Introducing a Model for Individual Development (ID) of Strategic Manegers in Mostazafan Foundation

Today, the activity scope of organizations is constantly changing, therefore, to overcome these changing conditions, managers must constantly increase their competencies and skills. Managers in Mostazafan Foundation are not exempt from this rule, and to overcome the shortcomings and upcoming developments, they must have new knowledge and skills. Accordingly, personal development is vital for managers. The purpose of this research is to provide a model of individual development of strategic managers of the Mostazafan Foundation.

This research is developmental in terms of purpose and is a qualitative research. The present research was conducted using the theme analysis method. For this purpose, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 30 senior managers of the Mostazafan Foundation who were selected purposefully. The interviews continued until theoretical saturation was reached.

Based on the findings, six dimensions for personal development including knowledge, attitude, communication, professional matter, leadership, and spiritual competence were identified. Additionally, two categories of actions for personal development of strategic managers including knowledge-oriented and skill-oriented methods were found. Besides, a set of individual, organizational, and environmental drivers as well as individual and organizational consequences for the individual development of strategic managers were identified. Then, the set of these variables was presented in the form of a pattern.

The results of the research suggested that the strategic managers of the Mostazafan Foundation can improve their competencies and achieve desirable results at the individual and organizational level by using knowledge-based and skill-based measures of individual development.