PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Personal Development as a Manager and Leader



Personal Development as a Manager and Leader

Task 1-A

This task requires designing a personal development plan (PDP) for my team. Personal Development Plan (PDP) is a document which a person designs for planning his actions in an organized manner (World Work, 2012). This plan supports the person in setting his goals, identifying his skills, development needs and learning opportunities.

Personal Development Plan

Following is the PDP, which I have designed with a goal of getting promotion from the designation of first line manager to senior manager.

Purpose

To get promoted to the designation of senior manager, from the current position of first line manager

I am good at

Small Project Management

Mentoring teams for small projects

Peer observation

Setting team goals

Monitoring team performance

Evaluating the performance of team members

I am bad at

Decision making

Shadowing assertively

Role modeling

Use of Computerized tools

Communicating effectively as a team leader

Managing large projects

Development Needs

Communication with subordinates and teams

Decision making skills

Project Management Skills

Use of computerized decision making tools

Leadership Skills

Supporting and valuing others

Building motivations in the team members

Brushing up analytical skills

Delegating

Reporting, Use of advanced reporting tools

Develop health and safety awareness in the staff and children

Learning Opportunities

Spend some time with the senior manager in order to observe his skills

Join some course to learn the use of decision support, reporting and analysis computerized systems.

Action Plan

First Month

Would analyze my learning capabilities.

Would work for identifying my existing skills.

Would spend an hour daily with the senior manager.

In addition to the senior manager, I would ask the senior employees to help me in developing the required capabilities.

Second Month

After the analysis of my existing skills and learning capabilities, would join some computer training centre.

Would research the case studies and best practices, in order to understand the concepts of efficient leadership, team work, and motivating others.

Third Month

Would evaluate my developed skills by solving some case studies (which I would find available online).

Short Term Plans

To determine my existing skills

To determine my learning abilities

To identify the development needs

To identify the learning opportunities

Make health and safety standards, a part of organizational strategy.

Mid Term Plans

To develop leadership skills

To learn collaborative working skills

To learn the use of computerized Decision Support an Analysis Tools

Long Term Plan

To brush up the communication, decision making, project management and leadership skills

To conduct health and safety awareness programs for the staff and children on regular basis.

Task 1-B

Implementing Personal Development Plan

The following essay discusses the process used for implementing a personal development plan in the workplace, how to use the skills and competencies of the staff members for a successful implementation of development plan, importance of such plans to individuals as well as business, importance of setting goals and planning actions and finally to communicate the developed plans to the staff.

Introduction

I need to implement a personal development plan, because I would like to acquire the position of a senior manager, while right now I am working at the position of a frontline manager. As a part of my job responsibilities, I have to manage a staff of 10 persons and 50 ...