MGT601 Dynamic Leadership Assessment 2: Executive Summary

This report is an executive summary of a leadership assessment, reflecting on the author's leadership journey and skills. It details the author's experience leading a team of 15 in a communication department, highlighting both strengths and weaknesses. The report includes a reflection on leadership styles, the use of feedback, and the application of the Gallup StrengthsFinder tool for self-assessment. A leadership development plan is presented, utilizing the Whittman GROW model to establish goals, assess reality, identify obstacles, and determine the way forward. The plan focuses on short-term and long-term goals, team development, and addressing leadership challenges. The report emphasizes the importance of open communication, continuous improvement, and adapting to diverse cultural contexts. The conclusion summarizes the key takeaways, emphasizing leadership's role in achieving organizational goals and the author's commitment to ongoing development.

Dynamic Leadership
Assessment 2- Leadership plan

Executive Summary
The leadership is determined as the skills that are used to leads the specific team of people in the
context of meeting the desired aim. The leadership is an imperative notion of my life, therefore, I
faced many opportunities of the leadership. Currently, I lead 15 number of people in the
communication department. This reflective represents my traits and skills of leadership. For
increasing the depth understanding of the leadership skills, I used the feedback form to the other
people and comprehend my drawbacks as it could lead to making a reliable decision. This report
discusses my strengths along with my weaknesses. This report considered the action plan as it
has been used to improve my leadership skills. Through this, I would also be capable to examine
my leadership style and imply it in the working place.

Reflection
The leadership is a way by which an individual is capable to lead a group in the accomplishment
of specified objectives. I got many opportunities for the leadership in my life and I observed that
the leadership skills are effective for reshaping my life. From the application of leadership skills,
I have been honored for conducting the appropriate behavior among the diverse culture of the
individual. As a team leader, I observed that a leader could be confronted with many issues that
could be associated with the attainment of the organizational task (Sotarauta, 2016). Moreover,
it is examined that the leader of an organization play a diverse role as it facilitates to accomplish
objectives and aim of the research matter. A leader should be accountable for making trust
among their workforces and reach a reliable conclusion. Currently, I functioned as the leader in
the E-commerce retailer department of communication. In this, we have 15 members that work
with each other and supports to make decision suitably (Allison & Goethals, 2014). Since the
last 20 months, I lead the team. I analyzed that my journey of leadership taught me many things
that directly affect my career. It was typical for me to effectively lead to the diverse culture of
people and satisfied each individual accordingly. I also enhanced my skills that lead to getting
higher competitive benefits. I faced many issues that could be associated with the conflict as it
could directly impact on the overall outcome. Now, I operated as a close member of the group.
For eliminating this problem, I conduct many meetings and entails the view of a team member in
the decision making procedure. The primary aim of implying the meeting views is that it permits
the workforces to be a part of the team (Drescher, Korsgaard, WelpePicot, & Wigand, 2014). It
could support to improve leadership skills. In this, I was able to reflect my leadership traits that
support to attain particular objectives and aim of the study. I used a specific style of leadership,
which will lead to making reliability in the research outcome. The goal setting method will

facilitate to the investigator to make objectives that will be accomplished for meeting the
organizational task. For improving the performance of the organization, I made a monthly and
weekly target of my team member for working on a particular issue. Firstly, I focused on
developing the weekly target of my team members but after some time I realized that this method
creates the pressure among the employees or group member that could negatively impact on the
overall conclusion (Pranesh, Palanichamy, Saidat, & Peter, 2017). Therefore, I failed to continue
this task. For eliminating the workforce pressure, I practiced monthly target tool for eliminating
the pressure of employee towards their target. In this, I also used a 360-degree feedback structure
method that declines the team issues by declining my drawbacks. This tool will also facilitate to
meet the specified aim of the research issue. As a leader, I used open communication method in
which an individual will be capable to decline probabilities of conflict in the organization. From
the use of an open meeting, we identify the conflict to enhance firm productivity.
Gallup’s strength finder
Gallup’s strength finder tool is practiced for evaluating drawbacks and positive points of mine as
it could lead to making reliable solutions. The outcomes supported me to determine my different
strengths. It could also be supported for affecting my leadership development plan. It is also
examined that this tool is practiced for easily communicating with others. In addition, it is
examined that the primary aim of Gallup’s test is effective in communicating with other
individuals. I was always an impressive communicator, which facilitates to make a transparent
relationship with others (Zhang, Wang, & Pearce, 2014). This tool could also be effective in
making a reliable decision. Another strength that I have observed from this method is being
restorative as it could also be effective in retaining the employee. This capability could facilitate

to make a reliable solution on each issue. I always work on the problems of the group member
that facilitates to improve the trust among the team and enhance the effectiveness.
Leadership development plan
This leadership is effective for offering an opportunity to identify my capabilities, strengths, and
drawbacks in the context of the skills of the leadership. It could support to accomplish the short
term as well as long term. It could also be imperative for declining my weakness and make liable
for being a successful leader in the organization (Lopez-Cabrales, Bornay-Barrachina, & Diaz-
Fernandez, 2017). I practiced Whittman GROW model for eliminating the weakness in the least
time.
Goal setting (G):
Firstly, I determined both long-term and short term goal that supports to work in one direction
and reach a reliable conclusion. In the next 6 months, our team will be work on one goal that I
have made on behalf of the situation. I also try to expand my team in the upcoming 6 months by
increasing the member of people in the group. It could be effective for completing the task in less
time and cost. In this stage, I would also be responsible for increasing the capability of a group
member. A team member could also be accountable in making the customer relationship
management and public relations, and promotion of the specified good and services (Foti,
Hansbrough, Epitropaki, & Coyle, 2017).
Reality (R):
I direct to 15 individuals in one group for meeting the aim and objectives. It also supports to
make a reliable decision. I realized that the communication department of the organization is
new and accountabilities of each member are different that could create conflict in the working
place as it could directly impact on the overall outcome. Hence, I was accountable for informing

each employee towards their goal and increase the possibilities of getting a higher outcome. It is
evaluated that my group member has accomplished their goal that targeted in the last 24 weeks,
therefore, I made planned to enhance the ability of workforces. My mentors, as well as my group
members, always taught me whether I was wrong that was effective for improving my leadership
skills (Lloyd, Clegg, & Crouch, 2015).
Obstacles (O):
The primary aim of this issue is to evaluate leadership competition for promoting the roles of
leadership in the working place. An individual who is hired in the organization could have many
skills hence I am consistently focused on their performance for improving the productivity of the
firm. It could also improve my performance. The communication department could be affected
by small mistake on an individual hence I always concentrate on each employee of the
organization as it facilitates to decline the negative or misunderstanding issues from the group. I
also directly communicate with all members towards their allocated work and decline the lack of
clarity issues form the working place (Kelly, 2014). It could be effective in obtaining a reliable
outcome. I also observed that my styles of leadership are effective in making a reliable decision
in the context of the organizational issue.
The way forward (W)
It is also an imperative step of GROW approach that is practiced to improve leadership skills.
This step support in determine methods for solving issues related to the stated obstacles. It is
evaluated that the organization might ensure the team which has required for ensuring the best
methods. As per the current performance, I observed that my team members will accomplish
150% of target. It is also examined that the successful leader could account for the growth of any
team. It is also examined that the organization would also offer an opportunity to the diverse

department so they could also be capable of improving their skills. I feel accountable for the
performance of my group and I would try to be the best performer in the organization. I used
different sources like online and offline sources for creating my own skills. It is also observed
that I would attend many workshops related to the leadership for a leading huge number of
consumers and meet aim and objectives of the organization without any conflict (Nonaka,
Hirose, & Takeda, 2016). It is also examined that the different workshops could lead to me for
improving my skills and capabilities. It is evaluated that the competition in the company is
worried, I also found that as it is only my performance, which could support to overcome the
obstacles of the firm. For improving the performance of my team, I improved my capabilities
and reach a reliable conclusion. I obtain the feedback of my mentor and colleagues for improving
my weakness as it possible by collecting the feedback of my seniors. It would also support me to
increase the competition level and improving the opportunities of getting leadership in the
upcoming period. I am also accountable for evaluating each process of the communication
department for sustaining their business (Nonaka, Hirose, & Takeda, 2016).
I also talk to the marketing and PR department management and comprehend their works for
accomplishing the aim and objectives of the research issue. Hence, I have determined many
objectives for my group member, With respect to the attainment of those objectives, on behalf of
the plan of leadership development, I will consistently work on improving my performance
(Koryak, et al., 2015). Apart from this, I also performed many activities in the organization
named establishing a culture of openness and transparency of communication, motivate my team
to consistently starving my performance, and make the boundaries for each department. I also
read many articles, books that are associated with leadership for improving my skills and work
effectively. I decided 2 years of the time period for declining my emotional intelligence and

thought process, it could also be possible by attending many workshops of leadership, and trait
method, and self-control method in improving my weakness and support to being a successful
leader in the upcoming period (Obolensky, 2017).
Conclusion
With respect to the above interpretation, it can be summarized that the leadership is effective for
meeting any goal and objectives in an effective manner. The leadership is the capability to lead,
inspire, guide, direct, and control the member at the time of working in the same team and
support to meet the goal of the firm. The leadership skills could be determined the performance,
followers, and personality of an individual. It can also be summarized that successful leads have
many accountabilities towards the growth of the team. This course was effective for me as it
facilitates to improve my weakness and leadership skills that lead to sustaining my position in
the marketplace in the upcoming period. This report also leads to deeply evaluate the capabilities
of a leader towards the attainment of the organizational task. I also found that a leader could be
accountable for many responsibilities that could be quite difficult but the implication of new tool
and technology could support to positive responses.

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