GAP Reflection

Training & developmental activities toward Goal 1

Examples:

· Attend a conference on ethical leadership

· Read a book on the importance of cultural competence in my industry

· Learn several key phrases in a new language

Target completion date / actual completion date

Set your target dates at the outset. Update with actual dates when you have completed each task.

Resources & costs

What costs are associated with completing this activity? What resources will you use to cover those costs?

Expected outcomes/measures

How will you know you have succeeded? How will you demonstrate your acquired competency? How might someone else be able to validate your new competency?

Take a personality test

Target: 2/10/20

There are no costs involved since the test is free.

The test will be instrumental in describing the person that I am and the suitable traits that may in one way affect my work relationships. The personality test will offer me an insight into how best I can leverage on my strengths and weaknesses I should improve on to succeed.

Keep track of my daily activities in a journal to assess my strengths and weaknesses.

Target: 2/3/20

The journal will be accessed freely and should involve a 5 minute reflection to jot down every observation.

At the end of the three weeks, I should have identified key strengths and weaknesses based on the daily activities within the journal. By doing this I will become more conscious of my decisions in life. A journal also helps identify the progress I have made through the journey of self identity.

Take part in volunteering activities in other organizations.

Target: 1/10/21

I will be keen to seek organizations offering volunteering services other than my own organization. Taking time to acclimatize to new environments will help me realize my strengths and weaknesses.

The success of the activity will be measured by the completion of the activities by testing which strengths and weaknesses manifest more in my life and how naturally that happens.I am keen to assess whether I am better in environments where I am less acclimatized with or not. This activity will help me weed out suitable strengths and weaknesses.

Training & developmental activities toward Goal 2

Target completion date / actual completion date

Resources & costs

Expected outcomes/measures

Take an active role in studying the full range of leadership

Target: 1/6/20

UMGC Electronic Library.

Learning leadership skills would give me the expertise and experience to understand how leaders work and I would use such knowledge to direct my organization through change. I would also use the skills to identify managerial deficiencies in the organization and communicate the same to relevant authorities.

Seek a mentor to help me through the leadership styles and management approaches implementation.

Target: 1/4/20

Its free

I desire to have a mentor that will be keen to help me through leadership styles and management approach implementation. I will have improved leadership skills that will be evident through the teams that I lead.

Take an active role in reading journals and articles on leadership and management styles.

Target: 1/6/20

Free access to the journals and articles using the school’s electronic library

This activity will help enhance the organization and management of my organization. I will gain more insight from the articles and journals.Also, it will provide me with more solutions to problems that are not general knowledge.

Training & developmental activities toward Goal 3

Target completion date / actual completion date

Resources & costs

Expected outcomes/measures

Become a gender equality activist and implementer within the organization.

Target: 1/9/20

Requires training

I will push for gender equality and the implementation of better problem solving methods to help address common gender issues within the workplace environment. The activity is a prevention activity to help prevent more harm and damage.

I will observe the current organizational behavior trends and cultures.

Target: 1/13/20

Requires time and key analytical skills

I have a direct concern regarding how best the current trends within the workplace environment. I believe this training activity will help me gain more insight into how best we can improve the organization.

Join an active leaders group or conference.

Target: 7/19/19

5 days discussion on how leaders can leverage on culture to respond to MGVOs.

The training activity will help me gain insight on what inputs I need to change and implement within the organization effectively.

Training & developmental activities toward Goal 4

Target completion date / actual completion date

Resources & costs

Expected outcomes/measures

Take a personality test

Target: 1/1/20

There are no costs involved since the test is free.

The test will be instrumental in describing the person that I am and the suitable traits that may in one way affect my work relationships. The personality test will offer me an insight into how best I can leverage on my strengths and weaknesses to succeed.

Attend leadership meetings

Target: 1/18/20

Free 1-2 hour meetings

The meetings are meant to help me understand how traits affect the different groups’ outcomes. I would use knowledge gained to improve team dynamics.

Take an active role in reading journals and articles

Target: 1/18/20

UMGC Electronic library

This activity will help me gain more insight from the articles and journals on how to behave effectively within a group or team environment.