Assignment: Self-Assessment and a Personal Action Plan
To plan for personal development, you must first assess your readiness for successful consulting roles. Through a reflective process of self-assessment, you will better understand your strengths and weaknesses relevant to consulting. As you learn more about a successful consulting engagement in this course, you will further reflect upon and analyze your readiness.
Complete a self-analysis based on the list of competencies in the appendix to the journal article: "Behavioral competencies, goal setting, and OD practitioner effectiveness" by O Driscoll, Michael P and Eubanks, James L.
On the basis of the outcome of your self-assessment, develop a personal action plan. Your personal action plan should:
1. List and explain your skills, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors related to:
1. Contracting
2. Data utilization
3. Intervention
4. Implementation
5. Interpersonal skills
6. Group process management
7. Maintenance of client relations
2. List, describe, and explain barriers and challenges to your readiness for the role of a consultant.
3. Include a detailed plan of action to reinforce and maximize your strengths and overcome weaknesses.
4. Include a discussion of how your plan will affect your work in your current role and as a consultant.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.