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PERSONAL MASTERY ASSIGNMENT OUTLINE AND RUBRIC
150 Points: Personal Mastery Plan and Practice
Due: Sunday midnight, Week Three
Length: 4 – 5 pages (excluding title and reference pages), APA formatting
Your personal mastery plan and paper consists of four parts: your values, vision, purpose and a practice. In your
introduction define personal mastery and explain why it is important to your leadership development. Throughout your
paper discuss any mental models that have impacted your choices of your values, purpose, vision and practice.
There is a list of values in the Fieldbook (p. 210). You may use this to narrow down your values to your top three to
five values. Discuss your values and how they impact your decision-making, choices and leadership. Also, consider
how they impact your vision and purpose. What mental models may have impacted your choice of values?
Using Senge (2006, p. 136), define and describe the difference between purpose and vision. Identify your personal
purpose and vision and explain why these are important to your leadership. Make sure you are clear on the difference
between a purpose statement and a vision statement. A vision statement is a concrete snapshot or picture of your
desired future state. This includes what you are doing, with whom, where etc.
A practice is anything done consistently and regularly that will enhance your personal mastery. Perhaps it is
meditation or taking a deep breath before you walk into business meetings, some physical practice such as running or
yoga, or mental practice like journal writing (if you are not now doing it). You may choose any of the practices in
Senge including balancing inquiry and advocacy, weekly team dialogues, or, something from the list of questions in
the mental models section of the Fieldbook as long as you can do it during this term. Your practice must be a specific
task or behavior you will actually practice during this term to enhance your personal mastery.
Please note you will reflect back on your choices in this paper when preparing your Personal Mastery Update due in
Week 8.
Outline
I. Personal Mastery (PM)
Define (What is personal mastery?)
Why is PM important to your growth as a leader?
II. Define and discuss each element of your plan
Values (Your top three to five values)
Purpose (What do you see as the rationale, reason for being, or point of your life?)
Vision (What is your desired future state? Be specific. You will be where, doing what and with whom?)
Practice (One thing you can do now to achieve the above.)
III. Summary/Next Steps
IV. References
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Rubric for Personal Mastery Assignment
Content Accuracy 30 – 26
Accurately defines
personal mastery;
uses terms values,
vision, purpose and
practice
appropriately.
Clearly
demonstrates
understanding of
theoretical
concepts.
25 – 21
Fairly accurate
definition of
personal mastery;
uses most terms
appropriately
although one may
be unclear or
vaguely defined.
Demonstrates
understanding of
theoretical
20 – 16
Somewhat accurate
definition of
personal mastery.
Two elements of
personal mastery
are unclear or
defined vaguely.
Somewhat
demonstrates
understanding of
theoretical
15 – 0
Personal mastery
poorly defined.
More than two
elements of
personal mastery
are not well defined
or are unclear.
Limited if any
demonstration of
understanding of
theoretical
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concepts. concepts. concepts.
Application 50 – 45
Clear and specific
statements of
personal values,
purpose, vision and
practice. Supports
narrative with
specific examples.
44 – 39
One element of
personal mastery is
not clear (Purpose
and vision are not
clearly
differentiated, or a
practice is not a
specific activity to
be conducted
during the term.
Supports narrative
with examples.
38 – 33
Two elements of
personal mastery
are not clearly
articulated.
Elements are
discussed without
providing personal
examples. May
support narrative
with specific
examples.
32 – 0
Two or more
elements of
personal mastery
are vague or
general. Missing
two or more
personal examples
of values, purpose,
vision or practice.
Limited if any use of
examples.
Critical Analysis 45 – 40
Integrates quotes
from texts
effectively to
illustrate key points.
Clearly articulates
the importance of
personal mastery.
Clearly articulates
how personal
mastery will aid in
future leadership
development.
Analyzes how they
developed their four
elements of
personal mastery.
39 – 34
Some use of quotes
for explanation.
Importance given to
personal mastery.
Somewhat clear
link to own
leadership
development.
Some reflection on
the development of
their four elements
of personal
mastery.
33 – 28
Uses quotes from
book without
explanation. Vague
on importance of
personal mastery to
leadership
development. Little
reflection in
evidence.
28 – 0
Ineffective in using
text material.
Minimal reflective
comments. Seems
unclear on value of
personal mastery.
Little or no
application to
leadership
development.
Writing Mechanics and
APA
25 – 23
Supports analysis
with two or more
scholarly sources.
Sections of paper
are clearly noted
and flow. Writing
reflects graduate
level work. No
grammatical errors.
No APA errors
22 – 19
Supports analysis
with one scholarly
source; may use
web sources that
aren’t peerreviewed. Sections
of paper somewhat
noted and flow.
Some minor
grammar or APA
errors.
18 – 15
Supports analysis
with one or more
sources that aren’t
peer-reviewed.
Sections not clearly
noted. Thoughts
ramble. Numerous
grammar or APA
errors
14 – 0
Limited if any
support of analysis
with citations.
Paper not
acceptable for
graduate level with
unacceptable
grammar and APA
errors.
