**Multiple Assignment** Journal Entry, Step 1 Record in Your Leadership Map Review the instructions for the Leadership Map_Exercise to understand the purpose of this activity for Step 1. Read the inst
Leadership Map Exercise
In this step you will determine how to develop the needed proficiencies to model your desired leadership style.
For Step 3, refer to:
Module 5 – Skills for Leading Successfully and Leadership Dev Plan
Module 6 - Team Support and Leadership Development Plans
Module 7 - Finalize Team and Leadership Development Plans
Use the leadership development plan below to help you determine how to prepare to model your desired leadership style. Identify the actions and steps to help close the gap between where you and where you need to be in terms of your proficiency level of the requirements. Note: If your current employer has a development plan template, you may use it instead of this worksheet.
Instructions
Instructions on how to complete the leadership development plan worksheet are provided below.
See an example of the worksheet at the end of this document.
As with Step 1 and 2 worksheets, record your entries in the journal area of Blackboard. See Step 3 journal.
You can copy the table below into your Step 3 journal or create a new format.
Column 1: Identify what you want to work on and develop as outlined in your self-assessment log (Step 2 journal).
Select two or three areas from your log where you assessed your proficiency level as “low”. Choose areas that you view are very important to your success on your career journey.
Include those two to three areas and insert in Column 1 below.
Column 2: Indicate your current level of proficiency as outlined in your assessment log (Step 2 journal).
Column 3: Determine the level you desire, whether medium or high.
Column 4: Provide a development activity that would help you develop the skills, such as such as reading assignments, training seminars, professional workshops, on-the-job activities, learning with mentors or other subject matter experts, online tutorials, certificate programs, etc.
Column 5: Describe what you expect to achieve after the development activity. What would be the outcome?
Column 6: What is your desired timeline to conduct the development activity and improve the skills?
Column 7: Add additional comment such as final results, completion date, etc.
Assignment# 3 – Leadership Development Plan
Complete the leadership development plan showing the two or three areas you selected to develop, and the activities chosen to improve them.
Your completed leadership development plan worksheet is due during Module 7 and worth 170 possible points.
References
At the end of your plan, add the following:
Add 3 to 5 references- (Use Books 24x7, on line resource help find at least two books.)
These are the research sources you used to complete your plan and can include development activity sources, leadership skill information, etc.
Use the APA documentation style
See APA guidance under Tools and Resources, and Writing Resources in Blackboard
Leadership Development Plan Worksheet
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| Area of Development (Competencies, skill, etc.) | Required Level | Current Proficiency Level or Gap(s) | Development Activity (What will I do to acquire the skill) | Expected Outcomes | Estimated Completion Date | Results/ Completion Date |
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| Current job: | Manager of Customer Service | Name: | Susie Sample | |
| Date: | July 2013 | |||
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| Area of Development (Competencies, skill, etc.) | Required Level | Current Proficiency Level or Gap(s) | Development Activity (What will I do to acquire the skill) | Expected Outcomes | Estimated Completion Date | Results/ Completion Date |
| Learn to listen more effectively to teammates and customers. | Allow people to finish their thoughts. Repeat what people say and be able to paraphrase the meaning/ gist of what they are saying so they indicate I have understood and heard them correctly. | I cut people off and do not allow them to finish their sentences.
I am not accurate when I paraphrase what others say. |
| Be able to listen more than I talk and accurately describe another person’s meaning. | Within a week review resources on listening. Meet with Fran next week Get together with my coach this week and share my plan. Inform my team next week and practice during next week’s meeting. Get team feedback. | This will be an ongoing development activity. I hope to be more attentive and accurate listener by Christmas of this year. |
