Critical Thinking and Managerial Decision Making Essay 2022

Running head: CRITICAL THINKING AND MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING
CRITICAL THINKING AND MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Introduction: This essay is emphasizing upon several prospects through which I can develop
myself. There are some strategies which help me to create my efficiency and this will help me in
making the managerial decisions. I will be able to make some strategies through which I can
analyze the risks and upcoming threats. The strengths of the essay are the essay is consists of
several theories and approaches which are very much important to be a manager. There are also
some strategies and approaches which are also very much important like Vroom’s theory, XY
motivational theory and others, these are not emphasized here.
Self-awareness and Leadership: My first week started with the introduction of some theories.
Better knowledge and one’s own abilities and weak nesses should be first taken into observation
to make it perfect. It will enhance one’s self awareness and it will assist to develop self-accuracy.
In self-awareness we pay our attention to us only (Proust, 2013). It can be done through
introspection. Here we judge our thinking, intellectuality, our strengths and weaknesses. Through
the introspection one can improve his or her behavior and other attributes of life which he or she
possessed to meet the self-esteem (Nilson, 2013). The introspection is essential for own
development and it is done through looking inward to inspect the thoughts, motives and feelings
of us. Though there are so many things which can draw our attention to the outer world but inner
mind haunting is the key principle of self-awareness and introspection. It is as same as one is
walking in his or her own house to sightsee and to explore something new. Introspection will
obviously help to gain the self-motivation. It is very necessary thing to know about you and to
explore one’s abilities and disabilities. After recognizing one’s power and infirmities that people
will be able to know that how he or she can improve self-efficacy. It will create a better
understanding with our inner mind. We will be able to understand our unique things, which is

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enough to create the separation from others. On other hand introspection will empowered us to
reduce our weaknesses and to introduce some changes to develop our abilities.
To be a good leader one has to gain some special kinds of attributes. The leader is the
person who is followed or whose idea and thinking are shadowed by the people around him or
her (Daft, 2014). There are some skills which should be possessed by the leader, those are
honesty, loyalty and integrity, the leader has to be inspiring enough to make people motivated.
The leader should be passionate enough and should be committed towards his people. He or she
should not break the level of trust of others (Goleman, Boyatzis & McKee, 2013).
Communication is the most and imperative thing that should be maintained by the leader always
(Conger, 2015). Sometimes leader have to take some sudden decisions for the betterment of the
people around him. The leader should possess the skill of sudden decision making.
Accountability is another aspect of leader ship and this should be take care by the leaders. The
leaders have to be very accountable towards his or her fellows. Empowerment and giving
empowerment to the companions of the leader and making them well motivated every time
should be done by the leader. Creativity should be there in every prospect of the leader’s life and
the ideas given by the leader should be innovative and new one so that it can enhance the
betterment of others. Johari Window is an important tool to understand several aspects related to
leadership. Here Johari emphasizes that the conversation with the people should be informed into
an open space and that is very important. If the leader keeps things hidden from the employees
then it will be difficult for them to understand what the leader actually wants. The leader should
always assure some environment based safety and trust for the employees. From the help of
Johari Window, leaders will be able to understand their issues and will be able to identify the
areas upon which he or she has to give focus.