Leadership Skills and Competencies in Human Resource Management

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Name of the Student
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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
Current Role and Responsibilities and Leadership Challenges:................................................3
Leadership Journey:...................................................................................................................4
Results of the Gallup Strengths Finders:....................................................................................5
Assessment of Colleague:..........................................................................................................7
Implications of the Assessment:.................................................................................................8
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................9
References:...............................................................................................................................10

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Introduction:
The paper is focused in the elaboration of my leadership skills and the competencies
with a precise focus on my job role which is the human resource manager. I am operating in
the mentioned job role for seven years now and am managing the esteemed position of the
human resource manager of a pizza processing company named as Zume Pizza. The paper
analyses the role and responsibilities that I manage in the chosen organization and along with
that, the leadership challenges that I am facing in the mentioned organization. With a precise
focus on my career, the paper also includes some important discussion regarding my
leadership journey and the influence that the leadership of the renowned leader Steve Jobs
had on my leadership style. Apart from this, the paper includes a significant discussion
regarding the results of the Gallup Strengths Finder that I have conducted on my own. Apart
from this, the paper analyses my leadership styles and along with that, it discusses the
effectiveness, interpersonal and social skills associated with my emotional intelligence that
are reported by my friends. The paper also summarizes the significance of the feedback and
identifies the further actions that I am expected to take.
Current Role and Responsibilities and Leadership Challenges:
As mentioned earlier, my current role is the human resource manager. I am operating
for last two years in an organization named Zume Pizza in the described position
(Zumepizza.com, 2019). I was recruited by the operational manager of the organization.
However, the organization belongs to the small scale industry, but the importance of the
position that I belong is notably high. In the mentioned organization, I am responsible for the
effective management of the business conduction. With a precise focus on the intense
competition of the market, it is pretty visible that the effective recruitment is one of the key
factor responsible for the success of the organizations. Under such situation, I was

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responsible for the identifying the best talents for the mentioned organization to make sure
that, the company be able to serve the customers with the optimum quality services (Fawzi &
Almarshed, 2013). Apart from the recruitment, I am also responsible for the effective
management of the performances of the employees along with the measurement of the
performances. My unbiased decision making regarding the measurement of the performances
of the employees is significantly crucial in making sure that the company achieves a better
environment which triggers improvement in the productivity and the quality of the products
and services.
In addition to this, I am responsible for the creation and management of an effective
wage and rewards policy which has the potential to motivate the employees of the
organization towards the increment in their performances in terms of productivity and
quality.
I faced considerable number of challenges in the mentioned organization in leading
the professionals. Although I am an experienced individual for the mentioned job role, the
challenges such as improving the wage characteristics of the employees, motivating the
employees of the organization along with effectively identifying the customer requirements
and the preferences is seen to be a major concern for me. In addition to this, the effective
identification of the training and the developmental needs of the employees of the
organization, is another loophole in my leadership.
Leadership Journey:
My style of leadership is significantly influenced by the renowned leader of the
electronics market giant Apple, Steve Jobs. The chosen leader was considered to be the
ultimate brand for the products of the Apple. Steve Jobs was one of the very few leaders who
had shown the charismatic leadership with a passionate demeanour towards the success.