Your Task

Your tasks for this plan are as follows:

1. You will include a thorough assessment of one's traits, attributes and

characteristics that may impact their ability to lead in a cross-cultural context.

2. Write down the two or three aspects of this skill that are most important to you. These

may be areas of weakness, areas you most want to improve, or areas that are most salient

to a problem you face right now. Identify the specific aspects of this skill that you want to

apply.

3. Now identify the setting or the situation in which you will apply this skill. Establish a

plan for performance by actually writing down a description of the situation. Who else

will be involved? When will you do it? Where will it be done?

Circumstances:

o Who else?

o When?

o Where?

4. Identify the specific behaviors you will engage in to apply this skill. Operationalize

your skill performance.

5. What are the indicators of successful performance? How will you know you have been

effective? What will indicate you have performed competently?

6. Action plan must discuss/apply the methodologies and leadership theories and skills

development that enable individuals to become effective leaders in today's dynamic

global business environments.

7. The action plan will specify SMART goals for personal and professional development as

well as career. Focus on how you will achieve them by applying the course material

discussed.

Format and Structure

1. Introduction to the plan
2. Critical evaluation
3. Conclusion

Aims of the Action Plan

Based on the materials of the course and as shown in figure 2 extracted from the assigned

textbook for this course, students will review their personal skills/attributes, and work

out a plan of action to develop these skills to achieve the objective of being an effective

manager.

The JPG file of A Model of Essential Management Skill is attached for your further reference