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Personal Leadership Development Audit (PLDA)

Conceptualisation: What I believe about Leadership		Most of the time	Some of the time
The PLDA is a tool designed to measure your development as a leader. Your leadership ability will be measured across 5 critical leadership competencies which form the foundation for effective leadership. These leadership skills include: Conceptualisation - Level of understanding of what leadership is Emotional Maturity - application of wisdom as a leader Relationship Building - People development skills Leadership Confidence - Decision-making skills Strategizing Skill - Practice strategic thinking
This self-audit will take less than 10 minutes.
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Rating guideline Most of the time = 80% of the time I demonstrate this behaviour Some of the time = 40% of the time I demonstrate this behaviour
The Benefits of PLDA: Reflection - take time out to check current leadership strengths & weaknesses Continuous Improvement of your leadership ability Leadership Success - effective leaders deliver superlative results
1.	Leadership is not the exclusive territory of the CEO or a boss
2.	Managing and leading are NOT the same and cannot be used interchangeably
3.	Leadership mainly deals with the 'soft' issues in an organisation
4.	People need to be led, rather than managed
5.	Leadership is doing the right thing rather than doing things right

Emotional Maturity		Most of the time	Some of the time
1.	When I am offended by a team member or colleague I choose to forgive my offender and put it behind me. I refuse to cogitate on the offense and allow it to impact me or my team negatively
2.	I am crystal clear about what my personal values are. My values always inform the decisions I make and my business colleagues (peers and leaders) know exactly what my personal values are
3.	I engage in physical exercise by going to gym, cycling, swimming, running or walking
4.	My most important priority is ensuring that I set aside quality time to spend with my family and friends
5.	I always watch my spending and I am committed to living within my means

Relationship Building		Most of the time	Some of the time
1.	I seek and provide feedback aggressively even when it hurts
2.	If it appears that a team member seems to be upset and starts avoiding me, I immediately go to him/ her and find out what is wrong
3.	I encourage my team to engage in passionate, unfiltered debate around important issues and to share their ideas even if they are unsure of themselves
4.	I always think carefully about which method I should use to communicate with my colleagues
5.	I inspire my colleagues to get the job done

Strategizing		Most of the time	Some of the time
1.	I have a crystal clear picture of where I see our team in the future
2.	I fully understand the purpose of my team/ the reason why we as a team exist.
3.	I adopt a strategic way of thinking to deal with problems and challenges and I set clear strategic goals. My team defines specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-framed objectives
4.	Our team develops credible and cost effective measurement mechanisms to monitor progress
5.	My team prioritises actions, based on our strategic framework

Decision-making		Most of the time	Some of the time
1.	I make use of an effective filter, process or decision-making tool to help me with my decision-making: Therefore I am confident to take calculated risks rather than just contain risk
2.	I find it easy to make decisions rather than procrastinate
3.	I do through others and find it easy to delegate actions to every member of my team based on his/ her strengths
4.	I prefer to be creative rather than use the 'official approach' or 'company policy' when making decisions
5.	I know which roles to fill in order to develop an effective team - viz. leader, facilitator, supporter, coach, manager and participant