MGT601: Dynamic Leadership Self-Reflection Report Analysis

This report is a self-reflective analysis of a student's leadership journey, focusing on the development of leadership skills and the application of leadership theories. The report begins with an executive summary, followed by an introduction to leadership and its importance in the business context. It explores the student's current leadership role as an assistant manager, highlighting the use of democratic leadership style. The report then delves into the student's personal journey of leadership, including experiences in cricket and basketball, and discusses the challenges faced in leading a team. The student utilizes Gallup's strength finder analysis to identify strengths such as deliberative, achiever, activator, command, and strategic skills. Feedback from peers and family members provides insights into strengths and weaknesses, leading to a discussion of the implications of self-reflection, including the setting of goals and the application of motivation theories. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of effective leadership and the student's commitment to continuous improvement. The student aims to become an effective leader by reflecting on their leadership competencies, including strengths and weaknesses.

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Self-Reflection

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Executive Summary
Leadership is a crucial aspect for the leaders as well as followers. A team leader is a person that
admires and assist others and facilitates them to meet their desired goal. Furthermore, this
learning assisted me in improving the skills of leadership and gather views and opinion of
seniors and manager, and subordinates, which will also be effective in getting a positive
response. This learning reflects my experience in the last months. This learning also not
supported to me in increasing the current leadership skills and also support me in practicing my
leadership skills of business procedure.

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Introduction to leadership and its importance
The leadership style is an effective technique in the functioning process of business and supports
to get higher competitive success. A leader could consider different theories of leadership for
getting a favorable outcome. I read many books related to the leadership quality in the as it
supports me for the attainment of the organizational task. I also observed that some leaders are
born whole some improve their characteristics and acquired by its experience (Obolensky,
2017). In addition to this, it is found that the abilities of leadership could enhance by experience
the efforts of an individual. In this reflection, my main aim of this study is to share the leadership
journey. Through this, I also observed that what leaders could face at the time of implementing
their leadership skills in a systematic manner. In this, I was able to identify my strengths and
weakness in a reliable manner. The examination could also be imperative in enchasing my
deeper knowledge about the abilities of leadership (Koryak, Mole, Lockett, Hayton, Ucbasaran,
& Hodgkinson, 2015). This report also evaluates the self-analysis outcome that could be
effective in the attainment of the organizational task. I practiced the feedback method to
understand my weakness and strengths to improve my leadership skills and get a reliable
outcome. I also analyzed that the course learning could be effective in the implementation of the
leadership at the working place and make suitable leadership journey. I observed that a leader
could be responsible for sustaining the organization position in the market. It could also be
effective in getting the result in favor of the organization. As a participant of the team, it is our
accountability to get reliable techniques of the communication, which will be required to meet
the desired goal in limited cost and time. There are certain sources that are considered by me to
improve my leadership skills such as social media posts, advertisements, newspaper, and taglines
(Lehmann-Willenbrock, Meinecke, Rowold, & Kauffeld, 2015). It is evaluated that there are

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certain sources that lead to improving the relationship with the internal and external shareholder
of the organization. I participate in the particular communication in the team in the last 9 months
due to improving my leadership skills. It was complicated for me to accomplish the aim and
objectives of the organization due to different opinion and views of the research candidates on
the same topic. It is examined that brainstorming tool could be imperative in the attainment of
the organizational task. It is evaluated that there are many members that could influence the
overall outcome of the organizational task (Khan & Adnan, 2014). I also gained my
understanding of the brainstorming method, which will be effective in the attainment of the
organizational goal. It is examined that I used the brainstorming method that leads to meet the
aim and objectives of the research outcome. For declining the issue of the team, I used the
meeting method to perform meeting and make a decision accordingly.
Current leadership role
Recently, I worked as the assistant manager in the retail shop. I lead more than six individuals in
working place and direct them to meet the desired aim of the study. It was my first experience.
Moreover, it is evaluated that the leadership skills could be imperative in the attainment of an
organizational goal and enhance the accountabilities of obtaining a favorable result
In addition, it is examined that leadership skills could be effective for the accomplishment of the
organizational task and increase the probabilities of getting positive outcome (Zehrer, Raich, F.,
Siller, & Tschiderer, 2014). As a leader of the team, I used the democratic leadership style at the
time of working in the organization. This tool could enable the team leader to operate with their
workforces to reach a reliable conclusion. Moreover, the leadership style could also be effective
as it facilitates to the team leader in encouraging their members to make a decision accordingly

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and meet their goal. It could facilitate to make creativity in the business process and meet the
goal of the firm.
Journey of Leadership
I worked as a captain, when I participated in the cricket then I initially used the leadership style.
I was very active in cricket and show my higher inters in the game. Initially, I worked as a group
leader in the basketball in which I faced many leadership issues. I was accountable for all
activity that was happened in the team hence I give my best effort to lead the team. I also
inspired my team member to accomplish the aim and objectives of the research matter. I faced
many difficulties in operating each individual and leads to get a reliable conclusion. The journey
was overwhelming that could directly impact on the overall outcome. I worked very hard and
assisting my team members for accomplishing their task. Each member of the team has a higher
expectation to me that was very typical for me to lead each member and meet the higher
expectation of an individual (Farh & Chen, 2018). I read many books, articles, and journals
regarding the leadership style due to improving my leadership skills. It would also be supported
to get a reliable conclusion. I always deeply evaluate my personality as well as traits for
conducting suitable behavior with others and make a transparent relationship with others. I also
use many creative tools and techniques for improving my as well as my team member skills to
meet any goal. I tried to make a unique connection with a team member with respect to
comprehend the situation effectively and meet the aim and objectives (Kostovski, Bojadjiev, &
Buldioska, 2015).
Gallup’s strength finder analysis
For developing the depth understanding associated with my leadership skills, I have completed
Gallup’s strength finder test. In addition, the test supports me to assess my competency to

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deliberative. It indicates that I am calculative as well as cautious. A leader should take high risk
for making sure the growth of a team. A leader can be competent to take the predetermined
uncertainties (Kostovski, Bojadjiev, & Buldioska, 2015). Hence, I am making sure that this
competency of mine will support me to cover a calculative path for upcoming times.
The second strength according to test was being an achiever. I have always been greatly
determined as well as have emphasized on being at the top of my game. As a leader, this
competency helps to lead by members of the team. A leader should be competent to set and
attain the SMART goals. As a leader, I tried to set weekly, quarterly, and daily goals for the
team. The third strength was being an activator. I make an effort to be the basis of energy for my
team. As team players and leaders, I try to make sure that all team members feel motivated and
involved. It supports me to boost the morale of the team and enhances the dynamics of the team
(Gelard, Boroumand, & Mohammadi, 2014).
The next strength was identified as per the test of command. It reflects on the competency for
performing responsibilities. I believe in taking initiative as well as performing my
accountabilities is an essential competency for becoming a good leader. In addition to this, a
leader should lead by illustration. This strength is supportive of me to represent my competency
to lead the team. The test is also reflected in my competency to be strategic. A leader is an
individual that the whole team focuses on it (Porter-O'Grady, & Malloch, 2014).
Feedback from others
Feedback from others always acts as an eye-opener. By the course of this self-reflection, I gave
feedback from my partner, one of my team members as well as a father. Their feedback was
truthful and supportive to me to address my strength with short-comings. My partner shows that I
am highly confident in posing the communication competency. I should practice this competency

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for encouraging my team members. My father stated that I am highly determined and once I
decide my target for myself, I leave no stone unturned to attain it. A leader should never give up
the spirit (Porter-O'Grady, & Malloch, 2014). Along with this, my team member defined that I
always generate a very comfortable environment and instill honest within team discussions.
But, there was some unfavorable feedback. My father demonstrated that I should learn the art of
saying ‘no’ to others. I always tend to please each one in around me as well as owing to that I
tend to impose myself. It can adversely affect my performance. It is essential that a leader should
be competent to perform their targeted responsibility to the extent that it could be achieved
successfully. I would make sure on the aspect. In anonymous feedback, one of my team
members had illustrated that in certain cases, I pressurize to my team members to perform.
Along with this, I set several goals that were not realistic (Cashman, 2017).
Implication of reflection
The feedback that I got as well as, whole self-reflection procedure has been highly vast. I have
been competent to uncover and addresses sides of my personality that I did not understand
existed. I thought to emphasize weaknesses and work with respect to improving them. The
primary things that predetermined were to determine the better goals for my members of the
team. Primarily, I applied this approach to set remarkably high goals as a technique for
encouraging my team members (Baltaci & Balcı, 2017).
Through my feedback, I understood that I am extremely determined and see myself as an
extremely successful expert. In addition, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a key motivation theory
that recommends that a hierarchy of needs should be attained for motivation. I highly motivated
by the achievement of my self-esteem requirements. I see myself as an achiever and leader. I like
to take more accountabilities and attaining them to the best of my competency is key sources for

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motivating me. Along with this, McClelland determines that each individual has an essential
motivator that leads an individual. In my circumstances, it is my responsibility to attain. My role
as a leader or the position of power that I hold is not as essential to me as my personal
requirement to attain the goals that I determine for myself (Baltaci & Balcı, 2017). I decided 1
year of the time period for declining my drawback by considering different methods and theory
named trait theory, self-control, theory, and Maslow theory of needs. It could be effective to
inspire employees and meet the desired goal.
Conclusion
In existing condition, effective leadership is a key requirement for a successful organization. A
leader has different responsibilities. The high amount of individual focuses on the leader and
take motivation by the action of a leader. In addition, a leader should be a competent manager,
friend, mentor, and peer for a member of the team. The areas of accountability for a leader can
be much wider as compared to the manager. Hence, it is signed with the intention of becoming
an effective leader. By this course, I have been competent to reflect on my own leadership
competencies such as my strength as well as weaknesses. The whole procedure of reflecting on
own competency by the feedbacks as well as online test supports me for depth assessment of my
personality. I am certain that a leadership learns through this course will provide an effective
mode for my leadership endeavors in the future.

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