Personal Leadership Style Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Goals

This report presents an analysis of a student's leadership style, focusing on the democratic approach. The report begins with a self-assessment using the Seven Habits Profile, reflecting on the results across various categories like interpersonal behavior, work-life balance, and goal organization. The student identifies their leadership style as democratic, highlighting its strengths such as collaborative decision-making and strong team building. Weaknesses, including potential indecisiveness in crisis situations and time-consuming decision processes, are also discussed. The report provides recommendations for improvement, such as reducing decision-making time and becoming more authoritative in crises. Two SMART goals are established: decreasing decision-making time and forming skill-based teams, with specific actions outlined to achieve these goals. The report concludes with references to relevant academic literature supporting the analysis and recommendations.

Running head: ANALYSIS OF LEADERSHIP STYLE
ANALYSIS OF LEADERSHIP STYLE
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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A. Leadership evaluation
1. Seven habits Profile
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a. Reflection on the results of Seven Habits Profile
The first category in Seven Habits Profile is related to the ways by which I behave
with the other in the organization. My ability of keeping commitments and promises is
judged in the analysis of the first category. My tendency of speaking negatively about others
is also analysed in this category. I have a moderate score of 13 in this category which depicts
that I am considerate about the thought process and thinking of others regarding my work
process.
The second category is related my ability to maintain a balance between my work and
family life. My ability of taking care of others’ needs is also analysed in this category. My
ability of working hard is tested in this category. The score that I have given myself in this
category is 13 which is also a moderate score and is related to my ability to control the
external factors that affect my work process in the organization.
The third category is related to my ability of controlling the various incidents that are
going on in my life. The things that I do to improve my quality of work my own mood and
the actions that can affect my work process. I have received a low score of 11 in this category
and this shows that I lack the ability of controlling my own actions and mood.
The fourth category is related to the knowledge that I have regarding my own goals,
my ways of organising my work process and further the ways by which I plan my entire
week. I have received a low score of 10 in this category which implies that I am not able to
organise my goals in a proper manner.

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The fifth category is related to the discipline by which I carry out the plans in my life.
My ability to enjoy all the important activities along with work and my contribution to the
overall goals. The score of 12 in this category depicts that I am able to control the various
processes that are going on in my life.
The sixth category is related to the care I take about the success of others along with
that of my own. My levels of cooperation with others are also analysed in this category. My
ability to solve conflicts is also analysed in this category I have received a score of 12 in this
category which depicts that I have the ability to take care of the work processes and goals of
others along with that of my own.
The seventh category helps in determining my sensitivity towards the feelings of the
and to value the viewpoints of other individuals as well. My ability to listen to the points and
opinions of others is also analysed in this category. The score of 10 in this category shows
that I need to improve my skills regarding the ability of listening to and understanding others
as well.
The eighth category deals with the value I provide to the insights provided by others,
my creativity towards formation of new and innovative ideas is also analysed in this category.
The encouragement that I provide to the others in my organization is an important part of the
analysis.
The ninth category mainly deals with my ability to take care of my personal health
related factors. My enthusiasm to improve relationships with others is also analysed in this
category. The time that is spend in the enjoyment of my life is analysed with the help of this
category. The score that I have received in this category is 12 and this depicts that I am able
to take care of my personal life and health after maintaining my work related commitments.

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2. Leadership style practised by me
The style of leadership that I follow is democratic style. The democratic style of
leadership states that the final decision related any organizational process is taken by the
leaders, however the employees are consulted and their opinions are taken. The ideas and the
opinions of the employees are considered by the managers before any decision is taken. This
helps the leaders in encouraging creativity in the organization and keeping the employees
engaged in the organizational operations (Iqbal, Anwar & Haider, 2015). The team members
in this case have high levels of job satisfaction and their productivity also increases.
Democratic style of leadership helps in managing the various democratic principles like,
inclusiveness, self-determination, deliberation and equal participation. The three major
features that characterise democratic leadership are, distribution of the responsibilities,
empowering the group members and aiding the decision-making process of the groups
(Hendriks & Karsten, 2014).
a. Three strengths of my leadership style
 I include the opinions of my subordinates in the various decisions that I need
to take about the processes of the organization. I try to work in a collaborative
manner with the members of my organization.
 The collaborative nature of my work helps me collect the opinions and ideas
of my subordinates and it helps me in solving the complex problems in the
organization.

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 The teams that I build in the organization are strong in nature and help me in
achieving the goals and objectives that are laid by the management
(Nanjundeswaraswamy & Swamy, 2014).
b. Three weaknesses of my leadership style
 My leadership style sometimes becomes indecisive in nature in the crisis
situations. This style does not function in an appropriate manner in an
authoritative role.
 My decision-making related process sometimes becomes time-consuming as I
prefer to consult with the other members of my organization before taking any
decision.
 I sometimes need to become apologetic to my subordinates if I am not able to
implement the ideas and the opinions that are provided by them. This is
required so that these employees collaborative with me in the future.
c. Three recommendations that can help me in improving my leadership style
 I need to reduce the time that I have taken in the previous times to take
decisions regarding the various processes in the organizations. This will help
in achieving my goals faster. The reduction of time in democratic leadership
style will help in achieving goals faster as compared to the time that is actually
taken by the leaders.
 I need to become more authoritative in nature when the organization is in a
crisis situation so that the decisions can be implemented instantly. This will
help me in acting faster in crisis situations.
 I need to make the employees understand that all the opinions provided by
them cannot be implemented in the decision-making process. The opinions or

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ideas need to be taken only from those employees who are relevant to the
process that is going on in the organization. I will create specific teams for the
specific decisions that are to be taken.
d. Two SMART goals that can improve my leadership style
i. SMART goals can be explained as the specific, measurable, achievable,
realistic and time-bound goals. The two SMART goals that I have set are as
follows,
S – Specific – Decreasing the time taken to make decisions.
M - Measurable – This will help in increasing efficiency of the organization.
A - Achievable – The goal can be achieved with the help of the
management.
R - Relevant – A crisis management team will be created.
T – Time bound – The time set for achievement of the goal is 6 months.
1)
I want to decrease the time that is taken to take decisions in crisis situations
under my leadership. I want to achieve this goal within 6 months and
implement my new style of leadership in the company. I will achieve this goal
by creating a specific crisis team for the different departments of the
organization and sending the instructions as soon as the crisis arises. This goal
is relevant to solve the time related issues that are occurring in the
organization.

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S – Smart – Making teams with employees having similar skill sets.
M- Measurable – This will help in increasing the speed of decision-making.
A – Achievable - This goal can be achieved with the help of HR
department.
R - Relevant – This will help in decreasing conflicts during decision-
making.
T – Time bound – The time frame selected for this goal is 3 months.
2)
I will make groups of people who have similar skills so that the opinions that
are given by them is not different from each other. I want to form the groups
of effective people within a time frame of three months. I will be able to
formulate the groups by analysing the skills of the various employees. The
goals are relevant to solve the issue regarding difference in opinions among
the different groups of people in the organization.
Two specific actions that will me achieving the goals
1) The first action that can be taken to form a specific crisis team is to gather
employees who are able to work effectively in pressure situations. This team
will be given instructions as soon as the crisis occurs in the organization. The
major role of this team is to act upon the instructions that are provided to them
and take decisions at the earliest under the guidance of their leaders.
2) The second action that can be taken to form specific groups of people who
have the same skill sets is to analyse the skills and abilities of all the
employees in the organization and make groups of people who have similar
thought process. The various groups will be consulted when the issue that has
occurred is related to the particular department. The decisions will be further

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taken based on the solutions that are provided by the employees having the
same type of skill sets. This will reduce the time taken in decision-making and
the differences in opinions as well.

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References
Hendriks, F., & Karsten, N. (2014). Theory of democratic leadership. P.'t Hart & R. Rhodes
(Eds.), Oxford handbook of political leadership, 41-56.
Iqbal, N., Anwar, S., & Haider, N. (2015). Effect of leadership style on employee
performance. Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review, 5(5).
Nanjundeswaraswamy, T. S., & Swamy, D. R. (2014). Leadership styles. Advances in
management, 7(2), 57.