Reflective Essay on Leadership and Talent Management

Running head: REFLECTIVE ESSAY
REFLECTIVE ESSAY
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Introduction
The main aim of the essay is to mainly to analyse different aspects that are related to
my leadership based qualities that have been gained in the course of my learning process. The
talent management and recruitment based theories that have been taught to me will be
analysed in the report. The knowledge which has been gained by me with the help of proper
online resources will be a major part of the analysis (Agung and Yuniar 2016). I have also
conducted a psychometric test based on my personality and the ways by which I react in
different situations as well. I have gained major ideas from the previous assignment which
has been done by me. The feedback is based on different in-class based activities that have
been performed by me and the knowledge which has been gained with the help of different
resources and lectures (Alvesson and Sveningsson 2015).
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Leadership Definition – theories taught based on talent management and recruitment
The knowledge which has been gained by me are based on different factors related to
leadership, organizational culture and management. The effect of organization culture on the
employees and the entire environment of the organization as well. The human resource
planning related activities that are performed within the organizations are based on theories
that have been discussed in the class. The consideration which are made based on human
resource planning have been taught in the class (Amar and Mullaney 2017).
The performance management based process that has been implemented by
organizations is based on the theories which have been taught in the class. The theories based
on talent management have been taught in the class. The process of talent management and
its effect on the organizations have been taught in the class. The performance gap based

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theory is also an important part of the class activities. The most important part of the theories
that have been taught in the class is based on the knowledge based on leadership (Braun et al.
2018).
Effective leadership is considered to be an important trait that is helpful for me to
manage the team efficiently. Development of the team is based on my negotiation capabilities
and ways by which I am able to work within the team. The role which has been played by me
in the team is important for fulfilment of current and the future needs as well. The leadership
based traits that are possessed by me can increase the levels of the effectiveness. The internal
organizational environment can affect the leadership based behaviour that is depicted by the
leader. The organizational operations are affected by the behaviour which is shown by the
leaders. Productivity levels of the employees are increased with the help of leadership
effectiveness (Davenport 2018).
Online resources accessed
The online resources have been able to play a major role in my learning based
process. The resources are important for the analysis of different theories and their
application in different real life based situations. The analysis of organizational culture has
also been made easy with the help of different online resources and information which have
been gained from online platforms like YouTube. The different organizations which have
been analysed within the examination of culture with the help of online resources include,
Google, Southwest Airlines, McDonalds, Oracle Corporation and Amazon (Youtube.com
2019).
The online resources have been analysed in order to examine the cultural aspects of
these organizations. Online resources have also been able to provide an analysis based on
Deutsche Post. The analysis of human resource planning is also based on the online resources

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that are related to different global organizations. The organizations which have been taken
into consideration for the analysis based on online resources are, Apple, Westconnex, Telstra.
The video of Apple is based on the recruitment process which has been implemented in the
organization. The contribution which has been provided by the employees is an important
part of the recruitment and organizational culture in Apple (Gambi et al. 2015).
The learning based on performance management and reward system has also been
made with the help of YouTube videos. Online resources have also been used in the class are
also based on talent management and performance gap. The video which has been provided
as a part of this online resource is related to the succession plans that have been designed by
the CEOs of different organizations like, Bank of America, McDonalds and General Motors.
The video has provided me with knowledge related to different factors that are related to the
succession based activities of the CEOs (Hartnell et al. 2016).
Application of theory in real world
The application of theories in the real world have been analysed with the help of the
lecture given by Katherine Dziaman who is an industry speaker. The comparison which has
been made with respect to the characteristics possessed by a good leader and bad leader have
been able to provide knowledge based on the theories which have been learnt by me in the
class. The application of Maslow’s theory is also an important part of the knowledge which
has been provided by the speaker with respect to the application of theories (Hofstetter and
Harpaz 2015). The proper analysis of personal strengths and weaknesses have also been
considered to be an important part of the entire analysis which has been made based on
application in the real world. Maslow’s theory can be applied to the work process which will
be developed by me later in an organization. My needs have to be fulfilled by the
management so that I am able to provide my highest level of productivity.