International Journal of Innovation

Running head: SELF REFLECTION
SELF REFLECTION
The paper is a self-reflection for me which will narrate my job experience as an intern in
one of the US-based companies where I worked for a few months. The paper will provide an
overview of my leadership skills which I had exhibited during the course of my internship over
there.
I was working in the given company as a junior accountant and my job was looking after
daily accounts and reporting to the same to the senior accountant of the business. While working
there, I had got a considerable amount of knowledge to see how theoretical knowledge may be
channelized and applied in real-world situations to solve the problems. In this paper, I will
narrate one incident which will reflect on my leadership ability.
One day, the senior accountant called me and told me to check the report properly. Some
miscalculations were apparent from the records. He told me to check all the books of accounts of
last month. To deliver the task, I was assigned a junior support staff of the organization with
whom I enquired about all the bank statements and corresponding vouchers. Within a day time, I
was able to unearth the real issue which was primarily due to incorrect preparation of bank
reconciliation statements.
The event helped me to realize that leadership ability is something I possess. Otherwise,
it would not have been possible for me to get the work done through the junior support staff. In
this context, I will like to state that leadership is one of the most success-critical aspects of
personalities of any individual. If one wants to succeed in his or her professional life, leadership
quality is the first and foremost skill that he or she must possess (Utoyo, Fontana & Satrya,
2019). In the corporate world, we generally need to work in a group environment where people