Complete a brief written analysis of the similarities and differences of leadership and management roles as they relate to human services organizations. Include how your understanding of these roles may affect you as you assume a supervisory position. Provide examples of both leadership and management in the field to support your findings. Conclude by discussing similarities and differences in how leaders and managers analyze and implement policies in their human services organization.

Support your assignment with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 3-5 pages, not including title and reference pages

part 2 

Alternate assignment: If you do not have access to a webcam, prepare a 3 to 5-page paper of a transcript for a mock podcast that addresses the same topics noted above.

For this assignment, you will prepare a brief video. You may use the Video Note tool in NCUOne or other software of your choosing. 

Create and upload a video in which you introduce yourself and discuss your leadership role (if applicable) and your leadership style. 

Describe your leadership style from completing the assessment in this week’s resources.  

Explain your previous leadership roles and skills (both personally and professionally), if applicable. 

Describe an individual who might serve as an inspiration for you in a future leadership role. How does this person operate day to day in a human services leadership role?

Evaluate what style of leadership seems to be a good fit for you as you prepare for a leadership role in social work, and explain why.

Explain how you will use the NASW Code of Ethics as a model for your leadership style in human services.

To create a Video Note, select the Record video option in the assignment submission area. You will need your webcam to complete this video. Press the New Recording button when you are ready to record your video note and the Stop Recording when finished. Click the Add button to include the video in your assignment submission. Note, the Video Note tool records a maximum of 3 minutes. Plan on splitting your video into multiple segments if need be.

Alternate assignment: If you do not have access to a webcam, prepare a 3 to 5-page paper of a transcript for a mock podcast that addresses the same topics noted above.