Leadership and Strategic Management Doc

Personal Development for
Leadership and Strategic
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Analysis of required skills and knowledge to support creation and attainment of firm's
vision and strategy.......................................................................................................................1
1.2 Contribution of other factors in attainment of organisational vision and strategy................2
3.1 Leadership and management theories and their implication in personal development.........2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
3.2 Audit of personal leadership and management skills............................................................3
(Negative Variance depicts strengths while positive shows weaknesses.).................................4
3.3 Setting objectives to meet personal development needs.......................................................4
3.4 Personal development plan...................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Factors that impact on creation of organisational vision......................................................5
2.2 Assessment of distinct approaches to developing vision......................................................6
2.3 Key factors that impact on communication of vision to external stakeholders....................6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7
4.1 Assessment of benefits of review..........................................................................................7
4.2 Sources of information required to review progress with attaining personal development
plan..............................................................................................................................................7
TASK 5............................................................................................................................................8
4 D1 Development of report to review progress against outcomes stated in personal
development plan........................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Personal development is all about gaining skills, experience and knowledge with the aim
of improving self -perception as well as individual performance. Leadership and Strategic
Management are two essential aspects that assists a person in attaining their personal and
professional goals (Al Ariss, Cascio and Paauwe, 2014). In the present assignment, given
organisation is Vista Print which empowers small businesses of United Kingdom effectively.
This report covers analysis of required skills and knowledge in strategic management and
leadership. Personal audit and development plan is also prepared to develop own skills. Apart
from this, key factors are identified which impacts on creation and communication of
organisational vision. At last, review benefits are assessed, required information sources are
evaluated and a report is prepared that helps in reviewing progress against outcomes.
TASK 1
1.1 Analysis of required skills and knowledge to support creation and attainment of firm's vision
and strategy
Leadership and strategic management are unique in its own manner and are collectively
assists organisations in fulfilling the stated mission and attaining its pre-set objectives. There are
different skills and knowledge in leadership and strategic management that are required to
support creation and attainment of strategy and vision of Vista Print. Some of these are defined
below:
Leadership skills:
Communication: Leaders requires to clearly communicate their team members
everything from goals to specific tasks within organisation. It is the key that helps an individual
in establishing themselves as leader and leading a team (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014). Leader of
Vista Print needs to ensure that strong communication takes place among team members so that
information can flow freely. This will help leader in creating effective vision and strategies of
organisation. Effective communication helps in conveying those clearly to employees so that
they are encouraged to work towards attainment of organisational vision.
Delegation of work: Leaders have a team of many individuals that shares common vision
and helps in attaining goals. Delegation of work is a crucial aspect of team development as

without assigning tasks and requesting help of others, it cannot be done in proper manner
(Leadership Skills, 2018). So, leader of Vista Print require to determine and capitalize on
strengths of teammates and distribute them work accordingly. This will help them in formulating
effective strategies and implementing them to attain vision of organisation.
Strategic management skills:
Planning and Organizing: It is all about the ability of manager to organize resources,
ideas, time and people available within firm to give themselves the best possible opportunity to
shape coherent strategy (Bolden, 2016). So, manager of Vista Print requires to manage all
resources appropriately in order to create vision and strategy and ensure their successful
achievement.
Collaboration ability: It is the capacity of manager to work flexibly and positively in
group situations, keeping an open and helpful attitude so that best ideas regarding possible
strategies can come out. This will help manager of Vista print in developing effective strategies
and implementation of these assists in attaining organisational vision.
Knowledge required to support creation and achievement of organisational vision and
strategy:
 Current and emerging developments in national and local market.
 Knowledge regarding procedures, policies, practices and operational systems that
supports firm's strategy and direction.
 Knowledge about demographic trends, technological innovations and scientific advances
is required to create effective vision and strategy.
1.2 Contribution of other factors in attainment of organisational vision and strategy
In attainment of organisational vision and strategy, there are some other factors in
leadership and strategic management that contributes in it. These are defined below:
Critical thinking: It is defined as the capacity of manager and leader of Vista Print to
think broadly and rigorously about issues, problems or challenges which may lie ahead at the
time of strategy formulation and then think critically to optimize the way of finding potential
solutions. This skill and knowledge of leader assists them in creation of specific organisational
vision and strategy and attainment of these by implementing appropriate tactics.
Big picture thinking: This is the ability of manager or leader to evaluate impact of issues
beyond firm that might arise and have future influence on its potential strategy. This skill or