Professional Development Plan LDR 531
Professional Development Plan
Organizational Leadership/LDR 531
November 11, 2013
Professional Development Plan
The goal of this essay is to develop a plan that will address the characteristics of “Learning Team D” including the team member designated as manager. If the plan is effective it can be used to determine the needs of the learning team. It can also be used a as a tool for the members to assess their skills, strengths, areas needing improvement, and the resources needed to help them reach their career goals.
DISC Assessment
During week one of organizational leadership all of the members of “Learning Team D” took the DISC Platinum rule; a behavioral style assessment that breaks down the individuals predominant behavioral styles; dominance, interactive, steadiness, and cautious. There are sixteen sub-styles that further attempt to explain the results. “Learning Team D” is comprised of a total of five members and none of them have the steadiness style. There out of five have the dominance style. Those with dominance styles are driven self-starters who are most at ease when they are responsible for individuals and circumstances. They strive to undertake numerous things, so they put emphasis on straightforward methodologies to bottom-line outcomes. The Interactive Styles are outgoing, vigorous "party-animals" who like to be anywhere the action is. They flourish on the appreciation, acknowledgment, and praises that arise with being in the limelight. The I Styles only want to have fun. They are more relationship-oriented than task-oriented. The Cautious Styles are logical, tenacious, methodical individuals who appreciate problem solving. The sub-styles are enthusiast, adventurer, producer, pioneer, and the master-mind. The enthusiast is less open and more direct. This particular individual is driven by swaying people. They enjoy symbols of authority and prestige. The adventurer is less guarded and more direct. The individual is
Organizational Leadership/LDR 531
November 11, 2013
Professional Development Plan
The goal of this essay is to develop a plan that will address the characteristics of “Learning Team D” including the team member designated as manager. If the plan is effective it can be used to determine the needs of the learning team. It can also be used a as a tool for the members to assess their skills, strengths, areas needing improvement, and the resources needed to help them reach their career goals.
DISC Assessment
During week one of organizational leadership all of the members of “Learning Team D” took the DISC Platinum rule; a behavioral style assessment that breaks down the individuals predominant behavioral styles; dominance, interactive, steadiness, and cautious. There are sixteen sub-styles that further attempt to explain the results. “Learning Team D” is comprised of a total of five members and none of them have the steadiness style. There out of five have the dominance style. Those with dominance styles are driven self-starters who are most at ease when they are responsible for individuals and circumstances. They strive to undertake numerous things, so they put emphasis on straightforward methodologies to bottom-line outcomes. The Interactive Styles are outgoing, vigorous "party-animals" who like to be anywhere the action is. They flourish on the appreciation, acknowledgment, and praises that arise with being in the limelight. The I Styles only want to have fun. They are more relationship-oriented than task-oriented. The Cautious Styles are logical, tenacious, methodical individuals who appreciate problem solving. The sub-styles are enthusiast, adventurer, producer, pioneer, and the master-mind. The enthusiast is less open and more direct. This particular individual is driven by swaying people. They enjoy symbols of authority and prestige. The adventurer is less guarded and more direct. The individual is
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