MG629 - Report: Self-Reflection on Leadership and Management Skills

This report, submitted by a student, focuses on the development of leadership and management skills, particularly within the context of academic learning. It begins with an introduction emphasizing the importance of these skills for career advancement and effective team management. The main body of the report delves into the student's existing leadership and management capabilities, highlighting skills developed through coursework and academic projects. These include leadership skills gained from team projects, technical skills, and conceptual skills. The report further outlines an e-portfolio development plan, detailing specific skills like communication, problem-solving, and analytical abilities, along with how they will be measured and the timeframe for their development. The conclusion reiterates the significance of leadership skills and the importance of continuous professional development to enhance these skills for future career growth. The report also includes a list of relevant references from academic journals and books.

MG629 Developing
Leadership and
Management Skills

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
Existing leadership and management capabilities ......................................................................1
Develop e- portfolio ...................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
It is very important for an individual to develop the eldership and management skills in
order to be effective and efficient. There are various skills which can be developed at the time of
academic leaning and can be used in future in order to develop a career. This helps the individual
to get the opportunity in the reputed organisation. The leadership skills is important for
managing the team in an effective and efficient way. (Heller, 2019). This is the report which is
based on self reflection of the various leadership and management capabilities during the
academic learning. And this will also include e portfolio of personal development activities.
MAIN BODY
Existing leadership and management capabilities
There are various concepts which I was able to develop during my coerce and academic
learning. This has helped me a lot in developing my career towards the right path. The leadership
is related to managing the different task and subordinates in an effective manner in order to
achieve the goals and objectives in the right manner. This is very important in order to develop
career. The theories and concepts which I have learned in my academics is useful for me to
develop the skills in an effective way. There are various models such as the different styles
which can be adopted in order to perform task effectively. The different leadership style which I
studies was transactional, transformation, autocratic, democratic etc. these are are the different
leadership styles which I have studied The different management model such as maslow theory,
Hedberg theories which are very important to adopt in order to function properly within the
organisation. From my learning from the theories I am able to develop few skills which I have
discussed below:
 Leadership skills- this is the most important skill which I am able to develop because of
working as a team project. Her I was able to manage my team effectively and I realised
that I can be a good leader. This helped me a lot in developing skill which is helpful for
future career development. (Liu and Hallinger, 2018)
 Technical skill- this is the another skill which I was able to develop where I have
developed my capability to perform the technical task in the effective way. This has
created several opportunity for me for the future development and growth.
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 Conceptual skills- This is the another skill which I am able to adopt within the academic
learning. Here I was able to understand the different concepts of performing the task in an
effective way. It is very important to develop this skill in order to be effective and
efficient while performing the different task. (Gürlek and Çemberci, 2020)
Develop e- portfolio
Activity/ skills How will it be
developed
Measure Time frame
Communication skill This is the most
important skill which
is required to be
developed in order to
be effective and
efficient leader within
the organisation. I can
develop this skill
while performing the
different task. The
communication plays
an important role in
order to develop the
effective
communication
between team
members. I will need
to talk to the different
people with different
cultures which will
help me in developing
communication.
I need to measure my
performance with the
help of my professors
and peers whether I
am able to develop a
good communication
or not. This is most
important in order to
develop my
performance within
the academic learning.
2 months
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Problem solving skill This is the skill which
need to be developed
in order to solve
problems in critical
situations. This is most
important where I
need to focus on
developing problem
solving skills in order
to be effective and
efficient while solving
for the various issues.
There are various
measures which I take
where I can evaluate
myself with the
performed task in
order to be effective
while solving the
issues and problems.
3 months
Analytical skill This is the most
important skill in the
management and
performing the task.
The analytical skill is
related to analysing
the various data which
can be used for the
benefit of the
organisation. The
analytical plays a
major role in
developing career in
the effective way.
I can measure this skill
my performing the
task and this can be
evaluated by the
various consideration
which can be from my
peers and I can ask my
teachers to evaluate
myself. I can also
measure this skill by
evaluating the task
which I have
performed whether it
is in right form or not.
5 months
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that it is very important to develop
leadership skills. This is very important in order to develop the career in an effective and
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efficient way. There are various leadership and managerial skill which I was able to develop
during the academic learning. There are various skills which are important to develop during the
academic learning. It is very important to develop skills so that I can develop my future career
growth in an effective way.. the cpd plan is made in order to improve over the other skills which
are necessary for the individual development. This will help in identifying the various weak and
strong areas and develop skills as per the requirement.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Clepper, J., 2018. Impact of preparatory leadership change management skill development in
leading sustainable lean change process. Oklahoma City University.
Golensky, M. and Hager, M., 2020. Strategic leadership and management in nonprofit
organizations: Theory and practice. Oxford University Press.
Gürlek, M. and Çemberci, M., 2020. Understanding the relationships among knowledge-oriented
leadership, knowledge management capacity, innovation performance and
organizational performance: A serial mediation analysis. Kybernetes.
Heller, F.A., 2019. Leadership, Decision Making, and Contingency Theory. In Managing
Democratic Organizations (pp. 211-227). Routledge.
Liu, S. and Hallinger, P., 2018. Principal instructional leadership, teacher self-efficacy, and
teacher professional learning in China: Testing a mediated-effects model. Educational
administration quarterly, 54(4), pp.501-528.
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