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Leadership Development Plan
Running head: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Leadership Development Plan

Marcus N.T. Smith

University of Phoenix

LDR 711- Leadership Theory and Practice

Dr. Jane Armstrong

One of the most important aspects of leadership is self-knowledge and particularly awareness of your priorities and values. As a leader it is imperative to improve your leadership ability on an everyday basis. Great leaders have great strategic dreams, visions of what could be and what they think should be. In this paper I will be discussing my plan and the theories that support my plan. I will also be discussing my leadership strengths and weaknesses and how I will capitalize on my strengths and improve on my weaknesses. I will focus on the type of leader I am now and the steps that I will need to become the leader I want to be in the future. I will give a detailed time line and process that I will use to further the progress of my leadership skills and abilities. I will also discuss how I will use my leadership development plan to influence every aspect of the leadership process and finally I will assess and modify my plan to ensure I stay on track.

I believe everyone has a different way of leading and the leadership style depends on the type of personality and what is more comfortable. I prefer the situational leadership theory. Chen states (2005), in Situational Leadership Theory, leadership effectiveness is thought to be enhanced if a manager uses the style of leadership that best matches the readiness, ability and willingness of subordinates and that a good match between leadership style and subordinate readiness leads to a higher level of subordinate satisfaction and performance. I believe that situational leadership is based on the subordinates skill level and abilities. In my self-assessment “what’s my leadership style” I scored an eight for concern for people



References: Chen, J., & Silverthorne, C. (2005). Leadership effectiveness, leadership style and employee readiness. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 26(3/4), 280.   Nahavandi, A. (2006). The art and science of leadership (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Yukl, G. (2006). Leadership in Organizations (6th ed.). : Prentice-Hall, Inc.

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