Project 1: Assessing Your Strategic Leadership Capacity and Potential
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preliminary_gap_table.docxGAP TABLE: This table is for the four GAPs selected from the GAP Analysis.
GAP Goal 1: 14; I have a good understanding of the needs of the people I work with.
Complete the following table with the details of your plan for GAP Goal 1.
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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? |
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Read at least three articles from the UMGC library on understanding the needs of people within an organization. |
Target: 3/9/23 Actual: 3/9/23 |
Free; I will use the UMGC library as a resource. |
I will know I’ve succeeded in gaining knowledge of my colleagues once I ask them to explain in detail if they believe I have a good understanding of them individually. |
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Conduct interviews with colleagues, seniors, peers, and subordinates |
Target: 3/9/23 Actual: 3/9/23 |
Free; I will use my colleagues as a resource. |
Ask questions and get their different opinion. |
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I will ask questions about their roles, processes, and career goals in the interview. |
Target: 3/9/23 Actual: 3/9/23 |
Free; I will use my colleagues as a resource. |
My colleagues will be able to ask me the same questions in the interview to gauge how much I understand them. |
GAP Goal 2: 51; I am able to identify whether my organization's leader uses a transactional or transformational leadership style and discuss the implications.
Complete the following table with the details of your plan for GAP Goal 2.
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Training & developmental activities toward Goal 2
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Target completion date / actual completion date |
Resources & costs |
Expected outcomes/measures |
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Observe my leader daily |
Target: 3/3/23 Actual: 3/3/23 |
Free; writing pad for notes |
Gain a better understanding. |
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Ask peers about their observations of my leader’s leadership style. |
Target: 3/3/23 Actual: 3/3/23 |
Free; writing pad for notes |
Gather another point of view. |
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Assess the information obtained through observation of my own and my peers. |
Target: 3/3/23 Actual: 3/3/23 |
Free; observation |
Analyze the information observed and obtained to decide. |
GAP Goal 3: 9; I can objectively evaluate my organization's climate and recommend changes if needed.
Complete the following table with the details of your plan for GAP Goal 3.
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Training & developmental activities toward Goal 3
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Target completion date / actual completion date |
Resources & costs |
Expected outcomes/measures |
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Complete a command climate survey |
Target: 2/25/23 Actual: 2/25/23 |
Free; I will complete the evaluation using online tools for measuring an organization’s climate. |
Gain a better understanding |
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Discuss command climate survey with peers |
Target: 2/15/23 Actual: 2/15/23 |
Free; discussion and take notes |
Receive a different point of view |
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Discuss command climate survey with supervisors/leaders |
Target: 2/15/23 Actual: 2/15/23 |
Free; discussion and take notes |
Gain perspective from a different tier in the organization to get a comprehensive understanding |
GAP Goal 4: 11; I can determine whether the follow-the-sun model would be appropriate in a given set of circumstances.
Complete the following table with the details of your plan for Goal 4.
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Training & developmental activities toward Goal 4
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Target completion date / actual completion date |
Resources & costs |
Expected outcomes/measures |
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Research the follow-the-sun work model. |
Target: 3/9/23 Actual: 3/9/23 |
Free; library and internet |
Gather material about model |
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Look for videos, workshops, or meetings to attend to see how this model will cause success. |
Target: 3/9/23 Actual: 3/9/23 |
Free; internet (YouTube/Ted Talks, etc.) |
Gain an understanding of the model and how it applies |
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Ask other people and network to gain insight into the sun model. |
Target: 3/10/23 Actual: 3/10/23 |
Free; customers, employees, and other individuals would be my resource. |
Gain a better understanding of the model |
