MGT601 Leadership Plan: Reflective Analysis and Development Strategy

This report presents a reflective analysis of a leadership journey, evaluating current leadership styles and potential. It discusses leadership concepts and skills, comparing current skills with required leadership qualities. Instances and shortcomings are analyzed, followed by an exploration of leadership models like the Intentional Change Model and the GROW model. The report outlines a future scope and action plan for leadership development, focusing on enhancing skills such as delegation, decision-making, and communication. The goal is to cultivate a confident, strategic, and emotionally intelligent leadership style for future success. Desklib provides access to similar assignments and resources for students.

Running head: LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT
Leadership Management
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author note

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Executive Summary
The report has helped me in the analysis of the different kinds of leadership developments
which are essential in nature to be adopted by the leaders. Furthermore, this was a reflective
analysis which has helped in understanding the loopholes which has been faced by me in the
present and the different implementation of the leadership models have been provided which
has helped me in gaining more competitive skills to become successful in the future.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Concept of Leadership and Skills..............................................................................................3
Leadership journey.....................................................................................................................4
Comparison of my Skills........................................................................................................4
Instances.................................................................................................................................4
Shortcomings..............................................................................................................................5
Leadership Models.....................................................................................................................6
Future Scope and Plan................................................................................................................7
Action Plan and Future...............................................................................................................8
Conclusion................................................................................................................................11
References................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
The report helps in the entire analysis of the reflection of the leadership journey
wherein the evaluation of the leadership style which is being followed by me in the current
scenario has to be analysed in an effective manner. The effectiveness along with potential of
the leader is required to be analysed effectively which will help in preparing the plan for the
continued leadership development effectively. The first part of the assessment will be
discussing relating to the journey along with the current capabilities in an effective manner
and capabilities. Lastly, the assessment will be relating to the development of the leader in
the future.
Concept of Leadership and Skills
Leadership is defined as process in which the individual influences others in order to
accomplish the different kinds of objectives and directs the entire organization in the way
which makes it more coherent and cohesive in nature (Ingram et al., 2015). There are
different kinds of elements of the successful leadership in which this has been seen that there
should be transparency, confidence along with decisiveness which is required to be inbuilt in
the leaders in an effective manner (Chuang, Jackson & Jiang, 2016).
Furthermore, there are different skills of the leaders which are essential to be inbuilt
in the different leaders of the organization (Bergh et al., 2016). As a leader, communication
is one of the major factors which will help in explaining to the different employees regarding
the different aspects of the organization such as various types of specific tasks (Demirtas,
2015).
Delegation of the tasks is the other factor and skill which is required to be done by
the leaders in the organization as this will help in lowering the pressure from the employees

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(Birasnav, 2014). The leaders of the company as this will help him/her in gaining huge
feedback from the employees effectively (Collinson & Tourish, 2015).
Leadership journey
I will never forget the advice which was provided to me by my team leader in the
previous organization where I have done my internship. When I first joined the company, I
was not too extrovert and there were different issues faced by me during the first few months
as I was not being able to communicate with the others in the department in which I was
working as an employee. However, based on my performance the higher authorities of the
company decided to promote me and I became the team lead and there were four employees
who were working under me.
Comparison of my Skills
During this phase, I was scared and was not being able to understand the tasks which
were required to be performed by me. I tried to analyse the different needs of the employees,
however I was lacking few skills and qualities which are mandatory in nature to be followed
by me as a leader as I had learned from my team leader.
The advice helped me as a team leader in the company as I tried to follow the
different tips which was being provided to me effectively. My team leader was a
transformational leader who tried to analyse the different visions of the employees who
worked under him and this was effective in nature as to handle the different guidance of the
employees effectively.

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Instances
However, I lacked few essential components of a successful leader in which this was
seen that I could not able to communicate with the team mates effectively and could not
understand their issues in an effective manner.
For instance- A team member stood up and tried to analyse the different issues
which was faced by them relating to a task which I tried to assign to them. However, I could
not manage the questions which was asked by the member and I got confused. It has been
seen that it is difficult for some of us and this seems challenging in nature to share the
different things what we think and share.
Shortcomings
Furthermore, previously I lacked the capability of proper decision-making along with
gaining creativity in the different tasks which were performed by me and the team mates. I
could not take any major decisions at the right specific time and I would take the help of my
manager in each and every step.
This was one of the major shortcomings which was faced by me in managing the team
effectively and efficiently. Additionally, I lacked creativity in which I was dependent on my
team mates for the different decisions which were required to be taken by me in managing the
teams in an effective manner (D’Innocenzo et al., 2016). I could not finish the different tasks
in a strategic manner as I was not at all confident in nature in becoming a successful leader.
For instance- there was a situation in the workplace in which I had taken a wrong
decision of increasing the working hours of the employees who worked under me as I felt this
would improve the overall productivity of the organization. This was a wrong decision which
was taken by me as due to this, there were different employees who left the job as they felt

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there was mental stress and this was one specific consequence in which I felt I was not a good
leader and I could not perform the different activities appropriately as well.
These are the major shortcomings which was faced by me during my journey of
becoming a leader in the previous organization. As a leader, this is essential and mandatory in
nature for the leader to be confident and have proper decision-making capabilities as this is
the sign of becoming a positive and effective leader which will be efficient in nature to
become successful in nature and these were the things which I lacked the most during my
leadership journey.
For instance- There was an instance which was faced by me during the time frame of
me being a leader in the organization. I tried to perform the different tasks myself without the
help of the different team members who worked under me. My logic behind this was that the
different important tasks are required to be performed by the team leader and this was
absolutely wrong as this burdened the pressure on me as there was no such delegation of the
tasks.
Leadership Models
There are different models of leadership which is required to be adopted by me as this
will help in managing myself and the different tasks when I will be working in a higher
position in a company effectively.
Intentional Change Model is one such models which was developed by Richard
Boyatzis (2006) in which the learning and the changes are being incorporated. Furthermore,
this is the comprehensive model of personal development and the personal changes and this
will become the turning point in the career of the individuals as well (Klenke, 2016).
This is the first stage of identification of ideal self and this will be effective in
working towards the goals and improving the current strengths as well. The second discovery

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will help me in identifying the different strengths and gaps in an effective manner as this will
help in developing accurate understanding of the current self in an appropriate manner
(Bolden, 2016).
Similarly, the GROW model can be analysed effectively in order to analyse the
different objectives which include:
 Goals is the element in which the different elements have to be analysed in an
effective manner as this will a kind of process of training which will make me a
positive leader in future (Bird & Mendenhall, 2016)
 Reality is the other element which has helped me in understanding the different
challenges and difficulties which are being done bye me in the present scenario and
how to deal with them in the future as well (Collinson & Tourish, 2015)
 Options are the different alternatives which can be analysed by them in order to make
the process of learning effective in nature (Engelen et al., 2015)
 Will is the commitment which is required to be adopted by me as this will help me in
becoming successful and positive leader in the future in an effective manner (Gopee
& Galloway, 2017)
Future Scope and Plan
From the previous instances, I have learnt that there are different kinds of changes
which are being required to be adopted by me while becoming a positive leader. As per my
team leader, there should be confidence in the leader which will help me in managing the
teams more efficiently. From my past mistakes, I would be requiring different techniques
which is required to be applied by me as to be a successful leader in the future and be a role
model for the other employees in the organization.

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Within the next five years, I would try to increase my major focus on the different
leadership skills which are essential for me to become successful and gain more competitive
advantage in an effective manner. As a successful leader, I need to analyse the needs of the
team members which will help in managing the different tasks in an effective manner. The
decision-making skills is required to be done which will help me in managing the various
kinds of activities in an effective manner.
In order to be strategic in nature, one requires to think in a strategic and positive
manner as this will help me in crafting and developing emotional intelligence as this will help
me and the team members in the team to perform effectively and appropriately. Within the
next five years, I will be working in a higher position in a respective organization in which I
would require to be calmer and have to be creative in nature as well. Proper decision-making
skills is essential in nature in order to manage the different individuals and tasks in an
effective manner. I need to learn delegation of the different tasks among the different
employees in the organization as this will help me and my team members in performing
effectively without much difficulties.
Furthermore, there are different kinds of other qualities and training which is required
to be adopted by me in the next five years which will help me in becoming successful and try
to be smarter in nature in becoming more successful. The qualities are as follows:
 Delegation and Empowerment is the first quality and element which is required to be
adopted by me in the next five years as this will help me in becoming successful.
 Learning development planning is essential to be adopted by me in the next five years
which will help me in improving the decision-making skills and make the correct
decisions at the perfect span of time

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 Furthermore, I need to become a good communicator in which I can communicate the
different vision to the team and I have the ability to describe the strategy as to achieve
the goal in an effective manner
Action Plan and Future
Activities Time Frame
(Five Months)
Contents Learning
Outcome
Setting
Expectations
1 month I will be trying
to analyse the
different skills
which will help
me in managing
the different
tasks
effectively
The learning
outcome will
be I will be
ready to set
targets and
make
decisions
effectively

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Consolidation
and Planning
2 months Proper planning
is required to
be done by me
which will help
me in
understanding
the loopholes
and solve them
with analysis of
the different
models
Planning will
help me in
becoming a
proper and
effective
leader
On-Going
Coaching
3 months Coaching is
required to be
provided by me
on the different
aspects of the
leadership and
by searching
different
articles
The coaching
will help me
in providing
similar kind
of training to
employees in
future
Reading and
searching
Different
Articles on
Leadership
1 month I need to read
the newspaper
articles and
magazines
which will help
The reading
will help me
in gaining
more
knowledge on

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me in
improving the
different modes
of the
leadership
approaches in
an effective
manner
different
aspects on the
different
aspects of the
leadership in
an effective
manner
Coaching and
Mentoring
1 month Mentoring from
the team leads
or friends who
are leaders in
organization
will help me in
managing the
different tasks
in an effective
manner
The coaching
will help me
and my team
mates in
understanding
the different
tasks which
will be
effective
Self-
Development
2 months This will help
me in leading
to development
of the different
tasks
effectively
Self-
development
will help me
in gaining
more
competitive
advantage

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Conclusion
Therefore, this can be concluded that proper leadership skills are essential in nature
which are required to be possessed by the individuals. There are different kinds of leadership
models which are essential in nature to be adopted by the individuals to become more
successful in the future as this will provide them with different opportunities to reduce the
different negative aspects and make them popular in nature to become more successful in
nature. Lastly, the different kinds of options have to be identified which will help the leader
in becoming more successful in the future in an efficient manner.

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