GAPS Analysis Development Plan

“The gaps of GAPS analysis help leadership practitioners identify high priority development needs...,” (Hughes, Ginnett, & Curphy 2012). The gaps of this analysis are the spaces in-between each step (Hughes et al., 2012). To bridge these gaps, a development plan should be constructed (Hughes et al., 2012). “A good development plan is like a road map: it clearly identifies the final destination, lays out the steps or interim check points, builds in regular feedback to keep people on track, identifies when additional resources are needed, and builds in reflection time so people can periodically review progress and determine whether an alternative route is needed,” (Hughes et al., 2012).

Step 1: Career and Development Objectives (Hughes et al., 2012)

Career Objective:

To find a career in the business administrative career field and leave career at US Navy

Development Objectives:

1. Continue to receive good evaluations and midterms from current employer, US Navy, in order to be able to gain good references to provide future employer.

2. Future education with MBA from either Yale or UCLA.

3. Begin networking.

Step 2: Criteria for Success (Hughes et al., 2012)

In order to obtain my goal of breaking into the business career field, I will need to due some homework and began to network my chosen career field. With the technology available today, I can easily accomplish this using my Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites. This new form of networking is called social networking (Shah 2013). “Social Networking is a very wide concept which means connection of one being to another, either, or many,” (Shah 2013). This is a skill very important to professionals just entering the field (Shah 2013). Since I have not yet been in the...

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... in the field of business management.

Step 6: Resources (Hughes, etc. 2012)

Books to Read:

1. “The Successful Manager’s Handbook” (Hughes at al., 2012)

2. “For Your Improvement” (Hughes et al., 2012)

Articles to Read: http://work.chron.com/ways-put-goals-vision-place-career-12419.html http://work.chron.com/career-goals-new-hires-16840.html http://work.chron.com/identify-two-longterm-education-career-goals-13420.html Subscription Services:

Harvard Business Review

Bloomberg Business

Works Cited

Bianca, A. (2013). "3 Action Steps to Reaching Stated Career Goals & Objectives." Work.Chron. Demand Media.

Hughes, R.L., Ginnett, R.C., & Curphy, G.J. (2012). Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience. Singapore: McGraw-Hill.

Shah, S. (2013). Importance of Social Networking and Communication for New Professionals. Golden Research Thoughts. March 2013; 2(9):1-16.