Managing, Leading, Stewardship: Principles and Understanding

This essay provides an overview of managing, leading, and stewardship, exploring the main assumptions, expectations, and key areas related to these concepts. It reflects on the student's initial assumptions and expectations, highlighting areas of concern and tensions experienced. The essay connects these concepts to personal and professional experiences, delving into the depth of thinking and reflection. It discusses the transference of knowledge, perceptions, and interpretations, emphasizing the student's role in society and commitment to individual action-guiding principles, with examples of how these will guide future judgments and actions. The essay also includes references to support the discussion.

Running head: MANAGING, LEADING AND STEWARDSHIP
MANAGING, LEADING AND STEWARDSHIP
Name of the Student
Name of the Univeristy
Author Note

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Overview of main assumptions about managing, leading, stewardship
Managing can be defined as the act of having control or authority over something in
relation to action (Drucker 2012). Leading can be defined as the act of guiding or having an
impact on leadership qualities that can make a person different from the contemporaries in
respect of work (Yukl 2013). Stewardship is defined as the act of supervising or taking care
of something in relation to organization or property. The three concepts are of pivotal
importance in the context of the study (Hernandez 2012).
The study of the main assumptions of the subject is related to the fact that by
learning and implementing this subject, one can get hold of the key concepts of management
along with the act of possessing the qualities of leadership and stewardship. The assumptions
of the subject include the main points of authority and maintaining the authority of the
student.
Statement of expectations on the subject
By reading the subject, I expected to get a detailed overview of the type of
leadership and management that can help me in my further professional life and also the act
of supervising the executives who have been assigned under me in the professional fields.
Every subject teaches something worthwhile to the students reading it, and likewise, this one
has also helped me learn the basic factors related to management that can help me in
proceeding well with my career.
Identification of key areas/topics related to managing, leading, stewardship that is of
concern to the student or creates tensions
The areas of managing, leading and stewardship that deals with the key importance
are the ones that have helped me in dealing with the different areas of my professional life
and help me in managing things both in terms of professional and personal experiences. The
key aspects of managing, leading and stewardship include the factors of managing the whole
process and also making sure that the student finds ample scope for implementing the
knowledge in the future works assigned to them. Without the knowledge of the areas
included, the student will fail miserably in the practical life experiences of the professional
field including the act of managing and leading the whole process.

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Pre-subject reflection on student’s main assumptions and expectations on the subject
including tensions students have identified in their experience with managing, leading
and stewardship.
I, after enrolling in the course had a lot of expectations from the subject as the
scope of the subject was extremely wide which encompassed a number of factors into the
whole process. The study had helped me in dealing with stressful and delicate matters of the
professional life and also come across as an able leader who could manage and supervise the
tasks assigned to me with ease and comfort. The whole process seemed very achievable after
a thorough analysis of the subject and working on the matters related to it in the professional
field. The topic of managing was of prime importance, as it is extremely needed both in the
professional and personal life of the student reading it. The act of leading is of prime
importance in the modern times as leadership qualities not only give the power to authorize
things and situations but also make sure that the things are done according to a plan by the
subordinates. The act of stewardship is needed both by the executives and the managers as
supervising work and maintaining the quality of the work is needed at an extreme level in
today’s world where quality work is demanded over the quantity.
Reflect on your expectations from the subject, particularly on what you expect/hope to
learn in this subject and why this is relevant for you. Reflect on what you are not sure
about regarding the topics of managing, leading and stewardship, and any
contradictions you have experienced/are aware of in relation to these topics. Connect
this discussion to your personal and professional experiences if possible.
When I first came across the topic in my syllabus, then things that I expected from
the subject was to teach me the process and ways of leadership and management. The act of
supervising was also needed by me as I had plans of getting a job in the corporate world
where these aspects of a person are of prime importance. The study was relevant to my
stream as I got to know a lot about the whole process and which made me aware of the
different sectors of management and leadership qualities that I needed for my professional
field. Previously, I had a lot of confusions on the ways of management and stewardship as it
is not important to lead a plan or an organization but also to make sure that the work is done
in a proper manner by managing the kinds of stuff and also supervising whenever needed.
The study helped me not only in my professional life but also in my personal experiences as

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well. I was poor in managing the aspects of time and work, and the study helped me to get a
clear overview of the lacking and the needs of the whole process.
Depth of thinking and reflection (inside knowledge communicated and contemplated
intra-personally)
The student, after the studying, can take up the knowledge of the class into both their
professional and personal life experiences. Professionally, the student can make use of the
content in managing the class and also take up professional work in the job that he/she is
opting for. In the personal front, the student can take up the work discourse and can utilize
the knowledge in managing and supervising the matters in the personal life and also can use
the concepts of management in time and work management that can be fruitful for the student
in the longer period. The everyday practices are also tremendously influenced by the
knowledge as the student can utilize the knowledge in making the whole work process a lot
easier and more of more quality.
Transference (inside knowledge applied outwards)
The student, in order to prove the learning, can use a number of means of managing a
project work or even supervising the work done by the group in the class. The student can be
assigned a group of students who would work under him/her so that he/she can maintain the
whole work and lead the process in the making. The student will then be able to pull off the
work and also get into the act of management and stewardship. He can also lead the work
done by the student and make sure that the work is done on a priority level without any issues
of the same. The whole process can be explained by an example that the student, when
assigned a project can work on the whole process without a hassle and can even manage the
whole team and lead the students when and wherever needed. The student can also make sure
that the project work is done on a timely basis which requires strict supervision and also
making sure that every assigned student does their part which proves his/her management
skills. All these traits of character and qualities will help him in maintaining a healthy and
professional work front that will help him in achieving this target in the future.
Perceptions and interpretations (outside environments turned inwards)
The student is able to make the whole learning fruitful by making a thoughtful
reading of the whole environment around him and by also making the correct decisions
required by him at all the correct timings. The student, with the new found knowledge, is able

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to demonstrate the whole process with ease and shows various signs and symbols that have
led to the conception that has made the stimuli of the student catchy with the knowledge that
he/she has gathered. The student has shown the assigned knowledge by making use of the
practical works that he/she has gathered in the whole process. He/she can lead, manage and
even supervise the work assigned to him/her and can also make use of the knowledge in
going timely work with ease.
Depth of thinking and reflection (inside knowledge communicated and contemplated
intrapersonally)
The student during the study of the subject has demonstrated an amount of
knowledge that he/she has acquired during the overall process of the subject. The student has
learned the skill of management, leadership, and stewardship that has helped him to get a
number of worth reviews and skills during the overall working conditions of the student. The
things that have changed are his/her ways of handling a situation, managing the task assigned
and also to supervise the ways and activities involved in the overall process. The things that
have not changed include the technique that the student has applied in the overall activity and
working conditions of the student and also to make sure that the approach of the student
remains unchanged. The behavior and the worth of the student are maintained in the whole
process, and the student is expected to behave in a certain manner that should remain
unchanged.
Transference (inside knowledge applied outwards):
The student has the capability to show that he has gathered all the required
knowledge with ease and comfort and that can be demonstrated in his ability to link the
required knowledge gathered with the overall process. The student when assigned a project is
able to apply all the abilities and knowledge which can help him to make sure that he has
achieved the target with ease and comfort. The whole acquirement of the energies and the
skills have helped him professionally maintaining the tasks and also to make sure that he has
achieved all the requirements of passing the assignment both theoretically and practically.
Individual action-guiding principles
The action in the whole process requires some guiding principles ruled by the
concepts of ethical and working mode. The student should be able to work under pressure and

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with the team spirit required for the process. Moreover, the student should be able to
demonstrate the whole idea with ability and ease.
Demonstration of in-depth understanding of student’s role in society
The student should show the concepts of leadership, management, and stewardship,
which can be fruitful to the society by making required changes in the leadership roles and by
giving the subordinates the freedom to work in their own comfort. In addition, the
supervision of the actions of the society needed to be addressed properly.
Demonstration of a genuine commitment to realistic individual action-guiding
principles and examples of how these will guide the student’s judgments and actions in
the future.
The student should be committed in the act of giving his best efforts to the action and
should be self-motivated in the whole procedure making his judgments and actions vital and
without any biasness for the future of both his professional front and his company’s
existence.

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References
Drucker, P., 2012. The practice of management. Routledge.
Hernandez, M., 2012. Toward an understanding of the psychology of stewardship. Academy
of Management Review, 37(2), pp.172-193.
Yukl, G.A., 2013. Leadership in organizations. Pearson Education India.