PUBH6008 Leadership in healthcare Assignment 2: Reflective Journal Worth 50% Due: Thursday 25 May 2017 (4pm) Word limit: 3500-4000 words For the 12 weeks throughout this unit, document a journal of your own leadership development from the start to the end of this unit. As you may have noticed, we have a topic area of focus each week, where you read and discuss learning materials on a modular basis. Each week of the journal should be completed in relation to the topic area the unit covers in each particular week. The reflective questions posed during the sessions should help you to develop your thoughts in regard to what you will be reflecting on (object for reflection). In addition, I have included some more prompt questions in this document. We expect the journal to draw upon theories of leadership and research in this area (leadership in healthcare), and use these to critically analyze your own management and leadership style, knowledge, attitudes, skills and practice. But also think about how you will integrate new ways of thinking and doing which you will learn in this unit. This is a personal reflection of your leadership development journey, filtered through the lens of organizational leadership frameworks. The purpose of the assignment is to reflect upon your leadership development journey over the course of the unit, either in chorological order or by thematic areas. The assignment should provide analysis of your learning experience illuminated by theory (which could be drawn from your academic studies and/or your own reading) and own practice from your work experience. The aspects of leadership included could be either negative and or positive experiences – some of which you have or have chosen not to follow. The assignment should also discuss what areas of leadership you will like to cultivate as you continue on your journey of leadership development. Whilst we do not prescribe the content, academic referencing is required particularly when critiquing or discussing theoretical perspectives, where possible reflective practice should be documented in your ‘own voice’ about your own thoughts on the topic area.