Leadership Development: Identifying Personal Needs and Developing a Plan

Running head: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
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Executive summary
The report will be focusing on identifying the different roles that are played by the leaders in
enhancing the organizational performance. Moreover, the report also enumerates the personal
needs of leadership skill development and thereby proposes a personal development plan as per
the needs of the organization. The research will be enumerating the different gaps in the personal
leadership skills and the manner in which they might be mitigated through the identification of a
development plan.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................3
2. Leadership theories and approaches............................................................................................3
3. Needs for personal development.................................................................................................6
4. Personal development plan utilizing the Boyatzis Intentional Change model..........................10
5. Conclusion.................................................................................................................................14
References......................................................................................................................................15

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1. Introduction
The organizational operations are based on the efficacy of the leaders and the manner in
which the management is structured. The role of the leaders in the management of the
organization is mostly dependent on the vision and allocation of suitable resources for achieving
the common objective of the enterprise. The approaches that are considered by leaders assist the
same in prioritizing the course of action and designing an effective process chain, which will be
assisting the enterprises in maintaining their performance. Leaders take an active part in
designing the processes that might be undertaken by the workforce. On the other hand, the
assessment of the different market conditions helps leaders in shaping their leadership activities
with the aim of attaining a sustainable edge. Therefore, the development of the leadership skills
will be helping the organizations in sustaining in the competitive global environments.
The report will be emphasizing on the development of the required leadership qualities in
me in order to enhance the operations of the management. I have completed my bachelor’s
degree in electronic engineering and masters on Project management systems. Therefore, the
report enumerates different leadership qualities that might be developed by me in order to
enhance the operation of the enterprise.
2. Leadership theories and approaches
The identification of the proper leadership approach is based on the identification of the
needs of the people and the organization while undertaking their operations as pr the objectives
of the same. The Functional approach of leadership helps in maintaining the efficacy of the
leadership functions through the induction of accountability and responsibility for the operations