Leadership and Strategic Management: Personal Development Report

This report delves into the crucial aspects of leadership and strategic management, emphasizing the significance of personal and professional skills for achieving organizational goals. It begins by analyzing essential leadership and management skills such as strategic thinking, planning, people management, and change management. The report then assesses factors contributing to organizational vision and strategy, including human resources, organizational culture, and innovation. It explores various leadership and management theories, like trait theory, behavioral theory, and Fayol's management theory, to evaluate personal development. The report justifies the ranking of leadership and management skills and identifies the knowledge required for success. A personal skills audit is conducted, followed by the formulation of objectives and a performance development plan, focusing on team building, IT knowledge, and change management skills. The report discusses factors influencing the creation of organizational vision and different approaches to developing it. It concludes by evaluating the benefits of the skills audit tool and sources of information needed to review success, providing a comprehensive overview of leadership and strategic management principles.

Personal Development for Leadership and
Strategic Management - 03

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Analysing the knowledge and skills in leadership and strategic management...........................3
Assessing the contribution of other factors which contribute in to achievements of
organisational vision and strategy...............................................................................................4
Theories of leadership and management to access the personal development...........................4
Justifying the ranking of leadership and management knowledge and skills required to
successfully create and achieve organisational strategy.............................................................5
Leadership and management knowledge required for the successful achievements..................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
Personal Skills Audit...................................................................................................................5
Objectives:...................................................................................................................................6
Performance Development Plan..................................................................................................6
Justification.................................................................................................................................7
Activities for personal development...........................................................................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
Discussing the factors impacting creation of organisation vision...............................................8
Different approaches to developing vision.................................................................................8
Evaluates the key factors which impact on the communication of vision to stakeholder...........9
Evaluates the key factors needed to gain the commitments of internal stakeholder...................9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
Benefits of Skill Audit Tool used in achieving the personal and organisational strategy........10
Source of Information required to review success ...................................................................10
TASK 5..........................................................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
In order to achieve the strategic goals of an organization it depends mainly on the
personal and professional skill of strategic managers. Further in this research personal and
professional skills have been discussed in this assignment. Organizations depend upon capable
leadership to guide through different aspects. Therefore the study will further set the objectives
to meet the personal development which needs in the context of strategic. Analyse the factors
which impact on the creation of organisational vision. At the further section it will also define
the benefits of review.
TASK 1
Analysing the knowledge and skills in leadership and strategic management.
Leadership Management
Skills & Knowledge
Strategic Thinking : Strategic Thinking skills is the most essential skill which should have in
strategic leaders or managers. It helps to build an idea for the company vision where company
wants to achieve goals (Asah, Fatoki and Rungani, 2015).
Planning and Delivery : Planning and delivery skills is necessary important to be personally
organised and motivated as a leader. For presenting the planning and controlling it is very
necessary to form a differentiating result oriented task to be more energetic and forming the
company vision and mission.
People Management : the basic role of leaders is to motivate their leaders and followers into
more realizing form (Boylan, 2016). This is a very challenging skill for every leader to make
how to manage the group of a team.
Change Management : Change management knowledge and theories should have known by the
strategic managers to form and develop the strong action plan for the organisation development.
This knowledge of theories and concepts are very useful to determine the best advantageous
growth and more energetic goals and objectives.
Strategic Management
Skills & Knowledge

Ability to align : Strategic leaders should needs to align frequently which need to achieve long
term goals. This leadership skill enable to accomplish the organisation vision and mission
strategies.
Building and Expanding Skill set : Strategic leaders don't rest on their past achievements and
training. They are also able to see new challenges coming down the road that require new set of
learning capacities (Chuang, Jackson and Jiang, 2016).
Ability to Interpret and communicate : Strategic leaders also should require to gathered
different information, filtering and essential to innovate the new set of working information and
thoughts.
Assessing the contribution of other factors which contribute in to achievements of
organisational vision and strategy.
Human resource factor : Human resource factors can be the other factor which helps to
achieving the company aims and objectives. HR sources also helps to engage in the training of
staff and volunteers to build the organisations capabilities.
Organisational culture : Business culture within the organisation is a very important factor
which are very effective and powerful to manage the significant outcomes for the business.
Innovation : Innovation can be the other factor which helps to accomplish the business
objectives and also which enable to compensate the business development (Dong and et.al.,
2017). Leaders and managers has always think creative and trying to make the new business plan
for the organisation development.
Theories of leadership and management to access the personal development.
Trait Theory : Trait theory of leadership defines the different traits which should have in
a leader within the organisation. Like As per the theory leader should have following traits such
as good personality, intellectual ability, Maturity, Fairness, Decision, Dominance, Diplomacy,
conceptual skills, etc. all such skills are very necessary for a personal development. Such skills in
a n individual can be profitable for the organisation as well. But on the same side, critics argues
that this theory is more relies on inborn traits and measures traits only after a person have already
consists a leader.
Behavioural Theory : As opposed to traits theory of behavioural resulted that it based on
the patter that affected employee satisfaction and performance. According to this leadership
concept it gives the greater satisfaction to followers and also recognize the better outcomes. It

also define that individual belongs to different behaviours and having different perceptions.
Behavioural theory is manageable which inspiring the long term goals and also motivating the
business opportunity and goals.
Management theory by Henri Fayol : Fayol developed six function of management that work
in conjunction with 14 management principles (Gopee and Galloway, 2017). Fayol described the
six functions of management which is forecasting, planning, organizing, commanding,
coordinating and controlling. Such functions helps to leaders and managers to achieve the
personal development.
Justifying the ranking of leadership and management knowledge and skills required to
successfully create and achieve organisational strategy.
Strategic decision making skill is the competitive leadership knowledge and skill. In this
skill system manager and leader play a different role in each particular situation. Like leaders
have to manage conflict in the workplace management.
Developing leaders are the another strategy that helps to achieve the company strategic
goals. Also it helps to certainly makes the study also makes the things more effectively applied.
Leadership and management knowledge required for the successful achievements.
In order to achieve final destination and objectives leadership and management
knowledge is very much required. To become a strategic manager in reputed organisation. It is
necessary to form a different objectives and goals (Hawkins and Edwards, 2015). Like in order
to achieve the final destination manager required to pay attention towards the company aims &
objectives. Also leaders are need to understand the meaning of the vision to be more energetic.
Trust is the another required skill of a leader which exhibit clear focus and consistent behaviour
between the managers. All such behaviour is useful for the organisation. Knowledge relate with
the concept of high learning which makes the new system and forming the new basic line
concept. However, new managing developing resul
TASK 2
Personal Skills Audit
Skills Good Average In need of Training
Communication Skills ✔

Decision Making
Skills
✔
Time Management
Skills
✔
Change management
Knowledge
✔
Business Knowledge ✔
Problem solving Skills ✔
IT Knowledge ✔
Leadership Skills ✔
Team Building Skills ✔
Objectives:
 To make Ayam Brand best performing food company in Singapore which requires a team
building skills.
 Also, in order to achieve a Company's vision of offering high quality products it requires
a change in organisational structure (Hillson and Murray-Webster, 2017).
 To mange the online order and online customer service I need to develop a knowledge of
Information Technology.
Performance Development Plan
Areas of
Improvement
Action Plan Measure Time Period
Team building Skills In order to improve
team building skills, I
need to work in a
team, set proper
collaboration and
understanding and
This skills can be
measured if am able to
build effective team
and set proper
collaboration among
and achieve the set
6 Months

need to establish team
rule and need to lead a
team (Hoch and et.al.,
2018).
goals easily.
IT Knowledge In order to improve
knowledge about IT I
will read technical
books every day, take
IT classes and learn
about various business
software.
This skill can be
measured if I am able
make use of different
business IT tools.
3 Months
Change Management
Knowledge
To gain the change
management
knowledge I should
learn about various
change management
theories and learn
about managing
resistance.
This skill can be
measured I am able to
plan the change with
less or no resistance
from employees.
5 Months.
Justification
The major activities included in the development plan are Team Building skills, IT skills
and Change Management Knowledge. These objectives and skills that I have selected to work
upon will help me in developing necessary attributes that a manager should possess in order to
succeed (Komives, 2016). However, these activities will not only help in my personal
development but also act as a backup for achievement of organizational goals:-
 Ayam Brand aims at encouraging consumption of naturally produced goods so that
consumers concentrated in Asia develop a healthier lifestyle and I also intend to develop
those skills that will help me in identifying and studying the constantly changing market

and therefore formulate best strategies for implementing and accommodating these
changes in the organizational practices.
 Ayam Brand is also venturing into development of online market and by developing my
IT skills, I will be able to develop the site in a better manner thus attracting more
customers and increasing the revenue.
Activities for personal development
As identified in the personal skill audit conducted above, there are certain skills like team
building skills, change management skills, IT knowledge etc. which I need to work upon and for
that purpose I intend to follow a set of activities that will help me in accomplishing those
activities (Mittal and Dhar, 2015).
 I am planning to join coaching classes for developing my IT skills where I will learn
about different tools and techniques related to latest technological developments. These
skills will help me in developing my core competency.
 Reading various books on time management and team building skills will further assist
me in developing the ability of influencing others and thus become a successful manager
so that I can succeed at Ayam brand.
TASK 3
Discussing the factors impacting creation of organisation vision.
There are several factors which impact company vision and goals of the organisation.
Like lack of resources this factor limit the growth of the development due to which company
cannot achieve their set goals and objectives. Like resources are financial resources, human
resources, machinery, land etc (Mumford and et.al., 2017).
Lack of knowledge and skill in personal can be the another factor which impact company
mission and objectives. Reason behind, low productive and lack of creativeness can limits the
growth and strategies for the better accomplishment of aims and objectives.
Different approaches to developing vision.
There are some techniques and approaches in order to develop a company vision such as given
below:
 Brainstorming is one of the most leading technique which come up with new thoughts
and ideas by different mindset of people.

 Creativity or intuition exercises creates the workaholic environment around the
employees which automatically support to develop company vision.
 Encourage a bottom up/grass roots to generated vision and growth.
 Visualisation is the effective approach to build up the new thoughts and innovative ideas
for the company development.
Evaluates the key factors which impact on the communication of vision to stakeholder.
Internal factors and external factors impact the communication of vision to stakeholders.
Stakeholders are the individuals who interested in the operations of a business. Like customers,
employees, investors, suppliers. But in such situations stakeholders are not happy and satisfied
with the commitments of the organisation (Plant, Barac and Sarens, 2019). For example due to
improper vision or message of the organisation can affect the stakeholder perception in the
context of the organisation. Low commitment outcomes is the another affecting fact which
ineffective for the organisation development.
Evaluates the key factors needed to gain the commitments of internal stakeholder
In order to satisfy customers, employees suppliers. Company should always fulfill the
needs and wants of their potential stakeholder. This practices can helpful to gain the
commitments of internal stakeholder like employees, investors, suppliers etc. Get hundred
percent involvement of all stakeholders in planning and meetings so they always be happy and
satisfied with the decisions taking by the company (Raelin, 2017). Also, organisation needs to
share true information with their stakeholders in order to gain his trust and honesty. All such
activities or practices can helpful to measure the strength and objectives. Another strategy or way
can adopted by the company is sharing the positive feedbacks to the stakeholders at the end of
the every projects.

TASK 4
Benefits of Skill Audit Tool used in achieving the personal and organisational strategy
The benefits of the skill audit tool that helped in achieving the personal and
organisational achievements are focused training and development which will help in
concentrating on self development and it will also lower the cost of organisations on training.
Through this the firm can save the money and invest in other dimensions of the organisation. As
the focus was on self development it increases the performance as well as productivity, that was
beneficial in achieving personal and organisational goals. The enhanced productivity helped the
organisation in achieving it's objective and motivates the individual (Sayles, 2017). By using
skill audit tool the focus was on career patching and succession planning that provided the exact
information that is needed to achieve both the personal and organisational objectives. This has
helped the individual in knowing their own strengths and weaknesses, so that they can wok on
them and helped the organisation in knowing who are their best and worthy employees to be
retained and will be beneficial for the organisation. Through this tool it is reviewed that the skills
and knowledge has been improved that is helpful in personal development and for the
organisation as well. Accurate knowledge about the current competence has increased that has
brought a sense of competitive spirit that is helpful in personal development and organisational
activities.
Source of Information required to review success
The sources of information which can be used to review success of personal development
plans can be 360 degree feedback. Information can be gathered from the superiors about the
performance of the individual, they can evaluate the individuals performance on the basis of their
productivity and development. Individual can invite the senior mentor who is experienced to
observe the teaching sessions and this will help the individuals in knowing their strengths and
weaknesses (Tian, Risku and Collin, 2016). Peer members can also asked to give the feedback
about the individuals performance. Individual can ask the peer member to observe the
performance and review it and give their suggestion about the achievement of personal
development that will help the individual in knowing their areas that can be further improve. An
individual can ask their subordinates that they can review the teaching sessions and revert their
what they analyse from the videos of sessions. Self monitoring and goal setting is the best source

to get the information or to track the progress like setting short term goals for self that is for a
particular session or module, then medium term goals that is what one needed to achieve in a 3
months and these can include the strategies, then the long term objectives that is future learnings
or developments that will enhance the individual capability. After everything make notes of each
session that will help the individual in assessing own performance. The other way scan be
gathering feedback from the stakeholders (managers,industry) that is useful way to evaluate self
performance (Tian, Risku and Collin, 2016). Panel Approach can be way to review the progress,
this panel includes managers and experts in different field, the individual's performance can be
reviewed by them as well. Experts can be asked to evaluate the individuals performance in
different fields and provide them solution regarding any deviation.
TASK 5
SKILLS PRESENT RATINGS
1 2 3 4 5
Team Building
Change
Management
Problem Solving
I reviewed my performance and evaluated my progress, and came to know that
previously I lack team building skills (Rating-1). I was very confused and couldn't handle so
many people or team together, but now I rated myself 5 in team building as I started
communicating and started thinking from others perspective as well. Previously I was poor in
managing a team, getting involved in people and even knowing their perception. I believed in
“I” and not “we”. I take a step forward to interact with others and express my views that helped
me in knowing myself and others view point. I participated in group discussions. I build myself
as a leaders, make decisions when there were conflicts in the organisation. I established group
goals and start work on them along with team support that helped in bringing out the best in me
and in my overall growth and development. I enhanced motivation skills in myself as well as in

my team members (Tian, Risku and Collin, 2016). Motivation needed to be either appraising or
can be monetary rewards.
The second skill is change management I worked upon my cooperation level among team
members and encouraging them to be flexible in adapting any new thing that came around
because that can probably help you grow. I started working on my team skills and motivation
skills that will help in managing change and bringing the best in everyone around. Encouraged
the people around me to accept the change and not fear from it, because previously I myself was
afraid of accepting anything new. I fear change and I was comfortable in working in my own
style and by using the old similar methods, but then I realised that to grow and achieve
something of more worth it is important to accept change. I will give myself (0.5) in this skill,
previously (Tian, Risku and Collin, 2016). I got Change Management skills by participating in
various training programs that enhances the skills, knowledge and abilities. I studied the reports
of various authors that stated that change is the only way to grow further. So I started working on
this dimension by managing everything.
The problem solving skill previously can be rated 2 and now it has increased to 4. Team
building skills has helped in addressing problem solving skills. Back then I was facing issues in
solving problems that occur working in team or for myself. Then I worked on my self like I
started focusing on the root cause of the problem that helped in reaching the main cause and then
finally reaching out for the problem and I changed my mindset like not considering only my
point of view but others as well (Glatthorn and et.al., 2018). So these all efforts helped me in
achieving this skill as well.
CONCLUSION
On the basis of above section it has been analysed from that how much skills and
knowledge can contribute to the management system. Research also reviewed the factors of
leadership and strategic management which makes to the achievement of organisational vision
and strategy. Study also analyse the skill audit to present personal leadership and management
knowledge. Therefore, study also carried out appropriate personal development activities to
develop a knowledge and skills identified in the audit.