Organizational Leadership

This report discusses the concept of organizational leadership and the personal capabilities and skills required for effective leadership. It also includes a personal example of leadership experience and a development plan for professional leadership.

Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Organizational Leadership
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Part 1
Introduction
Leadership refers to research area along with practical skill that encompasses ability
of a person in providing guidance to the other individuals and the teams. A leader is able to
create a vision for future and he helps in setting direction to the other employees within an
organization (Antonakis and Day 2017). Leadership helps in inspiring the people so that they
can engage with the vision. This report throws light on the personal capabilities that the
leaders conceive of being crucial for the delivery of the effective performance. This report
discusses about my personal capabilities along with the skills pertaining to leadership
capabilities. This report also provides a personal example when I had mentored an individual.
Personal Capabilities for Leadership
There are various kinds of personal capabilities which is crucial for the effective
performance of a leader. A good leader is open to the new trends along with the information
and he enjoys learning from the other people. The effective leaders are able to relate to the
feelings along with the assumption of the other people. A good leader is able to negotiate
with the other people that helps him in achieving the aims. He is able to develop the
supportive relationships in an organization that helps in building co-operation among the
various members of the team. A personal capability of a leader is being able to develop the
vision that can help in inspiring the other people (Rosenbach 2018). A leader is able to link
the vision to the core values in an organization that helps in imparting the optimism in an
organization. The visioning of the leader helps in motivating the aspect of action in an
organization. Another important personal characteristics of a leader revolves around the art of
the invention that helps him in bringing the vision to the life (Shamir and Eilam-Shamir
2018). The art of inventing helps the abstract ideas in materialising in an organization. The

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leaders having strong inventing skill can reorganise work and they can identify the key
performance indicator in an organization. An important personal capability of a leader
pertains to the building of credibility that helps him in gaining the respect from the other
people in an organization. The emotional intelligence is an important element that helps a
leader in achieving the success in an organization. The emotional intelligence helps the
leaders in adapting themselves to the changing circumstances that helps in the growth of an
organization (Klenke 2016). Emotional intelligence helps the leaders in managing the
relationships in a positive manner in an organization. A good leader recognizes the threats to
the mental health of employees that helps him in offering the necessary support to the other
employees in an organization.
Evaluation of personal capability and the skill
It was found with the help of the self-insight exercise that I have low emotional
stability and I am a temperamental person. I am low in the arena of conscientiousness and I
am not always prepared that interferes my abilities of leadership. The self-insight exercise on
the basis of the Instrumental and End Values found out that I believe in the sense of the
accomplishment along with the social recognition that helps me in working with the other
members of the team. I am a broad-minded individual that helps me in understanding the
problems of the other people. I am a courageous person that can help me in taking the vital
decisions in an organization. The positive attributes in my personality pertains to
agreeableness and I take care of the fact that the other people are not insulted that helps the
people in working together. I lay stress on the needs of the other people that helps in building
a proper bond between the employees. I am very ambitious that can help me in realizing my
career aspirations. It can help me in reaching my goal that can greatly help in the process of
my professional development. I am a helpful person that can help me in extending help to the
other people within an organization. I have the logical bent of the mind that helps me in

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understanding the relation in between the things in an organization. The logical ability helps
the leaders in comprehending effects of the feelings that helps him in taking the objective
decisions in an organization. It helps the leaders in controlling the feelings that helps him in
anticipation and responding to the sentiments of the other people (Western 2019). I have the
ability of loving the other people that helps me in assessing emotional along with
psychological state of other employees in an organization. This can help a leader in
understanding the anxiety along with the trauma of the other people that proves to be useful
within the framework of an organization. I am obedient that helps me in abiding by the orders
of the superiors within an organization. I am polite that helps me in behaving in an effective
manner with the other people in an institution. I have the keen sense of the responsibility that
can help me in carrying out effectively the various tasks in an organization. The ability of
handling the responsibility can help me in delivering effective work in an organization (Grint,
Jones and Holt 2016).
Reflection on personal leadership experience
I had a personal leadership experience that have taught me a lot about the art of the
leadership. I was working as the Marketing Manager of Cotton on Group and I was
responsible for the marketing activities of the organization. There were some Marketing
Specialists in the organization who wanted me to take recourse to the aspect of the
relationship marketing for the marketing of the products of the company. There were also
some other people who wanted to take recourse to transactional marketing that can help in
driving the sales of the firm. There were some marketing specialists who were traditional and
they laid stress on building the relationship with the customers. There were other group of the
marketing specialists who wanted to make use of coupons along with the discounts for the
promotion of the products of Cotton On. All the members of the marketing team sat together
in a meeting where we decided that both relationship marketing along with transactional

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marketing would be used for the marketing of products of Cotton On. I was able to convince
the traditional members of the marketing team that in the modern era transactional marketing
can help a firm in achieving the success. It can help Cotton On in beating the competitors that
can help them in creating a positive mark on the retail industry. I was able to learn with the
help of this process that the ability of showing the team members the vision can help them in
understanding the decisions of the other people in an organization. The ability of delivering
the aim can help the members of a team in understanding their goals that can help the team
members in working in an effective manner in the organization.
Conclusion and Recommendations
Leadership is indicative of the ability of individuals in guiding the other people along
with the teams. The personal capabilities can help an individual in evolving as a successful
leader. A leader should be open to that of new trends that can help him in achieving success
within an organization. The leaders should be able to relate to feelings and assumption of
other people that can help him in achieving success. The leaders should be emotionally stable
that can help him in understanding the point of view of the other people. The leaders should
not be temperamental that can help him in understanding the perspective of the other people.
The leaders should be prepared that can help him in acting on the basis of the situations. It is
recommended that I should not insult the other people that can be harmful for an
organization. It is recommended that I think of situations in a critical manner that can help in
the functioning of an organization.
Part 2
Introduction
Leadership development plan refers to a detailed plan that helps an individual in
setting the career towards that of the advanced leadership roles. It acts as an invaluable tool

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that can help in providing strategic guidance to an individual. It can help a person in guiding
through the career path and aids in the professional development of a person. This report
discusses about the personal objectives along with the career goals of an individual. The
report also talks about strategies that can help a person in achieving objectives.
Development of professional leadership plan for five years
Personal objectives and career goals
There are personal objectives that should be attained by me that can help me in
becoming a successful leader. I have to improve by ability of the strategic thinking that can
help me in seeing the direction of the organization in the long run. My personal objective
would be to improve on my abilities of coaching that can help me in providing proper
guidance to the other people. It can help in showing the proper path to the other employees of
an organization (Northouse 2017). I have to learn about various aspects of the business and
improve my abilities in relation to the cross-functional knowledge. My personal objective
would be to improve on the art of the collaboration that can be instrumental in improving
relationship with the peers. It can help me in acting as better partner that can help me in
understanding the goals along with the needs. It can help me in working together that can
help me in achieving the goal of the other people.
The career goal for my first year would be to become Product Manager in the first
year, Marketing Research Analyst in the second year, Marketing Communication Manager in
the third year, Marketing Manager in the fourth year and Finally to become the Marketing
Director in the fifth year. My responsibility as the Product manager would be to develop the
new along with the existing products. They analyse the performance of the products so that it
can meet the customer needs (Barry and Gironda 2017). In the role of the Marketing
Research Analyst, people have to analyse the data on the markets along with the competitors

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that can help in making the informed decisions regarding best ways for approaching the
market. In the position of Marketing Communication Manager, people have to handle the
internal along with the external communications in an organization. The Marketing Manager
has to manage the marketing programs that can help in the development of campaigns. The
marketing Director is responsible for establishing the marketing budget that can contribute
effectively to the revenue of the company.
Strategies for achieving objectives
I would take up the leadership roles and involve myself in professional development
activity that can act as effective strategy for achieving my career goals. I would like to
become the Marketing Manager of Baker’s Delight that can help me in supervising the
various kinds of the business activities. This professional position can help me in establishing
co-ordination in between the various process of sale, storage, transportation along with the
advertisement that can come to be of great use for an organization. This professional position
can help me in the identification of the potential market and it can be useful in maintaining
relationship among that of the existing markets (Boddy and Croft 2016). This professional
position can help me in attracting the new customers and retaining the old customers. It can
help me in the evaluation of a product that can help in serving the demands of the customers
in the present age (De Mooij 2018).
I would like to do the MBA Program from Melbourne Business School that can prove
to be useful in teaching about the integral aspects in relation to the marketing. It can help me
in gathering knowledge about the aspect of the market research along with the product
designing that can me in my professional domain (Egan and Chesley 2018). It can help me in
understanding about the various facets in relation to communication that can be used for
achieving the aims of an organization.

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There are various kinds of professional development activities that can be taken
recourse to that can help me in my professional development. I would attend the seminars
that can help me in gaining knowledge regarding the latest trends in relation to the internet
marketing. The conferences can prove to be a useful medium that can aid in the aspect of the
professional development and help me in discussing the new ideas (Lee, Chen and Lee 2015).
It can help me in gathering useful information about the mobile marketing trends and the
strategies that can help me in emerging as a successful professional in the arena of marketing.
Networking is of crucial importance in the present age and it can help a person in
making the connections that can aid in the professional development of a person (Scott et al.
2018). The making of the partnerships in the present age can help a person in gathering
essential knowledge (Christofi, Leonidou and Vrontis 2015). I would expand my
professional network in the online platform by making valuable contacts on the platform of
Linked In. I can share my approach in relation to the content marketing with the help of the
posts that can help me in getting the valuable feedback that can help me in my professional
development.
Timeframe
I would like to become the Marketing Manager in Baker’s Delight by the end of the
second year that can help me in gaining knowledge about useful information. It can help me
in sharpening my acumen in relation to the marketing field that can help me in my career. I
would like to enrol myself for the MBA Program in the Melbourne Business School in the
third year that can help me in learning important aspects. Within the fourth year, I would like
to participate in the seminars that can help me in coming into contact with the influential
people related to the marketing industry. By the end of the fifth year, I would like to take part
in the networking activities that can help in my career advancement.

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Conclusion and Recommendation
Leadership development plan is indicative of the detailed plan that can help a person
in making advancements in my career. It is a useful tool that can be instrumental in providing
the strategic guidance to a person. The attaining of the personal objectives can help a person
in emerging as the successful leader in the future. The improvement of my abilities in relation
to strategic thinking can help an organization in making profits in the long run. The
improvement of my abilities in relation to mentoring can help a person in becoming a
successful leader. The position of the Marketing Manager of Baker’s Delight can help me in
learning important aspects about art of marketing. It is recommended that I take recourse to
the networking activities that can greatly help me in my career.

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