public health 6031
\nAssignment: Leadership Development Plan
\nGreat leadership is often obvious in hindsight, when history reveals the end of a particular event or story. Predicting the types of leaders needed to take public health into the future, however, remains elusive. Many theories and types of leadership abound, from situational to adaptive to transformational and beyond. As a future public health professional, it is important to grasp these frameworks, but within these are leadership competencies that are constantly evolving and shifting as the landscape of public health shifts.
\nDeveloping into an effective leader is a lifelong process. Shi and Johnson liken it to the Native American symbol of the ever-ascending spiral (2014) with upward progress based on goals. The critical need for leadership training has long been noted. Yet, any training must begin with a baseline of self-awareness of leadership competencies an individual possesses as well as a plan for developing those competencies still needed to effectively lead. But with any journey toward a goal, one must have a clear destination in mind. The National Public Health Leadership Network has developed the \u201cPublic Health Leadership Competency Framework,\u201d which provides a good starting point for gaining self-awareness.
\nFor this week\u2019s Assignment, review the Learning Resources. Complete one of the assessments (e.g., Turning Point Assessment) of your leadership style and competencies. Use the results from the assessment as a starting point for developing your leadership development plan.
\nThe Assignment (3\u20135 pages):
\nComplete a leadership development plan that includes the following:
\nSection I
\nYour current strengths and weaknesses as a leader
\nOpportunities and threats to developing and further enhancing your leadership capacity as a change agent (e.g., social change)
\nJustify your responses with specific examples.
\nSection II
\nUsing the \u201cPublic Health Leadership Competency Framework,\u201d developed by the National Public Health Leadership Network as a guide (refer to the article posted in the weekly Resources), describe a leadership plan to develop the following over the next 3\u20135 years. Include the following:
\nYour core transformational competencies (visionary leadership, sense of mission, effective change agent)
\nPolitical competencies (political processes, negotiation, ethics and power, marketing and education)
\nOrganizational competencies
\nTeam-building competencies
\nPersonality factors
\nCrisis abilities
\nJustify your rationale for your selections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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