Scenario: I am a senior manager for medium size wine retailing business of the country, with functional management

Scenario:

I am a senior manager for medium size wine retailing business of the country, with functional management and organisational leadership development responsibilities.

Task 2

2.1: Research and critically discuss how environmental conditions may provide opportunity to support leadership development. Highlight both favourable and adverse environmental conditions. Review smart ways of converting possible constraints, ambiguities and risks to good effect through effective leadership development.

2.2: Using at least two different analysis frameworks, assess your own leadership skills against those required by the organisation now and in the future, and identify areas for development for the next three years. Determine the methods most appropriate to meet each of these development needs, showing that you understand your personal learning style by the completion of an appropriate analysis exercise.

2.3: Describe how and when you plan to meet these development needs over the next three years, and detail the outcomes you hope to achieve as a result of the development plan. Describe at least three actions you have taken to develop your leadership skills in the last six months, and analyse the progress you have made as a result.

Assessment Criteria

2.1: Critically discuss the opportunities to support leadership development.

2.2: Design a personal development plan to direct leadership development in a complex environment.

2.3: Devise an implementation process to underpin the success of the development plan that can realise substantial changes in leadership style.