MSc Management: Personal Effectiveness and Leadership Analysis

This report delves into the concept of personal effectiveness, exploring how individuals can achieve their goals through the development of skills and talents. It uses Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, as a case study to illustrate the practical application of personal effectiveness principles. The report examines Pichai's leadership qualities, including his communication skills, conflict resolution abilities, and time management strategies. It highlights how his personal effectiveness has contributed to his success and how these skills can be applied to one's own personal development. Furthermore, the report evaluates the importance of personal effectiveness in a competitive market, emphasizing the need for continuous self-improvement, understanding one's strengths and weaknesses, and developing skills such as communication, decision-making, and leadership. The report also discusses the impact of positive behavior, discipline, and the ability to manage stress in achieving goals. The report concludes with a focus on planning, goal setting, and the importance of adapting skills to be competitive in the market.

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PERSONAL
EFFECTIVENESS
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4

MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
Utilise the theories and framework relating to personal effectiveness that made Sundar Pichai
an effective global leader.............................................................................................................4
Evaluate personal effectiveness in the own personal development and how it can help in to be
successful in the competitive market..........................................................................................7
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Personal effectiveness is the inner ability of an person to achieve overall goals. Individual
should never stop learning and should keep on learning new things because if the person have
the knowledge then it will build the confidence of the individual infront of others Skills and
talent which a person have is also a part of personal effectiveness to achieve anything in life
proper strategy is very important and accordingly an individual has to perform. personal
effectiveness helps individual in developing confidence. It also helps individual to do proper
management of resources to achieve the object. if a work is done with full effectiveness then it
will save individual's time as well as energy because individual have the knowledgeable about
that work (Ahuja, 2018).
MAIN BODY
Utilise the theories and framework relating to personal effectiveness that made Sundar Pichai an
effective global leader.
Personal effectiveness is the capability of the person to achieve its target with the help of
skills and talents that an individual has. To achieve any goal in life, hard work plays an
important role. To achieve anything in life handwork is plays is an important factor. Sundar
Pichai was a kind of person who was very interested in learning new things which made him a
leader he was capable of making his own decision like what he has to achieve in life due to
which he was focused on this aim and not get distracted by anyone (Bhardwaj and Gupta, 2017).
He was very shy in his childhood but now he communicate with the audience at a larger
platform to guide them Sundar Pichai was capable of inventing new opportunities which is very
interesting. if individual have the talent of developing new things then individual can overcome
easily from the challenges and can achieve overall goals. If a person is self-awarded about what
individual wants to achieve then their way to success is very easy. Sundar Pichai was very
collaborative he knows how to collaborate with his team to achieve his goals as a CEO he has
many rights and duties which he has to perform in an organisation for that proper collaboration
with the team is very important so that organisation can achieve its goal. use of effective
communication is important to build a proper working environment in an organisation. Sundar
Pichai has maintained an effective working environment for the employees so that employees
can build their growth. Sundar Pichai is a down to earth person even though he is one of the

successful person he is not having an attitude towards others he treats everyone in a very friendly
manner which is a part of his personality development (Hemenover and Harbke, 2017).
Being a global leader is not easy an individual have to be very knowledgeable and smart to reach
that level. Individual's skills, behaviours and personal effectiveness is very important to achieve
that level.
Sundar Pichai has all these qualities due to which he has become a successful global leader. skill
and behaviour of an individual helps the organisation to grow and it helps in the personality
development of the individual. Sundar Pichai as a global leader has the deep knowledge and
skills which makes him the leader he of the organisation personal effectiveness of a person
helps to achieve the target with full efficiency it helps in the growth of the person. If an
individual is not doing its work with full efficiency, then Individual would not be able to achieve
its goal effectively negative impact of skills and behaviour of the team leader will affect the
growth of the organisation if Sundar Pichai have taken the unnecessary advantage of its rights
personal effectiveness plays an important role to achieve the target.
Sundar Pichai has achieved its target with his personal effectiveness which helps him to become
successful person in life and become a motivator for the other people now people follow him so
that they can achieve success like he has achieved in life. People who wants to become like
Sunder Pichai is planning their strategies according to the work he has done and wants to achieve
success like him then an individual should focus on the area where improvement is requred. (Jha,
2018).
The positive elements of skills and behaviours which Sundar Pichai has are communication
skills, conflicts resolution, time management, self-improvement etc. these are the inbuilt personal
skills which Sundar Pichai have if an individual is good in communication then it helps the
individual to interact with other people easily. Sundar Pichai has the ability to interact with
people and gain knowledge which will help in the overall development. As a leader Sundar
Pichai has to resolve the conflicts in the organisation so that the proper management system can
take place this is also a part of behaviours and skills which Sundar Pichai have. Time
management is very important to maintain individual's balance between personal life and
professional life but how to do it is also very important. Sundar Pichai has developed the time
management skill so that he can maintain his balance in life without getting himself in any loss.
if individual have proper skills and knowledge then individual can improve many things in life

and can do great in whatever an individual wants to achieve also it will help in the self-
improvement of an individual so that individual can manage his team members also. Sundar
Pichai has self-improved himself as he was very shy in nature in childhood but now he is global
leader which shows he has self-improved himself (Jovanović, 2019.). To lead in any organisation
patience is very important to achieve individual goals. To lead team members in an organisation
patience is very important a leader should not lose his patience he should guide his team
members in a very polite manner so that effective management process can take place. In an
organisation an individual should also maintain patience in his regular life so that the negative
image of an individual cannot be created. Management of stress is also very important to survive
in any organisation with the help of skills and behaviours stress can easily be managed as a CEO
Sundar Pichai has to deal with stress everyday but Sundar Pichai knows how to manage his stress
so that his work cannot get effective. skills and behaviour are the two important factor which
help Sundar Pichai to achieve its goal in life positive behaviour helps in maintaining proper
management system in the organisation so that healthy work environment can take place in the
organisation. The skills which the team leader have they should also try to develop that skill in
the team members so that their work can be improved and their growth can be developed in the
organisation proper management comes from the skilled manager. His behaviour towards its
team members shows how capable a manger is Sundar Pichai has guided his team member in a
right direction which is the reason for the success (Lee, 2018).
To become a successful leader an individual should be polite with this team members and should
not take unnecessary advantage of the skills which an individual have. if Sundar Pichai will show
negative behaviour to its team members then it will affect the growth of the organisation. an
effective team leader should always maintain discipline in the organisation so that its target can
be achieved properly. negative impact of skills and behaviour of the team leader will affect the
growth of the organisation if Sundar Pichai have taken the unnecessary advantage of its rights
then he would have not been there where he is today. because positive behaviours comes from
soul if individual have achieved something in life then they should guide the other people also to
achieve it because guiding other will improve individual skills and develop individual positive
behaviour in front of other. if individual misguide the other people who wants to achieve
something in their life then individual is misguiding their ethics. Sundar Pichai created a good
image not only in front of his team members but also in front of society so that people can

appraise him for the good work with he has done in life. Sundar Pichai has never taken
advantage of the right which sunder pichai have because he has achieved his success through his
hard work. This part of report shows how the personal effectiveness helps individual in
developing skills as the global leader and how personal effectiveness helps in achieving the
desired goals and objectives set by the individual. Personal effectiveness is related with the
development of skills and knowledge in order to prepare for the employability opportunities in
the current scenario as this report consists example of the Sundar Pichai who made his way in the
Google and his skills and knowledge helped him in achieving his goals and objectives and this
part helps in explaining how the personal effectiveness can help the individual in their
development and help in achieving their goals and objectives. Personal effectiveness depends on
the individual planning which includes the setting the goals and objectives for long-term and
short term and planning. The path to achieve the goals and helps in preparing for the future
opportunities and problems faced by the individual during the course of achieving the goals (Lin,
Huang and Ko, 2020). Personal effectiveness also affects the personality of the individual and
helps in making the improvement in the personality of the individual. It helps individual in
understanding their strengths and weaknesses which helps individual in focusing on their weak
points and helps in formulating and implementing the plan to overcome the weakness.
Evaluate personal effectiveness in the own personal development and how it can help in to be
successful in the competitive market
Personal effectiveness focuses on the development of the individual by setting the goals
and objectives and preparing the plan in order to develop the skills and knowledge in the course
of time set by the individual. Personal effectiveness helps individual in understanding their
strengths and weaknesses and what changes should be made by the individual in order to develop
own skill and knowledge to be competitive in the market and to prepare for the employability
opportunities in the current scenario as it helps individual to focus on developing the different
skills such as communication, decision-making, leadership skills etc. These skills are one of the
common skills needed by every organisation manager in order to be effective and efficient and
these skills helps individual in preparing for the future scenario and also helps in delivering the
quality performance for the organisation. Personal effectiveness also depends on the scope of
improvement in the individual and how much individual is focused on achieving its goals and
objectives. There are different skills which is needed by the organisation and personal

effectiveness helps in determining skills which can be helpful to the individual in the long-term
and plays vital role in achieving their goals and objectives. In my opinion personal effectiveness
helps me in determining the skills and knowledge for my development and this can be possible
by developing the personal development plan which helps me in developing the skills in the time
frame and the need of the skill in the future and also helps in analysing the need of the skill and
how it can be developed. Personal development plan will help me in planning the goals and
objectives and achieving those goals in particular time frame and helps in planning the steps to
achieve the goals.
The personal development plan of my goals is mentioned below:
Basis Strategies Analysis of skills Time period
Communications My communication
skill is improved by
reading newspapers or
by reading the books
and by focusing on
improving the
vocabulary and
communicating with
the people and taking
feedback from them.
Used in the day to day
task and important for
delivering the opinion.
3 months
Research My research skill can
be improved by writing
the research papers and
focus on writing the
blogs and on the issues
and focuses on research
by using the primary
and secondary data.
Used for analysing the
market and important in
formulation of strategy
for organisation.
6 months
Decision-making Decision making skill
of mine can be
improved by making
Important for delivering
the better performance
of employees in
14 months

the decision in team
after analysing all the
factors and making the
decision to bring
effectiveness and
efficiency.
organisation.
Leadership Leadership skill of
mine can be improved
by leading the team in
the organisation and
working effectively and
efficiently towards
achieving the goals and
utilising the resources
effectively.
Helps in leading the
team effectively and
efficiently.
18 months
Analytical My analytical skills can
be developed by
understanding the
market and analysing
the current scenario of
the market and also
understanding the facts
and figures.
Important for analysing
the competitors strategy
and its position in the
market and focuses on
making effective
changes in the
organisation.
12 months
Above personal development plan helps me in developing the skills which leads to achieving the
personal effectiveness as these skills will help me in preparing for the current scenario of the
market and helps me in being competitive in the market and makes me a better individual for the
employability opportunities and it also helps me measuring my progress.
Personal effectiveness can be achieved by formulating and implementing the personal
development plan as I have mentioned the personal development plan which is the great example
to achieve the personal effectiveness there are different principle of personal effectiveness which

can be used by me in order to be effective and efficient. The first principle states about accepting
the responsibility as it helps me in understanding that effectiveness can be measured on the basis
of taking the responsibility as it helps me in developing the leadership skills and also helps me in
understanding that responsibility should be taken accordingly and focuses on completing the
responsibility as it helps me in preparing for facing the threats and prepares for completing the
task effectively and efficiently. The second principle states about the success as it helps in
measuring the success in the organisation and it helps me in determining my goals and objectives
and helps in measuring the effectiveness and efficiency in achieving the goals. Success comes
when individual works hard towards achieving the goals and this helps me in understanding that
with the success comes effectiveness in my personality and this helps me developing my skills
and knowledge and affects my overall development. The third principle explains about
developing the system as it helps me in developing and understanding the working system of the
organisation and making changes in the system for the effective and efficient working as it helps
me in gaining the personal effectiveness. Personal effectiveness helps in understanding the points
which can help individual in its own development and also focuses on the development of skill
and knowledge in the individual. Personal effectiveness helps me in developing the skills to be
competitive in the market and helps me in developing the skills which is required in the current
scenario of the market. Personal effectiveness helps me in developing the personality and attitude
towards the goals and objectives which can help me in delivering the performance by which I
can contribute in the performance of the organisation and growth of the organisation. Personal
effectiveness is also connected with the individual performance by which it can bring the
profitability and productivity in the organisation as it helps me in understanding the impact of
performance on the productivity and profitability of the organisation and it helps me in preparing
the base for my performance and helps in delivering the effective performance. Personal
effectiveness focuses on the effectiveness of the system as it helps me in understanding the
importance of the system and how system affects my performance in achieving the goals and
objectives. Personal effectiveness helps me in boosting my morale as the better performance
plays vital role in the performance and through analysing my performance it can help me in
boosting morale and helps me in delivering the better performance. Personal effectiveness helps
in setting the goals and objectives for today and tomorrow as it helps me in setting the goals and
objectives by analysing the current scenario. Every individual focuses on developing the skills

and knowledge which can help them in reaching to the new heights and makes suitable for the
employability opportunities as personal effectiveness determines the individual effectiveness and
efficiency in the work and personal effectiveness can be easily achieved by using the personal
development plan or by proposing the desired skills and objectives needed by individual for their
own development.
CONCLUSION
This report concludes about the importance of personal effectiveness in the development
of the individual and how personal effectiveness motivates and encourages individual in
developing the skills and knowledge to prepare for the employability opportunities and for the
self-development. Personal effectiveness is explained as the effectiveness and efficiency in the
individual's work and how individual can achieve the personal effectiveness. This report
concludes about the factors which influences the personal effectiveness and also the effects of
personal effectiveness on the individual morale. This report gives information about the Sundar
Pichai and how personal effectiveness played crucial role in delivering the quality performance
which affected the Google profitability and productivity. Personal effectiveness in the individual
is achieved by implementing different strategies and by developing personal development plan as
this plan helps individual in understanding the need of the skills and identifying the process to
achieve the skills and also setting the time frame in which the skills should be achieved by
individual. Every individual focus on the development of own skills and knowledge as it helps in
individual in achieving the goals and objectives and it also make impact on the personality of the
individual. Personal effectiveness gives upper hand against the other individual in the market and
it creates competition among them and in the current scenario of the market organisation focuses
on acquiring the individuals which have appropriate skills and knowledge according to the need
of the organisation. Personal effectiveness is the key for individual to achieve the goals and
objectives for personal development.

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