Developing Leadership Core Competencies for a Company that Makes Prosthetics

Prompt

Overview You work as a director of leadership and learning for a company that makes prosthetics. The company has been in business since 1999 and employs over 350 people in its Tampa, Florida, headquarters and three plant locations across the Southwest. While the business is currently based in the United States, the company is exploring ways to move into Canadian markets within the next three years. This year’s employee engagement survey results for the company show that some leadership areas were rated lower, while some were rated higher. The new chief human resources officer (CHRO) meets with the team to discuss the general results. Everyone agrees the focus will be on specific leadership development areas that are perceived as strengths and areas for improvement, primarily in regard to social intelligence, emotional intelligence, and the interpersonal skills of effective leaders. As part of the change management, the vice president of leadership and learning, your manager, asks you to create an adaptive leadership toolkit and, subsequently, to self-assess and create a personal leadership plan to test its efficacy. Prompt Revisit your Leadership Circle self-assessment results from the Module One journal assignment. This self-assessment is located in the Wiley Course Resources module of WileyPLUS under the Course-Wide Resources drop-down menu. The assessment is titled The Leadership Circle Profile 360: Self-Assessment. Creative Competency Identification Select one creative leadership core competency from the inner circle on the top half of the profile (relating, self-awareness, authenticity, system awareness, or achieving). Select this competency based on your determination that it is critical for success based on your assessment of the organization’s employee survey results. Select one to two competencies from the outer circle associated with your chosen inner circle competency, and provide your rationale justifying the inclusion of these competencies in the adaptive leadership toolkit. Reactive Competency Identification Select one reactive leadership core competency from the inner circle on the bottom half of the profile (complying, protecting, or controlling). Select this competency based on your determination that it is critical for success based on your assessment of the organization’s employee survey results. Select one to two competencies from the outer circle associated with your chosen inner circle competency, and provide your rationale justifying the inclusion of these competencies in the adaptive leadership toolkit. Comparison: Recommendations for Competencies and Leadership Circle Results Compare and contrast your personal Leadership Circle profile results with the recommended competencies. Guidelines for Submission Submit a 3- to 5-page leadership core competencies report for your manager that includes your recommendations and rationale. This should be a Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.