Leadership Development Plan_ Graduate Level

Skill development is a continuous process that requires more attention in enhancing professional career and performance. The skills gap helped identify the areas of skill development that are necessary for my career. One of the lessons learned in reducing the gaps identified in the preliminary skills gap is that the process continues that does not take few days. Therefore, the proper attention and effort must be put into every area that requires further development. Secondly, I learned that although I perform too poorly in some areas, which is a challenge in my professional development. Therefore, more attention and skill development are required to ensure that I understand the impacts of my personality traits on team dynamics and assess the effects of culture on the ability to achieve the MGVOs.

After identifying the skills gap, I have worked on ensuring that I develop my skills further. One of the lessons learned is that it is essential to understand personality traits because it helps one work on weaknesses identified. Throughout the time I have not understood my personality traits, I have had to live with some characteristics that hinder the achievement of professional success. Therefore, by taking a personality test, it has been possible to set goals of the successes I need to enhance working relationships in a working environment. Secondly, I have learned that leadership mentorship plays an important role. Therefore, I will work towards identifying my mentors and learn from their styles of leadership. This will help me have a direction and goal. Through mentorship, one can develop some skills that can be important in times of crisis as a leader. The mentors are experienced in this area and hence an essential input in my career development.

Personality traits play an important role in how one behaves in a team. Therefore, poor personality traits can be a hindrance to achieving collective goals. According to Woo, five personality traits can affect working in groups (2018). In this area, I score -1, meaning that there is a need for further development. Through the MBA, it will be possible to develop and assess how my personality traits affect a team's performance. This is because it will be possible to learn how to apply openness to experience to benefit a team. It will also help me to develop emotional stability by dealing with people with varying points of view. I also need to understand how to act in extraversion and conscientiousness. This is because, for team effectiveness, it is essential to build relationships and bond well.

I can assess the effects culture has on my organization's ability to achieve its MGVOs. According to Shaari, culture influences the long-term plans used to move the organization towards its vision (2019). Therefore, it is the culture to dictate the policies and the processes enabling the achievement of the daily set mission. In this area, I scored a -2, meaning that there is a need for further development. The culture in an organization impacts different areas, including employee performance. Therefore, the relationship between leadership behavior and job satisfaction is essential for success.

Consequently, I found that I cannot identify the relationship between culture and the achievement of the mission and set goals. Therefore, through this MBA, it will be possible to learn how the business environment is managed and the significant impacts on the ultimate success or failure. Throughout my career, I will work with people from different backgrounds, which will enhance the understanding of culture and its impacts.

References

Shaari, N. (2019). Organization Culture as the source of competitive advantage. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 1(1), 26-38.

Woo, H. R. (2018). Personality traits and intrapreneurship: the mediating effect of career adaptability. Career Development International.