Exclusive summary
This report will entail a reviewing of the Central Michigan
University capability model. The report will reveal my personal strengths and
weaknesses. The leadership development plans that are of my own will also be
put to the surface. There will be pieces of advice that I was able to obtain
from a renowned leader and also the last and the most important closure was
that of him summing up with the discussions and the conclusions (ALLEN and KUSY
2011 54).
Introduction
The sole purpose of this report is creating a leadership
development plan that would be on the basis of the Central Michigan University
leadership competency model. There are a number of points that would help me in
the creation and further improvement of my own plan and they include,
a. Being quite knowledgeable of the CMU leadership
competency model.
b. Giving substantial reasons as to why CMU leadership
competency model as the foundation of my creative plan.
c. Pointing out my strengths and weaknesses.
d. Understanding all that is required of a leader in the
food processing industry.
e. Seeking worthwhile advice from a reputable leader.
There will also be a time limit and a surveillance approach
as part and parcel of the leadership development plan. The leadership plan will
only be checked out for its success or failure at the end of it all. In
addition, discussions will be held on my development as a leader and this will
be followed by a drawn conclusion (ALLEN and KUSY 2011 243).
Review of the CMU leadership competency model
This model stipulates five important competencies that a
successful leader should have or rather been familiar with. Each of the main
competencies are divided into five sub competencies which are further divided
into abilities, attitudes, behaviors, knowledge or skills areas. The good
understanding of the CMU leadership competency model helps the prosperous
leaders to be better placed in identify and recruiting individuals who can best
work together despite their limitations (ALLEN and KUSY 2011 343). The
charismatic leaders are flexible in putting to practice their visions in a
different way. There are two unique types of charismatic leadership and they
include; personalized and socialized. The personalized leaders always try to
show that they are control while depicting dominance while the socialized
leaders on the other hand allow in the views of others and work alongside these
individuals in achieving the set out goals and objectives. They try and put
themselves in the shoes of their workers.
In the current times, there are numerous types of leaders
whose leadership styles are different but they still manage to lead their
employees to working efficiently and effectively. This is the more reason as to
why I chose CMU leadership competency model as the foundation of my leadership
development plan. This is because it is a general type and so it will be
appropriate for the food processing industry that I am quite interested in.
within the processing industry, flexibility, innovation, adaptability,
creativity, task executing ability and problem solving ability are important
due to the fact that the products are always changing with technology to best
satisfy the needs of their consumers.
Strengths
I have identified that I am always persistent in working
towards achieving my goals and aspirations and always with a vision for the
future. For the most part of my life, I have set both the short term and long
term goals for myself that I would work towards achieving. Besides, pitting the
best of my efforts towards achieving these set goals, I also reviewed them
every time and again. In addition to these, I am also flexible and do possess
good interpersonal skills. I am able to cope well with any kind of changes in
my surrounding and I am also very observant with the people around me and that
is why I am good at interacting with them in building positive relationship.
Weaknesses
I am poor in time and stress management. At most times, I
have found myself competing against time. Perhaps this could be as a result of
poorly delegated work or the lack of trust in the colleagues and subordinates.
I also do find it very hard to multitask when there is so much to be done. This
brings about confusion and as such performance will be adversely affected.
Leadership Development Plan
Before I could create a personal leadership development
plan, I had to first look into my strengths and weaknesses. Reason for doing
this assessment test is so that I can be able to know the kinds of traits that
I need to strengthen and improve on. And so, I see it best to strengthen my
negotiation skills, stress management and time management. This is so that I
get to improve on my expertise as a leader and gain more valuable skills in the
processing industry.
Time management
This is a strategy that gives us the due advantage over
those companies that do not have this aspect and self-management. We will
always have an upper hand so long as these companies do not learn to manage
their time properly. The processing industry is always time demanding and
therefore it is crucial that I acquire good time management skills.
Goal
My aim is to improve on time management so that I am to coordinate
effective and efficient working and minimize on the time wastage. Never the
less, I am planning to look into my level of being well organized at work and
make it a habit.
Action
I. Set clear objectives- pick out the things I am supposed
to achieve within a given time span.
II. Come up with a plan- have every action I take planned
out and adhere to the plan. A little time on this would be of great benefit as
there will be better and greater outcomes and minimal time wastage.
III. Prioritize work and work smart-the work should be done
in the order of priority from the most important and urgent to the least
important and urgent. Securing favours from colleagues is a good thing as I
would need them in the future but at times it is good to say “no” to certain favours.
IV. Delegating duties- this enables me ease my workload and
most importantly, get more free time for myself.
Monitoring and Timeframe
I will be able to look into my progress in terms of time
management through a chart by gauging myself on the scale of 1-5 with 1
standing for my poor efforts in attempting and 5 for my best efforts in
attempting. I will monitor myself weekly in the first 4 months and later in the
subsequent months; I will do it on a monthly basis.
Benefit
My plan schedule will enable me secure more time for my
family, friends and time to create good relationship with my colleagues at my
work place. I will also get more time for carrying out major projects. My
productivity level will spike and I will be able to attain most of my set
objectives (AVOLIO 2011 67) Most of all, I will be able to handle time
pressure. The planning will assist me in improving the coordination of
activities at my work place.
Obstacles
Interruptions, perfectionism and over-scheduling are among
the few obstacles to effective time management.
Stress management
This refers to the inability of one to control his mental
and physical state properly leading to adverse health effects. Stress can also
be a survival tactic used in creating awareness of the incoming danger so that
one can be prepared.
Goal
My aim is to learn how to change certain disadvantages to
my advantage. For instance, the stress and pressure experienced to be
transformed to better use like improving creativity and coming up with good
problem solving abilities.
Action
I. Recognize the signs of stress- the ability to pick out
stress at the early stages of development.
II. Controlling physical and mental reactions to stress-
having enough rest, a good posture, humor and high energy is another way of
coping with duress and undue pressure.
Advice
When I consulted with some of the leaders of some of the
renowned processing companies, they had so much to say to me on the whole issue
about leadership. Being the experts, I managed to grasp a few of their advices
that included the following:
I. For time management, they requested me to delegate
duties as this will give me more breathing space by reducing my workload.
II. For the negotiation skills, consistent practice would
be good for me. I should practice this at every opportune moment as it will
help me improve on my negotiation skills for the better. Besides, with every
practice that I engage in, I become even better at negotiating.
III. The evaluation of the plan should be carried out on a
quarterly basis so that I can be able to keep track of my progress. This will
be to my advantage since I will be in the position to review those plans that
show signs of not working out. This will
enable me avoid disappointments at a later date when some
plans turn out not to work at all.
IV. I was to remain on the lookout for obstacles that would
come in between me and my plans.
Discussion and Conclusion
The creation of the personal leadership development plan
has helped me understand the different forms of leadership and also enabled me
to address both my strengths and weaknesses. The act of seeking advice from
some of the leaders has enabled me develop insight in the plan so that I became
aware of what to focus on and what to make some improvements on (AVOLIO 2011 210)
The personal leadership development plan will enable have good time management,
manage stress and develop better negotiation skills. I will also be able to
develop better work coordination, work delegation and my interpersonal
communication will get a boost. Having this plan will enable me to become a
better and more competent leader.
This process has enabled me to come to the realization that
there are no standard traits for the leaders. Each person has his or her own
unique characteristics that enable them to effectively guide those who fall
under their reign (AVOLIO 2011 300)
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