Self-Reflection on Leadership and Management Skills Report

This report presents a self-assessment of leadership and management skills, focusing on the student's strengths and weaknesses based on various theoretical models. The introduction highlights the importance of these skills for personal and professional development, while the main body delves into leadership and management theories such as contingency, situational, system management, and scientific management theories. The student evaluates their proficiency in each area, identifying areas for improvement. The report includes a detailed plan of developmental activities, outlining specific actions, timelines, and methods to enhance skills. This plan covers areas like contingency and scientific management, with a focus on practical application and knowledge acquisition. The conclusion reiterates the significance of these skills for career success. References to relevant books and journals are provided to support the analysis.

Developing Leadership
and Management Skills

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Leadership and management theories and models.................................................................1
Plan a range of leadership and management developmental activities..................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
References:.......................................................................................................................................5
Books and Journals.................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Leadership and management skills are the important skills which are required by the
individuals for their personal development(Farchi and Tubin, 2019). In the leadership skills the
individual needs to develop the planning and strategic thinking skills and the power to influence
the other person. On the other hand, management skills require the development of interpersonal
skill, motivation, delegation of powers and responsibility and many others. Thus, the person
needs to develop these skills as these skills are helpful in the life of the person when they start
their career. Leadership and management skills are important for the workplace when the
individual start their work in some organisation and these skills help the person to grow in their
workplace. This report will cover the models of leadership and management and will also cover
the action plan of leadership and management developmental activities.
MAIN BODY
Leadership and management theories and models
Leadership theories-
 Contingency theory- This theory is based on the idea that the leader needs to identify the
situation and should adopt that leadership style which will work best for the situation. In
this style of leadership I lack because I cannot identify the situation and does not enough
knowledge regarding the style of leadership which can work the best(Tang, 2019). This is
because I am still don’t have the knowledge regarding the situations which the business
can face. Situational theory- This theory aims that the leaders must adopt the style of leadership
which suits the environment of the organisation. This theory only explains the situation
which needs to be developed by the leader and I am capable of identifying the situation
which will work best for the organisation. But the only difficulty which I face is to adopt
different style of leaders according to different situations.
Management theories- System management theory- This theory is based on the idea that for bringing effective
and productive results it is important that the employees working in the organisation
works with harmony and cooperation. I have the skill of working with cooperation and
together with the people. Sometimes if I like the idea of other person then I does not feel
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any hesitation to ask about that idea so that I can also use that idea in some case or
situation.
 Scientific management theory- This theory was based that working hard will not help
the employees and the organisations because the results will not be productive. The
outcome of the work will come out only when the things will be simplified(Strickland
and Welch, 2019). I believe in working when work is simplified to me and that work
brings more productive results. But still the outcome and the results of my work are not
productive because I lack in certain knowledge which I have to develop.
Plan a range of leadership and management developmental activities
Areas of
development
Time
duration
Actions to
achieve
Current
situation
How will I
know I have
been successful
Progress
Contingenc
y model
In 3
months
I have to start
focusing on
different
business
situation in
which the
leaders have to
adopt different
style of
leadership. Not
just this, I have
to practice
more
leadership style
and have to
start taking
information
about all these
My current
situation is
that I am
unable to
track the
different
business
situations. I
have no idea
regarding the
different
styles of
leadership
which as to
adopted. The
most
important
thing is that
I will be
successful when
I will gather the
information
regarding the
different
business
situations. Also,
I have to start
learning the
styles of
leadership
practically and
theoretically.
My progress is
that I have
started learning
the styles and
practically
working on it
(Griggs and
Randall, 2019).
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styles of
leadership.
am incapable
of knowing
that which
style of
leadership
will work in
which
situation
(Kane, 2019).
Scientific
management
theory
6 months I have to start
working on the
knowledge
which is
required to
work in the
organisation. I
know that even
when the task
is simplified I
am not able to
bring
productive
results and the
reason behind
this is that my
knowledge
which I have to
develop
knowledge
about the work
which I will do
My current
situation is
that I am
taking the
knowledge of
my field
which is
required to
work. Taking
the help of
online classes
will also be
helpful for
me to build
my
knowledge so
that I can
bring
productive
results.
I will be
knowing about
my success at
that point of
time when my
work will be the
best and bring
more
productive
outcome. My
work will be
my best result
which will be
helpful for me
for my growth
in the
organisation.
My progress is
that I have
started making
improvement in
my work and
brining some
good results.
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and have to
start
identifying the
things which
are done by the
fellow people.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that the leadership and management skills are
required in the career of the individual. The competition is increasing and if the person is not
developing the skills which are required in their future time then would not be able to survive in
the world. It helps the person to become competitive with the other person and also helps in
developing the confidence.
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References:
Books and Journals
Farchi, T. and Tubin, D., 2019. Middle leaders in successful and less successful schools. School
Leadership & Management. 39(3-4). pp.372-390.
Griggs, G. and Randall, V., 2019. Primary physical education subject leadership: Along the road
from in-house solutions to outsourcing. Education 3-13. 47(6). pp.664-677.
Kane, G., 2019. The technology fallacy: people are the real key to digital
transformation. Research-Technology Management. 62(6). pp.44-49.
Strickland, H.P. and Welch, T.D., 2019. A capstone simulation for leadership development:
Bridging theory to practice. Nurse educator. 44(2). pp.84-87.
Tang, K.N., 2019. Change management. In Leadership and Change Management (pp. 47-55).
Springer, Singapore.
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