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Final LDP Reflection Summary Dominic Dowe University of Maryland Global Campus MBA 610: Leading Organizations and People Professor Alan Tillquist December 19, 2023

Upon reviewing my initial Leadership Development Plan that was created during the first week of this course, my long-term goals remain the same and there have been no significant adjustments in order to achieve these goals. Within the next three to five years, I aim to transition from accounting to finance and to become a supervisor or manager in that field. I had a conversation with my success coach about this goal and she agreed that it was a realistic goal that should be pursued. The feedback I received throughout this course identified the need to improve upon my critical thinking skills and also the need to properly cite my sources. When reading through the assignments, I noticed that I went back multiple times to reread the instructions for further clarification and direction. This highlighted and reinforced the importance that there is a difference between critical thinking and thinking critically. I also needed to not only properly cite my sources but to consider the quality of the source itself in regard to the subject at hand. Of all the different suggested readings within each section throughout this course, what stuck out the most was the section on management and leadership styles. Mainly how it talks about aligning a new leadership style to the new team dynamic. In order to be successful in the business world, there needs to be more of a team-oriented structure throughout organizations and everyone adapts to new changes together depending on personalities and company dynamic. When developing into a leader it is important to not lead the way that will inspire oneself, but to lead in the way that will inspire others within the team. Successful management styles involve building teams, networks of relationships, and developing and motivating others. There is a greater emphasis on participative management styles and people management skills (Gale 2023).

One of the styles that exhibits this would be transformational leadership. Transformational leadership is a type of leadership in which the leaders of a company or organization and their employees elevate each other to greater morality and motivation. Leaders who exhibit this leadership style practice integrity and fairness, set clear goals, encourage, support, and give recognition to their followers, and inspire their followers to aim for high goals (Contemporary Approaches to Leadership, n.d.). Large companies such as Verizon will use this style along with much smaller local companies. The leadership development plan can play a key role in ensuring that you and your team members stay on track with the established goals. There will always be changes and variables we can’t control in both our work and personal lives but having a document to refer back to will assist with staying on track with the goals and end destination. At a minimum, I would suggest reviewing this plan every four to six months to remain on track. If an LDP is created and very rarely reviewed it is more than likely that the plan will fail and that those goals will not be met. Therefore, if you’re in a leadership position, you play a key role in the development of the members of your team and ensuring the LDP is reviewed. Overall, this course provided a variety of ways to gain valuable insight into the leadership process, including the LDP. That’s why the information and research accomplished in this course will serve as a valuable reference tool for future use in my career. I would highly recommend not only maintaining what I learned during this course but also expanding my knowledge and experience towards my future classes in this program and career progression.

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References Contemporary Approaches to Leadership. (n.d.). Leocontent.umgc.edu. Retrieved November 22, 2023, from https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/scor/uncurated/mba/2218-mba610/learning- resourcelist/contemporary-approachestoleadership.html?ou=1179185 Management Styles. (2009). In Encyclopedia of Management (6th ed., pp. 533-536). Gale. https://link- gale-com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/apps/doc/CX3273100174/GVRL?u=umd_umuc&sid=bookmark- GVRL&xid=beab9ea2

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