Kirklin_Hannah_Preliminary Gap Analysis

Part 1: Personal Leadership Assessment, Goal-Setting, and Implementation Goal-Setting 1 I am able to formulate a good long-term career goal. 2 I am able to analyze my personal knowledge proficiency. 3 I am able to analyze my personal skill proficiency. 4 I take actions to address self-identified areas of strength or weakness. 5 6 7 Self-Awareness 8 I know my areas of personal strength in the workplace. 9 I understand how to leverage my strengths to achieve success. 10 I know what I need to improve to be an effective leader. 11 12 I recognize actions I can take to help improve my leadership competencies. 13 I recognize how my behaviors may impact others. Awareness of Others 14 I have a good understanding of the needs of the people I work with. 15 I have a good understanding of how others perceive me at work. 16 I am interested in learning about the people I work with. Self-Management 17 I handle criticism without becoming defensive. 18 I am calm under pressure. 19 I use personal failures as an opportunity for further growth and development. 20 I manage stress well. 21 I typically have a positive outlook. 22 I try to see and understand matters from others' perspectives. 23 I am a good listener. 24 I wait to form judgments until I have all the needed information. 25 When I make a mistake I am not afraid to say so. Management of Others 26 I am able to relate well with peers in the workplace. Instructions : Review each item below and determine your current level of proficiency and the importance the item has for y 1, Item 1 below for an example, and then overwrite the sample ratings with your own ratings for this item. The gap fo Interpreting your results: In the example, the gap is -5. The large negative number indicates an item where current proficienc gap represented by a large positive number (e.g., 5) indicates that current proficiency is relatively high and career importanc address. I am able to formulate goals that meet the SMART criteria to help me address areas of weakness or strength. I monitor, critically analyze, and record my progress in taking actions and achieving goals. I seek timely support and feedback from others to help track my progress and achieve my goals. I understand what I need to do to make the improvements I believe are important for my career success.

27 I have good working relationships with those I supervise. 28 I have good working relationships with those I report to. Gap for Leadership: Use your gap analysis to identify your gap for leadership and select one of the above to work o Gap 1 (Provide the number from column B and the description from column C): Part 2: Situation Audit Organizational Strategy and Objectives 1 2 3 4 I am able to explain my organization's current strategy to others. 5 I am able to accurately explain my organization's current structure. 6 7 8 I can identify and explain my organization's core competencies. 9 Human Resources 10 11 12 13 14 Financial Resources 15 Technology Resources 16 17 18 Leadership Effectiveness I am able to explain an organization's mission, vision, values, and core goals to people who are new to the organization. I am able to evaluate my organization's mission, vision, values, and core goals and make recommendations for improvements if needed. I understand the concept of valuable, rare, inimitable, and nonsubstitutable resources (VRIN) and can identify them within my organization. I can discuss my organization's size and understand the possible implications for organizational performance. I am able to explain the pros and cons of the current organizational structure for achieving the mission, vision, values, and core goals. I am able to explain how and why resource-based theory is useful in understanding my organization's critical resources. I am able to describe my organization's human resource management system to those who are new to the organization. I am able to evaluate the human resource management system and identify some aspects that may need improvements. I am able to explain my organization's performance management (PM) system (including talent recruitment, onboarding, development, and evaluation) to those who are new to the organization. I am able to identify potential strengths and weakness in the PM system and make recommendations for possible improvement. I am able to analyze and explain the extent to which my organization views its people as a source of competitive advantage. I can evaluate the extent to which my organization's master and unit level budgets appear to align with and support its mission, goals, vision, values and objectives (MGVOs). I can evaluate the extent to which my organization leverages the Internet as a source of competitive advantage. I am able to explain and evaluate my organization's technology governance practices. I am able to summarize my organization's current situation with respect to the effective use of advanced technologies.

41 Learning Organizations 42 43 44 45 46 47 Gap for Situation Audit: Use your gap analysis to identify and select one of the above to work on this semester. Gap 2 (Provide the number from column B and the description from column C): Part 3: Organization Culture, Climate, and Ethical Decisions Research and Analytical Skills 1 2 I am a strong critical thinker and use this skill consistently in my work and writing. 3 Organizational Culture 4 I am able to define organizational culture. 5 I can evaluate my organization's culture. 6 Organizational Climate 7 I can explain the characteristics of a healthy organizational climate. 8 9 Business Ethics 10 I am able to assess whether my organization's leaders make ethical decisions. 11 Organizational Behavior I am able to assess whether any recent changes (management, leadership or governance) within my organization have had positive measurable effects. If they exist, I am able to describe the metrics related to my organization's commitment to learning. I am able to determine whether the metrics (if present) align with and support the organization’s MGVOs. I am able to determine the extent to which the metrics are being used to review performance and to make needed changes. I am able to assess whether my organization is committing the resources and leadership attention required to create a sustainable learning organization. I am able to describe my organization's experience with implementing significant changes over the past five years. I am able to complete a preliminary situation audit for my organization and to identify specific aspects of the organization that require leadership attention. I am able to find good research sources and then create an annotated resource list. I understand the concept of evidence-based management and am able to determine whether my organization uses this approach. I am able to assess the effects culture has on my organization’s ability to achieve its MGVOs. I can objectively evaluate my organization's climate and recommend changes if needed. I can recognize the types of conflict organizations experience and how they may affect my organization's success. I am able to determine whether my organization places sufficient emphasis on ethical and caring behavior.

12 Gap for Culture, Climate, and Ethical Decisions: Use your gap analysis to identify and select one of the above to wo Gap 3 (Provide the number from column B and the description from column C): Part Four: Virtual Teams Team Organization 1 I know how to structure a virtual team (or teams) for optimal effectiveness. 2 I am able to manage a virtual team (or teams) for optimal effectiveness. 3 I can discuss the potential benefits and challenges of using virtual teams. 4 5 Team Types and Principles 6 I can explain the possible types of teams that can be used. 7 8 9 10 I can explain the follow-the-sun work model. 11 Team Composition 12 I can explain the benefits and issues associated with team size. 13 14 15 16 I can identify the team leadership model that would work best in my organization. Personality and Personality Assessments 17 18 Country Cultural Differences 21 I understand how and why the study of organizational behavior contributes useful information for managers and/or leaders. I understand the principles that should be applied in creating an effective team agreement. I know how to create a project work plan to support the successful completion of a team project. I am aware of the general principles that are important for leading and managing a virtual team. I can identify the challenges associated with having a geographically dispersed team. I can offer potential solutions to the challenges of being a geographically dispersed team. I can determine whether the follow-the-sun model would be appropriate in a given set of circumstances. I can explain how team composition (especially homogeneity and heterogeneity) effects team success. I can discuss the various roles that team members need to fill in order for the team to be successful. I know how team leadership differs from other forms of leadership within an organization. I understand the effects that different personality traits can have on team dynamics. I am able to identify some assessments that might provide me with useful insights into my own personality. I understand country cultural differences and can explain the impact they have on an organization that operates globally.

Gap 5 7 -2 6 7 -1 6 6 0 5 6 -1 4 6 -2 5 7 -2 3 5 -2 5 6 -1 6 7 -1 4 7 -3 3 7 -4 5 6 -1 7 7 0 6 6 0 6 5 1 6 6 0 6 7 -1 5 6 -1 7 7 0 5 6 -1 5 5 0 6 6 0 7 6 1 2 5 -3 7 7 0 6 6 0 your career success. Use a scale of 1 to 7 (where 1 is low, and 7 is high). See Part or each item will be automatically calculated. cy is low and career importance is high — so, this might be an item to address. A ce is relatively low. In this event, you would not want to pick the item as one to Using a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 is low and 7 is high, please indicate your current level of proficiency with each of the following. Using the same scale, select the number that best represents how important each item is for your career success.

6 6 0 6 6 0 on this semester. Gap 7 7 0 7 7 0 7 7 0 7 7 0 7 7 0 6 7 -1 5 7 -2 6 7 -1 4 7 -3 4 7 -3 5 7 -2 3 7 -4 4 7 -3 4 7 -3 3 7 -4 4 5 -1 3 5 -2 4 5 -1 Using a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 is low and 7 is high, please indicate your current level of proficiency with each of the following. Using the same scale, select the number that best represents how important each item is for your career success.

5 6 -1 2 6 -4 2 6 -4 2 6 -4 2 6 -4 1 6 -5 1 6 -5 Gap 4 7 -3 7 7 0 6 7 -1 4 5 -1 5 5 0 4 6 -2 5 7 -2 4 6 -2 6 7 -1 6 7 -1 6 7 -1 Using a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 is low and 7 is high, please indicate your current level of proficiency with each of the following. Using the same scale, select the number that best represents how important each item is for your career success.

7 7 0 ork on this semester. Gap 6 7 -1 6 7 -1 7 7 0 7 7 0 7 7 0 5 7 -2 6 7 -1 6 7 -1 6 7 -1 4 6 -2 4 6 -2 6 6 0 6 7 -1 5 7 -2 6 7 -1 5 7 -2 7 7 0 7 7 0 5 7 -2 Using a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 is low and 7 is high, please indicate your current level of proficiency with each of the following. Using the same scale, select the number that best represents how important each item is for your career success.