MGT601 Dynamic Leadership: A Comprehensive Leadership Development Plan

This report presents a leadership development plan aimed at enhancing leadership skills and competencies. It utilizes various models, including the GROW model, for personal development and focuses on building future leadership capabilities. The plan outlines a five-year timeframe with SMART objectives designed to improve team leadership skills, self-confidence, and emotional intelligence. It also addresses the importance of national cultures in shaping corporate leadership and includes strategies for continuous self-improvement, decision-making, and accountability. The plan incorporates resources such as motivational videos and workshops to enhance self-awareness and relationship management skills, ultimately fostering effective leadership qualities.

Leadership Plan

Executive Summary
Leadership development refers to the process of enhancing the leadership skills and
competencies by the different activities. This report is made in context of building of the future
leadership skills by making of a development plan. Use of different models is done in the report
for personal development. The development plan includes the subject resources for
demonstration of the enhanced awareness of factors which contribute for effective leadership.
Development goals were based on topics covered in the subject.

Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
Opting the Plan time period........................................................................................................5
Analysis......................................................................................................................................5
SMART Objectives.....................................................................................................................7
Factors responsible for effective leadership................................................................................8
The Role of National Cultures in Shaping the Corporate leadership culture..............................9
Through critical reflection on key leadership theories develop a personal leadership
development strategy................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Leadership development plan is known as the strategic plan which is designed for helping
the employees develop and gain the competencies of leadership and prepare them for the
leadership and management roles in the business organization. It is\ usually a structured,
personalized and long term for the innovative requirements of the employees and business
enterprise( Bhagra and Sharma, 2018). It outlays the learning objectives and tasks of the
employee is going to do for reaching the objectives and goals. Plans of leadership are very
crucial for the individual life’s in times of crisis. This project is made in for preparing and
presenting the plan for the self-development in a specified time period and what is the reason for
opting this time period. Further the usage of different models based on or anchored by the
established personal development model and its justification. The resources will also be
mentioned for demonstration of the factors responsible for increased awareness.
MAIN BODY
Leadership is known as the constant evolving skill. By the learning more about self, strengths
and weaknesses you may determine the requirements and gain the idea about aspects which the
individual needs to improve. For the encouragement of personal and professional growth,
tailored leadership plans may be developed. Customized plan aids in guiding for where you want
to be in the particular times period by enhancing self-awareness and modification of the
behaviour ( Bottomley and Willie Burgess,2018. Good leaders know very well for how to
change their behaviours and develop self-awareness, which contributes to the behaviour change.
By this way leadership is the cycle of self-perpetuating. Change of behaviour in scope of
becoming the better listener for creation of the organization vast change or the diversity attitude.
 Plan of leadership development is the comprehensive plan which aids in
establishment of career on the strategic path of leadership. In shorty it is a vision
statement aiming at determination of where the individual wants to be in next 5- 7
years of time by analysing the present situation and strategic strengths. As a leader
I need to react appropriately and respond ti various situations effectively. By
enhancing the self-awareness as the leader I enhance the ability for managing the
learning by the creation of a leadership plan. An effective leadership plan must be
documented and easy in accessing (Prommer, Tiberius, and Kraus, 2020).

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Opting the Plan time period
I have decided to opt for 5-year time period for developing leadership skills. I have chosen 5-
year time period as five-year plan is the best time frame for achieving the personal and
professional list of objectives and goals. Plan of 5 year consists of small, concrete objectives for
aiding in achieving the large goals on the list. For ex- the long term goal is buying a big home
then the small goal will be setting aside the certain amount of money every month towards the
deposit for home loan or if another long term goal of an individual is becoming a certified nurse
then the small goal will be finding the best nursing program in the area or applying for the
student loan)(Carroll, 2019).
Some of the benefits of creating the 5-year plan-
 It will create the starting point for my career for personal goal.
 It aids me for staying focused and aligned with ambition rather than continuously
hanging the dreams on the back seat.
 It reminds me what I am aiming towards and what I am required to do for getting
there.
Analysis
Here are is the self-reflection of my strengths and weaknesses for the creation of leadership
development plan-
My Strengths-
 Team leadership skills- I have high concentration for the participative approach to
leadership which allows others for generating innovative ideas as the input for
taking any decision. I am also good at virtual team communication and work well
with the others. Good team leadership skills help me to improve the quality of
decision, acceptance and satisfaction with process as leader and exchange the
knowledge and information(Vandergoot, Sarris, and Kirby, 2019). Emotional
intelligence- It is my greatest strength as I am capable for adapting to the difficult
situations, proactively taking the predictive actions for avoiding problems and take
advantages of the available opportunities. I am adaptable for changing

environments as I am open minded for working with individuals having different
backgrounds.

My Weaknesses-
 Self-confidence- I have average self-confidence. Leaders who are successful in their
lives have high self-confidence. They constantly seek challenge and deploy the
creative methods for achieving the goals resulting in higher performance than others.
Leaders having high confidence prefer to communicate directly with the followers
and give feedbacks and motivation on the basis of behaviour and performance. I
find risky for making decisions alone so I need inputs of others individuals.
Consequently, I often consult others for consensus which sometimes takes more time
and impact the quality of my work.
 Emotional intelligence- Though it is my one of the strengths but still I need to
improve it a little more. Visionary leaders are known for having high charisma risk
talking ability and guiding followers in the innovative direction for achieving the
goals. Sometimes conflicts occur due to disagreement between the members of
team while discussing the assignments. Reflecting on self I rarely get involved in the
arguments but many times let them happened. I find myself incapable of coming
out of my comfort zone.
Development of leadership plan
For becoming the leader, I must have the qualities of leadership as it will help me in personal as well
professional life. Some of the great scholars says that leaders are born by birth and it is true in some sense but a
person can become a leader by learning and opting some qualities (Tammeaid, Virtanen and Meyer,
2022). The most vital role of the leader is to direct and guide the others for doing their best. Leaders aids the
others in taking better decisions, solving the problems which are serving as the barrier to the progress, learn
the new skills and how to make progress in the career. Some individuals are lucky enough as they get formal
education and coaching but many individuals have to work hard for developing the crucial skills of leadership
themselves. Here I will take help of the GROW model for developing my leadership skills.
THE GROW MODEL- It is a coaching framework used in the conversations, meetings and every day
leadership for unlocking the possibilities and potential. It was developed by Sir John Whitmore’s in late
1980s(McCauley and Palus, 2021). It has become the world’s most famous coaching model for solving
the problems, setting of goals and improvement in the performance. It I more than a coaching model for
working across all the cultures and disciplines. By its 4 deceptively simple steps, GROW has proved very
successful in all over the globe. It forms the backbone of coaching in many business organizations, universities
because of exceptional outcomes.

As the above image states GROW is the acronym 4 steps in GROW coaching Goals, Reality,
Options and Will. It is very effective for coaching the self.
Goal- I want to improve my emotional intelligence skills, effective strategic thinking
skills, enhanced motivational and influencing skills and in last the skills of innovation and
creativity. My first step for building and enhancing these skills will be of utilizing the assertive
communicating style, responding instead of reacting on the conflicts, stay motivated and take the
critique in a well manner.
Reality- After taking the above stated steps my next goals will be to check the
improvement in the desired skills sets by measuring nu performance by different ways. It will aid
and gain awareness of present condition to me and improve myself.
Options- I have various options for achieving the desired skills set like I can take help of
mentors, various coaching centers who provide assistance to individuals for enhancing the skills.
Main advantage of these options is that they provide expert guidance for the enhancement in the
skills set.
Will- I will choose taking help from experts as they will be very helpful for me to gain
the desired skill set in short period of time. I am fully committed for achieving the skills as they
will help me in my future career.
SMART Objectives
From 16/82022 to 15/2/2025 to be an effective leader I will work on enhancing my team
leadership skills and self-management skills by exploitation of Office 365 and efficient

management of task for increasing the effectiveness of communication, taking the short
courses on cross cultural leadership for gaining deep insights and practice the strategic
planning, setting of the clear goals, taking advices and help from peers for enhancing the
self-initiative and control.
From 16/2.2025 to 16/8/2027 for being the effective leader who certain about the
competencies, I will enhance my self-confidence and skills of relationship management
by getting knowledge from the motivational videos of successful leaders on TED talks
and attend the personal workshops for gaining real experience and apply the five models
of conflict resolutions for dealing with the conflicts and maintain the good relationships.
Development Plan for the improvement the weaknesses
I can improve my self-confidence by learning and practicing the positive psychology. So I will
apply the practices learned from motivational videos about the boost in self-confidence like how
to speaking to yourself? Besides that, I will also attend workshops for improving the confidence
but other soft skills like body language, leadership and verbal. KIPs for measuring my self-
confidence will be medals numbers I win in workshops and practices from TeD talks I have
applied successfully in real life)(Malikhah, 2021).
Factors responsible for effective leadership
Here are some factors which are important for effective leadership-
 Constant development of the leadership skills- For becoming an effective leader
I need to understand the self-limitations and attributes. By seeking constant self-
improvement, I have to enhance my skills set and make sure that I have right skills
for being the effective leader.
 Take timely and sound decisions- It is imperative that I must be in a position that
I take informed decision fast and speed with the good problem solving, planning
tools and decision making for leading the team.
 Seek and take accountability of business- As being the leader I have to look
after the team and provide them inspiration and guidance. If something goes wrong,
I have will have to take decisive and corrective actions.

The Role of National Cultures in Shaping the Corporate leadership culture
The culture determines the business management practices & conceptualization in an
accepted fact. According to the studies, it has been evaluated that the national and individual
system about cultures impacts the corporate cultural system. A leadership is the essential part in
the management and the organisational behaviour because they have the impact on the decision
making process about the business operations and the performance of company. The national
culture influences the decision making, leadership styles and human resource practices. The
national cultural system is based on the beliefs and value(Jackson and Dunn-Jensen, 2021).
Leadership can be termed as the process in which a person influences the group of members to
accomplish a common objective. It is a procedure of interacting with the members which has
influence on the team. The national culture of leadership is the common challenges that promotes
the response of group of individual to the environment. Thus it is clear that the efficiency of the
leadership culture process depends on the characteristic of the techniques that how the leaders
and their followers understand the environment. It is necessary to have a mutual understanding
between the leaders and their followers. If in case it is impossible for the leaders to share their
view and the vision of the reality with their group members and if they are not able to understand
the leaders point of view then it can cause the conflicts, misunderstanding and not producing
quality work.
The knowledge of social basic issues is depending on the assumptions, values and beliefs
of national culture, thus it is distinct that the leadership is healthy by the national culture. The
research on the national culture of leadership is analysed through the impacts of the values and
assumptions on the leadership style. There are two research Geert Hofstede and the GLOBE
research (Hackworth and et al, 2018).This research will tell about the leadership theory and the
leadership style presented in this two theory.
Geert Hofstede : In 2001 the Hofstede has explained about the differences among the
national cultures and also set the cross cultural research. The important element which is
affected by the national culture is leadership. It is explained in the research that how the
leadership is different in different nations. The power distance is the national culture
which has the highest impact on the leadership. A power distance states that the power is
unequally distributed in the society and organisation. For the high power distance,
members consider it as a natural the unequal distribution of power in society whereas is is
vice versa in the case of low power distance. Thus the high power distance follows the
authoritarian leadership styles and the low power distance follows the participative or

democratic leadership styles
GLOBE research : This research is done under the guidance of the professor of US. The main
aim of this research is to know whether the leadership is same in all nations or it differs
according to the different national culture. In this research it is determined that, in the culture of
high performance the leaders are expected to set the goals , plan a framework and allot the task
schedules to the followers so they can perform the task)( Eva and et al, 2021). There are 9
elements which affects the leadership styles and culture according to the research.
The impact of national culture dimensions on leadership styles
High power distance,
Collectivism (in-group,
societal),
High uncertainty
avoidance
High assertiveness
Low power distance,
Individualism (in-group,
societal)
Low uncertainty avoidance
Low assertiveness
masculinity,
low gender
egalitarianism, high
assertiveness, high
performance orientation,
low humane orientation,
high future orientation,
individualism with high
uncertainty avoidance
TASK ORIENTED
AUTHORITARIAN
LEADERSHIP
TASK ORIENTED
PARTICIPATIVE
LEADERSHIP
femininity,
high gender
egalitarianism, low
assertiveness, low
PEOPLE ORIENTED
AUTHORITARIAN
LEADERSHIP
PEOPLE ORIENTED
PARTICIPATIVE
LEADERSHIP

performance orientation,
high humane orientation,
low future orientation,
collectivism with high
uncertainty avoidance
Through critical reflection on key leadership theories develop a personal leadership development
strategy.
With the help of the two leadership researches: Geert Hofstede and the GLOBE research.
I had opted the GLOBE research. As this research indicated the participative leadership style in
which they focus on their group members also. They allowed their member to be a part of
decision making. They opt their member who are studious, having skill and possess knowledge.
In this leadership style the leaders are working outside their comfort zone. They have developed
their own culture based leadership.
As according to my point of view the global leadership helps me as a leader in the
adaption and the flexibility to conduct the business. This research helps me to make my team
strong by involving them in every decision regarding the business. As it is important for me to be
aware about the cultural trends and systems of various nations. For being a successful leadership
the knowledge of global people and events is must. Being a leader it helps me in accomplish the
objectives. After obtaining a single matrix of criss crossed the leadership style I have chosen is
people oriented participative leadership (Badibanga and Ohlson, 2021).