Reflective Report: Personality Development Plan for Leadership Skills

This report presents a personal development plan focused on enhancing leadership skills within the context of a business administration academic course. It reflects on the student's journey, identifying areas for improvement such as communication and initiative, and outlines the strategies for development over a two-year period. The report explores various leadership theories, including transformational, situational, and path-goal theories, and their relevance to personal growth. It also incorporates the Whiteman GROW model to set goals, assess strengths and weaknesses, and develop an action plan. The content includes an executive summary, introduction, discussion on leadership theories, the impact of workplace behavior, and the application of the Boyatzis intentional changing model and the GROW model. The report emphasizes the importance of traits like openness, communication, and creativity in leadership, aiming to prepare the student for a successful career in an MNC. The plan includes statements of aspiration, education, training, and career positioning to facilitate the student's journey toward becoming an effective leader.

DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP

Abstract
This brings out a discussion on reflection of personal development plan that can help an
individual to improve its leadership skills. This report will be based on the development and
improvement of personality over two years of academic course on business administration.
With the passage of time, I grasped that there are several issues and laggings faced by me
during my graduation such as leadership skills and better communication. Through this
reflective report, I perceive to oversee lack of skills in myself and on the same side,
accomplishing the skillset through training and proper adoption of steps laid down by
Whiteman GROW model. Theory is quite relevant to openness, well-defined code of
conduct, communication skills, dedication, and the creativity that are the common traits in
any leader. This model focuses on putting questions on each aspect of subordinate’s actions
that is related to surrounding opportunities for growth. With parallel to the course of business
administration¸ personality development plan will undergo several changes so that it could
absorb the changing business environment. A personality development plan is an way of
creating a particular action plan through values, awareness, goals setting, reflection and also
the planning for the education, self-development and relationship. The plan includes a
statement of aspiration, education, training, opportunities, risks, alternative plans, and career
positioning.

Contents
Executive summary....................................................................................................................1
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Importance in inculcating and transforming personality...........................................................4
Main theories of leadership while developing the leadership development strategy.................5
Impact of behaviour of people at workplace and features of traits............................................7
Boyatzis intentional changing model.........................................................................................8
Whiteman GROW model for self-development......................................................................11
Conclusion................................................................................................................................13
References................................................................................................................................14

Introduction
This report deals with a personality development plan with parallel to academic course
related to business administration. PDI (personality development plan) consists of portfolio
that is the evidence of skills as being gathered in a particular time. This plan will help in
creating directed independent scholars that is likely progress for the high level of academic
knowledge. As I wish to get a reputed job in an MNC so PDP is necessary as it is required in
an employee`s CV. I will be asked for my business training. I can become an effective
personality if I starts grooming up my personality with few modifications, which were
hindrance to my personality during recent college life (Priest, & Gass, 2017). The following
report focuses on reflection and its critical thinking as of my personal journey (Covin, &
Slevin, 2017).
While evaluating my experiences, I have seen that the implementation and execution of
leadership theory is quite important for leadership and learning of self-development plans
(Priest, & Gass, 2017). With the deep understanding of my leadership journey, it is noticed
that during my assignment and group presentation at my graduation level. Each time, I could
not take steps to initiate to present my team in the presentation or guide my teams at any
level. The reason was not related to lack of knowledge but every time, I was not confident
enough. I relate my personality to each type of leadership theory; by studying well on each
personality type (Bamiatzi, Jones, Mitchelmore, & Nikolopoulos, 2015). These theories relate
to employee`s performance and its leader`s contribution where they are aware of personality
traits with the motivation and inspiration making the personality traits so powerful. Theories
such as transformational theory, situational theory, achievement goal theory, and path goal
theory which would help to find and classify any leader on the basis of different traits (Covin,
& Slevin, 2017). It will help to foresee the influence to the employees with certain
characteristics and their relative influence. Their classification is based on way of their

influence and their related performance. Personality development plan is a technique that
would finally help the leaders to identify the qualities of a leader in a certain business
environment (Grint, Jones, Holt, & Storey, 2016).
Leadership Journey
While prioritising the learning phase, it is seen that transforming age and the revolutionary
era of the human life. Since aging from 20-30 years, it is seen that it is the golden era of one`s
life where we would have developed wisdom and shaping the visions towards the
development of leadership skills (Covin, & Slevin, 2017). There are several fundamental
principles, which are known well to drive the believe system regarding the procedure of
leadership and its relevant skills. It is more an activity rather than a process as it is quite
important to realise it at right time and in the right era where it decides how leadership skills
can be excelled (Covin, & Slevin, 2017).
Before looking for any leadership implementation, it is important to lay down my own
personality. I am a calm, less presentable and shy person who does not take any initiative to
talk about the things to people. I have a very few friends. Lack of interaction and
communication is the main issue faced by me while depending on any theory of leadership.
During my career development, it is seen that I have actually felt that there are many more
points to think upon and recover them through reshaping my leadership skills (Bagheri,
2017). In educational career, I thought of pursuing MBA (chartered financial adviser) where
communication plays an important role as clients look upon to you for the sake of investment
advice and on the same hand, employees also expect to budget the plans in a feasible way
rather than reflection of deficit or lack of resources. While understanding, developing skills
for communication, it helps in attaining the power to influence the clients (Bagheri, 2017). It
reflects the rationale in relation to the development of the leadership skills as per the client`s

perception. It is important for me to discover the main fundamentals in order to attain
leadership skills (Renz, & Herman, 2016). The main traits and principles of a leader can be
honesty, competent, forward looking and intelligent. Warren buffet is one of the famous
financial adviser who has competent enough regular communication, and compassion for the
self-nature (Renz, & Herman, 2016). I always wanted to become a person resemble as
“Warren buffet”. People call him as an well known investor and also the Wizard of Omaha.
On the constant basis, it is seen that he is among the wealthiest people. Creating trust among
the people is not game of ludo. In order to achieve the trust of the people, there is a need to
inculcate who respects, compassion with the self-nature, and are concerned regarding the
consistent thinking with regular thinking (Amanchukwu, Stanley, & Ololube, 2015). Other
than technical skills, it is seen that inspirational qualities, intangible abilities instancing
strategic thinking, project management, and relationship building that differs from a mediocre
(Amanchukwu, Stanley, & Ololube, 2015).
Personal development plan is a tool, which can find and identify certain areas for future
development and leading to the lifelong learning (Amanchukwu, Stanley, & Ololube, 2015).
It is seen that development plan must include certain processes inclusive of planning, self-
evaluation, helping the employees, developing the capabilities, monitoring, and fulfilling the
job responsibilities (Amanchukwu, Stanley, & Ololube, 2015).
For the next two years, personality development plan will be followed inclusive of MBA and
the traits will be followed under the influence of Whiteman GROW model. Firstly, I will
clear out my visions and goals to look into future in a certain period of two years. In the
second phase, I will have to identify, develop, and foresee the skillset and strength. I would
like to conduct my SWOT analysis regularly after each month to assess the personality. I
should end up focusing on MBA with a dynamic personality, which lays down setting of the

annual goals to emerge as a leader. Plans can be useless but it is important to note that PDP
has clear coming into the clarity when it comes to review and adopt at the same time.
Main theories of leadership while developing the leadership development strategy
Some of the inadequate features in my personality leads and drives me to see over different
theories of leadership. I could not influence people even if I have strong knowledge base. In
order to improve this trait, path-goal theory is used. This theory elaborates how effectively a
leader can affect the behaviour of the team members and the subordinates with conduction
classes of job satisfaction and motivation (Nawaz, & Khan, 2016). This theory is very much
related to expectancy theory focusing on path with the help of those leader`s influence can be
the perception of subordinates performing activities while achieving work and the
organisational goals. This theory argues to the leader`s attitude and its impact on the
perception of the followers (Nawaz, & Khan, 2016).
A leader should have the power to direct employees so I should adopt directive leader
behaviour. This behaviour can allow the subordinates to know what actually is expected from
them, mentioning of criteria basis for the outcomes, development of timetable, proper
guidelines to the achievement of the standards and appreciating them for rewards (Ehrhart,
2015).
Transformational is the main part of any personality if one wants to improve in their lives in
terms of traits and behaviour they have. A transformational leader always expects the
followers to perform above their expectation and beyond their normal expectations with the
encouragement of the subordinates so that it could focus on greater vision where transcend
self-interest can concentrate more than intrinsic greater goals rather than emphasizing on
extrinsic values goals (Offermann, & Coats, 2018). A leadership theory can generally focus
on interaction procedure, which establish solid relationship with high trust, enhanced

motivation and both in terms of monetary satisfaction as well as job satisfaction (Offermann,
& Coats, 2018). Leaders can transform and change the employee`s behaviour with the help of
inspiring nature and the related charismatic behaviour. According to rules and regulations, it
is bit more flexible where it is easy to follow and guide the whole group norms. The qualities
of the theory avails a sense of belongings to the followers and the subordinates (Offermann,
& Coats, 2018).
This situation theory states whether a person will be able to modify the situations as per the
behaviour as per the prevailing situational factors. The adaption of situational behaviour as it
is an environmental situation, which is mandatory for any leader and it is important to rely on
the readiness of any followers (Ehrhart, 2015). It generally focus on two different behavioural
styles such as task behaviour and relationship behaviour. In the type of task behaviour, it is
the nature and tendency of any leader to assign, declare, responsibilities, and finally
delegation of duty in the related group (Ehrhart, 2015). In order to decide the combing
behaviour, it is seen that operation of organisation which is an appropriate way. It is
important to access the readiness of the followers. The readiness of the employees can imply
whether a follower can accept the changing environment and the abilities to comply with a
task (Alonderiene, & Majauskaite, 2016).
Achievement oriented leadership behaviour- this behaviour is generally concerned with
settings of the challenging goals and further expecting the employees to perform according to
the highest level of the performance dedication (Yahaya, & Ebrahim, 2016).
Impact of behaviour of people at workplace and features of traits
It is important to note that organisational growth will depend on capability of a leader that
will finally convince and perform trustworthy and creative environment. Some of the traits
are-

Creative- A leader has to be creative enough so that he could create ideas in a difficult
situation. Creativity can be achieved by practising on varied tasks in different companies on
different level of authority. Leader can accomplish the company`s goals that would overcome
environmental barriers with an creative mindset (Alonderiene, & Majauskaite, 2016).
Openness and friendly behaviour- It is important to note that a leader should always have the
ability to listen to the new ideas and finally consider other viewpoint. Openness deals with
creative and good relation maintained with everyone where one can explore its creativity and
share it with other people just to ensure whether there is a chance to improve the creative
mindset (Alonderiene, & Majauskaite, 2016).
Dedication- It refers to the confidence for the tasks. The attitude of “can do” for any of the
task clearly expect it from the leader. Other than technical skills, it is important to note that
intangible skills such as management of projects and getting the work done by the
enforcement of employee`s at maximum level. It can lead to setting an example for the
subordinates while accomplishing the goals with full dedication (Bagheri, 2017).
Well-designed code of conduct- it is seen that leaders can thoroughly study the code of
conduct of the company (Gorman, & Gamble, 2016). A leader is obliged to follow code of
conduct to the organisation. A leader has the responsibility to follow the code of conduct so
that the followers where it can adopt the footsteps of an leader. It is important to know the
definition of a code of conduct where a followers can lead to following of rules and
regulations where the enforcement and fulfilment of code of conduct and ethics by the
subordinates. An organisational ethics can bring several rules and regulations for each one of
them in the team to behave in an appropriate manner by treating the laws equally (Gorman, &
Gamble, 2016).

Honesty- it is important where a company always wants and demands trustworthy people so
that it can be fair towards the company`s goals and also towards the organisational behaviour.
Followers can look up leaders to see a benchmark where activities can be executed well
(Ricard, Klijn, Lewis, & Ysa, 2017).
Communication skills- business world demand and go through good communication skills
according to the uppermost requirement. A leader can lead to the conduction of the
interaction of the activity with the employees. A leader can have the perfect knowledge with
differentiated cultures. When a leader lacks this skillset then it will become quite difficult to
lead a team. Some of the important attributes will include communication skills at their
priority (Ricard, Klijn, Lewis, & Ysa, 2017).
Whiteman GROW model for self-development
Efficient orientation can only focus on organisational objectives, mission, vision,
achievements, and tasks. Challenging and supporting the goals can be a suitable planning to
check the efficiency of plan (Renko, Tarabishy, Carsrud, & Brännback, 2015). With this way,
a leader is always able to plan, check the efficiency of the plan made through which a leader
can overcome and finally handle the outcome and issues. There are various obstacles and
competencies found under this model, which is purely power oriented, which can affect the
subordinates behaviour and seek for position in an organisation. With this model, manager
and individual who strongly believes in self-driven and self-control actions and power that
are mandatory (Renko, Tarabishy, Carsrud, & Brännback, 2015).
Acting with full authorisation on any of the agreement that can turn complex and uncertain. A
leader is efficient to create effective presentation skills. I will be able to come up with strong
and appropriate body language with efficient presentation skills (Renko, Tarabishy, Carsrud,
& Brännback, 2015). It is important to note that conceptualisation that can induce the strong

thinking and its reasoning with an aim to identify models, patterns and the relationships. With
creative thinking and synthetic concepts to create, solution for and the ideas with the help of
models. A leader always has power for the developed networks in the world of business.
Leaders will act as a person in middle to resolve the relative conflicts and finally accomplish
the togetherness between different employees (Renko, Tarabishy, Carsrud, & Brännback,
2015).
Features and tools of the reflective practises for the perpetual learning and development
procedure while availing the manager to arrange a way for him that would directly lead to
leadership traits (Renko, Tarabishy, Carsrud, & Brännback, 2015).
Reflective practises have not been perceived from the prestigious position, as it will deserve
effective personal development plan. There is a need to learn the primary and effective mode
of communication that is penned down with the personal experience. This technique of
applying will help to use new knowledge with the part of reflective writing. A conscious and
awaked learning is updated as per the recent performances in order to keep a check on
whether future performances are improved or not (Friedrich, Griffith, & Mumford, 2016). It
is seen that there are three reflective strategies that can incite performance and comply with
the theoretical practises enabled with the actions with the continuous process of learning.
Reflective practises and learning has been defined as attention to the live theories of self-
improvement that can examine the actions in an practical way (Anderson, & Sun, 2017).
Reflective writing can lead to the development of set of skills and further revision of the
effectiveness while justifying a list of SWOT such as strength, opportunity, threat, and
weakness leading it to achievement, skills, and happiness as skillset relations where there are
certain questions at the right time so that the doubt can be scheduled. Coaching will only tell
the information and it is the responsibility of the learn ant who is deeply understanding the
objectives with the exact question and proper understanding of answer (Friedrich, Griffith, &

Mumford, 2016). Each step of model comes up with huge variety of questions while deeply
understanding of the goals, explore the options, current reality, achieving the commitments,
and generation of several solution (Anderson, & Sun, 2017).
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This model is one of the common learning where -GROW model consists of four important
steps that include grow, reality, options and work ahead.
Goals- it is important to note that deciding the objectives or planning for the same is quite
important with fixing the objectives. With a decision that this goal is wanted. Several
teachings from manager has been activated to clarify the goals and also maintain consistency
within the team with the help of synchronising the thinking of the team members. This stage
uses SMART goals including S for Smart, M for measurable, A for attainable, R for reach,
and T for timely. In this stage certain questions are designed for the clarification of what
actually it wants, achieves, benefit to achieve, complying with the changes and ideal outcome
R- R stands for relevant and reality, which covers the acceptance and identification by
confronting the reality of how far I actually stand. This step in GROIW model, which helps in
creating awareness for the present situation such as finding the magnitude to which situations
and the relatedness of the situation can be found (Fuller, Hollingworth, & An, 2016). This