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MBA 670 Leadership Development Plan (LDP):

Step 1: Career Goals

Student’s Name:

Current job: Assistant Teacher

Long-term career goal

In one year my goal is to become the director of the Young Child Education Organization (YCEO). The organization deals with developing child education in the humble states of the United States of America. To acquire this position, I will be required to have sufficient knowledge and skills that it takes to have an effective team working towards empowering children’s education.

Short-term Skills Development Needs

· Effective team-player

· Good communication skills

· Delegation skills

· Having a vast knowledge of the organization’s environment

My leadership skills training and development goals for the next one to two years are to learn to be an effective team player so as to easily co-work with the managers of the organization, the second one is to acquire good communication skills including being an effective listener. The third one is to develop good delegation skills to be able to assign the right people the right responsibilities to acquire the best results and the last one is to have a vast knowledge of the internal environment of the organization. These will include organizational leadership, organizational climate and team composition among others.

Signature: Date :01/05/17

Short-term Leadership Skills Development Goal 1

Training and development activities towards goal 1

Target completion date/ actual completion date

Resource and costs

Expected outcomes/ measures

Read books on effective leadership and team management

Target date:

Actual date:

Books from national library.

I will use my travelling allowances to go to the library.

Acquire as many practical knowledge as possible.

Apply the knowledge in my supervisory role as I lead others.

Learn what directors of best-performing organizations have used to effectively keep the team spirit

Target date:

Actual date:

Online materials

Access internet in the office off the working hours

Be able to better my skills on team-work.

I will start recognizing and appreciating others for their work.

Attend conferences on team leadership and diversity within organizations

Target date:

Actual date:

Time and money.

I will attend the conferences during my off-working days.

Make use of the money that organization sets aside to train its employees.

Gain practical knowledge on effective team playing.

Put the knowledge into practice.

Short-term Leadership Development Skills Goal 2: Good communication skills

Training and development activities

Target completion date/ actual completion date

Resources and costs

Expected outcomes and measures

Reading articles and books on effective communication

Target:

Actual:

Acquire the materials from online libraries.

Use internet.

Make summary notes on what I have learned.

Deliberately get a colleague to check whether I am applying the acquired knowledge.

Take a SWOT analysis with my colleagues

Target:

Actual:

Time

Make use of tea-breaks and lunch breaks.

Take points on areas of improvement in my communication.

Have someone monitor me to find out my progress.

Take shot-term courses on communication skills

Target:

Actual:

Time and money

Attend evening classes after my working hours

Use my personal savings

Acquire both written and verbal communication skills

Inquire from my manager to find-out whether I have improved on my report writing.

Short-term Leadership Skills Development Goals 3: delegation skills

Training and development activities

Target completion date/ actual completion date

Resources/ costs

Expected outcomes/ measures

Attend seminars on effective leadership

Target:

Actual:

Time and money

Take good notes.

Have an accountability partner to ensure that I practice whatever I learn.

Learn more about the structure of my organization.

Target:

Actual:

Organization’s constitution

No cost

Take notes on the roles of every individual in the organization.

Have a track record on how I delegate duties to others.

Learn from other successful organizations

Target:

Actual:

Time.

Make use of conference and seminar times.

Ask colleagues from different organizations how they operate and take useful notes.

Have a written plan on how to carry-out my duties.

Short-term Leadership Skills Development Goal 4: organization’s surrounding environment

Training and development activities	Target/ actual completion date	Resources/ costs	Expected outcomes/ measures
Mentorship	Target: Actual:	Those in top management positions	Learn from those in top positions concerning organizations leadership and climate.
Observations	Target: Actual:	None	Gain a clear knowledge of the organization’s structures.
Coaching others	Target: Actual:	None	Utilizing the acquired knowledge to help those who are new in the organization to have a clear understanding.

Brief Narrative

The long-term goals for my career include becoming the director of the Young Child Education Organization (YCEO). To acquire this position, I will be required to have sufficient knowledge and skills that it takes to have an effective team working towards empowering children’s education. For this, I will need skills such as being an effective team-player, good communication skills, delegation skills, and having a vast knowledge of the organization’s environment. My leadership skills training and development goals for the next one to two years are to learn to be an effective team player so as to easily co-work with the managers of the organization, the second one is to acquire good communication skills including being an effective listener.