Leadership
2.1 Executive Summary
This is a report on leadership and how I would improve my leadership skills. To do this
I had to research the types of leadership theories and decide on the most suitable one for me. By combining my personality traits with some of the leadership theories I developed a leadership development plan which I then ran by an industry expert. The industry expert gave me advice on how I could improve my plan to make I more realistic which I then took into consideration and modified my plan to make it more practical.
2.2 INTRODUCTION
My leadership development program will consist of a number of issues which can be addressed to improve my leadership skills. The purpose of this report is for me to delve into some of the main characteristics of good leaders and how I can use my research and findings to improve the way I go about my daily duties as a leader in society.
By undertaking a few tests that we did in class, it was easier for me to realise and acknowledge the type of leader I am or will be and it enabled me to spend some time and learn about the characteristics of this type of leader which I then analysed. After I did my research I then submitted my leadership development plan to an experienced industry leader who analysed my plan and gave me some quality feedback which I took into account and then modified my plan to better suit me for the future
2.3 BUILDING YOUR LEADERSHIP PROFILE
To build up our leadership profile, we took a few tests in class and these are a few of the results. 5 factor personality test- In this model you have to answer a range of questions about how you would deal with different situations. Based on this it would give you a score and tell you what you what type of job you are best suited for. I personally like many others in the class ended up being a very ‘social person’.
Leadership Style: The class then took a test to determine what our best leadership style was and the just like a few
This is a report on leadership and how I would improve my leadership skills. To do this
I had to research the types of leadership theories and decide on the most suitable one for me. By combining my personality traits with some of the leadership theories I developed a leadership development plan which I then ran by an industry expert. The industry expert gave me advice on how I could improve my plan to make I more realistic which I then took into consideration and modified my plan to make it more practical.
2.2 INTRODUCTION
My leadership development program will consist of a number of issues which can be addressed to improve my leadership skills. The purpose of this report is for me to delve into some of the main characteristics of good leaders and how I can use my research and findings to improve the way I go about my daily duties as a leader in society.
By undertaking a few tests that we did in class, it was easier for me to realise and acknowledge the type of leader I am or will be and it enabled me to spend some time and learn about the characteristics of this type of leader which I then analysed. After I did my research I then submitted my leadership development plan to an experienced industry leader who analysed my plan and gave me some quality feedback which I took into account and then modified my plan to better suit me for the future
2.3 BUILDING YOUR LEADERSHIP PROFILE
To build up our leadership profile, we took a few tests in class and these are a few of the results. 5 factor personality test- In this model you have to answer a range of questions about how you would deal with different situations. Based on this it would give you a score and tell you what you what type of job you are best suited for. I personally like many others in the class ended up being a very ‘social person’.
Leadership Style: The class then took a test to determine what our best leadership style was and the just like a few