1 Running Head: LITERATURE REWIEW 2 LITERATURE REVIEW Assignment 2: RA 1 Literature Review Karen Crump Argosy University Introduction Vision, ethics, modeling, coaching, and shared values are an essential aspect of professional leadership development. Such perimeters ensure that leadership composure is well defined and outlined for developing skills and providing unity and integral growth. Reflecting on these aspects helps the individual in utilizing their power and influence in the building of alliances, creation of passion at work as well as empowering their employees and subordinate workers in achieving the set goals and objectives of the organization. They help the individual gain personal insights and deepen their self, social and relationship awareness which results in higher performance in their respective teams. Numerous leadership approaches help govern and thrive in professional leadership development. Such methods include taking leadership as a position, taking command as a result and taking direction as a process. Essentially, there is a need to evaluate the various articles that described the professional leadership development through the use of the leadership mentioned above approaches. Belinda Johnson (2017), A Leadership & Professional Development Teaching and Learning Model for Undergraduate Management Programs, Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol. 17(4), pp. 55-57 This article describes a holistic leadership and professional development teaching and learning model for undergraduate students with universal application across all disciplines and functional areas of organizations due to its emphasis on the non-technical skill requirements of leadership. The model highlights the development of intrapersonal, interpersonal and professional skills or KSAs (knowledge, skills, and abilities) and uses the mnemonics FOCUS and ACTION to structure the large number of traits, behaviors, and KSAs. The archetype is advantageous as it helps management competencies in the early stage of career development. The upcoming leaders show their potentiality in leading others through this archetype. This signals for individuals developing aggressive attention towards professional leadership especially the learning students. Darryl C. Hill & Richard Olawoyin (2018), Safety Leadership & Professional Development, Professional Safety, pp. 145-149. The article facilitates a raid map of the safety profession and promotes leadership and professional development. Darryl and Richard describe professional leadership development to be controlled by crucial factors. These essential factors include ethics, administration as well as management. Besides, the authors suppose that certification and accreditation have ensured the safety profession in leadership as well as an entire professional development. Daryl and Richard believe in the identification of professional leadership development hazards that may retard the growth and .