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Leadership Final Assignment

MBA 2010/2011 Modular

Individual Leadership Assignment

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Leadership Final Assignment

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1 I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is to use another‘s work and pretend that it is one‘s own. 2 I have used the APA convention to citation and referencing. Each contribution to, and quotation in, this project from the work(s) of other people has been attributed, and has been cited and referenced. 3 4 This project is my own work. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the intention of passing it off as his or her own work.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................5 MAKING SENSE OF THE 12 LEADERSHIP SEEDS ....................................................................................7 THE ICEBERG METAPHOR ............................................................................................................................ 8 THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.....................................................................................................................................9 THE BODY OF THE ICEBERG ................................................................................................................................ 9 MODELLING THE INTERACTION OF THE 12 SEEDS IN MY LIFE .................................................... 10 COMMUNICATION & LISTENING .............................................................................................................. 13 DEFINITION AND SENSE MAKING ..................................................................................................................... 13 WHAT LIES BENEATH – REFLECTING ON MY OWN ENABLERS AND INHIBITORS ................................................. 14 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT



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