Professional Development Plan

Assume you are the manager of your learning team and need to develop a plan that will address the characteristics of your group and yourself as the leader. This plan can be used to determine the needs of the learning team and is a tool for members to assess their skills, strengths, areas needing improvement, and the resources needed to help them reach their career goals.
Use each Learning Team member’s DiSC assessment results completed
Develop a combined DiSC chart of your Learning Team members for use in developing this paper. Based on the individual assessments, what are the characteristics of your team?
Create a professional development plan to address the characteristics of the Learning Team members both individually and as a group and your ability to lead them:

Required Elements:
• No more than 1400 words
• Format paper consistent with APA guidelines
• Evaluate the individuals, including yourself, and the group based on the DiSC assessment.

 
Team member 1
My style was the interactive style and based on the description given the hardest style that i would find hard to work with would be the d style ( Dominance style), with my personality style i prefer working with others and in groups so team achievement is of a greater importance to me rather than self fulfillment. I tend to value others opinions, thoughts, feelings and try my hardest to not offend or hurt other individuals. In order to work with the d style personality i think i would have to practice patience amongst other things in understanding where they are coming from and attempting to understand their thought process, whilst being assertive and not allowing them to walk all over me. I would also have to face conflict head on as there would be situations where our personalities would clash and disagreements would follow. I would probably have to live with not being recognized or acknowledged which would built character hopefully when dealing or working with the d style personality. Communication would be key in overcoming hurdles due to conflict which would mean i would have to be very clear in making my expectations known as well as being open to coming to a common ground in terms of the expectations from the d style personality. Time management would be key in the achievement of goals and tasks when considering the mixing of both personalities in trying not to annoy the d style personality type. The Interactive Style (I Style): The Interactive Styles are friendly, enthusiastic "party-animals" who like to be where the action is. They thrive on the admiration, acknowledgment, and compliments that come with being in the limelight. The I Styles just want to have fun. They are more relationship-oriented than task-oriented. They would rather "schmooze" with clients over lunch than work in the office. The Interactive Style’s strengths are enthusiasm, charm, persuasiveness, and warmth. They are gifted in people skills and communication skills with individuals as well as groups. They are great influencers. They are idea-people and dreamers who excel at getting others excited about their vision. They are optimists with an abundance of charisma. These qualities help them influence people and build alliances to accomplish their goals.

Team member 2
• This exercise was very enlightening, I have done the JUNG analysis or MBTI personality trait analysis but the result did not show how I needed to react or respond to other personality types especially in a work setting. Perhaps this will allow me to not be so stressed out when other personalities on a team are slow to take initiative, complete assignments, and give feedback. My DISC assessment stated that I was a Dominance I just thought I was eager and hardworking, I do not care for that term, it makes it seem like I am bossy and a know- it- all, which is definitely not the case.

The people that I have difficult working are Interactive style traits, I tend to not focus on the individual but the job and in interactive styles they want personal compliments and you to support their feeling. I feel when a project or assignment is due I don’t have time to caudle you.

With that is mind the ways that I can be less frustrated is:
1) When they are concerned with approval and appearances, I should show them that I admire and like them.
2) They seek enthusiastic people and situations; I should behave optimistically and provide upbeat setting.
3) Interactive styles think emotionally, it is suggested that I support their feeling when possible.
4) This style wants to know general expectations; I should not bog them down with details and focus on the big picture.
5) Need people involvement- I should interact and participate with them.
The biggest strategy adjustment is when they want others to notice them, I should complement them personally (Alessandra, 1996-2010).

Topic: Professional Development Plan

Order Description
Use the DiSC assessment results from your Learning Team members.

Interview your mentor to gather information about your mentor’s organization, the department your mentor works in, and his or her job description. SEE interview below
for details….

Write a plan that may be applied to your mentor’s department and that would increase your Learning Team members’ motivation, satisfaction, and performance based on
their personal profiles, as if they were employees of that department. See DiSC assessments and prior completed paper.

Required Elements:
• No more than 1400 words
• Analyze specific differences in attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values among your Learning Team members, and address how each difference might be used to
positively influence behavior.

• Format paper consistent with APA guidelines. Apply 3 scholarly peer-reviewed APA formatted in text citations.

Interview: My mentor works in the Armament Weapons Manning distributions office; he is a member of the United States Air force. He is a senior noncommissioned officer
with background in personal relations and over twenty years experience within the Aircraft Armament systems loading of munitions or scheduled unscheduled repair
maintenance upkeep. Use current AF manning issues and budget constrains to build an augment and way forward in the manning distribution office. This team consists of
five member plus mentor….

Topic: Professional Development Plan

Order Description
Use the DiSC assessment results from your Learning Team members.

Interview your mentor to gather information about your mentor’s organization, the department your mentor works in, and his or her job description. SEE interview below
for details….

Write a plan that may be applied to your mentor’s department and that would increase your Learning Team members’ motivation, satisfaction, and performance based on
their personal profiles, as if they were employees of that department. See DiSC assessments and prior completed paper.

Required Elements:
• No more than 1400 words
• Analyze specific differences in attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values among your Learning Team members, and address how each difference might be used to
positively influence behavior.

• Format paper consistent with APA guidelines. Apply 3 scholarly peer-reviewed APA formatted in text citations.

Interview: My mentor works in the Armament Weapons Manning distributions office; he is a member of the United States Air force. He is a senior noncommissioned officer
with background in personal relations and over twenty years experience within the Aircraft Armament systems loading of munitions or scheduled unscheduled repair
maintenance upkeep. Use current AF manning issues and budget constrains to build an augment and way forward in the manning distribution office. This team consists of
five member plus mentor….