Personal Development for Leadership and Strategic Management

This document discusses the importance of personal development in leadership and strategic management for achieving organizational vision and strategy. It explores the knowledge and skills required, other factors and theories that affect vision achievement. It also covers skill audit, setting personal development objectives, and how personal development supports organizational vision and strategy. Additionally, it provides insights into curriculum vitae and factors to consider while creating a vision.

PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR
LEADERSHIP AND
STRATEGIC
MANAGEMENT
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENT...........................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................4
TASK 1....................................................................................................................................5
1.1 The knowledge and skills in leadership and strategic management in achievement of
organizational vision and strategy.......................................................................................5
1.2 Other factor than the skill and Knowles of leader and strategic management which
help in achievement of vision..............................................................................................6
1.3 there are various theories that effect in the achievement of vision of organization......6
TASK 2...................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Skill audit.......................................................................................................................7
2.2 Objective to meet personal development needs...........................................................9
2.3 Demonstrate how the goal and the plans chosen for personal development support the
realization of organisational vision and strategy...............................................................11
TASK 3..................................................................................................................................13
3.1 Curriculum vitae..........................................................................................................13
3.2 There are many factors that are needed to be considered while crating the vision.....14
3.3 The vision approach used by company ......................................................................14
3.4 Key factors which influence the communication of external stakeholders' vision......14
3.5 Key factors affecting on the communication of internal stakeholders' vision.............15
TASK 4.................................................................................................................................15
4.1 Assesses the benefits of review and explains when the tool can be used to implement
personal and organizational strategy.................................................................................15
4.2 Evaluates the sources of information needed to review progress of a personal
development plans.............................................................................................................16
TASK 5.............................................................................................................................16
5.1 Performance review.....................................................................................................16
CONCLUSION......................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................18
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INTRODUCTION
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Personal development of a human is a continuous process which goes on through the
life. In personal development the identification of the skills and qualities to achieve the aim
and goal of life. This somehow increase the efficiency and effectiveness in the organization.
Hence, the leadership and management are basic words that are used by everyone on the
daily basis. The different qualities, attitude, behaviour and skill are required to perform as
effective leaders in the strategic management. There should be the effective growth in
employees for the strategic development of organization. The leaders should perform there
personal development activities so that they can meet up the vision and mission of the
organization. The scarlet Singapore hotel one of the leading hotels in the country. The
leaders are needed to have the personal development as to identify the opportunities in
market for the proper strategic management.
TASK 1
1.1 The knowledge and skills in leadership and strategic management in achievement of
organizational vision and strategy
Leaders in the organization should be strategic so that they can achieve there
organizational long term objective, mission and vision. The common leadership skill in
leader should be developed and motivate people as effective leader need to manage
management to achieve vision of scarlet Singapore. The knowledge and skills that are
required are-
persuasive communication skill-
the communication skill in the leader is the most important part. The leader should have the
strong liability as to perform and communicates persuasive way in achievement of scarlet
Singapore hotel vision. For the achievement of the goal the leader has to fight or put a lot
off efforts to motivate the employee towards a particular growth. Leaders should understand
the need of the change in the company and motivate the employee by making them
understand the importance of change.
Perseverance
The leader should have the dignity to not give up after the attempt of trying. The leader
should have attitude to drive the management of the company towards the medium and long
term goals. He should also make his employee understand their contribution in development
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of the company's vision. The communication in the understanding importance of employee
in every decision-making so that they are developed clear strategy to achieve vision.
Perception and Intuition
The leader should have clear understanding of institution of what it is happening around him
so that he can properly have perception towards the thing. The leader should identify the
opportunities and challenges around him so that he can make proper strategy to grasp the
opportunities and minimize the risk.
Dealing with conflict- Leaders are taught to lead change, development, and transformation
in organizations. One-way leaders can accomplish their goals is through
effective conflict management. Conflict can be described as a disagreement among two
parties that is usually portrayed as antagonism or hostility.
1.2 Other factor than the skill and Knowles of leader and strategic management which help
in achievement of vision.
Factor other than the skill and knowledge of leader and strategic management are-
Organization structure-
Organization structure is different from the achievement level of vision. If in organization
there are many hierarchy level then there will be different leadership style from top to
bottom. If the company is having the flat structure the vision is effected in any way along
with the structure is having hierarchy then the development of the vision will be different.
So the different structure have different decision-making along with different criteria.
Communication-
The way of communication effect the development of organization. If there is two-way
communication then it is easier for leaders to develop the idea and development of the
employee. The working turn out to be easier and understanding achieving vision.
Financial situation - the leader should have the development of affective strategies and
skill in order to have the reflectivity utilisation and risk engagement.
Availability of human and physical resources - the leader should have the major
identification of human resources which can be helps in have self-fulfilment of respective in
relation to and specification.
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1.3 there are various theories that effect in the achievement of vision of organization.
contingency theory- in this condition it states that no leadership is best in all situation. On
the basis of the available it will be determined that which particular strategy has to be used.
(Javidan, Bullough and Dibble,, 2016.) It all the time quality if leader but it all about
balance between behaviour, needs and other context. Achievement of the vision depend on
including style, qualities and aspect of situation.
Situational theory- as the name implies in this type of leadership, the larder will select the
style according to situation in the scarlet Singapore hotel. With the use of different
leadership there is different decision-making. But the democratic is more affection to
achieve vision.
Participative theories- in this type of leadership, leaders used to take in account the input of
others. The contribution of all the members in the decision making process so that
coordination can be maintained in the decision-making. The leaders of scarlet Singapore
hotel are using the participative theories so that the working culture of the organization can
make the achievement of vision.
TASK 2
2.1Skill audit
need to work on it. Not totally sure Confident
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TIME AND SELF MANAGEMENT
Able to complete my all assignment on time .
Understand evaluation on task and support.
Arrivals at the sharp timing in the meetings.
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Focus on mission of scarlet Singapore hotel to move toward the vision
Be aware of wasting time and avoiding them when completing tasks.
CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Evaluate all the alternative available at particular problem.
Able to evaluate many alternative solutions and predicting the best solution.
Have the ability to break down complex work in smaller division.
Have ability to work through synergy
Able to find out my contribution in particular management task.
ORAL COMMUNICATION
Able to put my review against the topic in group discussion.
Have enough confidence in group discussion to be an initiator
Have the ability of cross questioning after the speech.
Enough confidence in concept explanation.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Have the ability to communicate the assignment in proper instruction and
alignment of paragraphs
Ability to make the PowerPoint presentation.
Have proper knowledge of grammar and part of speech.
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Ability to write proper planing and organizing in written way
Have the avoidance of plagiarism in referencing work.
INFORMATION LITERACY: READING
Have the ability to collect the secondary data from the book, journals or online
data base.
Proper understanding of task before its implementation.
Ability to compute the job by assigning the task in smaller units.
Have the ability to make out proper conclusion from task
NUMERACY
Have the ability to perform the statistical task to achieve the scarlet Singapore
hotel.
Have the ability of proper interpretation of the graph, table, charts and diagram
2.2Objective to meet personal development needs.
 To develop the ability of strategic thinking so that I can see the clear of picture of
my mission to achieve the vision of scarlet Singapore hotel.
 To develop the knowledge to perform the cross function in organization.
 To develop the confidence in keeping my efforts in group discussion.
 To have changes in mu attitude of facing the challenges such as the body language
and elimination of distraction.
 To have change in my leadership style as to improve my command over the room.
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skill target strategies outcome Time period
Decision making To have an efficient
and effective
decision maker
leader in scarlet
Singapore hotel.
Have a practice
on the situational
think exercise.
Have the practical
assignment on the
working in the
day to day
working.
Quick decision-
making a time of
panic situation
will help the
organization
from getting any
loss for the
longer run.
3 week
Oral
communication
To have the proper
body language,
confidence to have
cross questioning
Have a proper
contribution in
proper way in
seminars, and
group discussion.
Practice on the
presentation skills
and have the
continuous
feedback on them
so that it can be
improved.
The outcome
will be the
presentation of
the interpretation
can be done
properly to
analysis the data
in proper way.
2 weeks
Information
literacy
To develop the
proper conclusion
through the help of
information
technology.
Try to take out
the notes that are
informative and
make the notes
according to your
The better
understanding of
the data and
proper analysis
of the data be
4 weeks
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style, and they try
to interpret d it.
Took the training
for some time so
that the better
understanding of
the IT can be
there..
there so that the
proper
conclusion can
be there.
Time and self
management
To have the proper
balance between task
and time
Proper
management of
time according to
the priority to
have the balance.
Start having the
review of your
daily performance
and feedback
from other about
your
performance.
It will help me in
having the
equilibrium
between the
effectiveness and
the work
assigned to the
manager.
3 weeks.
2.3 Demonstrate how the goal and the plans chosen for personal development support the
realization of organisational vision and strategy.
So if the development of the lacking or the weak skill are developed then the objective of
becoming a successful leader as to achieve the organization vision and mission.
1. With the improvement in my decision-making skill will make me clear with the
vision of the organization for the achieving the objective, mission and vision of
scarlet Singapore hotel.
2. As to develop the knowledge over the cross culture department, the improvement of
the oral communication in which the improvident in body language along with
confidence in putting up my points will be improved.
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3. With change in the leadership style, the management between the time and self
manageable will be needed. If the management is done in the proper way then the
implementation of the style can be preferred so that the effective decision-making
can taker palace.
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TASK 3
3.1Curriculum vitae
Maxine Curry
Human Resource Manager
Personal Summary
Maxine has a proven track record of identifying and hiring the best talent in all
industries. Experience of HR recruitment in various companies all the European countries.
Having the remarkable feedback of the completion of task on time with most effectiveness
and efficiency.
Work Experience
HR manager in Hilton hotel experience of 4 years
Duties
 Proper management of the HR activities.
 Driving out the excellent performance in marking opportunities.
 Performance appraisal of employees.
 Talent acquisition strategies
Personal skills
 Interpersonal skills
 Communication skill
 Flexible
 'can do' attitude
 Attention towards detail
 Polite and friendly.
Academic qualification
 B.com – Nuneaton University
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 MBA -Convent central college
3.2 There are many factors that are needed to be considered while creating the vision
History of The Organization
The Scarlet Singapore was opened in 2004, comprising 13 Early Shophouses built in 1868
and a 1924 Art Deco building. The hotel incorporates No 9 to 37 Erskine Road which
includes a four-storey concrete building which was constructed in 1942 and fourteen
two storey 'shophouses’.
External and Internal Environment
Strength Weakness
Ambience
Business Philosophy
Customer Loyalty programs
Expansion plans
Ethical Issues
High cost of maintenance
Threat Opportunities
Changing Market Trends Competition
Capacity of Organisation
The 80-room hotel is managed by Singapore-based hospitality management group, Grace
International. The exterior was restored to its original state while the interior was
completely restructured. The decor is predominantly gold, bronze and crimson, and
includes rose-patterned furniture, chandeliers, and gilded mirrors.
Anticipating Potential Barriers
The factor that will affect the communication of the vision with the internal stakeholder in
hotel; scarlet Singapore are the one of the rules and regulation of the company, the
political factor, the working environment organization.
for the organization hotel scarlet Singapore-
 Specific- the vision of the organization should be specific to the certain point and
must contain the ethic to be achieved.
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 Honesty- the vision of the organization must be created with the proper honesty and
faithfulness toward the development of the society.
 Flexibility- the vision of the organization should be flexible in nature not rigid. The
flexible vision will help in the motivation and technology development.
 Compatibility- there should be the compatibility I the nature of the achievement of
the working of the organization for the longer term.
3.3 the vision approach used by company
 First is to go for a ''vision quest" approach that should be taken place at the different
level of the organization.
 Like the world cafe hold the large meeting as to promote a large engagement of
people in a meeting format.
 Generate the grass root generated vision or the vision by the lower level of
management
 Survey requesting up for the vision the organization.

The company have the major level of approach in order to gains more level of competitive
markets to have the major implications of effective and efficient marketing strategy in order
to gains more level of profitability and market share.
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The approaches are such as the top down method and the bottom up method
As the top down approach is the standard which have the acknowledging in order to have
developing methods for as specific problems and respective solution. This will be helpful in
developing the application by decomposing a domain issues in the scarlet’s hotel. This
approach goes from the general to specific.
With consideration to time and clarity to information this approach has the significant
In next to that’s bottom up approach is the development method which is the one of the two
commonly used approaches on order to have developing applications as this approach have
the beginning from being specifics and moves to general.
3.4 Key factors which influence the communication of external stakeholders' vision.
The external stake holders of the organization are the debtor, creditor, suppliers,
local community and the government. There all the one who have the impacted by the vision
of the organization. The external factor of the environment along with competitor of the
company will have the impact on the communication of vision of organization. The factors
like political, social, economical, cultural and the ethic are some external factor that will
impact the communication of the vision to external stakeholders.
3.5 Key factors affecting on the communication of internal stakeholders' vision.
The internal stakeholders of the company are there employees, managers, there
board of directors and investor of the . The factor that will affect the communication of the
vision with the internal stakeholder in hotel; scarlet Singapore are the one of the rules and
regulation of the company, the political factor, the working environment organization the
culture prevailing in the market and the risk toward the organization(Bell and Harrison,
2018.) These are the factor some have the impact in the communication of the vision to the
intern a stakeholder.
size of organisation- The 80-room hotel is managed by Singapore-based hospitality
management group, Grace International. The exterior was restored to its original state while
the interior was completely restructured.
culture and diversity- the company have been identified as the best place to work which
have the extraordinary acknowledgements underscore the sense of family along with
belonging. this is the outstanding level of work cultures
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complexity and boldness of vision- as to have the accomplishments of the effective
achieving vision is done by setting there level of scarlet performance advantages which is
the integrating systems of having the innovative solution along with advanced technologies
in order to works together to increase the business and cut down cost without
compromising the quality.
dissemination and cascading processes; as the hotel have the proper communications
items in order to have proper reporting the CEO to ensure that’s the strategic plans are
successfully implemented. As the company have the requirements to change the objectives,
accountabilities an authorities in perspective manner.
TASK 4
4.1 Assesses the benefits of review and explains when the tool can be used to implement
personal and organizational strategy.
 Due to the development of the personal development plan of the skill required for
being a successful manager is necessary as it leads to the inner growth of the
personality.
 The PDP will create the self-awareness among the inner self about what are the thing
that are not appropriate to chase the dream.
 With the development of PDP the direction of improvement is given to the person so
that it can basically analyse the performance after the practice of the development.
 The developed PDP will lead to the focus and effective in the thinking process and
decision-making of the leader so that the decision can be taken more accurately in
the department of the organization.
 As the decision-making and oral communication is developed it will make a easy
communication and implementation of the strategy in the organization.\
 the manager will get more motivation about the development of the working in the
innovation and other strategy so that the leaders can be turned as the effective
communicator and the problem-solving person.
 The development of the PDP will not help in the development of the leaders but also
improve the life of the person they are dealing with.
 The clarity is there what is to be done and hoe it has to be done.
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As the process of reviewing, it will be helpful in making proper level of strategies in
environment along with competitor of the company will have the impact on the
communication of vision of organization.
The personal organization strategy will be used in more manner to have the
implementation of different strategy which will be helpful in gaining more level of
competitive advantage in the market.
The process of reviewing helpful in understanding the actual reality between the
planned prospectus and current statuses of the strategy. This have the inclusion of the
the more major learning from the experience which is helpful in making not the same
mistake ageing which have incur the loss.
This is helpful in identify the current weakness which will be effectful in future terms.
So, to have the accurate level of dealing step can be taken with development of the time
and management issue the organization.
In respect to that’s there can be proper level of reviewing n more order to creates the-
There are change in effective milestone which can be such as will be helpful yd have the
marked the certain level of achievement.
Proper planning s per the strength and weakness will be developed as per the outset and
conclusion of task. This will be so much effective by reducing the more level of risk.
As personality there is more level of motivate the employee in taking long term decision
in the organization as to achieve the mission and vision of the company which will be
contributing the end of meeting and along solving ta difficult problem in more
prominent way.
All the development of the skills in the PDP developer will automatically help the
organization to have the effective leaders who will motivate the employee in taking long
term decision in the organization as to achieve the mission and vision of the company.
As the communication skill has been improved so it will let the leader to have the effective
communication with the internal and external stakeholders of the company(Black, S.A.,
2015.).With development of the time and management issue the organization can have the
leader will be effective completion of the assignment and the proper effective decision-
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making of company. This all will lead to the more step carouser to the organization long
term objective or the vision of organization.
4.2 Evaluates the sources of information needed to review progress of a personal
development plans..
The sources of the development plan of the PDP can be done by the evaluation
process at the particular time period of the development time. The PDP is evaluated by the
friend as they observe the changes in the decision-making process and the change in the
body language. The peer group used to analyse the performance of the leader is such a way
of confidences in the group discuss and to have the cross question after the completion of
the speech. The mentor used to guide the changes so that it can be work in more effective
way so that the development can be continuous for the longer period(Bell and Harrison,
2018.). Self-realization can also be there as the person will fill confident in the development
in the understanding the better way and how more improve can be there in the process of
development plan.
TASK 5
5.1 Performance review
As the personal development plan what made before that I have performed the skill
audit performance in which I have analyse the working of the leader. I have realized what
are the drawback that I was having in me against my dream. I have to perform various tool
and techniques as to achieve the target of the skill to become a successful leader in the
organization. After the development of the personal plan I have decided to perform the
various strategies which are effective me in the longer term. The development of plan let me
identify the target in the better way that I have to perform the skill. I have improved the time
and management of so that I am quick to complement my work on time with the more
effectiveness and efficiency. My working in the development of oral communication I feel
more confident in having the cross question after the completion of speech bit still I have to
work on the body language to reach the level of excellence. In the development of decision-
making I am note confident in the working of the environment of the organization(Bell and
Harrison, 2018.). I still have to work with more effectiveness in the development of IT sills
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in the development plan. So that I can easily understand the journal and secondary data
interpretation as for the survival in the management of the organization.
CONCLUSION
As in the above report we have understood the need and the importance of the vision in the
development of the strategic management and leadership in the organization. What are the
impact of the external factors along with internal factor in the formulation of the vision in
the company. There are many more leadership skill that effect the formulation of the vision.
There are many developments required in the skill of the leaders that will help the company
to be the vision of the organization. The company will be in the selective way to achieve the
various factor that effect the communication inside and outside the stakeholder if the
organization. The company has to come understand what is the effective leader is what are
the development of skill that are required by the leader in the development of the vision and
mission of the organization. The company has to identify the perfective leader in the
management of the organization as to achieve the success in the global world along with the
completion of the vision of the organization with the profit maximization and the employee
welfare. The development of the personal development plan along with the strategic
management is achieved by the team of effective leader.
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