Leadership Development and Theories

This assignment delves into the realm of leadership development, examining diverse theoretical frameworks that shape the growth and evolution of leaders within organizations. It analyzes prominent theories like transformational, servant, and authentic leadership, highlighting their key principles and practical applications. The assignment also explores the significance of leadership training programs, implicit leadership effects, and the influence of globalization on leadership development strategies.

PERSONAL
LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Analysing the impact of organizational objectives, values and culture on the leadership....1
1.2 Evaluation of leadership and management skills required....................................................2
1.3 Assessing personal leadership and management skills.........................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Assessing opportunities for the development of leadership and management skills............4
2.2 Construction of personal development plan with clear objectives to develop leadership and
management skills.......................................................................................................................5
2.3 Managing personal development of leadership and management skills...............................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Reviewing personal development plan against the original objectives................................7
3.2 Evaluating effectiveness of personal development of leadership and management skills....8
3.3 Analysis of areas for further development and updating personal development plan..........8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Strategic management is one of the crucial aspect of attaining high business results for
the organization. It creates a significant impact on business growth and development within the
economy (Burke and Collins, 2012). Personal leadership development and growth has created a
significant impact on employees and managerial activities of the business unit. Leadership
development in the modern era results a business unit in developing a significant impact of
employee efficiency and result generation in the business unit (Cacioppe and Albrecht, 2010).
The present study will focus on analysing the role and significance of leadership in an
organisational unit. To evaluate the effective impact of the same on business growth and
development Case analysis of Hilton Hotel will be undertaken. The study will thus evaluate the
measures of attaining business objectives of the company in an effective manner.
TASK 1
1.1 Analysing the impact of organizational objectives, values and culture on the leadership
Leadership plays a significant role in attaining business goals and objectives within the
market. It helps the business unit in creating a significant impact on analysing the growth and
development aspects within this competitive economy (Allen and Kusy, 2011). Organisational
objectives, ideology, values, beliefs and cultural aspects carry a significant impact on employees
and their working culture. Leadership are influenced directly by the stated factors. Leaders are
the ones who the power to influence the employees in order to attain the business objectives and
goals. This helps them in enhancing business productivity in the economy.
Leadership in Hilton Hotel is widely focused and developed for attaining high success
measures for the business unit. Organisational objectives, values and culture are managed in an
effective manner to attain high employee engagement in the business. Vision, mission, values
and objectives are developed by the top management of the company (Bolea and Atwater,
2015.). These represent the goals and strategic plan of the business. In order to develop
competitive edge in the economy employee contribution and support is significant for the
organisation. The stated factors are communicated and explained to employees through managers
and leaders in the organisation. This helps the business in developing an effective means of goal
attainment for the company (Ghosh, Haynes and Kram, 2013). Hilton Hotel focuses on
developing policies and procedures to enhance leadership for generating effective results for the
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business unit. Komives and et.al., (2011) stated in the findings that strategic leaders has a
significant influence of organisational goals and objectives as it helps them in attaining personal
and organisational success impact.
Organisational culture and values are the factors which enhances bond and commitment
for the business unit. Leaders in Hilton Hotel are effectively developed to develop a positive
culture in the organisation (Meager and McLachlan, 2014). This helps the company in creating a
significant impact on the growth and development of the business unit. Organisational culture for
the business unit determines the shared sense of responsibilities for the business unit. This helps
the company in encouraging collective sense of working and attaining common business goals.
Cultural aspects of business also helps in analysing the day to day aspects of working in the
business unit. Leaders in Hilton focuses on adopting the culture and attaining cooperative means
of attaining business result.
1.2 Evaluation of leadership and management skills required
Leadership and management skills needed to attain the business objectives for the
company is crucial for the business unit. It helps the company in attaining well defined measures
of working for the employees (Mostovicz, Kakabadse and Kakabadse, 2009). Hilton Hotel is a
renowned brand of hospitality industry which and is successfully operating in the global market
and providing luxurious accommodation services to its guests. The skills needed by the leaders
of Hilton hotel to support organizational objectives of the business are: Planning skills: Managers in the business are focused on attaining business objectives in
a well defined and effective manner for the business unit. The planning skills play a
significant role for the leaders in analysing the business objectives and developing
effective measures to attain the same (Terrell and Rosenbusch, 2013). For example HR
planning actions are analysed by the HR managers whereby the demand and supply of
skilled employees for different job position are planned in advance in order to effective
manage the business goals. This skill helps the company in analysing the strategic gap for
the business for attaining successful business results. People skills: Hilton hotel is a global chain of hotel providing luxury services to the
consumers to create a significant impact on employees and guests as well. Leaders in the
company are trained and developed in managing the people skills in an effective manner
(Vencato and et.al., 2014). This focuses on interpersonal skills, empathetic skills,
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communication skills etc. this helps in developing a well defined leadership impact on the
employees. Moreover, effective people skills helps in managing the roles and
responsibilities in a well defined manner.
 Monitoring and control: Every business unit demands efficient monitoring system in the
organisation in order to attaining effective and well defined business results for the
company (Falk and Borgelt, 2011). The role of leadership demands a significant
monitoring of employee activities and develop well defined means of control for the
same in order to attain reliable results for the company. This role of the management
focuses on analysing the gap between the actual and standard performance of the
employees (Hardina and et. al., 2011). Controlling action of the leader focuses on
undertaking the corrective actions to ascertain the effective results for the company.
1.3 Assessing personal leadership and management skills
Hilton Hotel aims to attain the business objectives of the company in an effective manner
to attain well defined growth measures for the business. The organisation focuses on providing
high consumer satisfaction to its guests in order to attain high level of consumer loyalty
(Lakshman, 2008.). My personal leadership assessment program helped me in analysing my
strengths and weaknesses in the leadership area. I realised that effective working measures in the
business demands significant growth impact for the business unit. I undertook different measures
to analyse my current skills in the leadership segment. Feedback analysis: This is a significant and well defined means of analysing the skills
and attributes of an individual. Feedback analysis was a well defined measure where I
undertook a critical evaluation of my own skills from different perspective of
organizations employees. I attained feedback from my peers, subordinates and superiors
as well (Dabbagh and Kitsantas, 2012). The feedback analysis at different level helped
me to evaluate my personal strengths and weaknesses for effective business operations.
Effective employee suggestion helped me in attaining the perception the organisation had
regarding me and what effective measures I can undertake to develop the same within the
market. Analysis of personal skills: I also adopted personal analysis skills by using different
means of appraisal methods. This helped me in attaining well developed results for the
business growth and development and my contribution towards the same. I significantly
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evaluated my skills by comparing it with industry standards and analysed that I have
significant development aspect for the same (Porr and Fields, 2013.). Moreover, skill
audit analysis and past experience helped me in analysing the actual aspects which I am
strong in and also the aspects where in need significant development.
 SWOT analysis: This is another effective means of analysing my strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats in the economy. This helps me in evaluating my current and
future growth aspects in the economy.
TASK 2
2.1 Assessing opportunities for the development of leadership and management skills
Leadership development aspects is the key focus for me. I analysed different
opportunities to enhance my leadership skills within the market to attain high grpwth and
development aspects in the economy (Rausch, 2011.). This will create well defined career
opportunity for me in the sated organisation. Hence, to develop my leadership skills, the
development opportunities identified by me are discussed henceforth: Formal training and development programs: This is one of the significant and most
effective aspect of personal development plan for me. The formal training programs will
help me in enhancing my technical aspects of leadership and management aspects. I will
develop a significant growth for learning the essential aspects of leadership such as
formal communication, training and development aspects evaluation techniques etc
(Simonet and Tett, 2013). This will help me in developing a significant impact on the
current level of knowledge for me. Case study analysis: I have analysed that practical learning is one of the significant and
most effective measure to retain the knowledge and enhance analytical aspects for the
subject matter. Case study analysis will help me in learning the new set of skills and
attributes for effective learning and development (Vaccaro and et. al., 2012). Moreover,
the selected measure will be effective for developing my personal understanding for
different issues and will also help in enhancing my problem solving skills. Knowledge enhancement: An effective leader or manager must be updated with the
current market trends of the economy for creating a significant impact on knowledge
enhancement and development in the market. This helps in enhancing knowledge and
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growth for the business issues. I will focus on enhancing my knowledge by referring to
books, journals and industry trends which will help in developing my innovative and
creative thinking aspects as well.
 Self evaluation on timely basis: This is an effective and well developed measure to
develop the leadership skills in the economy. This will help me in analysing the gradual
growth and development impact in me (West, Ramirez and Bernardo, 2012). It will also
help in creating a significant growth measures for me in the economy. Thus, self
evaluation techniques will be effective for my personal development aspect in a
significant manner.
2.2 Construction of personal development plan with clear objectives to develop leadership and
management skills
The evaluation of my personal development and growth plans in the economy reflected a
significant growth aspects for me. The below PDP plan will help me to analyse well defined
growth objectives for me in the competitive market and the measures which I may undertake to
attain.
Skills Target Strategies Evidence Time
frame
Communication
skills
To enhance
formal
communication
strategies for
training and
development
programs
Formal training and
classes will help me in
learning the technical
aspects of formal
communication
Effective formal
communication
measures with highly
efficient growth
6 months
Time
management
skills
Developing
skills of time
management to
accomplish
higher work load
and enhance
Will develop
aggressive but
attainable goals for me
on daily basis which
will help in enhancing
time management
- Higher work
efficiency
- Enhancing
multitasking
- Better responsiveness
towards tasks assigned
3 months
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effective
management
skills for me
Analytical skills Skills to analyse
the demand for
upcoming
change and
incorporate same
in advance
Wide range of
knowledge
enhancement to keep
self updated with
current market trends
case study analysis
Well defined means of
situation analysis for
the business and
evaluation of need for
changes in advance
1 year
Interpersonal
skills
To develop
people skills to
manage people
and develop
cooperative
means of
working
Self learning,
observation and
attending social events
on regular basis will
help towards the
same.
- cooperative team of
employees
- High level of
employee engagement
- High motivational
measures
6 months
Problem solving To enhance the
skills of critical
thinking to
develop creative
solution aspect
for business
growth and
development
Regular involvement
in self learning and
regular practice
Mentoring and
coaching
- Subtle approach
towards problem
solving
- developing perceptive
for long term vision
1 year
2.3 Managing personal development of leadership and management skills
Development of leadership and managerial skills plays a significant role in enhancing
business growth and management in the economy. It helps the business unit in creating a
significant and well defined impact on effective business growth as well. Strategic leadership
development has a well defined growth measures in the economy (Dealy, 2011). In order to
attain the above developed plan in a well defined manner I will focus on creating significant
aspects for personal development measures on a regular basis. In order to ensure personal
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development aspects for leadership and management. I will analyse the market needs in an
effective manner to analyse the current trends and changing preferences of the employees and
consumers.
Hilton is a renowned company which has developed a significant growth and
development aspects in the economy. The impact of effective leadership skills will help me in
creating high growth and development aspects for the business unit (Duff, 2013). I order to
ensure effective development for me I will develop disciplines means of working in the business
organisation. It will create an effective impact on my personal development aspect as well. For
this, I have designed several activities that would result in managing leadership and management
skills. In order to manage the personal skills I will monitor my performance and growth aspects
on regular basis as well (Macdonald and Poniatowska, 2011). Moreover, self learning measures
will be adopted by me to ensure continuous learning for enhancing the development aspects for
the company.
TASK 3
3.1 Reviewing personal development plan against the original objectives
The personal development plan helps in developing the current level of skills of an
individual to attain higher growth and development aspects in the economy. This creates a
significant impact on personal growth and organisational development for the business unit. The
in-depth analysis of my personal development plan for developing the strategic leadership
measures reflects that it was highly beneficial for me to ensure my growth aspects in the
competitive market (Minott, 2010). Moreover, it also helps in enhancing my employability skills
in the economy. In addition to this I developed a well defined routine to create effective impact
on my personal development measures. The PDP plan helped me in analysing my current
efficiency and the future development aspect to attain professional development in Hilton Hotel.
My communication skills and analytical skills developed in a significant manner. I developed the
technicality of verbal and non verbal techniques in formal communication.
I also enhanced interpersonal skills moderately. However, I have wide scope for further
development for the same (Eliot and Turns, 2011). I analysed that different aspects such as
people skills, empathetic value, regular communication etc. is demanded to create a well defined
impact n interpersonal skills thus I will focus on further development of the same to enhance my
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personal growth aspects. In addition to this time management skills were not developed in a
significant manner as the required evidence was not effectively attained by me. I was unable to
keep a regular track of time management and short term goals for personal growth aspects in the
market. This will help me in creating highly refined development aspects in the economy. Hence,
the overall analysis of the study reflects that my personal development plan developed a
significant growth impact in the economy. However, in some aspect my personal development
was slow and limited within against the set standards.
3.2 Evaluating effectiveness of personal development of leadership and management skills
The personal development measures to enhance my leadership and management skills
was a significant aspect for developing growth measures in the economy. I developed well
defined measures of development in the economy. My personal development measures were
effective and highly beneficial for me (Hart and Waisman, 2005). It helped me in analysing my
strengths and weaknesses in the present economy and competitive era. Moreover skills audit
developed a significant aspect of development on internal and external analysis basis. In addition
to this my development aspects for internal growth in the business unit was enhanced. The
personal development measure helped in enhancing my competitiveness in Hilton Hotel. It also
helped in creating a significant impact on enhancing my learning skills in the company. I adopted
self evaluation measure to keep a close check on the objective set and strategies undertaken to
attain the same (Myatt, 2012). Moreover, a regular evaluation helped me in monitoring the
difference between the expected results and actual results for the business unit. This developed a
significant growth and development measures for me in the economy. Thus, acquiring such skills
help me to develop my personal development in an effective manner. Therefore, I was able to
achieve the stated goals and objectives of Hilton where I perused an effective position.
3.3 Analysis of areas for further development and updating personal development plan
My personal development plan created a significant impact on my growth and
development aspects in the economy. I developed my personal skills effectively for the many
however there are significant need of development for me in some aspects which are discussed
henceforth. Time management skills: This is one of the significant and most crucial need for the
personal development measures for me. I analysed that time management is demanded to
developed influential business results and enhance the reporting and management skills
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for the company (Yoskovitz, 2014). However, I was unable to follow the stated plan in a
well defined manner which resulted in insignificant impact. I will thus enhance the time
frame to develop my time management skills for enhancing my efficiency. For this I will
regularly develop short term plans where aggressive but attainable targets will be laid.
These will be attained to enhance my development aspects in the economy.
 Interpersonal skills: The interpersonal skills helps in creating a significant growth and
development impact on the efficiency of employee to attain well defined results. I was
unable to attain significant development in inter-personal skills the stated area is vast and
demands high impact on business growth (Vaccaro and et. al., 2012). I will thus focus on
developing well defined means of attaining inter-personal measures for business growth
in order to attain the business objectives effectively for the business unit.
CONCLUSION
The above study developed a clear and well defined impact of the need and role of
strategic leadership and management for attaining effective business results for the companies.
The overall study evaluated different tools and techniques for developing high leadership
measures within the market. The analysis of the study created a significant growth impact on my
development plan. It was also an effective attempt to enhance my personal growth measures
within the market. Thus, the overall evaluation of the study helps in analysing that leadership and
management skills development is a significant aspect of professional growth. It helps an
individual in enhancing the competitiveness and growth aspects within the economy.
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