Based on your readings this semester, discuss how leadership development programs can help produce effective global leaders

In recent years the Competition in the market has increased up to lot of extent. The organizations today are looking for such ways through which they can increase their market share and can differentiate themselves from the rest of the competitors. In simple words the organizations are trying to generate unique ides from which they can gain competitive edge over their competitors. The top management of the organization pay significant rule in generating unique ideas and implementing such strategies which improve the efficiency and performance of the organization. I have work in a renowned retail corporation and I have felt that leadership of the organization has key role in making the organization successful.

The managers in my corporation takes different decisions which have significant impact on the performance of the employees. I have witnessed that the changes in the strategy improves the performance of the employees and ultimately the performance of the organization improves as a result. Today many institutions/organizations are providing leadership development programs to develop leadership qualities in the individuals. The organizations have realized the importance of leadership therefore they want to develop certain skills ion the individuals which are required in ab effective leader.

The leadership qualities are necessary because only a leader can handle the tough situations efficiently. When the corporation implements change in the organization it faces various issues which an ordinary individual cannot handle. At the time of change the role of leader is very important because it not only influence its employees from its charming personality but also guide and motivate the employees so that they can adopt according to the changes. The leadership development programs do develop certain skills in employees however the leadership program cannot provide the experience which a good leader possess. Therefore one of the main reason behind the failure of leadership program is the lack of experience of the individual.

Being a leader is not as easy as it seems. The leader have to evaluate the whole scenario accurately and will have to come up with the solution that solve the problem completely. The leader not only possess communication skills but also have the knowledge and expertise regarding to its respective field. The leadership development programs does not provide much information and have their own limits. It means that the individuals will unable to learn various skills which are required for being a good leader.

The institutions and organization that provide leadership development program would have increase the scope of the development program if they want to make it successful. They will have to develop variety of skills in the individual which would allow the individual to become a global leader. Without increasing the scope of the program it is not possible that the individual will become leader.

The organizations would have to realize that the programs are not fulfilling the requirements efficiently and needs significant amount of improvement. The organization should provide training to the individual from such individuals who are experts in their respective fields and have significant amount of experience in such posts where leadership skills are required.

The organization can mitigate the failure of the leadership program by focusing on various aspects of the leadership. Along with the leadership program the organization can hold other training programs and workshop which will enhance the skills and abilities of the employees. When the individuals are going to learn various skills they will be able to become good leader in the future. In my corporation I have realized that in the beginning the managers who are recently become manager face difficulty in handling the situations however with the passage of time they develop skills and experience which not only allow them to work more efficiently but also allow them to influence their subordinate more efficiently.

It can be said that the experience & skills matters a lot in becoming a good leader. I have witnessed that become a leader is not an overnight process. It takes time to develop such skills which makes a person a good leader. The development program and other training programs can help the individual to become a leader but it is obvious that it took significant amount of time.

 In an organization leader is the one that determines the strategy and directs the vision & mission of the corporation. Therefore it is essential for the corporation to retain such individual in the organization which have leadership qualities. The leaders of the corporation motivates its employees which allow organization to enhance its performance.

The corporation which lacks vision and does not have clear direction face lots of problems in the long run. Such corporations unable to generate profit and their market share is also low because their employees are not motivated. Moreover the corporation is unable to differentiate itself in the market due to lack of creativity. It means that if organization does not have such management which has the leadership skills than organization will unable to generate much profit and in the end organization will not sustain for longer time period.

In my organization I have witness the transformation of the organization by the expert management of the corporation. The management has possessed those skills which are important tom lead the organization.

Describe an experience of resistance to change in your organization. Based on what we have read this semester, what specific actions could have been taken to reduce the resistance of change occurring at the outset.

In the organizations change implementation process play significant role in increasing its performance and profitability. Usually change is implemented in the organization when the management of the organization thinks that the old procedure of practices are unable to meet the current requirements of the corporation. The organizations that are huge usually implement change because when the operations of the corporation increases the traditional method of managing operations no longer supports the needs of the organization. Implementing change consist of various phases and various processes are involved in the change implementation. The change leader play the most important role in the change implementation process.

In recent years the technological advancements has been occurred rapidly which allow organization to upgrade their old technologies. The new software, applications and equipment’s have allowed organizations to improve their performance even further and indirectly increase the level of competition in the market. The corporations who does not implement latest technology would ultimately unable to compete successfully with the competitors and the corporation might face decrease in its market share. Therefore the organizations have to adopt according to the latest trends so that it can sustain in the long run.

In the change implementation process various problems occur which does not allow corporation tom implement change accurately. The major issue which the change leader face is the resistance to change by the employees of the organization. Even in my organization where I work have experience resistance to change because it was difficult for the employees to adopt to the latest policies. The employees of the organization resist to change when they realize that the change will have negative impact on them and they will unable to handle the situation.

The change management process takes a lot of time and effort because leader in the organization have to remove the hurdle of resistance first. It is important to realize the need for the change before implementing it. The top management usually decided whether the organization needs change or not. It is important that the corporation should take decision of changing by taking the feedback from the employees as well. Through this the corporation will have more alternatives to choose from for taking the decision. After taking the decision of change implementation it is important to continuously discussing the situation with the employees so that employees have clear idea regarding what is going on in the organization.

It is important that the leader should guide and motivate the employees regarding the change implementation process so that employees does not create resistance for change adoption. A good change leader have the ability to implement the change successfully and in each phase of change process try to motivate the employees regarding the change. The organizations today usually train their employees so that they can better adopt themselves regarding the changes which have been occurred in the organization. When the employees face issues in the change process then the turnover of the employees also increase which leads to decrease in the performance of the company.

It is important for the corporation to analyze the situation and address the issues which the employees are facing in the organization. The change leader usually guide the employees and provide brief information to the employees regarding the change so that their issues can be resolved. Providing training is a good way to resolve the issues of the employees. It is important that the leader should guide and motivate the employees regarding the change implementation process so that employees does not create resistance for change adoption.

In recent years the organization in which I am working have experience immense growth and due to the growth of the corporation the corporation decided to implement new policies regarding managing the operations so that the corporation can improve its efficiency and can reduce cost. Along with that the corporation decided to upgrade its inventory management software for cost reduction. Many of the employees start resisting the change because the employees were not aware regarding the new policies and they thought that the new policies will have negative impact on their performance & incentives. However the top management realized that it needs to communicate with the employees so that they can understand the need for the change implementation.

The management of our organization hold a meeting in which they discuss why change is necessary and how it is going to be implemented. After that the organization provided a complete plain regarding how the change will be implemented and how employees can successfully adopt themselves regarding to the new policies. Even the corporation provided training to those employees who are going to manage the new inventory software. Through the steps the corporation taken for addressing the employees’ issues allow the corporation to handle the employee resistance quite efficiently. In short it can be said that the leadership qualities of our manager allow it to implement the change successfully in the organization

Motivation factors is also important in the change process which help the change agent to convert the resistance into acceptance. When the employees become motivated their performance increases which allow them to adapt to the situation more efficiently. Motivation factor allow employees to follow the guidelines given the management to adapt themselves accurately with the current trends that exist in organization.

Refer to the competing values competency questionnaire that ypu completed at the beginning of the semester. Look over the competency profile at what you identified as strengths and deficiencies. After working through this semester’s material, has anything about your competency profile changed? If So Why. Compose action plain for your development.

Through analyzing the competency questionnaire that I have filled in the beginning of the semester my 10 most important values include Friendship, power, self-respect, happiness, family security, Family happiness, clean, achievement and comfortable life. All of these values are highly important to me and play significant role in my behavior or the activities that I perform. These values determine my major strength and weaknesses. Family security, health & comfortable life are such values which are important for most of the individuals. The health, security and comfortable life are basic necessities and everyone wants to achieve these things. Without health and security no one can live a normal life.

My most important life determine my actions and strengths. My strength is that I know which things needs to be achieved first. It is important to focus on the basic necessities first and then those things which are more important than the basic necessities. I have realized that over the time some of my preferences have changed which have change some of my most important values. In the past Achievement and Family happiness were my most important values but over time those values changed and now those values have become important which are basic necessities.

My most important values shows that in future i want to achieve something and want to grow in my career. With higher post I can achieve authority and power. The higher post in the organization provides higher salary and incentives through which I can live higher standard of living. With higher standard of living I can ensure family happiness and health efficiently.

The achievement is among my most important value which shows that I want to grow n the future and want to improve myself. In the past I did not have much skills and abilities. When i joined the organization I did not know much about the market and how organizations perform their daily tasks. But with the passage of time I have learned a lot of things regarding the business. In short period of time I have learned different skills which become major achievement for me. I have realized through self-assessment that I want to improve my skills which is a sign that achievement among those values which I cherish the most.

Happiness is also included among my most important values. Happiness is just like motivation which allow individual to work with enthusiasm and improve itself over the period of time. An individual who is not happy cannot work effectively and its performance will decrease with time. Happiness is important not for removing the level of stress but also for living a healthy life as well. It has been seen that the people who do not live happy face various health issues.  Therefor I consider happiness very important and try to keep myself happy so that I can work efficiently in the organization. Another important value that I consider most important is the power or authority.

The power and authority has huge significance in one life. In the organization the individuals who have authority have the power to influence their subordinates and give orders. The authority however can be used positively and negatively as well. Some individuals use the power for good and help the other individuals. Some individuals on the other hand use the power for negative purpose such as converting things into their own favor etc. It can be said that power is important for employees so that they can perform their activities in their own way.

In the past I did not have much skills and abilities. When i joined the organization I did not know much about the market and how organizations perform their daily tasks. But with the passage of time I have learned a lot of things regarding the business. In short period of time I have learned different skills which become major achievement for me. My most important life determine my actions and strengths. My strength is that I know which things needs to be achieved first. It is important to focus on the basic necessities first and then those things which are more important than the basic necessities. I have realized that over the time some of my preferences have changed which have change some of my most important values.

The management of our organization hold a meeting in which they discuss about values believes and organizational culture. After that the organization provided a complete plain regarding how the organizational culture and how employees can successfully adopt themselves regarding to the new policies. Even the corporation decided to provide training to those employees who are going to manage the activities of the organization. Through the steps the corporation taken for addressing the employees’ issues allow the corporation to handle the employee issues quite efficiently. In short it can be said that the leadership qualities of our manager allow it to implement organizational culture successfully in the organization.