Question

As a leader, how will you influence change in your professional specialty area? Identify two strengths you have that will promote strong leadership. Identify two areas of improvement to your skill in leading and influencing change. What are two priority strategies you will implement as professional development tools for leadership?

Answer 1

Answer: Leadership skills is required in every profession to enhance the quality of work. To influence change in professional specialty area it is necessary to encourage the team members. As a leader it is important to have effective communication with the members to avoid gap of miscommunication or misunderstanding. Imparting knowledge regarding the benefits of the change that should be adopted for betterment of the organization.

The two areas of improvement to skill in leading and influencing change as:

• Having positive attitudes towards the change and accept the results.
• Effective communication ability can build up and encourage the team members.

Being an effective leader it is important to be a good listener, researcher, having positive attitude etc. can be implemented as professional development tools for leadership.