Personal Effectiveness Report: Sundar Pichai's Leadership Skills

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of personal effectiveness, focusing on the leadership of Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google. It begins with an introduction to personal effectiveness, highlighting its importance in professional and personal development. The report then reviews a case study, outlining the skills and behaviors that have contributed to Pichai's global leadership success, including creativity, communication, and his application of situational, trait, and contingency leadership theories. Positive elements of his leadership are discussed, emphasizing preparation, organization, confidence, and management skills. The report also addresses negative elements, specifically managerial shortcomings related to addressing issues of sexual harassment within Google. Furthermore, the report includes a reflective statement, self-assessed development needs, and strategies for improving personal effectiveness. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, and references are provided to support the analysis. This report aims to identify areas for improvement and enhance personal effectiveness in an efficient manner.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
Case Study Review......................................................................................................................................3
Outline skills and behavior which have made Sundar Pichai a global effective leader............................3
Positive elements.....................................................................................................................................5
Negative Elements...................................................................................................................................6
Reflective Statement....................................................................................................................................7
Discuss self assessed development needs with regards of personal effectiveness....................................7
Discuss the strategies which need to adopt for addressing need of personal development with regards of
personal effectiveness..............................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................9
REFERNCES............................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Personal effectiveness is a branch related to self help movement which deals with the
concept related to success and goal achievement. It refers to the development of several skills as
well as potential which provide a scope in terms of growth and development in personal as well
as professional career. In general, personal effectiveness refers to gain success in career by
utilizing the skills, potential and talent. It is stated that personal effectiveness can be increase by
developing more skills and capabilities. For improving personal effectiveness, it is important to
develop strengths and work on weak points in order to gain exponential opportunities to gain
success in life (Cragg and Spurgeon, 2018). The crucial component for improving personal
effectiveness is to always engage in learning and development programs. It allows a person and
makes them capable enough to perform assigned task effectively at work place. By improving
personal skills & capabilities an individual can influence other in an impressive way. In current
competitive environment, it is important to keep focus on continuous development for keeping
oneself updated in order to gain success. The present report is based on personal effectiveness
which comprises a lot of skills, competencies which need to present in an individual in order to
enrich in career. It comprises qualities, skills of Sundar Pichai who is the Chief executive officer
of Google. Positive elements of personality, behavior of Sundar Pichai have been discussed in
the following report. Further, need of self assessment development for personal effectiveness and
strategies in order to improve own personal effectiveness have also been included in report.
Moreover, the report is based on identifying the areas of improvement for developing and
enhancing personal effectiveness in an efficient manner (Tasheva and Hillman, 2019).
Case Study Review
Outline skills and behavior which have made Sundar Pichai a global effective leader
It is analyzed that Sundar Pichai is well known personality who is CEO of Google. He is
known as great leader for his effective leadership style to provide guidance and support to
followers. It is stated that a leader needs to have certain skills and capabilities which allow them
to motivate work force in an efficient manner. In this regard, some necessary leadership theories
are mentioned as under:

Situational leadership theory: According to this leadership style, leaders take decision as
per the situation. They first analyze the situation in detailed manner and then take an appropriate
decision by considering maximum benefit of followers (Diebig, Poethke and Rowold, 2017).
There are no certain ways to deal with situation. It completely depends over circumstances and
decisions of leaders are highly affected with situation. It is analyzed that Sundar Pichai adopts
this theory as his decisions are highly influenced by situation. Here, he first analyzes the
situation effectively and then take necessary decision for further betterment. This theory is useful
when the leader take decision according to the situation they assess the situation in appropriate
manner, take decision by determining maximum benefit of followers. Therefore, this is totally
depend upon circumstances which the leader take decision that is helpful in conducting different
task in an appropriate manner it also helped the leader in performing different task in proper
manner during particular phase of time period.
Trait theory: According to this theory, there is requirement to present some traits in
leader. These traits make them different from others. Each and every leader has some trait which
help them in guiding, supporting as well as working with followers. Under this, trait of all the
successful and unsuccessful leaders are identified and further compare with potential leaders in
order to determine their potential and capabilities to lead effectively. It is stated that Sundar
Pichai is a great leader having several skills which make him a great personality and allows
leading employees in an effective manner (Langford, Dougall and Parkes, 2017). According to
this theory, there is a need of some traits. This kind of traits help in differentiates them from
another person. It is useful in guiding and providing support and working with followers during
particular phase of time period. It helped the leader in assessing and comparison with leader for
assessing capability to lead in an appropriate manner (Dahl Barber and Peltier, 2019).
Contingency leadership theory: It is based on the uncertainty as per which behavior of
leaders needs to influence with situation. According to this, there is no such leadership style
which is perfectly fit in all circumstances. So, there is requirement to prepare for the contingency
and take decisions accordingly. It is analyzed that Sundar Pichai is adopts this theory as his
behavior, decisions are highly affected with situation. He does not follow any predefined ways of
work rather take decisions as per the situation which helps him in dealing with contingency in an
efficient manner. It is assess that they adopt this theory because the decision is affected with the

situation. They do not follow any kind of predefined methods of work, taken decision according
to situation that assists in dealing with contingency in an appropriate way.
Skills:
Creativity: It is analyzed that creativity is important for a person for growing in
professional career. Creativity allows an individual to bring new and innovative idea in market
place (Owen, 2017). In present time, innovation has become a crucial aspect and necessary to
create a difference. Sundar pichai is highly creative as well as innovative person that is a reason
that he is able to manage such an immense giant Google in an efficient manner. According to
Pichai, the world is full with creative ideas thus it is important think about next level.
Communication Skills: Communication is important to interact with other individuals in
an efficient manner. Communication refers to the exchange of thoughts and opinion with each
other. Sundar Pichai is a great communicator thus able to manage such a renowned company and
large work force in an efficient manner. He has willingness to interact with diverse personality to
gain profound experience which allows him to perform a role of global leader in an efficient
manner.
Behavior
It is stated that Sundar Pichai is a great personality who has capability to inspire people in
an efficient manner. He is always ready to take the challenges and face obstacles in positive
manner. For a leader, it is vital to have higher level of confidence in order to put positive
influence over followers. In case of Pichai, his optimistic attitude differ him from other global
leader. It is analyzed that he is always ready to face the uncertainties effectively. Sundar Pichai
believes in putting the best efforts and never gives up in spite of facing numerous difficulties.
This behavior makes Pichai different & allows him to work as a global leader who has great
influence on followers (Nadeem, Khatoon and Farooq, 2017).
Positive elements
In leadership, skills and behavior are crucial components which are vital to perform role
and responsibilities of a leader effectively. Each and every leader has some predefined skills
which are helpful in performing their role in an efficient manner. Skills are impetrative for

performing different tasks to attain predefined objectives. In present scenario, Sundar Pichai is a
global leader having valuable expertise such as preparation and organization skills which
distinguish him from other leaders and allows him to perform role and responsibility as a global
leader in an effective way. He is working as a CEO of renowned company which required a lot
of preparation as well as organization. On daily basis, Pichai needs to prepare a lot of strategies
and policies. Also, need to assign task to team members so that they can perform their role in an
efficient manner. Without preparation, it is not possible to handle the operation of such a
multinational company. Here, Pichai is well versed with the concept of prioritizing and has the
capability to prioritize work in terms of achieving business objectives. In addition, confidence is
also an imperative skill for a leader. It is stated that leader needs to guide, support as well as
direct followers. First, they need to have adequate level of confidence so that they can inspire
followers to put efforts without thinking about the consequences.
A person needs to have the capability to handle situation in best possible way. Successful
experience put a positive influence on further process. Sundar Pichai is a global leader and
known for his expertise in the field of management. Effective management skills are important to
perform job in an efficient manner. Pichai has exponential leadership qualities which allow him
in terms of providing appropriate guidance, support to executives and professionals and also
assist him to form a successful link with others. It is analyzed that leadership skills, behavior of
Sundar Pichai put positive impact on a lot of individuals thus they consider him as their role
model. According to Pichai, it is important to become a better personality by having a strong self
perception which leads a person towards higher productivity (Sharma, 2016).
Further, Sundar Pichai has various good skills which made him capable enough to handle
different situations in an efficient manner. He has a lot of different skills which is essential to
gain better understanding about problems which are faced by staff members within company. In
addition, Pichai knows how to deal with the situation thus able to run company in an efficient
manner. He has good listening skills which assist him to listen the problems faced by staff
member and resolve those problems in timely manner. In addition to this, Sundar Pichai
possesses good technical skills so that able to manage the operations of Google in an effective
way. Technical skills are important in current time in terms of dealing with different issues and
evolve new, advance as well as innovative methods to perform different task in best possible

way. Moreover, Sundar Pichai is a great leader and has necessary intellectual capabilities to
execute and run board meeting in correct manner. Therefore, Sundar Pichai has a lot of positive
skills and behavior which are considered crucial in terms of performing different roles &
responsibilities as a leader in significant manner.
Negative Elements
It is analyzed that sometimes some negative elements also associated with the behavior of
leader which put adverse impact over their overall performance. Negative elements put adverse
impact of behavior and overall personality thus needs to acknowledge in minimum period of
time (Caldwell and Hayes, 2016). It is important to analyze the negative elements in timely
manner and make necessary improvements in those elements for improving performance in
future period of time. There are also some negative elements associated with skill set and
behavior of Sundar Pichai. There are some unethical and unreasonable decisions are taken by
him which put affect on overall company significantly. Here, the biggest negative element which
is associated with Sunadar Pichai is in terms of his managerial capability. It is analyzed that
Google has addressed some cases of sexual assault and other inappropriate activities which affect
the existing reputation of organization in negative manner. The case of sexual harassment within
company was not addressed in timely and correct manner. If, Pichai addressed the case in timely
manner then the situation could be handled in better manner. Due to lack of administration and
organizational management the employees did not receive proper support to deal with the
trauma, they were facing within company. This shows lack of management capabilities of
Sundar Pichai due to which he is not able to maintain supportive and fair environment at work
place. This incident put negative impact over reputation of Sundar Pichai as a Global leader.
Employees told that they feel negative and neutral about the way in which Pichai leads the
organization. Therefore, a lot of negative elements associated with the skills and behavior of
Pichai which shows his in capabilities in terms of maintaining the better organizational culture.
So, it is important for a leader to analyze behavior in different intervals in order to make further
improvements (Voronina, Kungurova and Slizkova, 2018).

Reflective Statement
Discuss self assessed development needs with regards of personal effectiveness
Self assessment is really important in terms of identifying own skills and capabilities
which makes a person different from others. In current competitive environment, it is vital to
gain certain skills which make an individual different from other competitors. In the present job
market, it is not easy to get a good job. A person needs to strive a lot for getting a good job. So,
there is requirement of self assessment on regular basis so that a person get to know about own
strengths and weak points (Leroy, 2020). By utilizing the personal strengths, it is possible for an
individual to attain milestones. But, it is also imperative to identify such areas in which one is
lacking. It provides the scope of improvement for getting success in future period of time. Self
assessment has direct link with personal effectiveness. A self aware persona is well known with
own skills, capabilities and talent thus able to enhance personal effectiveness by utilizing those
skills, talent in an efficient manner. Now, self assessment is also important to gain familiarity
with opportunities which are available in market and will help a person in terms of getting
growth and success in future period of time. By self assessment, an individual gets to know about
the areas of self improvement which will help in getting opportunities of career enrichment in
future period of time.
I analyzed that there is requirement of self assessment which will assist me in terms of
analyzing my own skills and capabilities. With this, I will be able to identify the areas in which I
am better than others along with the areas in which I am lacking. By this way, I will have the
scope to make further improvement in my own performance. It will help me to get better growth
opportunities in terms of better job. It is stated that personal swot analysis is a crucial tool which
is used by a person to analyze own capabilities as well as weak areas. In current competitive
environment, it is imperative to undertake personal SWOT analysis which will assist a person in
detailed self analysis. It also helps to identify opportunities of future growth and success. Self
assessment is really important in terms of identifying own skills and capabilities which makes a
person different from others. In current competitive environment, it is vital to gain certain skills
which make an individual different from other competitors. In the present job market, it is not
easy to get a good job. A person needs to strive a lot for getting a good job. So, there is
requirement of self assessment on regular basis so that a person get to know about own strengths

and weak points. For this purpose, I have taken personal SWOT analysis which is mentioned as
under:
Strengths Weakness
 I analyzed that I posse’s
communication skills which are
important in current time to get as well
as progress in job. By having good
communication skills I am able to
interact with other people in an
impressive way which will lead my
career towards great height.
 I am also good in managing task which
shows my good management skills.
With this skill, I am able to manage the
entire necessary task in an effective
way.
 With self assessment, I realized that I
am lacking in leadership skill which are
vital to lead as well guide team mates in
an efficient manner. Without this skill,
I found it difficult to maintain effective
coordination and collaboration within
team.
 I am also lacking in time management
due to which sometime not able to
deliver adequate results. Lack of time
management creates constrains in terms
of meeting deadlines at work place.
Opportunities Threats
 In present time, there is higher demand
of technical knowhow so I am working
on my technical skills which will
provide me opportunities to bring
innovation which is the need of current
time.
There is threat to me with continuous evolution
and development in technology. Also,
development in technology creates threat of lay
off from job and it also leads change in current
working practices.
Discuss the strategies which need to adopt for addressing need of personal development with
regards of personal effectiveness
There is different kind of strategies and tactics that need to adopt for addressing personal
improvement in respect of personal effectiveness. Therefore, there are different kinds of
strategies that are going to be mentioned below:

Setting goal the first and foremost strategy for personal development is to set goal as
well as objective. It is necessary to analyze the team required to achieve and then they adopt as a
benchmark and measure success. Thus, it is necessary to set goal that assists in performing
different function in an appropriate manner. It is important to have a goal that must be specific,
measurable, achievable, and realistic as well as time base.
Write it down performance administration system is useful in review the performance
that can assist in keeping track for person improvement target. And, it is necessary for personal
development to make a strategy of write it down in order to perform different function in an
appropriate manner.
Do what works for you: If you perform the work in several ways before it help in
improving then adopt the tactics again. Therefore, it is necessary for the individual person to
perform the work in order to execute different things in proper way. It is also useful in achieving
goal in proper manner.
Start small it is necessary for individual person to make better communicator during
particular phase of time period. In addition to this, it is necessary to reach small as well as
achievable for improvement objective, empower as well as encourages continuing. Therefore, it
is helpful in achieving ultimate goal and objectives in timely manner in future period of time.
Improving existing skills when it is talking about the self improvement, the individual
person concentrate on increasing their skill on learning something innovative. But something that
I want to determine is increasing something that have already superior ad besides addressing the
weakness. In addition to this, main focus is on increasing the existing skill by strengthening it
and the benefit is to perform the business in an appropriate manner.
Learn from failure try to take something from personal encounter that possess. The
individual person comes across or around daily routine that help in teaching something that can
apply in own life. At simplest level the customer focus is on receiving services in an appropriate
manner and they can learn from failure in order to achieve success in future period of time.

Prioritize for personal development it is necessary to spend time alone in order to
develop personality during particular phase of time period. Therefore, it is important to develop
in proper manner in order to build career in future time period.
Therefore, it is analyzed that there are different kind of strategies and tactics that need to
adopt for addressing personal improvement in respect of personal effectiveness.
CONCLUSION
On the basis of above given assignment, it is assess that personal effectiveness is a branch
related to self help movement which deals with the concept related to success and goal
achievement. It refers to the development of several skills as well as potential which provide a
scope in terms of growth and development in personal as well as professional career. In general,
personal effectiveness refers to gain success in career by utilizing the skills, potential and talent.
It is stated that personal effectiveness can be increase by developing more skills and capabilities.
For improving personal effectiveness, it is important to develop strengths and work on weak
points in order to gain exponential opportunities to gain success in life. Further, need of self
assessment development for personal effectiveness and strategies in order to improve own
personal effectiveness have also been included in report. Moreover, the report is based on
identifying the areas of improvement for developing and enhancing personal effectiveness in an
efficient manner

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