7-2 Milestone Two Adaptive Leadership Toolkit

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November 28,2021

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Business Problems

The issue that the organization is facing currently revolves around the leadership

approach. The year’s employee engagement survey has revealed that the employees of the

organization are not satisfied with some of the leadership practices. Researcher Simiyu (2015)

has identified in his research study that the leadership approach that is adopted is a critical

component that has the potential to influence the entire organization and the employees that

function in it (Simiyu, 2015). In the organization that is involved in making prosthetics, the

Current Strengths

On the basis of the employee engagement survey, there are certain skills and behaviors

that can be considered as the current strength of leadership. A vital area of strength that has been

revealed is the commitment to help the employees to fulfill their family and other

responsibilities. It acts as a major factor that improves the professional relationship between the

leaders and the employees. It enables their employees to strike a balance between their personal

and professional life and increases their level of satisfaction in the work setting. Another

important strength that has been identified in the survey revolves around the high commitment of

the employer to provide value to the clients as well as the customers. The high level of

commitment shows that there exists a major link between the organizational goals and the

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individual objectives of the employees. According to Dirani (2020), leadership competencies and

skills play an integral role in the prevailing organizational landscape. Some of the key leadership

elements that the researcher has identified include sharing a common vision, enabling others to

act, and encouraging the heart (Dirani et al., 2020). By focusing on these elements, it is possible

for leaders to play a proactive and influential role to help the employees and the employer work

in a cohesive manner to reach the business objectives.

Current areas of weaknesses

context. Another major weakness relating to leadership that has been identified in the

organizational setting is the limited focus on recognition and praise. The leaders do not go out of

their way to acknowledge and appreciate the employees for their efforts and hard work. This

weakness has a spilling effect as it negatively affects the morale of the employees and diminishes

their level of satisfaction. According to Jain (2019), leaders can play a key role in keeping the

employees motivated and satisfied in the organizational environment (Jain et al., 2019).

However, in the specific organizational context, it has been observed that the leaders lay little

emphasis on recognition, rewards, and praise. It negatively affects the motivation of the

employees and hampers their contribution and quality of performance in the business setting.

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Importance of including a Personal Development Plan

While working on the adaptive leadership toolkit, it is necessary for a leader to integrate a

comprehensive Personal Development Plan (PDP). It can be defined as an action plan that

encompasses the individual goals that an individual intends to achieve in the future (Putter,

2021). It plays an instrumental role for each and every individual to grow and learn in both his

personal and professional lives. While working on the leadership style, the existence of a

accomplished and the exact steps that must be taken to accomplish the same. While improving

leadership skills and competencies, the adoption of the SMART goal-setting approach can be

highly beneficial as it can help to plan suitable actions and activities, measure the progress

towards achieving the goal, and determine whether the goal has been met or not (Chen & Decary,

2020).

Impact of Personal Development Plan and SMART goals on leadership styles

In the specific organizational context, the Personal Development Plan, as well as SMART

goals, could play an instrumental role in filling the existing leadership gap. The PDP plan would

serve as the catalyst and help to identify the area that needs to be improved in the future. For

example, one of the key aspects that could be identified for improving personal development

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relates to communication and interpersonal skills. By focusing on this aspect, the supervisors in

the business setting would be able to play a proactive role to engage with the employees and

identify their exact training and development needs. By working on the area, they would be able

to strengthen professional bonds in the work setting (How to create a personal leadership

development plan. Bachelor's Degree Completion, 2021). The PDP would act as the main tool

that could be used in the organization to improve the leadership style by taking necessary steps

and actions. The designing of SMART goals would be of paramount importance to work towards

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References

Avadhani, A. (2016). Leadership Development and Personal Development: Is there a

Chen, M., & Decary, M. (2020, January). Artificial intelligence in healthcare: An essential guide

How to create a personal leadership development plan. Bachelor's Degree Completion. (2021,

Jain, A., Gupta, B., & Bindal, M. (2019). A study of employee motivation in organization.

Putter, M. (2021, October 5). What is a personal development plan? CPD Online College.

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Simiyu, N. A. (2015). Role of leadership in organizational development. Journal of Management