Personal And Professional Development Plan For Leadership Skills

Skills to Be Developed within Two Years

Discuss about the Bridging Micro and Macro Levels.

This assignment will discuss a Personal and Professional Development Plan for me so as to develop my skills and knowledge. These skills will contribute to my leadership skills and will help me in performing the roles assigned to me effectively. Different leadership skills need to be developed for performing the roles assigned. The focus of this PPD is on the development of my leadership skills and management skills. The important skills which I will be focusing on within the next two years include decision-making skills, communication skills, analytical skills, motivational skills, positive attitude and many more. This assignment will also discuss the framework of personal and leadership development.

Currently I am lacking various skills which will develop with the help of this personal and professional development plan. Currently I have knowledge of the importance of decision making and effective communications. My communication skills are not very effective and in future my focus will be on developing the communication and decision making skills. I have negative thoughts in certain situations currently and I am working on it for staying positive in every situation. I have less knowledge of the manner in which time has to be managed which could affect my performance. For coping with this I am planning to develop time management skills.

Serial no.	Skills Save Time On Research and Writing Hire a Pro to Write You a 100% Plagiarism-Free Paper. Get My Paper	Duration	Action plan
1)	Decision-making skills	4 months	For the purpose of developing decision-making skills, case studies will be studied and solved. This will help in enhancing the decision-making skills. Decision-making skills are required for taking corrective actions in the different situations faced by a leader. I will focus on taking decisions for the case studies after analysing all the facts. Decision-making skills determine the chances of success and failure of a leader (James & Kouzes, 2016).
2)	Effective communication skills	2 months	Communication skills are required for communicating with the other parties at the workplace. Communication skills need to be developed for effectively exchanging the information with different individuals. Being a leader, one has to communicate with other employees so as to motivate them, inspire them and guide them. For the development of the communication skills, communication classes will be attended. These classes will be attended for the period of two months. Communication needs to be done with the individuals of different cultures (Johnson, 2016).
3)	Interpersonal skills	3 months	For the purpose of interacting with others, one must develop effective interpersonal skills. Interpersonal skills help in interacting with others effectively. For the purpose of developing the interpersonal skills, the focus will be on the basic communication skills. Different ways of interacting with others will be learned with the help of interpersonal skills. Development of interpersonal skills will help in identification of the problems faced by others and resolving these issues well on time. Training will be taken for developing interpersonal skills so as to interact with others in different ways (Allio, 2013).
4)	Time management skills	4 months	A leader has to perform the various roles assigned to it within the specific time frame and for this purpose, there is a need to develop time management skills. A leader must identify the approaches for managing time so as to perform the tasks effectively. For the purpose of developing time management skills, schedules will be prepared. Preparation of schedules will help in identification of the duration and order in which roles have to be performed (AARP Foundation, 2016).
5)	Analytical Skills	6 months	Brainstorming is considered as the best approach for the development of the analytical skills in a leader. Brainstorming helps the leader in effectively analysing the situation for analysing the problems or issues. Problem-solving is an important skill which needs to be presented in the leader. Brainstorming will be used for developing analytical skills (Baek-Kyoo, et. al., 2013).
6)	Motivational skills	2 months	A leader must be motivated so as to motivate and inspire others in the organization. For being a successful leader, there is a need to develop motivational skills. Motivation will help the leader in getting the tasks performed by the others and promoting a positive environment at the workplace. For developing motivational skills, one must stay positive all the time and develop knowledge of the motivational theories (Berman & Korsten, 2014).
7)	Effective management	1 year	There are various policies formulated for the management of the operations at the workplace of the organization. Effective management skills must be developed for promoting these policies in the workplace. It is the responsibility of the leader to make the employees aware of the policies, rules and regulations. For the development of effective management skills, goals and objectives will be defined. These objectives need to be attained by the leader and leader must promote participation of the employees (Beshears & Gino, 2015).
8)	Positive attitude	3 months	A leader should stay positive all the time as it is essential to develop a positive environment in the workplace. It is the responsibility of the leader to promote a positive environment. Workshops will be attended by the leader for the purpose of developing a positive attitude and staying motivated (Hu & Liden, 2011).
9)	Flexible attitude	5 months	A leader must have a flexible attitude so as to accept the changes taking place in the business environment. For developing a flexible attitude, a leader must work in different situations so as to deal with different satiations properly (Morgan, 2015).

Personal and Professional Development Plan has been prepared for the duration of 2 years. Future development areas have been discussed in the Personal and Professional Development Plan so as to form a guideline for the development. All the objectives stated in the plan will be achieved within the duration or time span decided. This duration or timeframe has been chosen so as to set achievable goals by focusing on the nearby development needs and preparing for the future roles in a better manner. This timeframe will define the action plan for the attainment of the skill or objective set for the continuous leadership development. All these skills discussed in the plan will be developed within two years. These set objectives will be measured at the end of the duration so as to analyse the skills developed as a leader.

I have planned to adopt transformational leadership skills so as to motivate others and helping employees by providing them with a vision of the future. Transformational leadership will help in inspiring other employees for following me. Transformational leadership style will help me in setting a clear vision, self-motivation, inspiring and follow through. This style will help in converting the followers into leaders. A personal and leadership development framework has been selected. The motive behind the personal and leadership development framework is to reflect leadership in actions. There are five domains of the personal and leadership development framework which are independent and interdependent. These five domains are discussed below:

• Developing and leading self: for being a good leader, there is a need to develop oneself first by being self-aware and self-management. According to this domain, one must take responsibility for their actions or behaviour. A good leader must believe that it needs to develop and manage itself continuously. Before expecting others to follow the leader, a leader must develop and manage itself. I need to develop my skills and knowledge before expecting others to follow me. This domain for the framework will help me in focusing on development and management of my skills (PriceWaterhouseCoopers’s Annual Global CEO Survey, 2011).
• Building relationships and engaging others: being a leader, one must develop a healthy relationship with others and engaging others by connecting with them. This development of healthy relationship helps in contributing to the outcomes of the others to the company. It is difficult to achieve the results without developing relationships and engaging others .
• Partnership and collaboration: for the attainment of the goals of the organization, it is required to develop partnership and collaborating with others as this will support the process of attainment of the organizational goals. This domain helps the leader by providing diverse views and insights which will develop creativity among the others. For grabbing the opportunities available, a leader must develop partnership and collaboration (Searle & Barbuto, 2013).
• Shaping a preferred future: a leader has to identify the situations and aware of the signs. This will help the leader in adopting an effective strategy for coping with the situation. A leader must demonstrate critical strategic and systems thinking. According to this domain, a leader must use the influence in a positive way and promote shared leadership. A leader must appreciate the issues and acknowledge the concerns of the others.
• Achieving results: the role of effective leadership is to help in achieving the results. The focus of this domain of the framework is on applying the skills for the purpose of achieving the outcomes. According to this domain, a leader must evaluate the approach regularly so as to implement changes in the approach as and when required (Gavino & Portugal, 2013).

Importance of Decision Making and Effective Communication

The human resource of the company includes employees of different cultures who are working together for the attainment of the organizational goals. Organizations are operating at the global level and this increases the issues faced by the organizations due to differences in the cultures. A leader must be aware of these issues arising due to the differences in the culture. The leader will have to adopt different ways of setting the vision so as to not create harm to the interest of employees of different cultures. Communication skills also affect the leader and different languages are used by employees of different cultures. Different individuals have different views and a leader must understand the views of different employees. Organizational culture affects the performance of the leader (Zenger, 2014).

There has been a rise in the globalisation which has resulted in an increase in the need for developing leadership skills for coping with the different cultures. Cultural differences act as a hurdle for the leader which to be analysed and effective strategies need to be applied for overcoming this hurdle of cultural differences. A global leader must develop skills or competencies which are discussed below:

COMPETENCY	DESCRIPTION
Strategic perspective	A leader must have a clear view of the future of the company. This knowledge of the industry will help the leader in analysing the market trends and economic trends. This will help me in setting clear views and taking initiatives for managing cultural diversity properly (Clawson, 2014).
The ability to spot the trends	A leader must be capable of analysing the trends for coping with the culturally different economy. I will be able to identify the impact of the cultural differences and taking steps for resolving the issues due to the cultural differences.
Cultural diversity	This competency will help the leader in leading and guiding the employees of different cultures in a better way. I will focus on gaining knowledge of the concept of cultural differences and impact of cultural differences on the performance. This will help me in adopting proper strategies for resolving the issues arising due to cultural differences (Gavino & Portugal, 2015).
Communication skills	For being a successful leader one must develop communication skills for communicating with the employees of different cultures effectively. I will develop knowledge of different languages for communicating with the employees of different cultures.
Emotional intelligence	A leader for coping with the issue due to different cultures must develop emotional intelligence which will help in managing the emotions of others. I will be able to deal with the emotions of the employees of different cultures in a better way (Shriberg & MacDonald, 2013).
Engaging teams	It is essential to promote team spirit in the organizations with employees of different cultures. Engaging employees in teamwork will help in promoting team spirit and contributing to the performance of the employees. Cultural differences among the employees will get reduced by engaging the employees in teamwork.

Conclusion

Thus, this assignment has covered analysis of my personal and professional development skills which I have planned to develop within two years. This assignment will also discuss the action plans which I will take for the development of the skills defined in the PPD. A personal and leadership development framework has been discussed in this assignment which helps in reflecting leadership in actions. Analysis has been done on the impact of national and organizational culture and social practices on the current leadership perspective. It has also discussed the ways through which individual can be a successful future leader in different cultures of the global economy.

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