Leadership Self-Reflection Report: Group Project Experience Analysis

This report presents a self-reflection on leadership experiences within a group project, utilizing Kolb's reflective learning cycle to analyze challenges and successes. The report explores concrete experiences, including team conflicts, communication gaps, and time management issues, leading to the identification of coaching and transactional leadership styles as potential solutions. The author reflects on the need to improve decision-making and problem-solving skills, outlining a personal development plan. Furthermore, the report emphasizes the importance of open communication and a positive attitude for effective leadership. The author plans to implement these strategies in future scenarios, focusing on fostering a supportive environment and motivating team members to enhance their performance and productivity. The report concludes with a focus on how to facilitate goal achievement and manage project deadlines effectively.

Subject : Leadership
Student No.
Sub Topic : Self Reflection ( Supervised Project )
Component A

Personal learning journals is records of observation, though through making notes of
previous experience or particular event of period of study, especially in context of placement
experience or work field. Learning journal contributes in understanding key strength and
weakness of individuals thereby finding alternative method that could be used to improve the
same for successful professional career. Managing a team is the most crucial and difficult
task for the leaders of the company. Being a leader of my group project assignment, I have
experiences lot of challenges and identify various reason which create conflicts between the
team members. This is about personal learning log that is made by using Kolb reflective
learning cycle to understand what things that I have learned through my previous experience
while I was studying in a college. The various modules I have learned and read on a daily
basis which help me in developing and improving my academic and technical skills. So, this
covers my personal experience of leadership and what leadership style I need to adopt in
order to solve and observe the situations.
KOLB REFLECTIVE CYCLE
This is a reflective cycle which helps me in analysing and identifying my experiences
and the outcome of that experience. Being a leader of the Group project assignment, I have
faces various issues and challenges to manage my team members daily work along with that I
also faces challenges in motivating and encouraging them. Though, I am reflective my
experience and what positive and negative about that experience in my life via Kolb’s
reflective cycle (McIntyre, Dix and Ward, 2018).
Concrete Experience: I have faces issues regarding the conflicts between the team members
because of their personal as well as professional matters. Not only that I have also experience
that because of such conflicts and misunderstanding among the team members and between
the leaders of different departments the performance level of the staffs is decreasing. The
impact of which is that the overall goals of the teams are not achievable. This is happening
may be because of lack of motivation and appraisal. I also experience that there was a two
member in my team they always used to create misunderstanding between the me and my
other team members. They always make sure that the team members do not communicate
about their issues to me. And then I realize that it may be arises because of the lack of
communication between me and my team members. I experience that I have to use the
management theories and approaches to minimize the communication gaps arises between us.
One more think experienced by me at the workplace is that the structure of transferring
authorities and responsibilities related to work or any other is very poor and wrong which
need special attention (Lamya and et.al., 2020).
Here, the structure is in such a way that every work is delegated from top to down and
no one can talk and express their issue directly to me. I have also experience that in normal
days the work of the team members is quite perfect and they complete it on time but
whenever I have found that the workload comes the members performance and their quality
of the work decreases. This help me to realize that their issues are time management and
work-life balance. I think it may be because of the low incentives and may no incentives.
Basically, what I experience is that being a leader is really a tough task but being an
employee is also not an easy one in the case when there is no support from top authorities.
Besides, managing my team member work I experience that I am unable to complete my own
work on time which need to be solve as soon as possible because my team member will learn
from me only. Because of my responsibility of overseeing and overlooking the productivity
of team members along with communicating with other department’s leaders and top

authority I am facing the issues related to time-management. Because of struggling the
balance of my own work along with my team member, I need to adopt leadership style and
approach (Layton, 2019).
Reflective observation: After experiencing my situation and issues what I faces in the Group
project assignment I have decided to adopt three most important leadership style and that
include coaching and transactional style. This area has helped in reflecting the things that has
gone well and need to be improved so that I can achieve higher success in future case. The
preparation of learning log helped to know my strength skills and weakest skills which I need
special attention of mine.
Coaching leadership style: This is a leadership style which helps me in realizing each team
member’s strength and weakness. After that I always used to assign the work on the basis of
my team member interest and also, I use motivation to encourage my team members towards
different and challenging task. For this, I always set SMART goals and objective for my
members with the help of which they can achieve it on time. Beside this the most important
step I adopt in order to improve my team performance and reducing conflicts is conducting
fun group activities. I also start taking and providing proper feedback regarding work to the
members by breaking the top to down chain and structure (Khan, 2017).
Transactional leadership style: Previously, I put less focus on the performance of the
members the impact of which that my overall team reputation is get down in the eye of top
management. So, after this experience I use this style in which I analyse the daily
performance of each member and make sure that the member will receive incentives and
benefits as per their performance. For this, I have tricked that I provide a same task to two
members and ask them to perform it in a specific time and if anyone complete the task first
will help another member is same task. The impact of which is that their time management is
also get improve and their conflicts and misunderstanding also get remove. I also used pre-
determined incentive strategy to motivate and manage the work of my team members at the
time of tight deadlines (Peng, Gao and Zhao, 2019). The project assignment needs to be
submitted on time and in case my group unable to do so we will face loss of marks or
cancellation of our work. That’s why I generally use this style to manage my group works
and their project completion deadlines. While adopting these two strategies I mainly faces the
challenge time consumption and adversity but in order to solve this I personally talk with
each and every member of my team. In case, if anyone performance was not as per the
standard at that time I rather than telling this in crowd I used to tell them about their
performance separately. The benefits of this leadership style are that I am able facilitate the

achievements of goals by clearing a proper and defined structure. Another benefit is that it
not only helps in achieving the short-term goal but also long-term goals.
Abstract conceptualisation: From the above observation I have learned that there are many
things that I have done better such as I can also make use of democratic leadership in order to
know points of view of individuals that are working in my organisation. It would helps me
understanding their capabilities, areas of interest and the problem that they are facing while
working in the organisation. Thus helps me in finding alternative method that could be used
to motivate them to work hard for growth and expansion of business. Moreover it helps in
building a sense of belongingness among employees thereby influence them to effective
adapt to external changes or situation so that company can retained its market position. So I
have opportunity to make use of democratic leadership styles to take feedback of employees
regarding the working place, support and many more information (Demir and Budur, 2019).
In order to plan and take correct decision to coordinate all individuals to work as team for
achievement of goals rather than individuals. Another things that I have plan to use in future
circumstances is transformation leadership styles, as there are several external changes in
environment that affects organisation. So, leader must have transformation leadership styles
to easily motivate individuals to adapt themselves as per changes so that company can deliver
qualitative services to customers. In addition to this it is leadership style that contributes in
brining innovative and creative ideas that could be used by organisation to expand its
business in particular industry for maximum benefits. I felt challenges in resolving conflict
between employees, or the way they can be influence to do particular task in the specific
manner so I have decided to improve my decision making and problem solving ability for
better outcome (Rahbi, Khalid and Khan, 2017). So, in order to work on my existing
weakness I have prepare personal development plan that clearly specific the action that I will
undertaken for better results such as:
Skills Method to improve the
skills
Outcome Time frame
Decision making  I have plan to
improve my
decision making
skills through
learning from
my superior the
way they take
any decision for
well being of
all.
 I will also take
helps of books,
journal and
articles and
For evaluation of
development of
decision making skills
I will analysis the type
of decision I have
made, their relative
outcome and actual
time frame that I need
to take right decision
(Fahlevi and et.al.,
2019)
 .
Around 5 month will
be need to work on my
decision making skills.

internet to know
the way
successful
leaders take
timely decision
for benefits of
organisation.
Problem solving  For improving
my problem
solving ability
to become a
successful
leader, I have
plan to
understand the
cause of
problem, Then
find out
alternative
method that
could be used to
resolve the
problem in most
effective
manner.
 Take feedback
or gathered
opinion or
relevant
information
pertaining to
issue to
understand its
For analysis That i
have developed
problem solving skills,
I will understand the
number of problem
that I have resolved
and its outcome.
As per my perspective
around 7-8 month will
be need to learn
method that could be
used to resolve
problem for effective
results.

cause,
implication and
strategies to
overcome for
better outcome.
Active experimentation: It is stage at which I will finally practice the learn theories and
model to be success leader in reputable organisation that effective guide and support
employees regarding the way particular task can be accomplished and goals can be attained.
 Likewise in future scenario, if I would be leaders that I will focus on promoting open
communication between employees so that they can easily share their perspective
with each others. As it helps in building strong relationship between them and
motivate to make optimum utilisation of their existing skills and capabilities for
fruitful outcome (Choi, Kim and Kang, 2017).
 Through the above reflect I have learned numerous things such as why it is crucial
for leader to listen to their team member rather than just communicating or sharing
information. Leaders through listening to the points of view of employees are able to
understand them and identified method that can contribute them in staying happy and
satisfied for longer time frame.
 Furthermore it can be stated that the leader must have positive attitude and friendly
behaviour as employees can easily share their respective perspective to each and
other. I have also learned that transformation and coaching are two best styles of
leadership that helps in managing people and motivating them to enhance their
overall performance and productivity (Berraies and El Abidine, 2019).
 Leaders through successful coaching are able to guide the way task can be completed
within limited wastage of time and resources so that customers are delivered
qualitative products at reasonable rate. So, overall it can be stated that the reflection
was helpful me in overcoming my weakness through planning strategies to improve
the same for better outcome.
 From the above reflection it has been learned that personal learning journal
contribute a individuals to learn from its reflection or mistake so that it cannot be
repeated in future circumstances. Furthermore It has been analysis that leaders plays
an crucial role in coordinating and motivating range of individuals to make best use
of their existing knowledge, capabilities and skills for benefits of organisation.
 At last it can be concluded that leaders is the person that through using its skills can
influence employees to task in effective manner so that company can enjoy high
profit margin.

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APPENDIX
Q .1) Why you deserve to be over the position role of Manager in any organisation?
Q.2) According to you what responsibilities a Manager should look after on a priority
basis?
Q.3) What according to you is the major challenge of being in the position of Manager?
Q.4) What makes you different from other candidate?
Q.5) How will you develop different strategies in our company?
Q. 6) In your opinion which is the best leadership style which will be helpful for the
effective management of the organization?
Q. 7) Does the application of the leadership style assistive in management of the company?
Q. 8) What are the benefits of the applying the transformational leadership styles?
Q. 9) What are the negative aspects related with the application of the transformational
leadership styles?
Q. 10) Are there any of the leadership style which you will recommend to the company?