Question & Answer: Leadership and Management

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Leadership and Management

QUESTION & ANSWER 1
Question 1: Your application indicated that you participated in personality training as a part
of your MBA degree. Based on the results of your personality test, what do you think are the
advantages and disadvantages of your personality type in relation to effectively leading and
managing and what are you doing to overcome the potential disadvantages?
From the personality test, I have come across the several strength and weaknesses. Etiquettes
is the first strength founded in my personality test. I have always professional etiquette such
as proper dressing as well as preparing adequately for the presentations and discussions,
asking good questions, listening carefully as well as keeping eye contact during the
conversation. I have also founded that I am always the all rounded in every activity. I always
ensure the meaningful interact with my fellow mates and every person I met. However, I do
not have proper confidence in my speaking skill. In this well, lack of confidence is seen in
my weakness that is essential to improve in order to get better results. Although I
communication easily at the time of interaction but when more members come for the
communication, I hesitate. Therefore, communication skills in the gathering are one of the
weaknesses in my personality test (Deming, 2017). Tie management is also one such thing
that is founded effectively in my personality test. For example- I always dedicate myself
toward every work and complete it on time. I never negotiate with the deadline as it is my
responsibility to complete the work on time. This skill has also helped me many times. In
order to improve the communication skills, I will start participating in seminars and represent
myself on stage. It is true that stage presence in definitely help in improving my voice,
gestures, voice modulation, and improvement (Shipton, Sparrow, Budhwar & Brown, 2017).
Question 2: This is a high-pressure organization and we must overcome obstacles and
setbacks to achieve results. Often, this means that members of senior management might take
a demanding and confrontational approach. Given these circumstances, how would you
manage any negativity, not be overwhelmed by stress and remain resilient?
It is true the senior level management take the demanding approach. Therefore, I will always
cope up with the stress and become resilient. I will develop the right attitude in every
situation that I come across. Therefore, it is quite essential to develop the positive self-talk in
order to become more resilient. It is also required to remind always that the person is strong
and can grow stronger. In addition to this, I will also use the emotional awareness that is the
essential part of resilience. I will always try my best to research regarding how to meet the

QUESTION & ANSWER 2
challenges that I come across every day. This will help in exploring the inner world
(Ramdhani, Ramdhani & Ainissyifa, 2017). In addition to this, development of internal locus
of control will help in huge way. in addition to this, cultivating optimism is the great way to
cope up with the stress and be resilient. It is the way of viewing the world by maximising the
accomplishments and strengths. Therefore, development of more optimistic worldview will
assist the person in becoming more resilient. In addition to this, social support helps in
greater way to stay happier and healthier throughout the life and cope up with the stress
(Cohen, 2017).
Development of supportive network of friend helps in greater way to being resilient.
Therefore, rather than stepping back from these kind of situation, it is better to maintain the
sense of humour. Several coping strategies will also be used in order to cope up with the
stress such as exercise. It will help the individual in maintaining the effort for long term.
Question 3: As you know, we are a multinational enterprise and whilst the diversity of our
employees is a huge advantage we sometimes experience cross-cultural communication
breakdowns. What would you do to ensure that there is clear and open communication
between your team members operating in different countries across multiple cultures?
It is true that modern business world and internet has opened the new marketplaces that allow
the business to grow in new culture and geographical areas. However, the difference in
culture of people, communication is the biggest challenge. Therefore, adoption of effective
communication strategy begins by understanding the message of sender as well as receiver
because both are from the different backgrounds as well as cultures. Besides this,
organisation can also make the people realise that the basic understanding regarding the
cultural diversity is essential for the effective cross cultural communication. It is also
significant to teach the basics regarding other countries culture. Training will also prove to be
the most effective mean to ensure the communication among other countries people. This will
also help in increasing the understanding and knowledge of other countries (Maruping &
Magni, 2015). It also requires the ability to see the person’s own reaction as well as
behaviour that is often culturally driven. Organisation can also plan the different holidays in