Auckland International Campus: CX663002 Leadership in Action Report

This report, submitted for the CX663002 Leadership in Action course at Auckland International Campus, presents a comprehensive analysis of leadership principles and practices. The assignment is divided into two parts: a self-assessment matrix evaluating the student's current leadership strategies, strengths, and weaknesses, and a reflective essay. The self-assessment explores leadership strategies like team encouragement, teamwork, and listening skills, with an emphasis on identifying areas for improvement, such as communication and emotional intelligence. The reflective essay delves into the student's preferred leadership style (democratic), their strengths and weaknesses in a leadership role, and future leadership aspirations, discussing the challenges of leadership, including managerial effectiveness and team dynamics. The report integrates references to support the analysis and findings, providing a detailed examination of leadership concepts and their practical application in a team environment.

[Date]
Leadership in Action
Student Id:
ALEX
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Table of Contents
PART 1:...........................................................................................................................................1
Create a self-assessment matrix...................................................................................................1
PART 2............................................................................................................................................4
Reflective essay............................................................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................8

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PART 1:
Create a self-assessment matrix
Lists your current leadership strategies
The leadership strategies enables to a leader for effectively conducting suitable behaviour in the
team. I used many leadership strategies for leading my team members named as the team
encouragement skills, teamwork, risk taker, and listening skills. These skills could facilitate to
me for the attainment of my specified task (Saeed, Almas, Anis-ul-Haq, & Niazi, 2014). I
practiced such leadership strategies to lead each member of my team for meeting their allocated
work in the least time. It will also allow me to make a transparent relationship with my group
members and positively encouraging them for meeting the organizational task.
Shows evidence of you demonstrating them
From the analysis, it is founded that I was capable to encourage my team members toward their
allocated work as it shows that I have team encouragement skills. I perform very well and get
higher productivity if I work in a team as it demonstrated that I like to work with a team rather
than individually complete any work. I always carefully listen to teammates due to having
effective listening skills that would also facilitates to make effective solution in the favour of
concern. I observed that I have extroverted personality that supported me easily share my
thoughts with others without any stress. It demonstrated that I have the capability to lead a team.
Outlines the strategies that you consider your weaknesses
I used two methods to identify my weaknesses named as feedback method and self-assessment
tool. I collected the feedback from my colleagues, and family towards my traits for improving
my weakness. Through this method, I observed that I sometimes give negative feedback to
teammates for their improvement but they take it in the wrong direction. I have also lack of

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communication skills that could eliminate possibilities of making a positive relationship with my
teammates. My colleagues also informed to me that I have a lack of English language skill, as it
demonstrated that I failed to describe the actual opinion towards issues that make a negative
image of mine among teammates. I critically evaluate myself and comprehended that sometimes
I failed to present my actual through on the front of many people due to the vocabulary issue. I
observed that I do not understand the feeling of others and react without deeply evaluating what
they try to convey as it would negatively be affected to me. I also practiced the emotional
intelligence tool that supported me to comprehend the emotions of others before reacting to any
situation. It will also be vital for the attainment of the organizational task (Pihlainen, Kivinen, &
Lammintakanen, 2016). I also observed that this skill facilitates to me for retaining my position
in the organization and supported to get a positive outcome.
Defines a way for you to develop these strategies
I used certain strategies for improving my weakness. I read many magazines and books for
improving my English. I also have seen many English videos and tried to speak on front of the
mirror. I also started to think in English on a particular topic that also improves my language. I
started to communicate with my teammates on a small topic. I listen problems of teammates
empathetically to eliminate gap between teammates and mine. I also started to re-check my all
work that could support me to identify what I needed to improve in my work. The re-checking
process could offer an opportunity to improve the quality of the work (Doh, & Quigley, 2014).
The effective set of the timetable could facilitate to me for effectively conducting the study and
directed to teammates (Pihlainen, Kivinen, & Lammintakanen, 2016). For eliminating the
vocabulary and conflict issue, I started to share each idea of mine with my teammates. I also

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allowed each member of the team for sharing their innovative ideas in the team for making a
dynamic team.
My contribution to the group work
At the time of group work, I give my best to the team wherein I made the introduction and
conclusion section of presentation. These sections are an imperative part of the presentation.
From the introduction section, I comprehended topic for making these section due to making the
effective presentation. I also ask my teammates whether I was wrong and discuss the content that
I covered in the presentation.
What is your understanding of leadership?
From my prospection, leadership is a way of attracting a huge number of people towards
particular work and complete it in less time and cost. It is an effective way to inform each
member of the team for completing their task. Leadership is the potential of a leader to change
the behavior of others for meeting the aim of their assigned work (Saeed, Almas, Anis-ul-Haq, &
Niazi, 2014). It could also be identified as the technique which is practiced for the realization of
individual towards goal.
How you interacted with another group member
I directly meet with my teammates and converse with each other. I used many sources for
communicating with my teammates like email, telephone, and social media soured. I convey to
my teammates towards any concern. It would be effective for the attainment of an organizational
task (Riaz & Khalili, 2014). I directly meet with my teammates and communicate with them to
eliminate the conflict issue by deeply evaluating their concern.
What approach you think would work best
I used many approaches for conducting my activities named as effective communication, more

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contribution, team sharing, and Friendly cooperate. These approaches will be imperative for
developing an effective relationship with others. Further, it is founded that the more contribution
in the group could be imperative for making the positive image of people among teammates. I
effectively communicate with my teammates that would facilitate me for effectively meeting the
organizational task and increase the productivity of the firm. I have the capability to cooperate
with my teammates that facilitates to make a direct link between team leaders and teammates. It
would affect the overall productivity of the organization (Birasnav, 2014).
PART 2
Reflective essay (This work is an individual reflection from group work, the topic of the
presentation is Beijing Bird's Nest Stadium)
Outlines your preferred leadership style with a rationale;
I comprehended many leadership styles that are considered by the leaders to meet their
organizational task named as the transformational, transactional, autocratic, and dynamic
leadership style. From the evaluation, it is founded that the democratic leadership style is more
suitable as compared to other hence I preferred to this leadership style. The democratic
leadership style could enable to leaders to give an equal opportunity to the teammates to
participate in the team and share their opinion and views towards the research matter (Fernández-
Muñiz, Montes-Peón, & Vázquez-Ordás, 2014). I practiced this leadership to make a positive
relationship with my teammates and positively meet the organizational task.
Discusses your own strengths and weaknesses in a leadership role;
At the time of playing the leadership role in the team, I analyzed many strengths and weakness of
mine. I analyzed that I am very responsible for my team job that is effective for meeting my task
purpose and getting positive responses. I also observed that I give value to my team members

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that could be imperative for me to make my positive image among teammates. I also analyzed
that I have the capability to solve my problem in a systematic manner that skills would lead to an
increase in the productivity of the organization. It would also support to get higher competitive
advantages (Conger, 2015). I always talk to my teammates caused by solving their conflict issue
form the team and provide a chance to teammates for meeting their goal. I give feedback to
others due to improving their existing skills and make improvement in their efficiency that would
be affected the overall performance of the firm. I always positively listen to the concern of
teammates and solve their query effectively. It could reflect the overall productivity of the firm. I
also give more attention to my teammates for effective communication with others as it would be
vital for making a link among teammates. Consequently, leaders would be able to the innovative
and productive solution in favour of the research matter (Bush & Glover, 2014).
Weaknesses
During the team leading, I comprehend that I have much weakness that affected my productivity.
I do not focus on the innovation that could create the boredom in the business activities and
affected the overall efficacy. Lack of innovation in the work could decline the probability of
getting positive responses in favour of the concern (Donate, & de Pablo, 2015). I do not the
teammates opinion that could be negative points for me as it reflects the overall efficiency of my
teammates. I always give negative feedback to my teammates towards their work, which makes
a negative image of mine among teammates. It is also founded that the negative comments of
mine could decline the morale of people to perform well in the organization. It would affect the
overall performance of the research outcome (Herman, 2016). I have a lack of two major skills
named as English language and communication. Lack of language could create the hurdle for me
to effectively communicate with others and supported to make a positive relationship. In the

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current era, language is being a major concern for me to make my career in reputed place
(Thorpe, 2016). Thus, it is founded that these skills are imperative to make my career in
the upcoming period.
Discusses whether or not you see yourself in a leadership role in the future and why;
In future, I see myself as a successful lead due to some essential skills names as teambuilding,
inspiring and encouraging, team encouragement, prefer to work with a team, take the risk, and
listen to subordinates. These skills are effective for me as it demonstrated that I have the
capability to lead a huge number of people in the same time as it demonstrates my leadership
style (Hallinger, Wang, Chen, & Liare, 2015). The team-building skills of mine could be
supported to meet my organizational task (McCaffery, 2018). I have also the capability to
convey others for meeting the particular task. Thus, it can be said that such skills facilitate to
being a successful leader in the future. Inspiring and encouraging skills facilitates me to
positively motivate others for completing their task that could also be effective skills of a leader.
I always believe to take a risk that is an imperative trait of a leader as it means I have the ability
to perform well in the team.
Analyses challenges of leadership
From the analysis, it is founded that there are many challenges that might be faced by a team
leader at the time of leadership. These challenges are associated with the managerial
effectiveness, developing the skills of workforces, leading the group, and managing the internal
shareholders, and asking for feedback. Managerial effectiveness skills could consider many skills
that might be associated with time-management, strategic thinking, prioritization, and decision-
making (McCaffery, 2018). These challenges could directly affect the effectiveness of the
leader. As a result, a leader would be failed to maintain the team dynamics, which could be affect

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the productivity of organizational performance (Renz, & Herman, 2016). Further, it is
complicated for the team leaders to give the negative feedback to their teammates towards their
acts as it directly affected to make relationship between the teammates and team leaders
(Goetsch, & Davis, 2014).

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