The plan should be designed to provide you, the program manager, with clear guidelines to effectively lead the program.

The plan should address the following:

• Strategies and processes to:
  • bui ld an environment of confidence and trust within the program
  • em bed socially responsible practice into the program
  • dev elop the potential of program staff
  • sup port a learning environment

Task 1: Leadership plan

Work environment

Develop strategies to:

• buil d an environment where all stakeholders are treated fairly and equitably
• ens ure open communication and discussion are encouraged and effectively implemented
• man age conflicts and different viewpoints and opinions in a constructive manner
• ide ntify and address issues and concerns

Socially responsible practices

Develop strategies to:

• communi cate to program staff and relevant stakeholders explicit expectations for socially responsible practice
• identi fy and address threats to socially responsible practice within the program
• repo rt breaches of socially responsible practice within the program, without fear of retaliatio

Program staff behaviours

1. Dev elop strategies to:
   • esta blish individual expectations for the program project managers
   • enc ourage desirable behaviours and discourage undesirable behaviours
   • defi ne, document and communicate agreed individual program roles
   • dev elop and attach a draft of a position description (PD) for a project manager on your program.
2. Learning environment

Deve lop strategies to:

• enc ourage project managers and other program staff and key stakeholders, to view program planning and program planning implementation as a learning process
• enco urage all program staff to treat errors, mistakes and concerns as learning opportunities
• rev iew one's practice as a basis of learning
• dev elop and maintain plans for identifying, capturing, disseminating and exchanging knowledge with the program team

Task 2: Reflection

Desc ribe:

• what leadership style you will use during the program, and will it change if circumstances change.
• how you would manage your own personal expectations.
• how you would implement program knowledge as planned. (Min: 100 wo rds)