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 leadership area is a major source of

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 individual objectives of the employees. According to

Dirani (2020), leadership competencies and skills play an integral role in the prevailing

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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

The results of the employee engagement survey have helped to identify a number of areas of

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 Personal Development

Plan is considered to be highly valuable as it can help to work on various kinds of skills by taking

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 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

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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 the intended target.

By setting up specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound goals, it would be possible

for individuals to work on their leadership style in a methodical and strategic manner. The creation

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References

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

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

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. Retrieved

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