Leadership Development Plan

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Journey as a leader
Leadership is a process of influence in which a person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a goal or a specific task. Leadership has nothing to do with seniority or one’s position, with titles, personal attributes but rather a leader is someone who has followers, has the capacity to transform a vision into reality.
We live in a society where there is interaction, limited resources, skills which, bring up issues such as culture, economic transactions, government and governance, international relations, arts and entertainment to be dealt with religiously. Thus, with regards to these, leadership has helped me to become more focused to figure out many things that has caused the slow development of Ghana as a nation and Africa as a whole. I have also been able to determine the link between leadership and an ideal society. I have also learnt that every society has elites and their actions could have multiplication effects on everyone mainly the masses that make up the unseen forces that can cause change. The only way one can make changes is if they learn from others, become pragmatic, and make well informed decisions.
My journey through leadership four has taught me to be a much better person and believe in myself. It has help me manage my emotions and that of others, know my strengths and weakness as well as find ways of addressing them to my advantage at the same time not being detrimental to the society.
Being in the leadership four classes has been an eye opener and inspiring experience. People like the late Gloria de Souza, Jeroo Billimoria and Veronica Khosa embody leadership. They are people who dared to thing and do things differently, attended to th...

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... progress and losses. I require of myself to be answerable to my roommates, friends, family and loved ones who would help me attain these objectives and persons who have invested in me.
My enforcer would be my roommate who is also a classmate of mine thus ensuring effective supervision.
Rewards
With reference to rewards, the success of all the above or at least some would lead to self-fulfillment. I would begin to feel I have matured enough to take on greater tasks in the world. The fact that I was able to change some bad aspects of mine mean I can help others to do so.
Sanctions
My inability to achieve these objectives would cause me to do an extensive self-evaluation to know the reasons why and if that does not turn out well I may have to see a psychologist to take me through a step by step self-disciplinary approach, career path advisor or a counselor for help.