GM 510 Week 12 Assignment 1

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GM 510, Seminar in Leadership

Foundation Paper Guidelines:
Each student will design a plan or “foundation” for her/his development as a leader. This plan should include: (a) an assessment of your present strengths and weaknesses as a leader; (b) a list of the top 10 leadership resources which you plan to utilize in the next 1-3 years or beyond (e.g., mentors, books, tapes, conferences, assessment tools, web sites, classes, etc.); and (c) a specific action plan that will provide a path and accountability. This paper should be 6-8 pages long. For specific details about the foundation paper refer to the “Foundation Paper” item under Course Home in your online classroom.

·         Background:  When summarizing your life’s experiences, focus on the educational factors and the work related experiences that describe you best.  How did you get to where you are in the workplace?  What type of work have you done and what type of work are you doing now?

·         Vision:  Vision relates to aspirations and what you want to be.  It defines one’s broadest and most important goals.  Vision requires a commitment giving one’s full attention to the ideal.  What do you aspire to be in five years? In one or two sentences.

·         Mission Statement:  While vision statements capture purpose and ideals, the mission statement establishes the broad guidelines of approaching one’s goals and purpose.  Mission statements spell out in a general way, the direction one sees oneself moving over a period of time.  As an example, read your organization’s mission statement, etc.

·         Career Objectives:  It is a well-known fact that graduate students who are able to articulate specific career objectives are more successful graduates. In this section of the Foundation Paper students are expected to list specific career objectives. These objectives must RUMBA. That means that they must be Realistic, Understandable, Measurable, Behavioral, and Achievable.

·         SWOT:  The term SWOT is an acronym for:  strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.  Students will list their strengths and weaknesses as well as opportunities, and threats to achieving career objectives.

·         Strategy:  In business, strategy refers to a managerial game plan.  Students will begin to develop their individual game plan for achieving career objectives and overall “success” in achieving their career and personal goals.

·         Basic Contingency Plan:  The development of a process to deal with and/or engage in a changing environment.  The basic strategy should be flexible in order to deal with the fast-paced, technological global market place.  Throughout the program students will explore their portfolio using a SWOT analysis method:  How is the present strategy working?  What are the strengths and weaknesses of the plan?  What, if anything, needs to be modified?