Your final Capstone Project is a leadership development plan (LDP). An LDP is a very practical document, one which allows you to reflect on yourself and your learning, complemented with outside research, and which-upon completion-will provide you with a "past, present, and future" roadmap for becoming an increasingly more effective leader in all aspects of your life.
The first part of crafting an effective LDP is to have a strongly grounded understanding of the major theories of management, which you have gained through your progress in this program and reviewed throughout this course. Your LDP should be divided into sections that help you to organize your roadmap, including (but not limited to) the following topics:
Effective Leadership Overview/Summary
Theories
Moderators/Contingencies (i.e., factors that might impact the overall effectiveness of various leadership theories)
Relationship and Network Building
Communication
Development of One's Followers
Leadership Self-Assessment
Strengths
Values
Personality
Leadership Development Goals
For this section, you should choose two or three objectives (e.g., nurture relationships; network; increase self-confidence; communicate more effectively; build stronger teams). For each development goal, please provide the Development Objective, Development Activities (how you will work toward accomplishing the objective), Resources/Support (that you have or can develop toward achieving the objective),
Timeline, Potential Obstacles, and Evidence of Progress (i.e., milestones), as shown below:
Development Objective "X":
Development Activities
Resources/Support
Timeline
Potential Obstacles
Evidence of Progress
Development Objective "Y":
Development Activities
Resources/Support
Timeline
Potential Obstacles
Evidence of Progress
Development Objective "Z":
Development Activities
Resources/Support
Timeline
Potential Obstacles
Evidence of Progress
Appendices (at your discretion, you may include other documents/resources helpful to you in following your LDP)
Resources
Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:
Be formatted according to the APA Requirements
Cite at least four credible, academic resources that support your assertions and strengthen your arguments.