Report: Developing Self Leadership Skills in a Personal Portfolio

This report presents a personal portfolio focused on self-leadership skills development. It begins with an introduction highlighting the importance of personal portfolios for showcasing skills and experiences. The report includes a literature summary on self-leadership, a skills assessment with current and required scores, and a SWOT analysis identifying strengths (communication), weaknesses (mentoring), opportunities, and threats. A questionnaire was used to gather feedback on skills, with findings revealing the need for improvement in mentoring, self-motivation, and time management. The report then utilizes the STAR L system to reflect on strengths and areas for improvement, providing a detailed action plan with SMART goals to enhance skills and foster career growth. The conclusion summarizes the key findings and emphasizes the importance of continuous self-development. References are also included.

PERSONAL PORTFOLIO

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Literature summary based on self leadership skills.....................................................................3
Current level of self leadership skill development......................................................................4
Strength and area for improvement............................................................................................10
Action plan.................................................................................................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
The aim of this report it to improve or develop the right skills with the help of action
plan. Portfolio is collection of materials that represent personal skills, beliefs, education,
experiences, qualifications and training. Personal portfolio is the best way for individual to
display samples of their performance, completed task, details about themselves and better
explain current skills that they have. It is evidentiary document designed to cater better
information about themselves, personal portfolio is used to organize, work samples, plan and
document skills. This portfolio serve as proof of personal abilities, potential and skills in future
that help in developing better personal as well as professional career. It helps to cater the
complete picture of person's achievements and abilities. Personal portfolio shows past or current
work and experiences that individual has when they work in large organization.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the methods for developing skills and improve
the current ones effectively. The goal of this report is to define strength and weakness through
self development tools, that will be improved for further career growth. This study explains
literature summary based on self leadership skills, current level of skills incorporating 3600
feedback and justifies the area of strength as well as areas for improvement. Furthermore, this
report clarifies the action plan that identify all activities essential to achieve SMART goal. In
simple words, study aim is to analyse skills, strength and areas for improvement throughout
developing the best action plan for ability development.
Literature summary based on self leadership skills
As per view of Guinote, (2017) leadership refer to the ability that influence people
seeking to get work done properly. Self leadership is the power to consciously motivate
behaviour and thoughts of person as results achieve personal goals and objectives. Every person
posses self leadership skills that they can use while working as employee in multinational
organization. It means having developed sense of what individual can do, who they are and
where they are going coupled with skill to influence its emotions, communication & behaviour
on way to getting there. People with self leadership skills set personal targets and take their own
decisions without any discussion with others. This ability is typical of top managers, mentors,
entrepreneurs etc. it helps to strengthen confidence level much better than before. Individual self
leadership abilities when the foresight, choices on their own and makes appropriate decisions &

exhibits dedication towards achieving personal goals. It is quite beneficial for person as it help
make them great seld leaders.
On the other hand, Freeman & Tonkin, (2019) stated that self leadership skills develop
self-confidence and enhanced abilities for taking own decision, but it is to risk for person. Along
with benefits, self leadership ability have some drawbacks that affect individual performance and
the way they work on specific task. It takes long time to make decision that might be good or not
while using in process of achieving specific goal & objective. Decisions sometimes taken in
effective way, which can be disadvantage of self leadership skills according to the author.
Current level of self leadership skill development
Score table-
Skills Current scores Required scores Degree of skills
Leadership skills 5 10 Low
Communication
skills
8 9 High
Motivational skills 4 10 Low
Time management
skills
6 10 Low
Decision making 8 10 High
Problems solving 5 10 Moderate
Self motivation 6 10 Low
Mentoring skills 6 10 Low
SWOT analysis-
Strength-
Communication is one of the skill that every person had among themselves, it helps to
understand information quickly and affectively given by other, that might be written or form of
oral (Hargie, 2018). I can receive and provide information in written format to other people
effectively, it is one of my strength that I can use to communicate in personal as well as
professional career. I am able to communicate and share my own thoughts, wishes, ideas and

opinions that always been essential for survival. With the help of having effective
communication ability I was able to fosters trust with others, I was capable to listen attentively as
well as embrace different view point that helps other faith that I can make optimal decisions for
everyone in unit. As I serves as role model, this faith and trust of my people on me will extend to
my team, and they definitely feel as though they trust other people in group to fulfil their
accountabilities and duties.
Weakness-
At sometimes I cannot be able to give proper direction to other people around me, due to
lack of mentoring skills I cannot be able to lead a team and become successful leaders in the
future. It shows my weakness that impact on current and further work in professional and
personal career.
Opportunity-
By developing leadership, mentoring, self motivation, time management and other skills,
I will grab the opportunity to become successful leader in the future. Skills development give the
best chance to me, for developing my abilities. When I develop above skills it makes me able to
perform effectively and do my job much better than the other people.
Threat-
Lack of above skills render me more vulnerable to downsizing when firm in which I am
working needs to cut jobs. Increased workload is one of the threat that impact on my
performance negatively because lack of skills that required to work effectively.
Questionnaires-
 Do you think that I can communicate properly with different workers within
workplace?
◦ Yes
◦ No
 Do you agree, I can guide workers in workplace effectively?
◦ Agree
◦ Strongly agree
◦ Disagree
◦ Strongly disagree
◦ Neutral

 Do you think I am good motivation speaker?
◦ Yes
◦ No
 Do you agree, that I can complete different task in company within deadline?
◦ Agree
◦ Disagree
◦ Neutral
 Do you think, decisions taken by me are highly efficient as well as beneficial for
firm?
◦ Yes
◦ No
Theme 1-
Yes 28
No 2
Theme 2-
Agree 2

Strongly agree 3
Disagree 10
Strongly disagree 11
Neutral 4
Theme 3-
Yes 8
No 22

Theme 4-
Agree 4
Disagree 20
Neutral 6

Theme 5-
Yes 27
No 3
Findings-
According to the theme 1, it has been analysed that I can communicate with my co-
workers at workplace effectively. Out of 30, 28 respondents are in favour of above statement,

they think that can interact with my team members as well as other people in effective way
because it has strong communication skill. Along with this, out of 30, 11 respondents disagree
from statement 2, they think that I cannot be able to guide my team effectively, according to
them I have lack of mentoring skills that impact on my performance negatively, which I need to
improve for professional career growth. 22 respondents think that I am not a good motivational
speaker as they think that I have lack of self motivation skill. In additional with this, 20 peoples
are totally disagreed from statement 4, on the other hand 27 respondents are in favour of
statement mentioned in theme 5. They think decision taken by me is highly beneficial for
company. Overall findings, shows that I need to develop time management skills, self
motivational, mentoring and motivational skills because it is essential for my career. Without
mentoring skill, I cannot be able to encourage my team members to recognize their own
strengths. Lack of time management skills, decrease my work efficiency and increase threat of
losing job. Those workers who are able to manage their work on time, can grab the opportunity
to become leader which is not suitable for my career as it have to improve and develop my
abilities better than other staff member. Furthermore, respondents think that I have good
communication and decision-making skills that I am using effectively in my work, without lack
it.
Strength and area for improvement
After, identifying strengthen, weakness, opportunity and threat above, I need to reflect
areas of strength and limitations in specific situation. By using STAR L system I was able to
reflect my level of strength and identify areas which I would like to improve efficiently that
helps in similar situation that I faced. The situation, task, action and reflection is mentioned
below briefly.
Star L system-
Situation-
Globalization is one of the factor that affect current as well as further performance of
business in specific sector for longer. It increased demand of skilled workers required at
workplace who are able to contribute in competitive environment and help to gain competitive
benefits at the time of globalization. This work is undertaken as part of administrations subject in
which I have to perform effectively and give my 100 percent because I work as human resource
practitioner in organization. Situation is term in which experience of work occurred, decision

taken in above condition will impact on my further performance. So I have to handle the above
situation in effective manner, that provide positive results. It is very difficult to hire and recruit
skilled workforce within short period, I bring a lot of difficulties for me. I faced different
challenges, due to sudden demand for talented applicants from pool of talent. Globalization
affects business in several ways that might be good or bad, it contributes to increased high level
of competition among existing firm, where company demand for hiring more workers. Along
with this I have to managed existing work force as well as source new staff, that needs more
efforts and take a lot of time. Senior people are also facing the same situation, they also think
about who to handle it.
Task-
It is what was actually needed of me in above situation, my task is to fulfil the
requirement of company in globalization or competitive environment. Organization want to gain
competitive advantages with the help of hiring new people, it is quite beneficial for them as it
support to sustain business for longer period. I am working as recruitment specialist in firm, I am
responsible for recruiting and hiring new workers to work within company. Interviewing, testing
and screening potential applicants, it is my task while working in organization. I can handle the
situation when I can do my task according to the condition. Along with this, taking effective
decision, motivating existing workers at the time of globalization and leading team is also
considered as my task which I need to perform in context of above situation. I have to assure that
hiring procedure is running effectively, team work according to their job role and completing
their task on time or not. Changes occur when firm globalize their business or to gain
competitive advantages. The management of business will change the current work structure and
timing of work, which is not acceptable by many workers who are doing their job. My task to
consult with other workers to identify their needs and preferences.
Action-
It refers to steps that I personally took in response to above task. To hire new applicants
in company I have to make effective plan, after considering the demand of people, I have to take
better decision and communicate with other departments. I was able to communicate with other
people effectively because I have good communication skills. With the help of this ability I can
identify issues and requirement of business in globalization environment. I am able to improve
relationships with my team members, share ideas that enhance creativity and increase employee

engagement in procedure of achieving common goals. All these things happen because I am able
to communicate and interact with all the people. But due to lack of motivational skills, I cannot
be able to motivate my team in short period, I don't know how to motivate them as it affects
work of people. I can take hiring decision effectively and make final judgement based on that
current situation it reduced risk of developing barriers in way of handling the situation. With
communication skills I can interact with others effectively, but due to poor motivational skills I
am unable to motivate staff.
Reflect or result-
It refers to results of actions, how did my actions contribute to completion of task given
by authority. How did my actions affect final results of situations and other things mentioned in
this stage. As human resource practitioner, I build trust among team members effectively and
determine requirement of company in high competitive environment due to globalization. As
results in successful team building trust, that contribute to make strong team. Due to lack of time
management and motivational skills the outcomes is not satisfactory in context of above
situation. I take a lot of time while managing my work related to hire applicants and determine
the needs of administration, it effects business performance and productivity. Poor motivational
skills impact on my work, in which I cannot be able to motivate existing workers and inspire
them to work hard for gaining competitive benefits. My senior has good interpersonal skills that
they can use to handle the situation, at this time I feel very bad.
Planning/ Learning-
It refers to things person have learned from experience, from above analysis, it has been
identified that I had good communication skills and decision-making abilities. But on the other
side, I had learned from above experience that I had lack of motivational, time management and
leadership skills which I need to developed for handling the similar situation in my professional
career. At the time of making plan for recruiting people, I was able to communicate other people
but I cannot be able to take decision in context of which applicant is good for company, I am
taking a lot of time which is totally not acceptable in any way.
Action plan
After analysing the whole things, I have clearly determined the specific areas for
improvement. To improve skills or areas I need to develop SMART goal that helps to achieve
my personal aims and objectives. Action plan is one of the best and useful tool that I used to