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OL 328 Leadership Development Action Plan In Module One, complete the first two columns in the table below. In the first column (Leadership Areas for Improvement), list three areas that that you would like to focus on in developing yourself as a leader (such as communication skills, time management, delegation skills, feedback skills, team-building, etc.). In the second column (Reason for the Chosen Areas), explain why you have chosen each of the areas. In Modules Two through Six, you will create an outline of the components (at least three) from the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership that will improve your chosen leadership areas. Save a copy of this file to your computer so you can continue to make updates throughout the course. It is very important that you update this document every week. You will use the information you enter below to formulate an action plan for your final project.

Module One Leadership Areas for Improvement Area 1: Communication

Area 2: Commitment to

Reason for the Chosen Areas Why? I find myself describing a situation in to great of detail, which sometimes make the critical part of the message blurry. I want to be more concise and efficient with how I communicate with others.

Why? I have a bad habit

Module Two

Module Three

Module Four

Module Five

Module Six

Model the Way

Inspire a Shared Vision

Challenge the Process

Enable Others to Act

Encourage the Heart

1. Be thoughtful, and talk with a purpose.

1. Be selective in my word choice, Be mindful of those around me and how they might interpret my message.

1. Be willing to let others question my ideas and offer suggestions, embrace others thoughts.

1. Allow someone different each week to lead the group in a discussion.

2. Be adaptive in my thinking, remember that communication is a two way street.

2. Allow peers to make decisions as a group, on how they can improve their daily task functions, 3. Praise individuals for and to work as a team. their efforts. 3. At the end of the week enable peers to have a praise time, where members of the team can take time to shout out anyone who helped them out and went above and beyond their duties.

2. Find my own voice. Being authentic to my values, and being original will garner support from my peers. 3. Be conscious of matching my words with my actions.

1. Stop trying to do

2. Provide clear examples, even personal experiences to tasks or messages that I want to get across to my peers. Find ways to connect with others in way that best suits them. 3. Add action to my words. Show those around me that I mean what I say, and that I am in this with them. 1. Provide others the

3. Motivate others to be vulnerable enough to accept others suggestions or constructive criticism for the betterment of the team.

1. Make a list of

1. Create work partners

1. Engage in team encouragement. 2. Provide feedback to let peers know how they are doing, and where improvements are needed.

1. Work together as a

serving others.

of thinking “what’s in it for me” before committing to something. I need to have a mindset of how I can assist someone or the situation without expecting something in return.

everything myself, and actively seek collaborations with others. 2. Volunteer to do extra work to lighten the load on other peers. 3. Engage in peer relationships. Learn more about those around me, and ask how I can better serve them.

opportunity to showcase their skills towards the goal. Allow myself to trust that others can complete the task, just as well as I can. 2. Ask how I can help others, and take action promptly. Show them I am serious about helping them when they need it the most.

Why? In certain aspects of my life I have routines that I rarely break or if I do I tend to become less productive. There will always be unexpected occurrences that require the need to adapt swiftly, and I need to learn how to manage this better. Being able to lead during situations that constantly evolve will enable me to make sound decisions at crucial times.

1. Look at change as an opportunity to learn something new. 2. Embrace the challenge. 3. Accept that I cannot control everything, learn to only focus on what I can control.

and each week those partners have to do something for the other that will help them with a task.

2. Make it a priority to assist at least two people a week. Go the extra mile a little at a time until it becomes second nature.

2. Enable a peer to develop a responsibility list for the group, allow the group to own it.

1. Take notes on what went well, and what did not with the opportunity, and share that information with your peers.

3. Provide a moment each week to have an open dialogue session. Be willing to discuss the positives and negatives of our week. 1. Engage in a task that is new, and challenge my skills. Make sure it is something that I am capable of doing, but allow it to challenge me.

2. Engage the challenge with positivity. Lead the way with a positive mindset to accomplish the challenge 3. Encourage those around me to focus on what only we can control. Do not waste time on issues that our

2. Let others present new challenges for the group. Embrace the challenge together to build trust. 3. Focus on the goal. Facing challenges with the end game in mind, will allow me to think more clearly about the challenge, and how it

3. Engage with peers regularly. Show them that I am present and available. Area 3: Becoming more adaptive.

responsibility delegation for tasks. Providing a map of responsibility will help me visualize the workload.

3. Find a peer who went above and beyond award them with a bonus of day off for going above and beyond. Show the employees that teamwork is rewarding. 1. Allow peers to cross train in other areas of the operation to learn a new task. 2. Allow peers to teach me their duties, so I have a personally understanding of what they are going through during the operation. 3. Enable a group of peers to lead in team in trainings.

team. 2. Foster tight relationships to create an “open door” atmosphere. Being transparent goes a long way with people. 3. Have fun team building events, kickball, cookouts, and local hangouts. Etc.

1. Engage in a new learning exercise each month. This allows peers to learn something new each month. 2. Find other ways of conducting activities effectively. We don’t have to conduct activities the same way, if there is a better way, do it. 3. Don’t beat ourselves up too bad, if we fall short of expectations. Look at short-comings

beyond our control.

will help me achieve the goal.

and learning opportunities to build upon....