Leadership: personal and professional development

Executive Summary

This presents a comprehensive plan of developing my leadership skills . It tackles who I am as a person striving to become an ideal leader , including the areas that I want to focus on and some leadership theories which I can associate myself with in line with this leadership plan . Along with this plan I would like to have a mentoring relationship with a guru , or at least someone who is more senior than me who works in a field I am interested in pursuing . I should be able to learn both

br technical and soft competencies through this mentoring relationship . It would also not hurt if I deliberately go into seminars or workshops that focus on business acumen and strategy since these are among my weaknesses . I am also interested in pursuing classes that may sharpen my interpersonal relationship skills so that I may leverage more on my social networks and see things from a long term view

My Leadership Development Plan : An Exercise on Introspection

Chapter I . Introduction

Based on my personal assessment and feedback from others , my strengths as a leader include leading by example and being a strategic thinker However , I have several areas for improvement which I may further leverage on , including being more imaginative and creative being mature and developing a clear and convincing vision for the future creating a performing organization and team and being a team player myself extracting value from social networks pursuing goals long term positive framing of events and people recognizing opportunities for absorbing uncertainty learning from all over the world and seeing and preserving the whole venture in the long-term prospective . I am also very good at probing attested to my high score in being an investigator However , a weakness may be not being too open to feedback and constructive criticism . Moreover , my MBTI results suggest that I am an INTJ . This suggests that I am insightful , conceptual and creative rational , detached and objectively critical am likely to have a clear vision of future possibilities apt to enjoy complex challenges am likely to value knowledge and competence apply high standards to themselves and others independent trust their own judgments and perceptions more than those of others and usually seen by others as private , reserved and hard to know . While I may be able to work more effectively with those who have the same pro , I must be able to adapt to those who have a different preference . To make this possible , I should be able to exercise situational leadership - that is , being able to assess both the needs of my staff and the circumstances to be able to manage or lead him more effectively

Partly , my weaknesses tell me that I should have a stronger business sense and achievement orientation - that is , getting rid of unnecessary or excessive overhead . Moreover , I should be keener in having a greater sense of control and feedback . On the other hand , my strengths include walking my talk or leading by example...