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Project 5-Skill Gap
Project 5-Skill Gap
Interpreting your results: In the example, the gap is -5. The large negative number indicates an item where current proficiency is low and care
gap represented by a large positive number (e.g., 5) indicates that current proficiency is relatively high and career importance is relatively low
address.
Part 1: Personal Leadership Assessment, Goal-Setting, and Implementation
Goal-Setting
1 I am able to formulate a good long-term career goal.
2 I am able to analyze my personal knowledge proficiency.
3 I am able to analyze my personal skill proficiency.
4 I take actions to address self-identified areas of strength or weakness.
5 I am able to formulate goals that meet the SMART criteria to help me address
areas of weakness or strength.
6 I monitor, critically analyze, and record my progress in taking actions and achieving
goals.
7 I seek timely support and feedback from others to help track my progress and
achieve my goals.
Self-Awareness
8 I know my areas of personal strength in the workplace.
9 I understand how to leverage my strengths to achieve success.
10 I know what I need to improve to be an effective leader.
11 I understand what I need to do to make the improvements I believe are important
for my career success.
12 I recognize actions I can take to help improve my leadership competencies.
13 I recognize how my behaviors may impact others.
Awareness of Others
14 I have a good understanding of the needs of the people I work with.
15 I have a good understanding of how others perceive me at work.
16 I am interested in learning about the people I work with.
Self-Management
17 I handle criticism without becoming defensive.
18 I am calm under pressure.
19 I use personal failures as an opportunity for further growth and development.
20 I manage stress well.
21 I typically have a positive outlook.
22 I try to see and understand matters from others' perspectives.
23 I am a good listener.
24 I wait to form judgments until I have all the needed information.
25 When I make a mistake I am not afraid to say so.
Management of Others
26 I am able to relate well with peers in the workplace.
27 I have good working relationships with those I supervise.
28 I have good working relationships with those I report to.
Gap for Leadership: Use your gap analysis to identify your gap for leadership and select one of the above to work on this semester.
Human Resources
15 I am able to describe my organization's human resource management system to
those who are new to the organization.
16 I am able to evaluate the human resource management system and identify some
aspects that may need improvements.
17 I am able to explain my organization's performance management (PM) system
(including talent recruitment, onboarding, development, and evaluation) to those
who are new to the organization.
18 I am able to identify potential strengths and weakness in the PM system and make
recommendations for possible improvement.
19 I am able to analyze and explain the extent to which my organization views its
people as a source of competitive advantage.
Financial Resources
20 I understand how and why the information contained in my organization's publicly
available financial statements is helpful in explaining its financial situation.
21 I know how to find the information I need to identify typical accounting and financial
management issues when analyzing an organization's financial statements.
22 I can explain the process used to develop my organization's operating budget.
23 I can evaluate the extent to which my organization's master and unit level budgets
appear to align with and support its mission, goals, vision, values and objectives
(MGVOs).
Technology Resources
24 I can evaluate the extent to which my organization leverages the Internet as a
source of competitive advantage.
25 I am able to evaluate my organization's use of an Intranet (or alternative tools for
internal collaboration and communication) and identify areas of potential strength
and weakness.
26 I can explain the process used to develop my organization's strategic technology
plan and evaluate its alignment with the MGVOs.
27 I am able to explain and evaluate my organization's technology governance
practices.
28 I am able to summarize my organization's current situation with respect to the
effective use of advanced technologies.
Leadership Effectiveness
35 I am able to identify the common managerial style within my organization.
36 I can determine the possible causes of the dominant managerial style, and discuss
the likely consequences of this style for my organization's MGVOs.
37 I am able to identify the types of support provided by my organization to its
managers to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
38 I am able to identify issues with managerial effectiveness within my organization (if
they exist).
39 I am able to recommend possible courses of action that my organization's
leadership might consider if issues with managerial effectiveness are identified.
40 I am able to identify the potential costs and benefits of my recommended courses
of action.
41 I am able to identify the major management control systems in place within my
organization and determine whether they help the organization achieve its
MGVOs.
Organizational Leadership
42 I am able to identify the roles and responsibilities of my organization's leader.
43 I am able to identify the power sources upon which my organization's leader relies.
44 I am able to analyze the implications for the organization of the power sources
used by my organization's leader.
45 I am able to identify the major factors that limit the ability of my organization's
leader to exercise his or her power.
46 I am able to identify the influence tactics upon which my organization's leader
usually relies and discuss the implications for his or her performance.
47 I am able to recognize how my organization's leader handles organizational politics
and discuss the implications for his or her performance.
48 I am able to identify the approaches to conflict (organizational and/or interpersonal)
used by my organization's leader, and discuss the implications.
49 I am able to analyze whether my organization's leader is an effective decision
maker.
50 I am able to assess the ability of my organization's leader to create and nurture
relationships with peers and followers that contribute to success, both individual
and organizational.
51 I am able to identify whether my organization's leader uses a transactional or
transformational leadership style and discuss the implications.
52 I am able to assess whether the behaviors, decisions, and actions of my
organization's leader contribute positively to the MGVOs and reputation of the
organization.
Governance
53 I am able to describe the governance structure in place within my organization.
54 I am able to determine whether the current structure ensures independent and
expert oversight and review of major organizational decisions.
55 I am able to determine whether my organization has provided appropriate
protection against arbitrary, capricious, and/or unethical behavior on the part of
leaders and managers.
56 I am able to assess whether the current management, leadership, and governance
are effective.
57 I am able to assess whether any recent changes (management, leadership or
governance) within my organization have had positive measurable effects.
Learning Organizations
58 If they exist, I am able to describe the metrics related to my organization's
commitment to learning.
59 I am able to determine whether the metrics (if present) align with and support the
organization’s MGVOs.
60 I am able to determine the extent to which the metrics are being used to review
performance and to make needed changes.
61 I am able to assess whether my organization is committing the resources and
leadership attention required to create a sustainable learning organization.
62 I am able to describe my organization's experience with implementing significant
changes over the past five years.
63 I am able to determine which change model(s) best describe my organization's
experience with implementing significant change.
64 I am able to determine the lessons my organization’s leaders and managers
should take from past change experiences to help ensure success for the future.
65 I am able to complete a preliminary situation audit for my organization and to
identify specific aspects of the organization that require leadership attention.
Gap for Situation Audit: Use your gap analysis to identify and select one of the above to work on this semester.
Gap 2 25, I am able to evaluate my organization's use of an Intranet (or alternative tools for internal collaboration and communication) and ide
Organizational Culture
4 I am able to define organizational culture.
5 I can evaluate my organization's culture.
6 I am able to assess the effects culture has on my organization’s ability to achieve
its MGVOs.
7 I understand how country cultural differences may affect my organization.
Organizational Climate
8 I can explain the characteristics of a healthy organizational climate.
9 I can objectively evaluate my organization's climate and recommend changes if
needed.
10 I can recognize the types of conflict organizations experience and how they may
affect my organization's success.
Business Ethics
11 I am able to assess whether my organization's leaders make ethical decisions.
12 I am able to determine whether my organization places sufficient emphasis on
ethical and caring behavior.
Organizational Behavior
13 I understand how and why the study of organizational behavior contributes useful
information for managers and/or leaders.
Gap for Culture, Climate, and Ethical Decisions: Use your gap analysis to identify and select one of the above to work on this semes
Gap 3 9, I can objectively evaluate my organization's climate and recommend changes if needed.
Team Organization
1 I know how to structure a virtual team (or teams) for optimal effectiveness.
2 I am able to manage a virtual team (or teams) for optimal effectiveness.
3 I can discuss the potential benefits and challenges of using virtual teams.
I understand the principles that should be applied in creating an effective team
4 agreement.
I know how to create a project work plan to support the successful completion of a
5 team project.
Team Composition
12 I can explain the benefits and issues associated with team size.
I can explain how team composition (especially homogeneity and heterogeneity)
13 effects team success.
I can discuss the various roles that team members need to fill in order for the team
14 to be successful.
I know how team leadership differs from other forms of leadership within an
15 organization.
16 I can identify the team leadership model that would work best in my organization.
Team Management
I understand the options available for managing virtual teams within my
27 organization.
Gap for Virtual Teams: Use your gap analysis to identify and select one of the above to work on this semester.
Gap 4 15, I can identify the team leadership model that would work best in my organization.
tem has for your career success. Use a scale of 1 to 7 (where 1 is low, and 7 is high). See Part
m. The gap for each item will be automatically calculated.
ent proficiency is low and career importance is high—so, this might be an item to address. A
eer importance is relatively low. In this event, you would not want to pick the item as one to
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4 5 -1
6 3 3
4 3 1
2
4 2
2
7 5
0
5 2
5 6
1 7 -6
6 4 2
7 3 4
4
5 1
4 7 -3
0
5 2
3 6 -3
7 4 3
0
4 7
3 2 1
6 6 0
6 3 3
4 2 2
7 5 2
1 1 0
4 7 -3
2 6 -4
0
2 2
4 1
5 4 1
4 5 -1
6 4 2
ve to work on this semester.
7 4 3
3 3 0
5 2 3
3 1 2
1 5 -4
3 2 1
5 6 -1
3 7 -4
6 1 5
4 3 1
6 3 3
1 3 -2
7 5 2
3 7 -4
5 3 2
3 4 -1
7 2 5
1 6 -5
2 1 1
6 7 -1
5 7 -2
6 7 -1
5 7 -2
3 1 2
5 6 -1
3 2 1
3 6 -3
2 6 -4
6 3 3
6 2 4
7 4 3
3 7 -4
6 6 0
4 2 2
1 7 -6
7 7 0
2 2 0
4 2 2
5 1 4
4 4 0
3 2 1
7 4 3
2 7 -5
1 1 0
2 1 1
2 7 -5
5 5 0
4 7 -3
3 2 1
7 4 3
7 3 4
3 2 1
2 3 -1
4 3 1
4 6 -2
2 6 -4
4 3 1
6 1 5
7 2 5
2 5 -3
1 2 -1
6 3 3
2 4 -2
1 3 -2
3 6 -3
emester.
6 5 1
2 6 -4
6 1 5
5 6 -1
7 7 0
3 4 -1
1 5 -4
2 6 -4
3 7 -4
4 7 -3
7 2 5
5 2 3
7 1 6
Gap
Using a scale of 1 to 7, where Using the same scale, select
1 is low and 7 is high, please the number that best
indicate your current level of represents how important
proficiency with each of the each item is for your career
following. success.
7 7 0
6 6 0
1 7 -6
4 5 -1
2 4 -2
3 2 1
4 7 -3
6 3 3
4 7 -3
4 3 1
2 4 -2
5 2 3
4 2 2
1 5 -4
4 5 -1
5 4 1
6 6 0
6 2 4
6 3 3
2 4 -2
4 3 1
6 5 1
2 5 -3
3 4
3 2 1
3 4 -1
6 3 3
7 7 0
mester.