Personal Development Discussion

Personal Development for Leadershipand Strategic Management
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Assignment
You have been a senior manager for a number of years and have decided that your
next career move should be to or take responsibility for an aspect of strategic
management in an organisation. Some interesting posts have been advertised
recently and you have registered with a recruitment agency Harris Hall, which
specialises in senior positions.
Task 1.
Harris Hall has sent you a guidance pack titled ‘Preparation for Application and
Interviews’, which includes some tasks for you to complete. This will provide the
foundations for the applications you will make. You are required to produce a file of
information. In section 1 you must:
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analyse the knowledge and skills in leadership and strategic management
which are required to support the creation and achievement of organisational
vision and strategy
assess the contribution that factors other than skills and knowledge in
leadership and strategic management make to the achievement of
organisational vision and strategy
review theories of leadership and management and assess the implications
for your personal development.
Extension activities:
To gain a merit grade you should also add a further section which:
• provides a justified ranking of the leadership and management knowledge and
skills required to successfully create and achieve organisational strategy.
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To gain a distinction grade you must produce an additional section which:
• evaluates the leadership and management knowledge and skills required for
the successful achievement of organisational operations versus the creation
and achievement of organisational strategy.
LO1 AC 1.1, 1.2, 3.1,
1M1, 1D1
Task 2
The second part of the file enables you to manage the development of your own
personal knowledge and skills in leadership and strategic management. This will
support achievement of personal and organisational vision and strategy. This audit
must be done in the context of an organisation where you are employed, where you
work in a voluntary capacity, where you wish to gain employment or where you are
studying. You must:
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carry out an audit of your own personal leadership and management
knowledge and skills. The knowledge and skills identified must facilitate the
creation and achievement of organisational vision.
set objectives to meet your personal development needs in the context of
strategic organisational needs
prepare a personal development plan to develop own leadership and
management skills to support the creation of organisational vision and
strategy
Extension activities:
To gain a merit grade:
• justify how objectives and the plan selected for personal development support
achievement of organisational vision and strategy.
To gain a distinction grade you must:
• carry out appropriate personal development activities to develop knowledge
and skills identified in the audit,
LO3 AC 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
3M1, 3D1
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Task 3
Harris Hall has sent you an email about an interesting post which is advertised in
Management Today and you have decided to apply. As part of the application the
organisation wants you to send a CV and a paper on ‘Developing and
Communicating Organisational Vision’. The SHR Department in the organisation will
use this information in the shortlisting of applicants, who will then be invited to
interview.
Prepare a paper which:
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analyses the factors which impact on the creation of organisational vision
assesses the different approaches to developing vision
evaluates the key factors which impact on the communication of vision to
external stakeholders.
Extension activities:
To gain a merit grade you must write additional section in the paper which:
• evaluates the key factors needed to gain the commitment of internal
stakeholders when communicating vision
LO 2 AC 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
2M1
Task 4
Congratulations you have been shortlisted for the post and been invited to interview.
You are required to prepare a presentation which:
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assesses the benefits of review and explains when this tool can be used in
the achievement of personal and organisational strategy.
You are required to produce a paper which:
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evaluates the sources of information needed to review progress with
achieving personal development plans.
LO 4 4.1, 4.2
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Task 5
In the guidance pack Preparation for Application and Interviews’, Harris Hall have
asked you to review progress to date with your personal development plan. You
understand the importance of review in supporting individual and organisational
progress.
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Produce a report which reviews your progress against the outcomes stated in
your personal development plan.
4D1
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Guidelines for assessors
The assignments submitted by learners must achieve the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by the assessment criteria for
the unit. To achieve a merit or distinction grade, the learners must demonstrate that they have achieved all the criteria set for these grades.
Where work for the pass standard is marginal, assessors can take account of any extension work completed by the learners. The suggested
evidence listed below is how learners can demonstrate that they have met the required standards.
Task
LOs and AC
number
1.
LO1:
AC 1.1, 1.2,
LO3 3.1,
1M1,1D1
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Suggested evidence
PASS
The learner must produce a clear and
detailed analysis of the knowledge and
skills in leadership and strategic
management which are needed to
support the creation and achievement
of organisational vision and strategy.
The assessment of other factors that
support achievement of organisational
vision and strategy should consider
each factor in turn and lead to
judgements. The learner must produce
a detailed review of a range of
leadership and management theories
linking them to their own personal
development and making judgements
on the relevance.
Suggested additional
evidence MERIT
The learner must
determine the ranking
approach that will be
used. This must be
applied to the knowledge
and skills required to
successfully create and
achieve organisation
strategy. The judgements
made must be explained
and justified.
Suggested additional
evidence DISTINCTION
The learner should produce
a balanced evaluation of the
leadership and management
knowledge and skills
required for the successful
achievement of
organisational operations
versus the creation and
achievement of
organisational strategy. The
learner should consider
arguments for and against
and judge the evidence from
the different perspectives.
This should lead to valid
conclusions.
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3
LO3 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
3M1,3D1
LO2 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
2M1
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The audit of learner’s own personal
leadership and management
knowledge and skills should be
objective and factual. It is not sufficient
to base this purely on personal
reflection. The audit needs to be
related to the analysis produced for AC
1.1. The objectives set must be
presented clearly, directly related to the
personal audit and organisational
strategic needs. The objectives should
be SMART.
The personal development plan should
be in a clear format with stated specific
objectives, timescales and monitoring
points. The plan must be detailed and
might include a range of activities such
as formal learning or training, as well
as informal learning.
The different factors impacting on the
creation of vision should be examined
in detail. The assessment of the
different approaches should be clearly
presented and lead to judgements. In
the analysis and assessment reference
to actual examples from organisations
would assist the learner in supporting
the points which are made. The
evaluation of key factors impacting on
the communication of the vision to
The learner must give a
comprehensive
explanation of the
reasons why the plan and
the stated objectives
support achievement of
organisational vision and
strategy.
There should be evidence of
the personal development
activities undertaken. This
may take the form of a log
and include witness
statements, agendas of
meetings, programmes of
training events etc. The
evidence must link to the
knowledge and skills
identified in the audit.
The evaluation of the key
factors needed to gain
the commitment of
internal stakeholders
when communicating the
vision must consider the
points from different
perspectives. The learner
should provide reasoned
judgements.
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LO4 AC 4.1, 4.2
external stakeholders should clarify
who the external stakeholders might be
and how the message might be
differentiated. The evaluation should
consider the strengths and weaknesses
of different approaches and lead to
judgements.
The presentation and paper must be
appropriate for the selected audience
and the scenario provided. The
assessment should be objective and
lead to judgements. This should be
accompanied by a full explanation of
when the tool of review can be used to
support achievement of personal and
organisational strategy. The learner
may wish to refer to examples of review
used in different organisations to
support individual and organisational
progress.
The evaluation of the sources of
information needed to review progress
when achieving personal development
plans must explain why they are
relevant and what benefits they bring.
This should lead to valid conclusions
and judgements.
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4D1
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The report should accurately
identify and explain the
progress made in achieving
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the objectives set in the
personal development plan.
The review must be honest,
factual and based on the
activities which have been
completed, identifying where
objectives have been met
and where any shortfalls
exist.
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