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
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Portfolio is a collection of evidence‚ usually in written form that presents personal and professional development‚ by providing critical analysis of its contents (McMullen‚ et. al.‚ 2003). A portfolio captures learning from experience‚ enables to measure learning‚ acts as a tool for reflective thinking‚ illustrates critical analytical skills and evidence of self-directed learning and provides a collection of detailed evidence of a person’s competence (Gray‚ et. al.‚ 2004). For Dewey‚ reflective
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A positive influence plan is a valuable asset for a manager to possess to be able to properly evaluate his or her employees. By simply holding team building exercises‚ handing out achievements for well-done jobs‚ employee satisfaction surveys‚ and employee reviews companies can add this information to their influence plans. The plan assists lower-level and senior-level management to increase the morale‚ motivation‚ performance and satisfaction of a company’s employees. These three factors along
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Examining a Business Failure By the end of second quarter 2008‚ North Carolina-based Wachovia Corporation had grown to become the 4th largest bank in the United States with assets of $812 billion. Since its establishment in 1979‚ the company expanded its footprint through many mergers and acquisitions. Some of the large ones in its history were with First Union in 2001‚ with Alabama-based SouthTrust Corporation in 2004‚ and with Golden West Financial Corporation in 2006. In April 2008‚ Wachovia
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Leadership Style LDR 531 June 24‚ 2013 Gloria Abe Leadership Style Different types of leadership styles exist in work environments. There are advantages and disadvantages within each leadership style. The culture and goals of an organization determine which leadership style fits the firm best. Some companies offer several leadership styles within the organization. Organizations need strong leadership and strong management for optimal effectiveness. According to Robbins‚ we need leaders today
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My Leadership style Osamede Tony Igodan LDR/531 February 24‚ 2012 Suzanne Dunham My Leadership style Leaders are some of the most influential individuals in any society. They have the ability to influence those around them with various leadership styles including coercive‚ authoritative‚ affiliative‚ democratic‚ pacesetting‚ and coaching. Effective leaders consistently adapt to the environment around them to either enhance or correct
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Motivation Plan HJ LDR/531 30 Oct 2014 Professor Motivation Plan In business world‚ motivation for employees in an organization is one of the facts of how effectively and efficiently tasks are accomplished. Motivation is the process that accounts for an individual’s intensity‚ direction‚ and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal (Robbins and Judge‚ 2006). Every individual is different with different personality and background and it is very important for the management to understand what
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Characteristic of leadership style LDR-531 Leadership can be defined as process in which an individual influences a group of people to accomplish a common goal. The goal is achieved by cohesive behavior and mutual cooperation. A leader directs his or her followers to reach a specific goal and infuses sense of positivity in them (Meenakshi‚ n.d.). There are many great leaders but the leader I admire the most is Nelson Mandela. Mandela used his charismatic personality and ethical behavior
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Addressing Challenges of Groups and Teams University of Phoenix LDR 531 Training can provide unique opportunities for organizations to prevent fraud and improve ethical practices among employees. Training can help to educate‚ raise awareness‚ and increase short and long-term company profits. WorldCom was a classic example of failed corporate governance‚ accounting abuses‚ and plain greed that could have been prevented through appropriate management and employee training. This paper
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Conflict Resolution Paper As nurses‚ it is imperative that we have skills to deal with conflict we encounter throughout the day. Some conflicts are easily handled with simple solutions; other disagreements can persist for weeks or even months and never be handled in a proper way to resolve the situation. The later kind of situation can create resentment‚ anger‚ and animosity between employees or colleagues. In this paper I will describe a conflict situation with resolution strategies used
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