Strength Analysis and Leadership Development

This article discusses the results of the Gallup Strengths Finder Psychometric test and how it revealed the author's strengths in communication and strategic abilities. It also talks about the author's leadership development journey in different organizations.

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Strength Analysis and Leadership Development
Name of the student
Name of the University
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Part A: Self Reflective Analysis
The results of the Gallup Strengths Finder Psychometric test revealed that my
strengths lie in the aspect of my communication and strategic abilities. The test revealed that I
am deliberative, consistent and I am endowed with analytical skills. Effective communication
is crucial for any organization and it can help an individual in the aspect of customer relations
along with employee management (Larsen et al., 2017). I think that my communication skills
can help me in handling every facet in relation to the operation of a business. Effective
communication can help in building strong relationship and it can be useful for an individual
in meeting the individual needs. The strategic abilities will help me in the aspect of divergent
thinking that can help me in finding solutions to the problems. Strategic thinking can help an
individual in strategic thinking and in the identification of the target customers. Strategic
thinking can provide an individual with innovative ideas that can help them in successful
running an organization. According to me, strategic thinking will help me in evolving as a
better leader that can help the organization in earning profits.
The Gallup Strengths Finder Psychometric test revealed that I have the skill of
deliberation. I have the deliberative strength that makes me extremely aware of the things that
could go wrong. I will be able to assess the risk with the help of this skill that can help me in
the making of cautious decisions. I do not make any haste in relation to making decisions that
helps me in making capable decisions. It can help me in protecting myself along with saving
other people in an organisation (Sheldon et al., 2015). The Gallup Strengths test revealed that
I am consistent and it can help me in achieving better results. I can be true to my word with
the help of my strength of consistency and it can help other people in having confidence in
me. Ethics can help in shaping the ways in relation to moral living and it can help an
individual in making logical rationalization. According to me, being consistent can help me
in aligning my values with my actions that can work for the betterment of my team in an

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organization. It will help me in staying trustworthy that forms the basis of all kinds of
relations in the society. My analytical skills will help me in understanding the problems and it
can help me in working towards a solution (Biswas‐Diener, Kashdan & Lyubchik, 2016). I
think that it will be able to help me in breaking down the problem into the smaller parts
which can then be solved easily. According to me, this strength can help me in gathering and
evaluating of information. It can help me in separating the correct information from the ones
that are incorrect. My analytical strength will help me in managing the information in a more
effective manner. The analytical skills can be used by me in evaluating and ranking the
alternatives (Widiger, 2016). It can help me in understanding complex reading material at the
workplace and putting it into action.
Part B: Leadership Development
I started off my career in Blundstone Footwear where I was in the position of
marketing executive. In the position of marketing executive, I had to create awareness and
develop the footwear brand. I had to support the marketing manager in the aspect of
delivering the agreed activities which helped me in learning leadership skills. I had to work
with the creative agencies for the designing of marketing material like brochures. I had to
organise and attend the event like conferences and receptions that helped in the successful
running of the company. All these helped in sharpening my skills that can ensure my career
progression. My strengths in relation to communication and the strategic abilities helped me
in fulfilling the duties of Marketing Executive in an efficient manner (Shamir & Eilam-
Shamir, 2018). Then I got the opportunity of working at Darrell Lea in the position of
Marketing Analyst that helped me in sharpening my skills related to analytical skills. I was
involved in the marketing of the fresh quality treat like Soft Eating Liquorice along with
Rockley Road. In the position of Marketing Analyst, I had to forecast the marketing along
with the sales trend of the company. This position provided me with opportunities for

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improving my leadership skills as it gave me the opportunity for working with a large number
of people. I had to make a lot of interactions for preparing the report and presenting the result
to the client. I had to analyse data by making use of statistical software and it proved to be
extremely beneficial in further improving my analytical skills that is an important attribute of
leadership (Clinton, 2018). I was able to successfully measure effectiveness in relation to
marketing programs that helped me in developing as a leader.
Then I took up the position of Marketing Manager in Baker’s Delight that is famous
for selling loaves and the hot buns. My skills in relation to deliberation greatly helped me in
fulfilling the role of Marketing Manager with efficiency. It helped the other people who were
working under me to trust my views and my opinions. It helped me in leading the marketing
team of the company that helped me in evolving as a successful leader. My responsibility as
the Marketing Manager of Baker’s Delight helped me in developing long along with short
term strategy for the company. I was given the responsibility of brand development so that I
could create a brand that can align with the mission statement of the organization (Bolden,
2016). I had to direct internal along with external media relations that further helped in
improving my communication and strategic abilities. I had to produce the press releases that
helped me in successful evolving as a great leader. I had to perform a great amount of
research for ensuring that my firm gets a strong foothold within the industry. I had to analyse
advertising abilities along with sales performance of the competitors that helped me in
learning leadership skills (Day et al., 2014). Developing of the new product lines requires a
great amount of strategic skills and my professional position helped me in improving my
leadership abilities.

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