Leadership and Self-Development Skills

This assignment explores the importance of leadership skills, self-development, and understanding others' minds in a professional setting. It highlights key concepts such as self-disclosure, empathy, goal flexibility, and self-efficacy. The assignment also touches on the role of social media in shaping our perceptions of ourselves and others. With references to books, journals, and online resources, this comprehensive overview provides valuable insights for students and professionals alike.

Understanding Self
and Others

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................1
Pro-forma of Communication skill.............................................................................................1
Pro-forma of leadership skill.......................................................................................................2
Pro-forma of problem skill..........................................................................................................3
Pro-forma of analytical skill........................................................................................................4
Summary and action plan............................................................................................................5
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Understanding self and others is a term which indicates necessary skills of an individual
which is used at the workplace. In fact, in this report, numerous skills are highlighted which I
have to use or require to improve so that I can handle or manage the work as well as know the
way to deal with different circumstances (Baron-Cohen, 2013). Therefore, by using various
approaches, a person may develop their self-awareness and off-course self-confidence. Apart
from that, in this assignment, reflective journal is also highlighted which is useful in improving
the learning of an individual. Along with this, it acts as an indispensable tool of enhancement of
skills as well as attributes. At last, SWOT analysis is used for analysing the strengths and
weaknesses.
TASK
Reflective journal: This journal is used by the students to maintain their personal records
for attaining better experience which may help them in the future. In fact, it helps in improving
self-understanding on the basis of observation on specific aspects for enhancing their learning
with distinct circumstances (Lombardo and Tager-Flusberg, 2013). Therefore, they can attain
their personal as well as professional goals and objectives within given time frame by completing
their tasks within minimum duration. Along with this, there are number of skills present in an
individual which are used by them in managing and controlling overall enterprise. Thus,
improvement in skills is very much effective for organization as well as employee’s working at
workplace. Therefore, I need to identify my core skills and attributes for managing the work in
an appropriate manner by considering relevant facts or figures.
Pro-forma of Communication skill
A great listener is also considered as a good writer. If an individual may listen properly and
effectively then they can easily remove the barriers faced by him. Communication skills always
show fluency of a person that how he/she is talking and expressing in front of organization.
Apart from this, it also helps in transferring relevant and accurate information and data without
any disruption (Baumeister, 2010). In addition to this, it is one of the effective methods of
creating a mutual understanding between supervisors and subordinates.
I am a very good listener and know the way to pass accurate information or data by maintaining
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its quality in an appropriate manner which is used by the organization. Apart from this, one of
the major quality of mine is proper command over speaking as well as on writing skills which is
helpful in transmitting correct data to the right person within given time frame. Therefore,
message is relevant and very much appropriate which is interacted with them.
One of a major drawbacks of mine is that I don't how to write impressive content which may
influence by writing skills indirectly. Therefore, I want to overcome this problem for
completing my tasks and activities within minimum duration without facing any problem or
obstacle which may influence the success of a company. Instead of this, it also create a major
risk for me.
Pro-forma of leadership skill
Leadership quality supports in establishing a strong position in the marketplace and
attaining set objective within given time frame. In fact, this aptitude helps in maintaining a
balance between objectives and goals (Brechwald and Prinstein, 2011). A pioneer needs to create
an effective communication between higher authority and lower level. Apart from this, leader is
a person who is liable for motivating their team members towards personal targets by increasing
their knowledge and skills.
Pioneers are the individuals who help in giving the best possible inspiration to their team
members. For enhancing the authority aptitude, I can utilize some administration hypothesis
which helps in accomplishing objectives by paying attention in a suitable way. Therefore, they
can do everything in a legitimate and exact way. Leaders are a person who is liable for resolving
any issues and problems which may occur while running a business. Leadership skills help in
giving the best possible direction to their colleagues and furthermore, demonstrate the correct
way. Pioneers are the individuals who advise to their subordinates that they need to utilize fitting
assets without squandering (Cozolino, 2014). It is an ethical obligation of the pioneer that they
need to make positive condition which helps in taking necessary steps in a superior quality. For
achieving the most extreme advantages, leaders need to utilize imagination and also trying to
perform their job role for overall development which help in accomplishing targets.
Apart from this, leadership skill is very much indispensable for handling or managing
large organization and it is the major responsibility which is not easy to accomplish which
requires inner strength as well as high level of patience (Crone and Dahl, 2012). In other words
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it is also important for assiting superiors by motivating them towards their personal and
professional objectives. Instead of all this one of a major reason which shows the necessity of
leadership skill is that it supports overall organization and helps in maximizing their profit.
I am having great initiative aptitudes and off-course I am continually supporting to my partners
which helps in making less number of controversy so they can go emerge. For doing any work,
I am utilizing advancement and in addition inventiveness which helps in accomplishing
achievement at a market place.
This ability is especially useful for me in future as it helps in achieving the objectives
and targets. It serves to me in dealing with all the work and need to present numerous thoughts
so I can make due in the business for quite a while. Leadership skills shows the inner quality of
mine by which in can usually lead the team in a proper manner by creating a mutual
understanding between every team members. Apart from this development in knowledge helps
at the time of resolving any problems and motivate to learn how to hedge various business risk.
Pro-forma of problem skill
Obstacles and barriers are uncertain which may occur in anyone’s life. Thus, they need to
adopt or enhance problem solving skills which is very much beneficial for an individual in
eliminating the issues which influence their success (Deci, and Ryan, 2010). This aptitude is
essential for any individual as it helps in removing issues and obstacles. This ability helps in
identifying the problems and in addition, adopts a powerful way. Initially, an individual needs to
assess all the problems and get enquire about every one of the issues which are going on. In this
way, a powerful and legitimate way is discovered for overcoming existing barriers which
influence the success of an enterprise (Derlaga and Berg, 2013). Therefore, they can achieve
their goals after tackling available issues appropriately.
It is vital that they need to do deviations which having an effect on the business and it
influences the execution of the person. They need to utilize proper strategy and by that they can
accomplish the compelling outcomes (Wiklund Gustin and Wagner, 2013). As per this, during
any event, if there is occurrence of any issue or problem then I need to take care of the issue by
doing legitimate arranging and make an appropriate plans before implementing that programmes
for attaining personal as well as professional gaols. The advancement of this aptitude is
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necessary because it is useful in planning process as well as effective in enhancing or improving
the abilities.
Problems and barriers are uncertain which may occur anytime and anywhere. Therefore, if I am
going to face any issue while performing my tasks and activities then I will never get
disappoint. In fact, I will try to resolve it and ready to face every kind of barriers. I need to
apply suitable techniques which help in settling the issues and on the premise of that, they can
achieve achievement. I need to accomplish the objectives inside a predefined time and
furthermore in a proper and proficient way.
In addition, this skills is particularly useful in maintaining balance so that they can make an
appropriate coordination without emergence of any issues and clashes. Apart from this, it act as
a indispensable tool in uplifting and developing individual. Thus work is implemented in an
appropriate and remarkable way by attaining targets as soon as possible.
Pro-forma of analytical skill
This ability is useful in breaking down and assessing the unpredictable and unsolved
issues which helps in achieving the objectives and targets (Fisher and et. al., 2011). It helps in
finishing the capacity so they can imagine, well-spoken and also conceptualization of the
distinctive elements which influence the execution alongside the exercises of the individual.
They need to do legitimate examination which helps in achieving the objectives and destinations
in a predetermined time.
To discover or expel any hindrance, appropriate investigation should be done which helps
in discovering the examination and as indicated by that, they can make the deviations in a right
way (Crone and Dahl, 2012). They need to examine the best possible situation ahead of time
with the goal that they can overcome from that circumstance. It helps in breaking down the
diverse issue. Further, they can locate reasonable route for making the right arrangement.
A scientific personality and believing is one which gives a capacity with the goal that
they can take care of the issue in a viable and proper way and breaking down ought to be done in
a less time (Kohut, 2013). Examination of anything is mandatory not only for association but it
also requires for students. In fact, it is helpful in getting updated student with the results or
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consequences which might be occurred in future. Therefore, it is indispensable for the student to
start enhancing their knowledge and skills for managing their time.
In additional, this ability helps in investigating and observing what factors are useful or
not. This aides in giving the short insight about every one of the things and the limitations which
helps in giving the point by point arrangement of each one of those things. Thus this technique is
very much useful for me. This aides in getting the aware about for overcoming available issues
or barriers which creates a problem in path of success.
I found that I don't have high level of learning with the goal that they can for the future
instabilities. On the off chance that this expertise is produced than I can take care of an issue in
which they can accomplish the objectives and goals. This ability helps in doing discovering
which helps in doing the deviations alongside this they can take care of the issues. Be that as it
may, it educated us about the things later on like which things are not vital and which are
generally essential. It help with making and extending the development which helps in
demonstrating the expository abilities which is obligatory for everybody.
Summary and action plan
For enhancing my abilities and attributes, I need to get updated about available
opportunities which are accessible for me so that I can establish my position at a marketplace.
The reflective journal helps in finding the suitable and legitimate arrangement with the goal that
I can finish the work on time. Alongside this it encourages me in enhancing my performance
level by executing all the task in a proper manner. In addition, I can do SWOT investigation
which helps in identifying my quality and shortcoming and furthermore by the intelligent diary
are:
Strengths
As indicated by the administration, the colleagues need to do the best possible
development and furthermore by providing correct inspiration which helps in achieving the
objectives and destinations. It helps in advancing the adaptability so that they can roll out the
improvements as indicated by the circumstance. Therefore I have to maintain the fluency over
my language by having proper command on it which act as a very helpful in creating a mutual
understanding with others. They need to take care of the issues which helps in overcoming from
any circumstance whenever and by that they can comprehend the impediments which they are
confronting with the goal that they can keep up the adjust among all things.
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Apart from all this, one of a major strength of mine is that I know how to react in a panic
situation by hedging the available risk because. Therefore I am always prepare for facing several
kinds of risks and challenges which might be occur while performing job role at workplace.
Weakness:-
The shortcoming of mine is that by adopting authority aptitudes, I am confronting such a
large number of challenges that is it is not easy to handle or deal with numerous individual at one
time. It helps in emerging the many issues and also clashes. Pioneers having an obligations and
additionally responsibility is very hard. Along these lines, if there should be an occurrence of
disappointment the entire duties will be mine. By utilizing the correct and cumbersome data
some part or some critical data will got miss because of the high work load. In this way, they
need to utilize legitimate messages or information won't lead precisely. The absence of
composing ability is just because of lack of communication. A few issues won't be tackled by the
absence of experience. The examination are ought to be done in an ideal way and in addition in
same with the goal that they can lead and furthermore take loads of time in their answer.
Controversy:-
It is a portion of correspondence. Along these lines, if my relational abilities are
extraordinary and I have a legitimate information about everything then it will help me in
positive way. Additionally it promotes skills of interacting in group by enhancing abilities. If
there is a healthy as well as positive arguments between group members then it automatically
help us to getting updated about new and different ideas which may useful in future.
Inventiveness:-
This PD relates with the authority aptitudes. A pioneer ought to must be innovative in its
field. Thus, I have numerous inventive thoughts and I have legitimate assets to oversee it then it
will going to help me in my self-awareness. Leaders are the head of team and every member of a
group are inspired their supervisors. Therefore I need to enhance my learning skills by observing
knowledgable things as well as attend various sessions.
In this way, it inferred that if a man have aptitudes and capacity to oversee them appropriately
then at that point it prompts help a person to accomplish targets and goals in a powerful way
(Bird and Viding, 2014). Inventiveness is that thing which each and everybody ought to have and
innovativeness can give us numerous thoughts. For handling a group or unit a person and
individual needs to come up with various different ideas or creative thinkings for capturing
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attention of millions of customers as well as for inspiring their team members (Schunk and
Zimmerman, 2012).
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Bird, G and Viding, E., 2014. The self to other model of empathy: providing a new framework
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Derlaga, V.J. and Berg, J.H. Eds., 2013. Self-disclosure: Theory, research, and therapy. Springer
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