses aspects ofpersonality and self-conceptthat are areas of improvementand may lead to difficulties, butdiscussion lacks clarity or detailDescribes identified skills andhow they are used forpersonnel management, butdescription is cursory orcontains inaccuraciesExplains how identified skillspositively impact motivationand engagement in theworkplace, but explanationlacks specific details orcontains inaccuracies Not Evident (0%)Does not discuss aspects ofpersonality and self-conceptthat serve as a particularstrength Explains how identified skillspositively influence workplaceproductivity with specificdetails Reflects on how experience hasshaped personal leadershipphilosophy Value12 Does not discuss aspects ofpersonality and self-conceptthat are areas of improvementand may lead to difficulties infuture leadership opportunitiesDoes not describe identifiedskills and how they are used forpersonnel management 12 Does not explain howidentified skills positivelyimpact workplace motivationand engagement in theworkplace 15 Explains how identified skillspositively influence workplaceproductivity, but explanationlacks specific details orcontains inaccuracies Does not explain howidentified skills positivelyinfluence workplaceproductivity 18 Reflects on how experience hasshaped personal leadershipphilosophy, but reflection iscursory Does not reflect on howexperience has shapedpersonal leadership philosophy 12 15 PersonalDevelopment Plan:Goals Meets “Proficient” criteria, andidentified plans show apractical understanding of nextsteps for developing personalleadership skills Identifies goals to enhanceleadership skills, action stepsfor achieving goals, potentialobstacles, and plans forovercoming obstacles Articulation ofResponse Submission is free of errorsrelated to citations, grammar,spelling, syntax, andorganization and is presentedin a professional and easy-toread format Submission has no major errorsrelated to citations, grammar,spelling, syntax, or organization Identifies goals to enhanceleadership skills, action stepsfor achieving goals, potentialobstacles, and plans forovercoming obstacles, butresponse contains gaps inclarity or support for achievinggoals or overcoming obstaclesSubmission has major errorsrelated to citations, grammar,spelling, syntax, or organizationthat negatively impactreadability and articulation ofmain ideas Does not identify goals, actionsteps for achieving goals,potential obstacles, and plansfor overcoming obstacles 12 Submission has critical errorsrelated to citations, grammar,spelling, syntax, or organizationthat prevent understanding ofideas 4 Total 100%