Your final Project is a leadership development plan (LDP). An LDP is a very practical document, one which allows you to reflect on yourself and your learning, complemented with outside research, and which—upon completion—will provide you with a “past, present, and future” roadmap for becoming an increasingly more effective leader in all aspects of your life.
The first part of crafting an effective LDP is to have a strongly grounded understanding of the major theories of management, which you have gained through your progress in this program and reviewed throughout this course. Your LDP should be divided into sections that help you to organize your roadmap, including (but not limited to) the following topics:
• Effective Leadership Overview/Summary (900 to 1800 words)
o Theories
o Moderators/Contingencies (i.e., factors that might impact the overall effectiveness of various leadership theories)
o Relationship and Network Building
o Communication
o Development of One’s Followers
Leadership Self-Assessment (900 to 1500 words)
o Strengths
o Values
o Personality
Leadership Development Goals (600-900 words)
For this section, you should choose two or three objectives (e.g., nurture relationships; network; increase self-confidence; communicate more effectively; build stronger teams). For each development goal, please provide the Development Objective, Development Activities (how you will work toward accomplishing the objective), Resources/Support (that you have or can develop toward achieving the objective), Timeline, Potential Obstacles, and Evidence of Progress (i.e., milestones).
o Development Objective “X”:
• Development Activities
• Resources/Support
• Timeline
• Potential Obstacles
• Evidence of Progress
o Development Objective “Y”:
• Development Activities
• Resources/Support
• Timeline
• Potential Obstacles
• Evidence of Progress
o Development Objective “Z”:
• Development Activities
• Resources/Support
• Timeline
• Potential Obstacles
• Evidence of Progress
• Appendices (at your discretion, you may include other documents/resources helpful to you in following your LDP)
• Resources
Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:
• Be 2400 to 4200 words in length.
• Be formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.
• Cite at least four credible, academic resources that support your assertions and strengthen your arguments.