MG629 - Self-Reflection: Development of Leadership and Management

This report presents a self-assessment of leadership and management skills, crucial for professional growth. It includes a personal SWOT analysis identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to leadership capabilities. The report details a developmental plan to address weaknesses, focusing on discipline, project acquisition, situational awareness, listening skills, workforce empowerment, and inspiring others. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of leadership qualities and management skills, highlighting the need for self-evaluation and continuous improvement to achieve expertise and become an influential leader. Desklib offers similar resources for students seeking academic support.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
A personal SWOT analysis.........................................................................................................3
Developmental plan for the accomplishment of the areas where the weaknesses adheres to. ...4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
The acquirement of reliable and supportive leadership qualities by an individual that helps in the
overall growth and development is indeed a significant requirement for the attainment of the desired goals
and objectives of a working professional.. The management of the subordinates and the peers working
along is the most essential trait that an influential leader should encompasses (Hennig and Schiller, 2022).
The inspiration accruing through the consistent support can help in the empowerment of an employee
working in an organisation. This report will thus provide a reflection of the personal analysis of the
leadership and the management skills that are required for the upliftment of the overall persona and
thereby a conclusion will be drawn in order to evaluate the particular weaknesses an individual holds and
the relative measures that can be adopted in order to ensure their functional competency in the firm.
MAIN BODY
A personal SWOT analysis.
Th reviewal of the performance is evaluated and measured by the superiors of a firm. But, the
identification of the personal strengths and weakness is a crucial and a critical task that has to be
completed by an individual itself in order to find out the relative competency and the functional areas
that requires an improvement (Markopoulos and Vanharanta, 2022). The abilities and the skills along
with the unavoidable weaknesses will be measured through the utilisation of a personal SWOT analysis.
STRENGTH
 The questions regarding the ability to
handle the peers in stress is an imperative
strength that in influential leader holds and
acquirement of this particular trait is indeed
an essential requirement.
 The level of performance the individual
withholds in the organisation is another
aspect that contributes towards the
attainment of the success (Milovidov,
2022).
WEAKNESSES
 The tasks that compels to have a
negligence towards its existence has to
be identified and the relative measures
have to be adopted in order to get rid of
this facet.
 The obligation to delegate the work
can create a havoc in respect to the
management of the team. This must be
taken into account and necessary
measures must be adopted to rectify
this particular problem.
OPPORTUNTIES
 The qualities that can get the personnel
qualitative admiration from the peers must
be known. This can help in the
THREATS
 The incapability to get an expertise in the
futuristic approaches that can prove to be
of great importance can herby prove to be

enhancement of the capabilities of an
individual in a significant and a viable
manner.
 The potential to attain the heights through
the motivation of getting a promotion in
the respective field can definitely help in
the accomplishment of the personal goals
and objectives in a shorter span of time.
of a epochal threat (Müller, 2022).
 The barriers in respect to the financial facet
or the situation of loosing out the interest
in the present job can hamper the level of
the performances of an individual and can
prove to a threat in the path to success.
Developmental plan for the accomplishment of the areas where the weaknesses adheres to.
The scope of the improvement is always present and the formulation of a reliable and a
comprehensive plan is thereby required to compensate towards the problems of the upcoming or the
already existing trailblazer (Stenvall and et. al., 2022). The measure that can be adopted by an individual
to focus upon the areas where the scope of malfunctioning can occur can thereby be elucidated in the
following paragraphs.
Practising the ideology of discipline: The apportionment of the time that has to be divided for each
specific must be contemplated in order to get the beast out of the performance efficiently and effectively.
The fulfilment of the appointments must be done to eliminate the scope of disorganisation in the
organisation.
Acquirement of projects: This is indeed a great way to develop and enhance the functional competency
in the organisation by taking up interests in varied projects and completing them with full enthusiasm.
This will help in the destaining the depth and the details in a distinguished manner (Tulowitzki, Gerick
and Eickelmann, 2022).
Development of the situational awareness: The anticipation of problems by the leader is a critical
aspect of the developmental plan and this trait must be imbibed by the individual to handle the complex
situation that may arise out of no where. This characteristics will definitely prove to be an aid in respect
to attain a significant position in the organisation.
Imbibe the quality of a percipient listener: The most important trait of an influential leader is to have
the habit and the attribute of a discerning listener. The trailblazer of a particulate abstraction must have all
the ears towards the problems and the appropriate assertion towards the situation must be taken.
Empowering the workforce: This peculiar dimension will help the organisation as well as the personnel
working with the team to learn and heighten their contribution towards their respective plan of action. The

delegation of the assignments within the group requires due attention and this should be done careful
precision.
Inspiration to others: Along with the attainment of the specific and necessary skills, the pertinence of
the quality of getting the peers inspired by oneself in other important conception to acquire. This the
essence of an authoritative leader. To work and to motivate others to work can help in the overall growth
and development of the entire team (Williams and et. al., 2022).
CONCLUSION
An inference can thus be made that in order to flourish in the respective field and attain the
qualification of an influential leader in an organization, the prerequisites of the leadership qualities along
with certain management skills is must to comprehend. The evaluation of the personal pros and cons is
thereby required and is crucial in order to identify the core strengths and weaknesses that can enhance or
hamper the level of performance of an individual respectively. The relevant measures and the prevention
has also been highlighted which will eventuality prove to be in aid to bring out the best from the lot. A
conclusion can thus be drawn that with the befitting and relevant skill enhancement techniques, the
attainment of the relevant expertise can duly be achieved.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Hennig, A. and Schiller, L., 2022. “The Soft Overcomes the Hard”: Inspirations for Leadership in the
Twenty-First Century from Daoism. In Innovative Leadership in Times of Compelling Changes
(pp. 99-115). Springer, Cham.
Markopoulos, E. and Vanharanta, H., 2022. The Company Democracy Model: Creating Innovative
Democratic Work Cultures for Effective Organizational Knowledge-based Management and
Leadership. CRC Press.
Milovidov, V.D., 2022. Mapping the Knowledge: Servant Leadership and Proactive Innovation
Management. In Key Factors and Use Cases of Servant Leadership Driving Organizational
Performance (pp. 154-169). IGI Global.
Müller, A.M.A., 2022. New Normal: Digital Leadership.
Stenvall, J., and et. al., 2022. City Leadership. In Public Values for Cities and City Policy (pp. 89-112).
Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Tulowitzki, P., Gerick, J. and Eickelmann, B., 2022. The role of ICT for school leadership and
management activities: an international comparison. International Journal of Educational
Management.
Williams, S.S., and et. al., 2022. A Case Study of Lessons Learned from a Decade of Success in
Preparing and Supporting Quality School Leadership Through District–University Partnerships.
Journal of School Leadership, 32(1), pp.51-76.