Global Leadership Development Plan Name Course Number Date

Global Leadership Development Plan Name Course Number Date of submission

Introduction Characteristics and Responsibilities of effective global leaders § Addressing cultural conflicts and behaviors § Creating and implementing shared goals and work § Managing local and corporate relationship § Managing internal and external communications § Monitoring and addressing external forces (Davis, 2018)

What it means to be an effective global leader § Global leaders build, manage, and lead teams effectively § They portray more than technical skills, they have cultural and emotional intelligence § All leaders have technical skills but soft skills are vital as one progress in their career § The soft skills include self-management, attitude, and ability to build relationships and empathize 1. Self-management § Besides managing employees, managing oneself is significant § Self-awareness is the foundation for managing other people § Global leaders should know their style and values § One needs to understand their values, skillset, and culture, leading and communicating styles

2. Attitude § Global leaders should ask themselves the following questions: § Is my attitude resilient? Is it respectful? Is it open? § Yes means one is more inclined to maximize opportunities and experience § Our attitude is developed when we explore other cultures § They are able to listen to combine individual opinions into a team’s resolution 3. Relationships and empathy § Ability to build relationships and show empathy with people defines a global leader § Relationship-oriented groups accomplish tasks more effectively § Corporations and companies prefer understanding the person they are hiring or working with § Global leaders learn from what they see, hear, and read (Frunzã, 2017).

How the global leadership concerns for the future impact me § New opportunities present new challenges and competitors § 21 st century leaders have to address diverging complex regulations and policies § In order to leverage these concerns in future; I propose various tools: 1. Agility- Involves being flexible to collaborate with other businesses; nearly 72% of emerging corporations anticipate collaborating with smaller businesses 2. Attention- Refers to the ability to monitor the environmental and social impact of our business 3. And Social media savvy- Is the act of consistently connecting with customers through social media; many companies use technology to identify needs of their customers.

Global Innovation § Innovation is developed through engaging unusual and farflung sources of business perspectives on an ongoing and regular basis § Future leaders should be able to seeks for ideas beyond company walls § Engaging external talent in solving problems and research is cost-efficient and effective than relying on internal sources Gender roles § Urbanization, increased prosperity, and education has led to a positive, clear, and irreversible need for gender equality § Global leadership should support this initiative to combat social and legal conflicts

Personal leadership competency Leadership assessment § I have excellent leadership skills and I believe on my way to further developing my skills as a leader. § My strengths are positive attitude, self-confidence, and emotional intelligence § Using these competencies I am able to: 1. Provide and motivate people to deliver on compelling vision 2. Act as a role model; I do what I say and say what I do. 3. Provide stimulation and support to teams 4. Provide effective management of performance § I am working on my weaknesses to ensure I score maximum points on leadership assessments.

§ According to Gardner’s five minds; leaders should have a disciplined, synthesizing, creating, respectful, and ethical mind § I believe all leaders should strive to develop this attributes because they are essential in effective leadership § Transformative leadership is vital in motivating employees and creating an inspiring vision. § Also, it supports team building and successful management of implantation process § To be successful in one’s career regardless of position or title, I believe one has to focus on developing their skills of leadership (Walker, 2018).

Areas that require improvement § I admit weaknesses as a leader and I have to improve on: 1. Listening skills; massive demands on my time affects listening 2. Multitasking; reduces my ability to focus on a single issue 3. Making ‘snap’ decisions; although it might help in case of crisis, others’ views are essential in an organization 4. Balancing between manipulations and convincing; good communication motivates employees but they should be allowed to make independent decisions

Global leadership development Strategies and best practices for ongoing global leadership development § Leadership must be constantly developed through the following methods: 1. Identifying specific talent and global skills needed in our organizations; traits like comfort and curiosity are essential. 2. Designing training and learning to gain organizational specific skills and talents 3. Grow experience to cultivate the abilities acquired through training § Leadership development is not specific for leaders but organizations need to prepare all its staff for current and future leadership needs in the organization (Walker, 2018).

Actual leadership development plan to improve my competencies§ My plan involves being: 1. Passionate and enthusiastic to avoid stagnation and enhance innovation; this will drive employees to keep moving towards set goals 2. A model leader for others; modeling the behaviors I expect in a team will promote respect 3. Understanding and using my strengths; understanding my innate abilities will motivate me to work on my weaknesses 4. I will set concrete goals and consciously execute them; investing in time and use of benchmarks will help me to set short and long term goals 5. I will motivate others; it will inspire focus and good performance among employees

How I plan to continue my leadership development § I intend to plan, evaluate, and execute an effective strategy to develop leadership § Planning will involve: 1. Development as a role model; learning to be a role model to employees will empower employees to be more committed 2. Clarity in communicating expectations; this promotes accountability and reduces conflicts 3. Ensuring work provides learning; learning should be viewed as a responsibility and not as a constraint in performance of employees (Haroz, et al. 2017). § Execution will involve 1. Encouraging development to ensure smooth transition and ability of all members to seek leadership positions 2. Helping apply new knowledge and skills; this contributes to a joint sense of leadership by all employees 3. Establishing interpersonal relationships; sets an organizational culture that is highly performing and vibrant 4. Sharing development and job opportunities; employees are loyal to leaders who recognize their skills and inspire them to higher opportunities (Walker, 2018).

§ Evaluation will involve: 1. Becoming knowledgeable about performance of employees; it builds respect and trust 2. Providing voluntary, positive, immediate, and detailed feedback; this influences employee performance 3. Recognizing and leveraging strengths; success focus creates positive energy among employees through recognition of their efforts (Elkington, et al. 2017). Conclusion An effective leader in whichever capacity (personal or professional) should strengthen their efforts towards realizing the set goals and objectives. Employees and everyone will be inspired by our hard work and passion towards achieving the goals. They will be stirred to develop global leadership skills too (Davis, 2018).

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