Developing Effective Leadership Traits and Strategies

The Leadership Personal Action Plan is an exercise designed to help students reflect on their leadership style through the lens of their Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) results. The assignment begins by analyzing various leadership traits such as extraversion, observance, judgment, assertiveness, and emotional influence. Students assess these characteristics, noting strengths and areas for improvement. The plan involves setting goals to enhance specific traits, like improving listening skills or increasing flexibility in decision-making. Strategies include organizing team sessions, practicing mindfulness, and adopting a logical approach to decisions. The assignment concludes with references supporting the analysis, ensuring students ground their action plans in established leadership theories.

Running head: LEADERSHIP PERSONAL ACTION PLAN
Leadership Personal Action plan
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Leadership Personal Action plan
Leadership
type
Leadership
characteristics
Improvements How to improve?
Mind
(Extraverted)
The MBIT test results
suggested an extraverted
nature for my personality.
The percentage of my
extraversion was as high as
72%. This indicates the
manner in which an
individual interacts in the
environment (Furnham,
2017). Extraverted
individuals have the
following characteristics:
 Warmhearted
 Conscientious
 Cooperative
 Courage ( Hu, J.,
& Judge, 2017)
This indicates that I am
very much adaptive with
I need to be a good listener
and allow my team
members to contribute their
ideas. I need to provide
chances to the others so that
they can come up with their
own ideas and thought,
which might prove to be
helpful in the growth and
development of the
organization.
I would arrange for sessions
with my team members and
carefully listen to their ideas,
suggestions and grievances. I
would also accept the
suggestions and grievances of
the employees in order to save
the time of conducting
sessions and take appropriate
actions.

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my surrounding
environment and I have
extrinsic feelings rather
than feeling intrinsic. I
never feel hesitant while
interacting with others and I
can easily initiate
conversations.
Energy
(Observant)
I am 72% observant, which
indicates my mental energy.
Observant leaders are more
quick and detailed
(Warrick, 2017). Observant
leaders are very quick to
notice and pay attention
towards the details. I
observe my surroundings
and the people in my
surroundings in order to
derive conclusions. I prefer
working with harmony in
my environment and work
with determination in order
to establish it. This allows
me to deal with appropriate
facts and emphasize more
I need to further improve
my observant nature so that
I can analyze my
surrounding environment
and people more
effectively, which shall
help me in improving the
overall organizational
productivity. I shall take
measure to increase my
focus and concentration.
For improving my observation
power, I shall avoid all sorts of
distractions and listen to
others. I would also practice
yoga in order to improve my
concentration power. I would
try to observe the mood of the
people around me so that I can
understand what’s not being
said. I would pay additional
attention to body language of
the people around me in order
to observe the facts.

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upon a particular task rather
on multiple tasks.
Tactics
(Judging)
My approach towards work,
planning and decision-
making is more judging
than prospecting. Tactics
determines the attitude of
an individual towards
certainty of life (Jaques,
2017). This makes me keep
my options closed. Due to
this trait I am always ready
with contingency plans. I
also prefer emphasizing
upon a single plan and
maintaining a proper
checklist, which indicates
the task done and the tasks
left to be done. The high
percentage of my judging
trait, I have strong ethics
and lay emphasis upon my
duties.
I need to refrain from
developing my own
preferences and improve
my flexibility while
dealing with both
expected and unexpected
challenges.
I shall provide appropriate
structure for the employees
who shall require it. I shall
provide more space to the
employees so that they can
complete their tasks in their
own time frame. I would take
suggestions from my
colleagues and subordinates in
order to increase the
authenticity of my decision. I
would be more flexible with
my plans and I shall also try to
be more open to new
information.
Identity
(Assertive)
I have more assertive
identity than turbulent.
Identity indicates how
I shall have to further
improve my
communication skills and
I would aim at establishing
good relationships with others
so that they can freely share

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much a person is confident
with his or her abilities and
decisions
(Monteiro, V. M., & Lopes,
2014). Due to this trait, I
am not very self- conscious
or sensitive to stress. I have
proper control over my
emotions and never allow
my emotions to hamper my
ability of making decisions.
I am able to stand up for
my own rights as well as
for the rights of others in a
peaceful manner. I prefer
handling pressure without
being aggressive.
Assertiveness is essential
for successfully leading
teams.
persuading power in order
to influence others in a
better manner.
their views. I would ensure
that I am assertive but in an
emphatic way so that I can
better relate with my
surrounding environment and
people. I would be more
honest and I will set my limits
appropriately.
Nature
(Feeling)
There is a higher
percentage of feeling in my
nature. Usually leaders who
take into consideration their
feelings while taking any
decisions think what others
I shall have to adapt a more
practical approach while
taking decisions and reduce
the ability of my feelings to
guide my decisions. This
shall require me to look at
I shall attempt to become a
thinker. Thinkers usually find
logic in the situations and take
decisions accordingly. I would
focus more upon tangible
things and truth than on my

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need in their day-by-day
lives and try to provide it
(Li, Mobley & Kelly,
2013). This indicates that
my feelings have a high
level of influencing power
over my decision- making
ability. The traits such as
caring, helpfulness and
conservativeness guide my
decision- making ability. I
tend to prioritize the
feelings of the people
around me and my own
feelings before I take any
decision. However, I am
always cautious regarding
the impact of my decisions
upon the others. This
prevents me from looking
at the practical side of the
situation and hampers my
thought process. The
excessive influence of my
feelings on my decision-
making ability often
the practical aspects and
evaluating the situations
and people on the basis of
practical facts.
own feelings. This shall enable
me to make better decisions
that shall help in improving
the efficiency of the entire
organization. I will be more
brief and concise. I will adapt
a more logical approach and
be calm and reasonable.

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negatively affects my
ability to judge people and
situations.