Management Perspectives: Personal SWOT and Multiplex Fitment Analysis

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of a student's personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) in the context of their career aspirations within Multiplex, a global construction and engineering company. The report utilizes a personal SWOT analysis, incorporating feedback from peers and managers to provide a holistic view of the student's capabilities and areas for development. An MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) assessment is also included to further elucidate the student's personality traits and preferences. The report examines the importance of communication through conversations, emails, and corporate artifacts within the organization. Furthermore, the report assesses the student's fitment with Multiplex's culture, values, and the requirements of their role, culminating in a discussion of self-improvement strategies and continuous development plans to enhance their performance and career trajectory within the company. The report highlights the student's commitment to sustained growth, consistent learning, and overall development.

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Table of Content
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Importance of conversation, email and corporate artefacts..........................................................................3
Conversation at Multiplex....................................................................................................................................... 3
Emails.............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Artefact............................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Personal SWOT................................................................................................................................................................. 4
SWOT analysis- Self and Peer/ Manager Feedback....................................................................................... 5
Peer and Manager Feedback-SWOT Analysis.................................................................................................. 5
Fitment with Multiplex.................................................................................................................................................. 6
MBTI Analysis................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Discussion of Self -improvement for Continuous improvement...................................................................8
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
References........................................................................................................................................................................ 10

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Introduction
Multiplex as a company came into existence in the early 1962s, it is a world renowned
and one of the largest construction, engineering and an infrastructure company. At
present, Multiplex employees over 3750 people and is spread across India, Canada,
Europe and the Middle East (Bryan et. al., 2017). The USP of the company is its massive
and sturdy construction of High rise buildings, stadiums, high end residential
properties, education, health and civil infrastructure, which are turning the heads of
other developers across the globe. Few of the noteworthy projects of the company
include Wembley Stadium in London, Queen Elizabeth University in Glasgow and many
more(Chan & Martek, 2017).
(Source: Cottrell, 2015)
The assignment 2 is based on creation and analysis of a personal SWOT which then has
to be studied in context of the fitment with the organization, which I this case is
Multiplex. The report in order to give a comprehensive understanding of the personal
strengths would conduct an MBTI test to further substantiate the arguments in the
discussion part of the report. Other objectives of the report here is to include the use of
three naturally occurring data, assessment of self by peers, critical discussion of the
improvement plan, assessing the fitment in Multiplex organization.

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Importance of conversation, email and corporate artefacts
The section here will discuss how these three naturally occurring data can be used at its
optimum best to contribute to the organization and be a right fit for it.
Conversation at Multiplex
Multiplex is a global business organization, therefore conversation always holds a
paramount importance at the workplace. I have a role to play in the sales department at
the business organization, a department which has to engage with every other
department in the business organization. Thus, conversation is of prime importance to
my Job role. Conversation helps in better understanding the customers or the internal
stakeholders and keeping every person on the same page (Marlow et. al., 2016).
Conversation ensures that the goals of the organization are being communicated in an
effective manner to the employees in the business organization. Thus, for the
attainment of the organizational goals, conversations are really important. For instance,
whenever I go on a business meeting, my prime goal is to engage my client in the
conversation which would result in certain business for my company, leading to
achievement of the goals. Thus, it is highly advisable for one to engage in business
communication and conversation either in a documented or a verbal format, but the
conversation has to keep going smoothly
Emails
Email, is another form of communication or conversation in the business environment.
It is important for a person to really understand the importance and nuance of effective
email writing in order to communicate the message effectively. It becomes a difficult
task to have the right impact on the receiver in accordance to the intent of the message.
Email communication helps in documenting the conversation and serve as a good
source of remembrance in the future. I personally ensure that I mark email to my client

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post my meetings and discussion with them, this creates a top of the mind recall while
they are looking forward to make a purchase (Slager, 2015).
Artefact
Artefacts are also commonly called as the visible aspects of the organization. Artefact
was created by Schein who divided the culture on three distinct levels such as artefacts,
values and assumptions. I am of the opinion that artefacts of the organization helps in
showing the obvious elements of the organization, thus helping in recognition of the
company. Appreciation and usage of Artefacts helps in influencing the customers as it
provides them with assurance about the business organization (Shortt, 2015).
Personal SWOT
SWOT analysis is a strategic tool which is used by the business organization to ascertain
its strength and weakness in the industry. The model due to its simplicity can also be
extended to Personal lives of an individual, thus the section here will illustrate my
SWOT analysis:
Strength
 Strong verbal communication
skills.
 Cognitive understanding.
 Fast decision making.
 Good Persuasion Skills.
 Strong and confident personality.
 Fast learner
 Proficient usage of business
technology.
 Openness in communication.
Weakness
 Stage fear or public speaking.
 Conflict resolution
 Negotiation handling
 At times, less of a team player
and more of an individual
member.
 Lack or insufficient
understanding of Leadership
qualities.
 No work life balance
Opportunity
 Growth in the Infrastructure and
construction section.
 Multiplex look ahead to march
into new geographical
boundaries.
 Increasing salaries in the sector.
 Opening up of senior Position at
Multiplex.
 Opportunity to be a part of job
enlargement and job rotation at
Threats
 Need to develop my skill pertaining
to the sector and in sales.
 Increasing competition from Peers.
 Threat from the experienced
personal in the industry.

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Multiplex.
SWOT analysis- Self and Peer/ Manager Feedback
SWOT analysis gives a clear reflection on my strength and weakness which are internal
to me and can be worked upon. The opportunity and threat are external to my span of
control; therefore the efforts have to be in leveraging the opportunity and being
proactive to stay away from the threats.
For instance, as I see that my strength is in communication, I am better suited for the
role where I get valued for my communication skills, thus the job role of sales at
Multiplex is the right fit for me.
My weakness lies in my negotiation and public speaking, therefore I have to work upon
these weaknesses in order to justify my position at my business organization.
In terms of opportunity, Multiplex and other infra companies are growing and
expanding rapidly, this opens up new avenues for my growth in business organization.
The only threat which I see impacting me is the presence of experienced personal,
which have better understanding, knowledge and have a nuance of the market. Thus, I
have to keep working on brushing my existing skills and pick up the new skills to excel
at my job role at Multiplex.
Peer and Manager Feedback-SWOT Analysis
At Multiplex we have a culture and a system of 360 degree Performance management
system, under which we are assessed, evaluated and monitored round the year. The
assessment is taken from the team and the managers, and it gives an overall evaluation
of the employee.
My peers are of the opinion that I am a very hard working person who is committed to
the goals of the organization. However they are of the opinion that I lose track of time
while working on a project which creates a disruption in my personal life. They also say
that I am a very open person and have good relationship building skill, primarily due to
my open nature and an easy going attitude and also my communication skills. Another
weakness which my peers pointed was that I am more of an individual player, and I am
mostly concerned with the fulfilment of my own goals, rather than the team goals.

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Feedback of my managers is somewhat similar to that of my Peers. My managers too
think that I am a dedicated and committed employee who wants to learn everything at
once and get going. This does not prove beneficial for me every single time, and I miss
out on an opportunity due to this nature of mine, which is curious in nature.
Thus, analysing the feedback of the Peers and Managers in the next section I will discuss
about my fitment with Multiplex.
Fitment with Multiplex
Culture of Multiplex is dominated by three things:
 Professional excellence.
 Openness in communication
 Drive towards sustainability.
I, working in the capacity of a sales executive at Multiplex am always working hard to
perform with enhanced productivity in order to meet my goals. This definitely points
towards my efforts in the direction of attaining professional excellence, thus being a
right fit for the organization.
The culture of Multiplex is flat, and there is an open door policy in the workplace. This is
ably reciprocated by me, as I understand the importance of openness in communication
and pursue the same in all my business transaction. This goes on to reflect that I am in
alignment with the culture of the business organization.
As mentioned earlier in the SWOT analysis that I am a fast learner and I am always
yearning to learn and consume more knowledge from my professional development.
This is a harbinger towards my goal of sustainability, which is perfectly aligned with the
culture of the organization. Thus, keeping all the points in consideration, I am a perfect
fit for the organization as well the job role, however, I need to work towards my skill
development to give impetus to my organizational performance.

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MBTI Analysis
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or MBTI can be understood as an introspective self -report
questionnaire with the aim of identifying and indicating the differing psychological
preferences as to how people perceive the world around them and take their decisions
(Furnham, 2017). This will further help me in identifying the areas for personal and
professional development.
The figure above shows that my assessment of MBTI is INTP, which stands for Intuitive
(9%), Introvert (44%), Thinking (6%) and Perceiving (19%). I personally believe that
MBTI indicated the right personality traits for me. The same can be shown by examining
the personality traits:
 As indicated by my personality trait INTP people are very analytical and take
every decision based on careful calculations. I am also characterized by someone
who likes exploring the realms for success and be a master of skills.
 INTP people have the capability to become effective leaders in their journey,
something which I am aspiring for in the longer run.

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 The career to excel would be the one which involves usage of good
communication skill, thus again a perfect alignment with the indicator and
organization.
Thus, the MBTI further enunciated with my personal belief that I am on the right path in
my professional journey.
Discussion of Self -improvement for Continuous improvement
In my professional journey, I have created goals for myself, which also acts as my
learning for success. Those three elements of success in my professional life which I
always look up to while working towards self and continuous improvement are:
 Consistent Learning- One of my aim in my life is to never let the learning and
the knowledge stop even for one bit. Thus, with this aim I keep on consuming
knowledge related to the trends in my industry, I attend various industry forum
events and build my strong network who can contribute towards my learning. I
myself have enrolled myself into the leadership development program which
would help me in become one of the effective leaders and take my team and the
organization to the realms of success.
 Sustained Growth- Sustained growth is my second goal in life, which also
contributes towards my continuous improvement plan. Herein, my intention is
always to engage with my team mates, clients, Human resources and managers
to identify the lacunae in my personality. Identification of which helps me in
working towards bridging the gaps in my personality.
 Overall Development-I am a kind of person who wants to show improvement
and development at the entire front. Thus, I take a pledge to strike a work life
harmony and to focus on my entire personality development. I have taken
personality development programme at one of the organization to add on to the
competency which makes me an all- rounder individual.

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Conclusion
Self-reflection is one of the strongest attribute which helps the individual to delve
within himself and identify the traits, characteristic, behavioural understanding of
oneself. I have been working with Multiplex in the capacity of sales executive, and my
job role requires me to meet with a lot of people, and also to build relationship with
them. Both these qualities are inept in me as I understand the rationale of the above
mentioned qualities. I am of the opinion that a SWOT analysis helps in identifying the
strength and weakness of the individual and an individual by playing on their strength
can make the most of the opportunity provided to him.

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