PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A STRATEGIC LEADER

Personal Development As A Strategic Leader



Personal Development as a Strategic Leader



Introduction

“Leadership means not only having a dream but claiming that dream and the role you want to play in it” (Bennis and Goldsmith, Learning to Lead p. 132)

This report concerns the general framework of my professional and personal leadership development of CMI level 7. The details I will be presenting are what I consider to be in my current or future role for my clients, my team, my organization and my self. It is followed by the narratives of what I look like at my best with the understanding of my previous experiences. Then employ literature to review why those two tasks are important for leadership development. This report will reflect how I perform in current role with others and also the skills and strengths I have developed and discovered.

This CMI level 7 qualification is designed for people who aim to

Improve the competitiveness of my organization

Optimise the strategic utilisation of resources

Communicate effectively inside and outside the organization

Develop the management of my team into a coherent, mutually supportive and motivated group of people

Share with me as a strategic manager a common vision and purpose.

The programme consists of a series or workshops grouped together that will enhance my skills as

Being a Strategic Leader

Personal Development as a Strategic Manager

Human Resource Planning

Strategic Performance Management

Financial Management

Strategic Information Management

Organisational Change

Organisational Direction

Strategic Project Management

Assessment is through an externally set project, internal assignments, and through my participation of the workshops.

Stretegic Leadership Plan

My concept of lifelong learning

My concept of lifelong learning is as relevant now as it has ever been, with the traditional job for life being replaced by shorter periods of work for different firms requiring essentially the same skills and qualities in employees. Therefore the ability for these skills to be transferable is very important. To develop these skills therefore is extremely important with many employers putting greater emphasis upon these core skills and less emphasis upon specific skills. These skills can be used in many different situations and circumstances to allow the employee to perform to the best of their ability. "The concept of work is continuously changing. An individual not only has several jobs in a lifetime but may also have several careers

The following skills are widely considered to be Core Transferable Skills

Organisational Skills

Interpersonal/ Social Skills

Analytic and Problem Solving Skills

Teamwork

Creativity

Self Motivation

Initiative and Leadership

Taking Personal Responsibility for The Learning Process

The biggest contribution to taking responsibility for the learning process was the decision to further my learning at university. This decision has allowed myself the opportunity to further my learning both academically and socially in ways that I would be unable to had I not made the decision to attend this course comprises over ten months. Also the decision to accept my place on the CMI level 7 course was another way in which I have demonstrated my personal responsibility for learning. The course is intense for ten months and aims to enrich individuals with far greater experience both academically ...