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Report on Leadership Traits and Skills

   

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Running Head: Organizational behavior Organizational BehaviorSelf-awareness analysis

Organizational behavior 1ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................1Findings of self-assessment activities: Brief review.......................................................................1Critical analysis...............................................................................................................................2Myers Briggs personality test......................................................................................................2The big five personality test (Appendices 1)...............................................................................3McClelland’s need analysis.........................................................................................................4Thomas—Kilmann’s conflict mode instrument...........................................................................4Future leadership skills................................................................................................................4Action plan to overcome weaknesses..............................................................................................5Conflict Management...................................................................................................................6Practical Decision making...........................................................................................................6Enhancing personal space............................................................................................................7Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7References........................................................................................................................................9Appendices....................................................................................................................................10Appendices 1..............................................................................................................................10

Organizational behavior 2IntroductionSelf-awareness is very crucial in order to become a capable leader and manager. Awareness of self enables individual’s to gain a deeper insight on individual’s personality traits, strengths and weaknesses. It is important that people are aware of their shortcomings as well as strengths (Caldwell & Hayes, 2016). It helps people in overcoming their weaknesses, garnering new experiences and highlighting their strengths to accomplish goals. This report throws light on the analysis of four different personality tests that I took in order to understand my personality, leadership traits and skills in a more profound manner. These four personality tests are world renowned and often used in organizations to evaluate, judge and understand their employees.Findings of self-assessment activities: Brief reviewThe Myers Briggs personality test is to identify our personality type from the predetermined 16 personalities. These 16 personality types have been concluded by a permutation and combinationof 4 personality dichotomies that range from person to person (Noecker, Ryan & Juola, 2013). While conducting this self-assessment test I concluded that my personality type is ESFJ (Extraversion, Sensing, Feeling and Judging). The attributes that reflect my personality include that I am an actively social person who is warm, caring and enthusiastic. I am empathetic towards others and establish positive relationships with people. I am highly appreciative about the little things in life. I tend to be orderly and cooperative. As my basic nature, I am loyal in my friendships, family, peers and other relationships. The big five personality test is developed for people to see a connection between their personalities and their behavior (Cobb-Clark & Schurer, 2012). This theory has identified the five important factors of an individual’s personality. In order to be aware about one’s own personality, it is important to analyze ourselves on these 5 personality traits. There are no right orwrong rankings, just different personality types will showcase a different ranking. My rankings in this test have been highest in extraversion, followed by openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness and neuroticism. This reflects that I am a very social person who enjoys the company of other people.

Organizational behavior 3McClelland’s need analysis determines the three factors that act as a source of motivation for people. An absence of which can create demotivation in the individual (McClelland, 2013). He stated that individuals are motivated when their three critical needs are fulfilled. Different needs play a different role in different personality types. It is important to understand what motivates usso that we can work towards fulfilling that need. When I analyzed the need theory in my own personality, I came to realize that I tend to get motivated by achievement and affiliation. The sense of achievement after completing a task is a big motivation for me to start and complete the next task. Secondly, the need for affiliation also plays an important role in my life as I tend to enjoy and appreciate being a part of a social group. My need for power is relatively less. Thomas-Kilmann’s conflict mode instrument determines how we tend to resolve conflicts and which state of mind do we present in the course of a conflict (Johnson, Thompson & Anderson). When I took the activity, I was able to analyze that my attitude to resolving conflicts is different in different situations. In either case, I hold a largely competing attitude towards resolving conflicts and tend to be highly assertive. Very often it is difficult for me to comprehend the view point of another person as I am very focused on my opinion. This leads to conflicts and I need to therefore, put more efforts in being more collaborating.Critical analysisMyers Briggs personality testThis test judges an individual on four attributes of their personality (Furnham, 2017). The first aspect determines whether the person is either an extrovert or an introvert. I am an extrovert. I find it easy to communicate with new people. I have many friends and acquaintances in my personal life. I find myself very confident while talking to anyone. The second aspect determineswhether a person focuses on basic information or puts efforts in interpreting and adding meaning. I do the former. I have realized that I rarely have intuitions and I trust the reality beforeme rather than intuitiveness behind anything. The third aspect decides whether a person takes logic and consistency into account while making decisions, or reaches conclusions basing decisions upon other people’s feelings. I usually consider other people’s feelings in this matter. I do not believe that ends justify any means. Hurting others for my personal benefit is something I would never do. The last aspect determined by the test is whether an individual is open to new

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