MBA7010 Leadership and Management: Leadership Skills & PDP

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of leadership and management concepts, focusing on the role of leadership in enhancing organizational competence. It includes a self-evaluation based on psychometric test results, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and culminates in a personal development plan (PDP). The report evaluates different leadership and management theories, such as the Great Man Theory, Trait Theory, Bureaucracy Theory, and System Management Theory. It also examines the importance of communication, ethics, and understanding the business environment in effective leadership and management. The PDP outlines specific goals and strategies for personal and professional growth, emphasizing the development of key leadership skills. Desklib offers a platform for students to access similar solved assignments and study resources.

Programme MBA – Business Management
Module number and Name MBA7010 – Leadership and Management
Assessment Number 1
Assessment Type (and
weighting)
Report 4500 words (100%)
Assessment Title Leadership Skills and Personal Development Plan
Assessment Submission
Date
Leadership Skills and
Personal Development Plan

Table of Contents
Leadership Skills and Personal Development Plan.........................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
PART-A...........................................................................................................................................3
Evaluate Management and Leadership concepts.........................................................................3
Role of leadership and management in enhancing organizational competence..........................5
Part B...............................................................................................................................................8
Self-Employment.........................................................................................................................8
Leadership and management skill................................................................................................9
Self-Evaluation through psychometric test results....................................................................10
Self-Analysis — Table...............................................................................................................11
Part C.............................................................................................................................................13
Personal Development Plan.......................................................................................................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
Personal development plan and leadership determine the skills by which individual can
enhance the effectiveness and responsibility towards the objective and goals of the individual.
This is normally a roadmap for the individual to guide them for their growth and leadership
skills. Personal development plan helps the person in their action plan and individual goals
which they want to achieve. In PDP the strength, weakness, opportunity, threats to meet the
goals of the person is included (Shaheen, and Hameed, 2020). This report includes the
information about the PDP, leadership skills and management skills. This will include the
mental, social, emotional factor in the person life.
MAIN BODY
PART-A
Evaluate Management and Leadership concepts.
Leadership: Leadership basically is a mapping out the people vision and influence them towards
their goals and objective for the betterment of themselves (Daniëls, Hondeghem, and Dochy,
2019). Leader basically inspire the people, team to achieve the success and build their future well
in order to maintain the build perfectly. Leader main work is concern with the team and inspire
people and motivate them.
Management: Management leads towards the administration, task and coordinating between the
team of the organization in which each individual performing well for the betterment of the
organization. Management includes the planning, controlling, organizing, staffing by which
organization will get success and achievement for their own benefits (Deepak, and Jeyakumar,
2019).
Leadership describes by the many philosophers, according to the Author leadership is the most
influencing phenomenon for the people and enhance their ability of working in the organization
by motivating them lead them towards the work to be effective. Leadership enhance the personal
traits, variables, and the situational factors by which individual can affect and work on their for
the betterment of themselves (Rudolph, Rauvola, and Zacher, 2018). There are a lot of
leadership theory by which organization can improve in their business by enhance people ability.
Leadership theory

Great man theory: The great man theory elaborates the leadership as the people who lead as a
great man and achieve the success in their lives. According to Carlyle he describes the leaders
are born not made in his great man theory, like there is a lot of scenarios in which some people
made leader after a time, but there was a people who are born leaders and help the people and
organization in which they are in order to succeed. He describes about the events that makes
difference between the leaders itself for example, Hitler, he was born as a great man and as a
leader. These leaders help the organization in order to maintain the perspective and effectiveness
in the organization by their work and productivity (Al Khajeh, 2018).
Trait theory: This theory of the leadership describes the personality of the leaders by which they
seem to be a leader and different from others as well. According to the Max Weber he describes
leader as the greatest revolutionary by which they explain their personality, qualities and powers
to influence people and admire towards the work to be effective. The failure in the person detect
by the traits which every leader had in their life once by which they become the leader and
influence people to be more effective as they are and focus towards their work.
According to the Weijrich and Koontz, management has the formal authority of the organization
by which they will establish the perfect management function in the organization by which the
organization easily success and get motivated (Podsakoff, and Podsakoff, 2019). Perfect
management function in the organization does not require more leaders if the organization has a
management in there. Even they also describe the management administrator by which the
organization get perfection.
There are many theories which describe the management such as;
Classical approach bureaucracy theory of management: This theory is evaluated by the
German socialist Max Weber who describe the management which relate to the Fayol theory.
The bureaucracy theory describes the principle and structure of the organization by which
organization manage their rules and authority for the betterment. The management theory also
describes the hierarchical structure in the organization about the management which is created by
the top management. The theory also describes the division in which organization need to
understand and maintain the task for the betterment and the top management also describe the
effectiveness of the workplace in the organization (Samimi, and et.al 2020). The hire achy
approach in the organization help the organization in order to maintain the efficiency in the
business. This theory also identifies that the process in this theory are take time because of the

process and theory describe that from top management to lower management communication in
this structure are take time. The wide knowledge of the organizational external factor also
describes the effectiveness and opportunity for the organization in order to success and lead
towards the employee of the organization.
System management theory: According to the Skyttner and Wang the systematic management
theory consists the element which describe the behaviour and influence to the organization. The
theory believes that the system in the organization belong to the accomplishment of goals and
objectives of the organization. In system management of organization if the one part of
organization in this theory of management cannot be able to work therefore the other division of
organization effect this division. According to this theory every part of the organization is
important and interrelated to each other in the system approach and this has two types closed
system and open system in the organization. Open system in the organization define the
continuous interaction and in which the demand and supply change according to the preference
of the consumer organization have. Closed system define the environment of the organization
that has limited resources and productivity. Open system organization describe the effectiveness
and external factor as well.
Role of leadership and management in enhancing organizational competence.
The leadership creates a conversation and vision of the organization. For setting the
programming organization should comply the leadership and management development.
Organizational leadership refers to the management approach under which the leaders set the
strategic goals for the organization. This approach leads to motivating the employees within
setting the goals in order to complete and achieving the organizational objective. The approach
of organizational leadership enables the company to perform both the concept of leadership and
management in effective manner (Hughes, and et.al 2018). The mission and vision of the
company has been communicated to the employees and the plan has been made on the basis of
that. As a result, the overall performance of the company improves. Organization leadership and
management performance collectively performs those elements that has been considered the part
of leadership and management. In order to understand this concept with clearance, here are those
elements that has been performed organizational leadership in order to ensure the effectiveness
of the management and achieving the goal of the firm.

Role of leaders and management for enhance the competence
Leaders is the person who provide direction and clear instruction towards the achievement of
goals of the organization. Leaders have their values and principles by which they consistently
demonstrate towards the actions and enhance the person ability by their values and principles.
Problem solving and decision-making- In the company the organizational leadership enables
leaders to take decision and solving the issues that are coming in the way of achieving goals. If
leader does not have enough skills to solve the problem and make decision therefore, it might
have problem for the organization. The leader creates the effective environment and the
employees feel free to share their doubts the leader solve the doubts of the employees and trained
them to perform better and at the time of decision-making the leader takes the consideration of
the employees as well. This results in creating the sense of belongingness in the employees. This
increases the confidence level in the employees. And confident employees perform better in the
organization. Thus, this feature of organizational leadership results in increasing the productivity
of the employees and this further increases the management of the organization (Klein, and
Crandall, 2018).
Clear vision and mission- The company should set their clear mission and vision in regard to
maintain the effectiveness. The mission is to achieve the large share in the market. The
Company should focus on their vision and mission by which they are able to create a better
environment in the organization and growth for their profitability. The company has the clear
vision and that is helping the firm to achieve their goals within set time. Vision of the company
involves the ways through which the mission can be completed. Leaders of the company provide
the proper guidance to the employees in relation of achieving the mission and along with this, the
leaders further clear the confusion regarding the obstacles that comes in achieving the goal.
Organizational leadership performs the concept of leadership by approaching the concept of
management. Setting mission and vision is the part of management and enabling employees to
perform the task for achieving the mission is the part of leadership. The employees are clear in
relation of the task that has to be performed by them. Then, this results in performing the task in
more effective manner. Thus, collectively all the employees perform their task with full
efficiency and this helps in increasing the overall management performance (Hekkert, and et.al
2020).

Communication- This is the key of solving barrier and establishing the effective relation with
the members of the organization. It has been found from various studies that, in many
organizations it has been proven efficient enough in terms of maintaining the effective relation
with their employees. If lack of communication in the organization arises therefore it might
possible to misguide or miscommunication in the organization and in the team. This is due to the
effective implementation of the organizational leadership. The counselling of the employees is
done by the leaders in order to reduce the hesitation of the employees. The employees feel more
protected in the company and provides their extra efforts in completing the task. The
communication element plays a vital role in understanding the mind-set of the employees. This is
mandatory as it helps in understanding the employees. The effective communication results in
creating effective employment relationship. This further results in less number of disputes among
the employers and employees (Peck, and Hogue, , 2018)
Using integrity and ethics- Ethics are one of the prior thing that as to kept focus in terms of
maintaining the organization culture. In every organization ethics are essential part without
ethics there may be a problem to achieve the success. This can be done by focusing on the
organizational leadership approach as it acts as a base for implementing the effective
management strategies. The companies should set the certain ethics under the organizational
leadership and those are, treating all the employees in equal manner, providing training and
increasing their morale. These ethics of the company results in setting the effective performance
by the employees. As a result, overall performance of the company increases and the
management under the company becomes more effective (Zhao, and et.al 2021).
Understanding the business environment and operations- Complete knowledge of the
business results in facing the risk. It further helps in preparing the different alternatives for the
risk. The organizational leadership has adopted the strategy of observing the business
environment(Kapucu, and Ustun, 2018). This helps the leader in the better understanding of the
business scenario. The leaders explain all the information to the employees and the effective
management strategy has been prepared in facing the business environment and performing the
operations. The organizational leadership of the company enables the firm to guide their
employees and set the plan for performing the operational task. Hence, the organizational
leadership is the effective approach for creating the effective leadership approach along with

setting strategic management goals in it. And this helps in achieving the overall performance of
the organization.
Manage operation and admin: organization should clear the mind-set that they have to
maintain the competence and manage the organization operation by planning, scheduling in
order to maintain and achieve the goals of the organizational the leader responsibility to enhance
the organization ability and fair work among the team and efficiently (Ayeleke, and et.al 2019).
Health and safety measure: in organization the leader have to manage the systematic approach
by which the organization need to enhance and motivate the employee for work and should
assure the employee of the organization by which they will be available for the benefits of the
organization (Ding, Khan, and Ji, 2020).
Part B
Self-Employment.
In general, the term self-employment means an individual does not work for an
organization or any industry, they are an individual contractor who earns income through trade
and business directly. Launching and starting the own business normally refers as self-
employment (Barnett, and Woods, 2021). I always wanted top be a successful entrepreneur and
wanted to launch a clothing retail business in the United kingdom. For becoming an entrepreneur
I am required to improver my leadership skill which will help me to conduct myself and other as
well. Along with this, at first I required to evaluate myself so that I can understand and manage
my abilities and improve them in the perfect manner. There are a million of self-employed
people in the country United Kingdom. In recent research it has been founded that 60% of people
are doing their own business and managing the own companies in UK and that is what I too want
to do in my career. There are plenty reasons to choose this industry and go self-employed. I like
this field as I love to be my own boss, I am a person who believe in myself and my capabilities
from which I can manage my own business and contracts with the huge entrepreneur.
Yes, it is obvious that every field and department has its own cos and pros but dealing
with them is a responsibility and duty of mine to drive my business at successful position. Well,
from this department I am sure that I will get an opportunity to learn so many things, and I am
excited to grab them all to become a successful entrepreneur. It’s not like that I don't like to do
job under a particular management but I always balance my present and future accordingly. It is
quite obvious that when you are an owner or a boss of your company then it is all your

responsibility and also will get opportunity to drive your business with your mentality and
ideologies instead of following someone else theories.
This is the main reason behind my target profession, which I really want to follow and
achieve a high growth in this sector. Chasing this self-improvement field, I have to face so many
obstacles and issues regarding the management such as finance, employee, product and
promotion strategy and most important a good leadership skill which will only make myself to
handle all these responsibilities in the perfect manner. I believe that with a good leadership skill I
will be able to manage the organization surrounding and improve the productivity in the future.
To understand all these strategies and theories identified that I need to follow and apply some
unique management skills from which I will be able to grow and develop my own business at
higher level(Dimopoulos, 2020).
Leadership and management skill.
Planning and plotting: In business field or any organization it is important to create a design of
the work process and how to achieve a target. Planning plays a vital role in any department,
accurate planning of commercial, finance, management and all other activities requires this
factor for maintaining then stable growth. This factor includes risk management, project
management and action planning.
Communication: After the planning the communication process is needed to make a valuable
conversation. It is like when a person or an individual makes a good communication relation
from which they can get and approach a better understanding to each other. A good listener can
become a good leader (Bertrand, and Rodela, 2018). Communication is the way of delivering the
information and ideas to another person.
People Management: A good leadership skill is display when a manager knows and understand
the value of their employee. Leader is the one who is responsible for making a good environment
in a company. Managing the people and employee according to satisfy their needs and desires
from a company will lead on organization to a better growth. Employee is the one who put the
efforts to de;over the products and services.
Decision-making: In many organizations, management do not involve their employee in the
decision-making process. Adding and involving the employee in such decision meeting can
provide a different ideologies and strategies which can be useful for the growth of the

organization. A leader should give an opportunity to their worker to put their ideas and designs
in decision-making process.
Motivation: This is the important factor to become a good leader. Sometimes, due to high work
load and duties employee get demotivated and not able to provide a goof productivity. Being a
good manager makes them feel motivated and courageous by making a good conversation, about
their mentality and also makes a familiar behaviour to them and boost their motivation from
which a company can get an excellent result.
Problem-solving: In research, it has been identified that many of the organization do not support
and take actions regarding employee obstacles. A good management has to listen the problem of
their worker even consumer so that they can feel free to communicate and get a satisfied solution
(Thomson, 2017). A leader or manger must have problem-solving skills, from that only they can
resolve the management issues.
Self-Evaluation through psychometric test results.
In general, the first question put in an individual mind that what is the psychometric test,
so in regard to this concept it is a tool which helps a person to evaluate the behaviour,
personality, intelligence and other activities. This test helps to recognize the mental power and
action of a person. These tools are categorized into four factors with its different objectives. In
this report, here performing my self-evaluation on the basis of these characteristics tool.
Aptitude Test: This test helps in identifying the candidate's psychological abilities. It includes
numerical, verbal, inductive, logical, error checking and diagrammatic factors (Modeste and
et.al., 2020). All these activities have its different purpose to evaluate. Looking at my
performance of aptitude test I am quite good in verbal, diagrammatic and in error checking
element. I like to do written speeches with diagrammatic skills and also have a feeling of
checking my own mistakes and errors with myself. I need to improve my numerical, inductive
and logical skills as it is important for the future growth.
Behaviour: It is already clear with the term behaviour, it helps in understanding a candidate's
nature and manner style. This function has been evaluated because in an organization it is
required to be looks professional and have a good nature with everyone in the company. I am
very professional and have a good behaviour skill in myself, I always talk and communicate with
people in a very nice and good way which will help me at the work place. A person behaviour is
the tool which reflects the organization environment and surrounding.

Personality: Personality test has been done in an organization before hiring any employee
because it will demonstrate the interest, values and ability of an individual. This test will help a
management to understand the skills that how employee can approach and handle the consumer
respectively (Dopson, and et.al., 2019). I am not either good nor bad in this personality test. I am
equal at both stages according to the situation. Looking at my side, am very good at controlling
myself in any situation and can maintain the peaceful mind and situation accordingly. Self
control is the best personality trait of mine which also helps me to make any decision which will
obviously support and help me to become successful person. This factor is important as from my
personality only I will able to grab the consumer demands and suggestion in the effective
manner.
Emotional Intelligence: A candidate who is strong and have a good emotional intelligence skill
will able to understand the others emotions easily. They are utilized to know and evaluate the
person behaviour and their thinking at a particular subject. This test occurs more than 150
questions in a different attribute of an individual which basically involves sociality, self-control,
patience and well-being. My emotional intelligence is weak and I extremely needed to modify
my intelligence. This emotional ability will help me identify and maintain the organization
behaviour in the future.
Self-Analysis — Table.
Toolkit/
Psychometri
c Tests
Strengths Weaknesses Areas of Development
Aptitude In the aptitude test, my
strengths are verbal,
diagrammatic and error
checking (Strukan and
et.al., 2017). In my
academic session I was
able to make project in a
writing form from
which I got A grade in
Looking at weak point, I
am very much bad in
numericals as mathematics.
I don't understand the
calculations and
numericals. Apart from this
I am also not good at
logical reasoning as I really
Being good at aptitude
test, I can go with
accounting career as it
requires numericals,
logics and have to
decrease the errors from
which inly a management
can get their correct

my final examinations. these activities. statements.
Personality In personality test, I am
equal as not that much
good and not bad. Yes I
feel confident when I
make a conversation
and influence others for
something.
In this factor, I am poor at
my personality reaction
when I get an inappropriate
and negative response from
other side. It is actually
reflects a bad image in front
of public.
State a confident and
good personality will
make me to display a
clear vision and it well
affects my performance
in the upcoming years.
Behaviour I am very good at
communicating with
people and make a
valued conversation
with them. I always talk
in the well-mannered
way which reflects my
polite attitude and
people feel free to
connect me for their
happenings.
Whenever I feel stressed, I
don't like to talk with
anyone at that time from
which most of the time
people create an image that
I am being rude to them
which makes a negative
reputation of mine.
This skill will help me to
improve my interpersonal
and task related
behaviours in a group
which will makes my
good image and
performance in the
industry.
Emotional
Intelligence
This emotional
intelligence factor will
help an individual to
reduce bullying and can
be a tool for social
change in a society.
I need to enhance my
intelligence ability as I am
very weak at identifying the
emotional intelligence
performance (Sichula,
2020). I don't easily
understand the person
feelings and their thinking
which can bother me in the
future.
This is a broad subject to
learn about human
thinking’s and their
ideologies. Analysing this
skill will help me in
identifying the person
intention as I will not be
targeted of bulling and
manipulating things.
From this skill company
hire the group of people