Assignment (4–5 paragraphs): Complete the following:

Assess your strengths and areas for growth with regard to both the leadership and management roles based on what you understand about these roles so far. Be sure to address whether your skills and interests align better with the leadership or management role.

Identify at least one area of growth in either of these roles you would like to further develop, and explain why.

Identify two significant external factors that might influence your work if you served in a leadership or management role in social work. Explain why these external factors are significant and how they might affect your work as a leader or manager.

Notes: 

Please make sure the posted assignment is Zero Percent Plagiarism. 

Running heads are not to be on the paper.

Make sure paper is in APA 7 formatting. 

Make sure paragraphs are indented and aligned to the left. 

Please provide a reference page and references throughout the paper.

Please use the following references for this assignment: 

References 

Northouse, P. G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice (6th ed.). Los Angeles: Sage Publications

Northouse, P. G. (2021). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Sage.

Lauffer, A. (2011). Understanding your social agency (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: Sage.

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing [Vital Source e-reader].