3 to 4 page paper (Due in 8 hours) MGT36

Personal Development Reflection and Plan Applying new knowledge and insight gained in class to your current life is a critical part of the self-management learning process. You are tasked with leveraging your critical thinking skills and your ability to apply course concepts to write a 3-4 page personal development plan (double- spaced, 12 point Times New Roman, 1 inch margins). Your personal development and strategic plan should include: 1. Reflection of what insights you gained from this course in terms of better understanding and managing yourself and others: (about 1 page)

a) Identify your strengths and weaknesses by integrating individual differences, such as specific personality characteristics, emotional intelligence, etc.

b) What did you learn about yourself during this course that you found particularly valuable?

2. Formulate a strategic plan designed to help you establish and achieve your life goals, shaping and guiding who you are, where you are going, what you do, and how, when and why you do it. The first step to creating a strategic plan requires setting aside time to critically thinking about you and the future.

Before answering, spend some time thinking about the following questions below and jot down things that come to mind: Who am I, and why am I here? What do I want to contribute? What did I dream of becoming? Who do I want to be in the future … in 5 years… in 10 years? What do I value that gives real happiness? What am I passionate about that gives meaning to life? What is important to me in life, both personally and professionally? What am I doing when I feel my best? What kind of impact do I have on people now? What kind of leader do I want to be? What are my strengths and weaknesses? What skills do I have? With regard to money, how much is enough? If I have more, what will I do with it?

After spending time thinking about your answers to the questions above, create a personal strategic plan that includes the following:

a) Your story: what makes you who you are today and based on your story? Then, identify and discuss at least two and no more than three core values. Describe what they mean to you. Your story and values should be aligned. (about 1 page)

b) What is your long-term goal (Mission/Vision; e.g., who do you want to be)? This should be structured similarly to an organizational mission statement. (about 1/6 page)

c) Taking into account your mission/vision and values statements, develop a strategic plan for yourself for the next five years by first identifying long-term 5 year goal(s) (create no more than two) that are aligned with your mission and values. Then, create sub-goals of your long-term goal to accomplish in the next five years that will help you to work towards achieving your overall goal. Your goals should be SMART goals. (about 1 page)

Personal Development Plan Rubric

Area Points and Comments Reflection of what you learning in class and SW analysis (must relate to class content): 25 points

• Clearly integrating concepts from class to identify several personal strengths and weaknesses based on individual differences discussed in class and in the book, articulating how each relates to self

• Demonstrates self-reflection and application of course content and thoughtful discussion of insight gleaned from course regarding self and others

• Should demonstrate thoughtfulness and introspection and knowledge and application of course material

Strategic Plan Defining Self: Your Story: (15 points) • Well-developed (well-articulated and well-structured) story that describes influential life experiences • Drawing connections by relating your influential experiences to yourself today as a person Core Values: (10 points) • Identifying at least 2 and no more than core values that are well-defined (what do these mean to you?) • Discussion should reflect critical thinking, reflection, and awareness

Mission or overall goal in life (5 points) • Mission should identify why you exist, what is your purpose • Should reflect deep thinking about overall goals and purpose

Strategic Plan: Goal Setting 20 points • Clearly outlines one or two 5-year goals that are clearly linked to overall Mission or life-long goal • Develops sub-goals to the 5-year goals. Short-term subgoals should be SMART goals. • Strategic plan as a whole should provide a well-throughout plan that demonstrates critical thinking, self-

awareness, and introspection and considers values, strengths/weaknesses, and mission.

Writing (Punctuation, spelling, grammar & usage) 20 points Clearly written, well-organized, and free of language use errors

100 Total

Case Study Rubric 30/100 WRITING (Punctuation, Grammar & Usage, Spelling) 0-14 (Poor) = Errors are distracting and show a lack of understanding of sentence-level grammar or the basic conventions of edited American English. 15-23 (Fair) = Grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors exist, but the point of each sentence is clearly understood. 24-27 (Good) = Conforms to the norms of edited American English. Uses language concisely and eloquently. Flows well from one sentence to the next and reads well aloud. The few errors there do not get in the way of reading fluently. 28-30 (Excellent) = Clearly written, well-organized, and free of grammar and other language use errors 70/100 CONTENT - CASE QUESTIONS 1-44(Poor) = Does not answer all questions; may not understand what questions are asking; needs to demonstrate knowledge of the material and critical thinking in plan development; and/or lack of interconnectedness across the components of the strategic plan. 45-59(Average) = Answered most questions; describes but does not analyze fully; did not fully understand some aspects of strategic management; and/or responses were not interconnected. 60-66 (Good) = Answered all questions thoughtfully but can go more in-depth in some cases. Details are there but are not very full, and may sometimes be inaccurate. Interconnectedness across strategic management aspects exists, but plan should be more coherent and overarching purpose or view should be more well-defined. 67-70 (Excellent): Goes over and above in personally applying strategic management principles. Answers reflected critical thinking, deep introspection, and creativity. Overall, developed a meaningful, well-defined, and well- articulated strategic management plan that has high probability of success.