LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN
Mgt 6301
December 1, 2012
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN
Being appointed Chief Security Office (CSO) and being responsible for my company’s success during this time of significant change would require some major changes within me and my leadership skills. One of the most important attributes of a successful leader is self-knowledge about their distinctiveness and areas that require improvement.
I came to the realization that I need improvement in at least three areas to be a successful leader as a CSO. The leadership areas that I noticed that would require improvement toward my leadership development is, Managing Stress,
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I begin changing my behavior by being extremely dependable and, when appropriate, put forth more effort than expected. I would change my behaviors by implementing the three R’s influence strategies Retribution, Reciprocity, and Reason. I would also include the six principles of the powers of persuasion. They include liking, reciprocity, social proof, consistency, authority and scarcity. I would incorporate these strategies daily at work and at home for extra practice. I would change my ways to show that I am credible and responsible.
I would collect feedback through collective information through my observation from my executives and those around me. I would know if I was successful in persuading by the results of how many of my executives I influenced to use my ideas and projects.
Developing Self Awareness “The function of self-examination is to lay the groundwork for insight, without which no growth can occur”, Brouwer. According to Developing Management Skills, the knowledge we possess about ourselves, which makes up our self -concept, is central to improving our management skills. The book also stated that we cannot improve ourselves of develop new capabilities unless and until we know what level of capability we currently possess. The main area of self-awareness that I need to work on is cognitive style. Cognitive style refers to the manner in which individuals gather and process information. I would work on my attitude toward
In the changing business environment, leaders of all organisations may face unprecedented uncertainty, especially the technology advancement and changes among the employees. To survive and succeed, leaders should have some necessary attributes. Meanwhile, some changes for leadership skills have to be made to confront the challenges.
Continual Self-Development is the approach where an individual takes prime responsibility and ownership for their own learning and development. This approach requires motivation and commitment in order to exploit learning opportunities and minimise the impact of weakness. A continuing self-development should be undertaken in partnership with the organisation and self-development should enhance the role held within the organisation. There are many benefits to be derived from continual self-development: improve performance and self-confidence; identify and develop specific skills and qualities; increase learning capacity; help achieve potential.
| It is important as a manager and leader to develop yourself within your role personally and within the organisation, both will gain from this. Within the modern world skill sets are updated and change
Management skills can be learned and developed. Management skills involve the importance of reflecting and adapting your practice. Sometimes the most difficult person to manage may be yourself. Learning to understand yourself as a manager can help you become a reflective person who is capable of adapting and improving their
Greg also helped launch the Alliance for Excellent Education, a national advocate for public high school policy and the Institute for Student Achievement (ISA), a national high school “redesign” organization which collaborates with public schools and districts to provide students with intellectually challenging and supportive learning environments so that all students graduate ready for post-secondary education and careers. Greg currently serves on the committees of six investment portfolios with particular interest in mission related investing. In 2007, Greg was appointed by Governor Deval Patrick to serve on the Massachusetts’ Readiness Project Leadership Council, specifically as a member of the Long-term Funding sub-committee.
Self-Management is the ability to recognize our own strength and weakness as well as how to best manage it to our advantages. The one person that served as an example of this is Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft once said “Unlike some students, I loved college. However, I felt the window of opportunity to start a software company might not open again”. It is a prime example of self-awareness and self-management that guide or facilitate reaching goals as well as the initiative of readiness to act on opportunities. Because of his self-awareness of his abilities and the opportunity, he later becomes a richest man on earth.
As a leader that believes in the value of self-awareness and strengths-based philosophy, I believe we should always reflect and constructively act on our reflection in order to best find ways for mature growth. For example, I believe I am good at identifying risks, finding out of the box solutions, seeing opportunities, and acting on them. I am not as good, however, in spotting future issues, where the data has yet to be compiled. Understanding that, you should expect me to help you find what you are good at, cultivate it, and then help you to find resources to augment your
This part will discuss self-awareness and continuous self-development through analyzing a number of prior researches, then come up with the link of them to support my role as a manager in the future.
Throughout life one will encounter many experiences and there is a lesson within each of those experiences. Right now as an activity aide in a nursing home my passion is to make sure each and every resident gets some sort of enjoyment out of their day whether it’s from reading the newspaper, having coffee outside or its getting their nails painted. I just want to make sure their day has some activity that they enjoy. My dream job after graduation is to work in a hospital in the palliative care/hospice as a social worker. In this setting I will still get to make
For this assessment, the industry is defined as the handful of top business schools within the world that provide elite MBA degrees to Executives.
Leadership development plan is only practical like the theories behind the idea. Basically, before a person plan, one must know and understand the mission to be accomplished. Good theories are significant and logical and important to comprehend that many accepted leadership principles are difficult to integrate an actionable behavior. A leadership plan helps in understanding and enhancing to lead organizations, employees and groups. The most valuable skill for a leader is the capacity to manage their individual learning. A highly motivated and principled person can attain a great degree of understanding, when they form a leadership plan. The document needs to be written down and be accessible and accommodate new insights. Preparation of a leadership plan has to take into consideration the first plan being a rough draft.
The sum of education, experiences, and observations lays a foundation upon which I will grow to become a good leader. In this plan, I will focused on those aspects of leadership that I believe are most required for personal development as well as those which will be so significant for my future leadership career. I have identified three goals which will guide me in the development process. My goals are to develop my integrity, listening skills and communications skills. I assume that this plan will change and be altered as required by life circumstances.
Feedback is a key part of a Leadership Development Plan (LDP). It is designed to improve the performance and share information during this process. Feedback is essential and should be clear about its purpose and intent. It is important to address feedback with the specific individual that it 's intended for. This will help limit confusion and negative feedback. This paper will identify the different types of feedback that will be in the Leadership Development Plan, along with how often each type will be used. In additional to how the feedback will be discussed, tracked, and will also provide sample forms that evaluate the feedback. “Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor (1
In a dynamic economic where change seems very pivotal as we move into the twenty-first century. Acquiring self-development and being self-aware as a manager is very essential in the business environment in order to stand out of a large crowd also gaining competitive advantage in the work place, one needs to continuously develop new learnings in becoming a “knowledge worker” in his or her organisation (Telford, 2006). The higher the level of education of a manager the better the salary he receives .it is very vital at this point to examine the usefulness of self-awareness and self-development and how it adds value to an organisations success also how it creates competitive advantage for an effective manager in the business
My personal vision is simple, live life to the fullest through creativity and travel. Create a lifestyle that is guided by ethical principles that fills me with a sense of purpose. Through continued education I hope to gain additional knowledge, skills, and abilities that will enable me to become a successful leader in a dynamic and challenging work environment. In striving to be the best person I can, I believe that self-awareness is the key. According to Daft, (2012), self-awareness will allow me to stay in touch with my inner feelings and emotions to help guide my life and actions (Daft, 2012).