Leadership: Personal Reflection

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Leadership
Personal Reflection
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10/22/2018

Leadership 1
Being a student of management, I am looking for making my career in one of the best
management companies after completion of my degree. There are certain qualities needed to
be successful in today’s competitive environment. But to become a successful leader one has
some unique qualities that make him different from others (Gleeson, 2016). This assessment
is to improve my management skills for becoming a successful employee and to be a good
leader. Although, leadership is not only meant upto within an organization, despite anyone
can be leader in any situation. Only a leader knows how to guide the team and make them to
do task effectively and efficiently (Undercoverrecuiter, 2018). They should only know how to
lead people. I have identified some of the strengths that are needed for a leader in me that
would make me a good leader in future. I have used feedback from my professors and
colleagues for the self-assessment and also used my vision and management style to enhance
my core strengths that would make me a versatile leader. Qualities of a good leader include
confidence, decision-making capability, communication-skills, commitment and passion,
accountability, creativity and innovation and many more (Hasan, 2017).
It is important to perform self-assessment to discover strengths and weaknesses of one. If one
has the knowledge of their strengths, ability and the areas which need improvement, it will
help them to set realistic parameters (ForbesCoachesCouncil, 2018). For this I have
performed an assessment of myself using Gibbs reflection model to know about Leadership
Quality Framework (LQF) and this made me identify my personality traits, strengths and the
areas need improvement for becoming a good leader.
What I personally think about leadership quality that is within me is to be of a
transformational leader. I have strength and skills to motivate my team, share my vision and
gain commitment from the team and these would result in enhanced performance in the work.
I think staff feels motivated when they are given task that are appropriate and within their
capabilities (Dobre, 2013). This will give them interesting and inspiring work life. I think I
can be a transactional leader too when it is required to be in more challenging time. When the
competencies and capabilities of my team will be questioned, and members of my team are
resistant to do something, I will work on ‘reward and punishment’ strategy to push their
limits and to enhance their capabilities (Srivastava, Bartol, & Locke, 2006). To become a
leader or a manager, in my opinion one should be trustworthy, approachable, supportive,
hard-working and competent, because these qualities of a leader will inspire his followers and
make them to follow his footsteps (Gleeson, 2016). And these are the qualities that I possess.