Description of Leadership Theories and Analysis of Psychometric Test Results

The paper focuses on the description of leadership theories and the analysis of psychometric test results to understand the qualities of an efficient leader. It discusses online resources, industry guest insights, and in-class activities for leadership development.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
Description of the leadership theories:.......................................................................................3
Online Resources:......................................................................................................................4
Industry Guest:...........................................................................................................................5
In class activities:.......................................................................................................................6
Assessment feedback:................................................................................................................7
Analysis of the Psychometric Test Results:...............................................................................7
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................8
Bibliography:............................................................................................................................10

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Introduction:
The paper is focused in the description of my individual leadership characteristics.
The paper analyses the leadership theories for effectively describing the qualities of the
efficient and good leader. Apart from this, the paper also discusses regarding the comments
of the industry guest for formulating the characteristics of an efficient leader. In addition to
this, the paper describes the in class activities that I have conducted for the development of
my skills and competencies in leading. The paper also evaluates the results of the
psychometric tests for the effective elaboration of the strengths and the weakness of mine in
becoming an efficient and quality leader. Apart from this, the paper also assesses the
assessment feedback for analysing my performances that are related to the development of
my leadership.
Description of the leadership theories:
From the theories of leadership, I am able to understand the fact that the ability to
inspire the confidence and the support amongst the people is the fundamental characteristics
of an efficient leader. Apart from this, I am able to understand that the importance of the
productivity, quality and the satisfaction of the employees in being the success factors of the
leadership and in addition to this, the theories have played a crucial role in educating me
regarding the elements of the leadership process which are the context of the situation, the
group members and the leader. From the theories of the leadership, I have understood that the
leadership is a sort of partnership between the leaders and the members of the team. I think
that the success of the leadership depends on both the parties and the balance of power
between the members and the leader is significantly crucial in making sure that the
management of the leadership is effectively conducted. The theories enabled me to
understand the importance of the balance and I was able to understand the fact that the

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imbalance in the power will lead us to a state of authoritarianism and that will have a
negative impact of the decision making. Apart from this, the theories of leadership is able to
put strong emphasis on the qualities of the leaders and I am able to understand that the
seniority is not the important parameter responsible in deciding the leaders rather the
capability and the leadership qualities of the individuals is the main parameter. In addition to
this, the theories enabled me to have the idea of the leadership being a shared responsibility.
From the theories, I understood that an efficient leader will be able to lead his or her team
with the active participation of the other members and will also be responsible for motivating
and inspiring his or her followers.
Online Resources:
From the comments of BCG’s Roselinde Torres, I am able to understand the fact that
the success factors of the leaders, in modern business world, are significantly dependent on
the leader’s capability in managing the unpredictability and the uncertainty of the market. As
with the impact of the globalization, the modern business market is subjected to notable
amount of changes, the leaders are in need to accept the reality and strategize in such a
manner which effectively covers the varying parameters of the business market. In addition to
this, the interview session of Roselinde Torres is of great significance for me in
understanding the necessity of the leaders in being ready to manage their style of leading for
effectively managing the unknown possibilities of the business environment. Her interview
enabled me to have the idea of the fact that the corporate training is not always the much
required activity in developing or framing a leader rather, the necessity of the development of
the leaders lies in three different questions which are the directions in which an individual
will look to anticipate the change, the measure of the diversification of your network and the
intention or the courage of an individual in abandoning their past. The outcome of the
interview is pretty significant for me in realizing the scope of developing the partnership

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between the leaders and the followers even without the significant investment of the
resources. As the study of Roselinde Torres was dependent on considerable number of
leaders who belonged to the non-profit organizations, the analysis of her comments clearly
portrays the idea of developing triggering the partnership with the followers without any
significant investment of wealth. On the other hand, Nels Olson, senior client partner of
board and chief executive services at Korn Ferrym, in one of his interview commented on the
recent trend of leadership which highlighted the focus of the boards on the CEO successions
plans. When he was asked regarding the impact of the recession on the performances and the
selections of the CEOs, his comments is pretty significant for me in understanding the
importance of the responsibility and the accountability in being an efficient leader in the
modern business world.
Industry Guest:
Three main points that are raised by guest lecturer in her interview are the importance
of the good value for the customers, the impact of the supply chain and the qualitative pattern
of the customer satisfaction for the service industries. The guest lecturer was able to put
strong emphasis on the generation of the customer satisfaction for the creation of the values
amongst the customers which will strengthen the sustainability of the business operations in
the modern business world.
I was able to learn the importance of the supply chain and the need of maintain a good
relationship with the suppliers for the improvement of the business and for increasing the
flexibility of the organizations in terms of designing the products in accordance to the
preferences of the customers.
Two challenges that are addressed by the guest speaker are the absence of the
techniques of quantitative measurement of the customer satisfaction and the assessment of the

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shared values along with the consequences of not controlling individual emotions in
managing the business. In addressing the challenges, the guest speaker was observed to
elaborate the effectiveness of the qualitative measurement of the customer satisfaction.
In class activities:
From the completion of the interpersonal checklist, I am understood that I have
capability to communicate in an effective manner. In modern business world, the effective
communication will be a key factor of my leadership. The capability of effective
communication will provide me an added advantage in managing the conflicts amongst the
members of the organization in an efficient manner. In addition to this, it will also allow me
to strengthen to bond with the other employees inside the organization.
From the activity of “Promotion debate”, I am able to understand the importance of
the selection in the top positions of the organizations. From the discussion, I understood that,
it is better to place an insider to a position rather than the outsider as that has the potential to
minimize the barriers of the change inside the organization. Apart from this, an insider has
the capability and the ability to understand an organization in a better manner in comparison
to an outsider and that provides him or her a competitive advantage in the effective
management of the conflicts inside the organization and in motivating the employees inside
the organizations. On the other hand, with the selection of an outsider for the top positions of
organizations, there is high possibility of employee unrest inside the organization which can
lead the organization towards a state of chaos. Apart from this, it will be difficult for an
outsider to be aware of the capabilities of the employees so that he or she be able to allocate
the tasks on the basis of the expertise of the employees.

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From the activities, I understood that three main reasons of people leaving their
organizations are the job dissatisfactions due to the inappropriate pay structure, inappropriate
work time characteristics and inappropriate rewarding policy. The inappropriate rewarding
policy is one of the main reason for the generation of the dissatisfaction owing to the absence
of the proper recognition for the good work of the employees. On the other hand, I
understood that the ineffective pay structure has tremendous detrimental impact over the
intention of the employees in continuing their operation in a particular organization. The
increasing work pressure of the employees has the potential to create considerable amount of
job stress amongst the employees which also has the potential to trigger employees towards
leaving their jobs. Hence, from the analysis, I understood that an efficient leader is required
to have the capability of forming an effective rewarding policy along with the pay structure
that motivates his or her employees and in addition to this, the leader needs to have the
quality of appropriate allocation of the tasks to minimize the intensity of the work pressure.
Assessment feedback:
Considering the topic of the assessment feedback, the assessment that I completed
was based on three different initiatives which are the performance related initiatives, culture
related initiatives and the engagement related initiatives. According to my assessor’s
feedback, I performed well in the assignment and was able to portray a good understanding of
the various Human resource strategies such as the performance management, employee
engagement and the effective management of the culture. However, my assessor commented
regarding the scope of improvement in some of the parts of the assessment. According to the
feedback of my assessor, I was in need to properly answer the specific questions of the
assessment outline regarding the techniques to measure the success of the initiatives and the
process to identify the culture of the organizations. The assessor commented that my

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improved performances in answering these questions could have improved my scores in the
assessment as well.
Analysis of the Psychometric Test Results:
From the results of the psychometric test, it is pretty visible that I have the quality of
being warm to everyone and that plays a crucial role in leading my employees with a happy
face. With a score of 2.1, I consider myself to be an average infidel in the reasoning aspect,
however, I also think that I have the scope of developing further in the mentioned aspect. A
similar rating in the aspect of the emotional stability clearly portrays the fact that I have a lot
improve in managing my emotions while leading or making crucial decisions. With a score of
2.3, I consider myself to be partially dominant and that clearly shows that I am assertive in
cases where I feel to be. Apart from this, one of the crucial characteristics of my leadership is
the display of my energy in leading my teams which plays a crucial role in motivating my
employees as well. Hence in the liveliness aspect, I have a score of 2.4. Apart from this, my
style of leading is significantly dependent on the rules and the regulations that are set and that
is pretty evident with the score of 2.8 in the rule consciousness aspect. Social boldness and
the sensitivity are the aspects in which I lack in a significant manner and these are the two
major areas for improvement. Apart from this, my score of 2 and 2.2 in the vigilance and the
abstractedness aspects respectively portrays my power of imagination and the vision that is
much required in leading my teams. My visionary leadership and the openness to change
make me easily accessible for everyone and that is pretty evident with the score of 2.4 in the
apprehension aspect. With a score of 2.7, I prefer to set high standards for myself and manage
my team for the achievement of the better efficiency.

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Conclusion:
On a concluding note, it is pretty visible that the results of the psychometric tests and
the knowledge that I have gained through the in class activities and through analysing the
leadership theories, are capable of placing me in the position of an efficient leader. The
assessment feedback plays a crucial role in defining my capability as a leader. In addition to
this, the online resources that I have accessed and the inputs of the guest lecturer have the
capability in helping me in improving my skills and capabilities in the position of an efficient
leader.

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Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R.E. and McKee, A., 2013. Primal leadership: Unleashing the power
of emotional intelligence. Harvard Business Press.
Landis, E.A., Hill, D. and Harvey, M.R., 2014. A synthesis of leadership theories and styles.
Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 15(2), p.97.
Ted.com 2019. [Online]. Available at:
https://www.ted.com/talks/roselinde_torres_what_it_takes_to_be_a_great_leader#t-510287
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