In this assignment, you will be creating a personality portfolio based on the results of your six leadership assessments that you self-select via an Internet search. The importance of knowing your leadership style, strengths, weaknesses, and which style is best suited for managing change will be imperative to your success in industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology, whatever role you take on.
Specifically, write an 8- to 10-page report including the following:

• Self-select six leadership assessments via an Internet search. Take the assessments and identify trends and patterns in your strengths and weaknesses indicated by the results of the assessments. Describe these patterns and trends in your report. You must choose assessments that include:
  • Leadership and ethics
  • Emotional intelligence and leadership
  • Diversity and leadership
  • Leadership styles
  • And two other choices**
• Develop an action plan to address the weaknesses you discovered and how you might use your strengths to overcome the weaknesses.
• Identify a leadership style that is best suited for managing organizational change. Compare and contrast your style with this leadership profile best suited for managing change in organizations.
• Indicate to your potential client why your leadership style is best suited for this company (identify one or use your first scenario in RA 1), including how you could be successful in assisting with managing change within the company.

Your final deliverable should be an 8- to 10-page document in Microsoft Word, utilizing a minimum of eight scholarly sources. The use of a table to display assessment results is encouraged. Apply APA standards for citations and references on slides.
** Free leadership assessments found online do not always publish reliable and valid data. In practice, as an industrial/organizational (I/O) professional, you will always want to ensure that you use measures that are appropriate for your sample and purpose. Equally important, you will want to ensure that the measures you are using have established reliability and validity. Frequently, these types of measures require usage fees. For convenience and to avoid potential fees, this assignment is allowing you to use free online leadership assessments

Write a 7 page white paper that examines how academic work helps professional success, analyzes the requirements for psychology professionals, and develops an action plan to achieve professional goals.
A white paper originally referred to a government report and meant that the paper was authoritative and informative. White papers today have taken on a broader meaning and are used when a writer wants to make an argument for a specific position or propose a solution to a problem. Typically, the audience for a white paper is the general public seeking a solution to their problems, or answers to their questions.
RESOURCES TO USE: AND CAN USE OTHERS
Rodolfa, E., Baker, J., DeMers, S., Hilson, A., Meck, D., Schaffer, J., & … Webb, C. (2014). Professional psychology competency initiatives: implications for training, regulation, and practice. South African Journal of Psychology, 44(2), 121–135.
Yarmey, D. A. (2014). How I got started: From verbal learning to eyewitness and earwitness testimony to applied sport psychology. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 28(3), 443–444.
Hill, C. E., Lystrup, A., Kline, K., Gebru, N. M., Birchler, J., Palmer, G., & … Pinto-Coelho, K. (2013). Aspiring to become a therapist: Personal strengths and challenges, influences, motivations, and expectations of future psychotherapists. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 26(3/4), 267–293.
Memon, A. (2015). My journey from research to impact: Long road and much traffic. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 29(1), 156–157.
 

• Careers in the field of psychology. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://careersinpsychology.org/psychology-careers/
• Fowler, G., & Hamilton, A. (n.d.). Speaking of psychology: Planning for a successful career. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/career-planning.aspx
• American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Early career development resources. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/careers/early-career/career-development/

 

Requirements

Within your white paper, include the following:

• Explain how enrolling in a master’s degree in psychology program will help you succeed professionally.
•     How will this program prepare you to help others in the area of psychology you plan to go into?
•     How do the expectations of you as a practitioner-scholar help prepare you for professional success?
•     What role will research play in your career, and what type of research do you want to do?
•     What insights did you gain from the research you conducted for Assessment 3?-THE RESEARCH QUESTION:     “confidential relationship that exists between a client and a psychologist”
• 2.Analyze the requirements for a psychology professional.
  • Describe the skills and competencies needed to be successful in the field of psychology.
  • Explain the laws and policies that guide the practice of psychology.
  • Explain the ethical conduct expected of a psychology professional.
  • Outline the process to become a psychology professional, such as credentialing, certification, licensure, and so on.
• 3. Compare the requirements to become a psychology professional with the skills and knowledge you already possess.
  • Where are the greatest gaps in knowledge?
  • What areas of concern do you have (if any)?
• 4. Develop an action plan to achieve your professional goals. (Please focus on the major milestones and do not get lost in the enormous number of smaller steps that you might take.)
  • In addition to completing your  program, will you also participate in any additional training or volunteer opportunities?
  • Will you create opportunities in your current position that will help you build skill and knowledge?
  • What professional groups and organizations might you join to help with networking or informational interviews?
  • How will you stay current with the research and literature in the field? What resources will you use to help develop the competencies needed to be successful both professionally and academically?

 

• At least 5 current scholarly or professional resources.