Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

1. Propose two (2) ways that you can use a failure in your life or career to improve your vision as a leader.

2. Examine the key traits and characteristics that transformational leaders possess. Predict the impact that a transformational leader's response to a failure would have on performance and behavior in his or her employees. Provide a rationale for your response.

3. Determine whether or not you believe that failure is an integral part of life that contributes to leadership effectiveness. Provide two (2) examples to support your response.

4. Create a list of five (5) best practices for leaders to follow in order to be effective after a failure in the workplace. Support each practice with examples from your interview.

5. Determine the manner in which experiences with failure and leadership affect the risk taking and decision making behaviors of an individual on a leadership track. Provide a rationale for your response.