Leadership Report: Understanding Self and Others for HR Managers

This report, designed for HR managers, explores the critical importance of self-awareness and its impact on leadership. The document delves into the development of essential core skills, specifically focusing on time management, public speaking, and research and information finding. It provides a detailed analysis of these skills, including their significance, current competence levels, and potential future benefits, supported by reflective insights and practical examples. The report also incorporates a personal development plan to outline strategies for improvement and achieving professional goals. The analysis includes self-assessment and feedback from peers, demonstrating the importance of understanding oneself and one's impact on others within an organizational context. The report concludes with a discussion of how these skills contribute to effective leadership and the overall success of an HR manager.

UNDERSTANDING SELF
AND OTHERS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................................................3
Core skills to develop..................................................................................................................3
Strength and weakness................................................................................................................8
Personal development plan ........................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
In order to lead at first need to understand ourselves and our impact on others. Effective leaders are
always self aware and having capacity to guide others. Some core skills which are needed for
manager role makes importance in the organisation. This file will include core skills of human
resource manager and the skills are time management, public speaking, researching and information
finding, negotiation. Strength and weakness and personal development plan for achieve the targets
and learn something new.
MAIN BODY
Core skills to develop
What is the core skill to develop?
Time management is the important skill in the organisation and it important to be aware of about
this skill and develop this skill(Liang and et.al.,2015).
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
As an HR manager, I developed this skill through Kolb's learning model. Through this model I
observe the things, make plan and implement that plan with applying different theories. It is the
process of planning and balancing the task which are given in the organisation. Time
management relates to production department in the organisation. If someone demands for bulk
in the products and if there is no time management in the organisation then the organisation have
not able to produce the products on time and the delivery will be late so time management is
important for increase the efficiency of the organisation. Good time management allows me to
complete the task in limited time period(Ansyari, 2015). This skill is required to aware of because
whole organisation depends on the process and process must be completed in fix time period so it
is required. I chose this skill because it is too important to learn.
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
Time management skills in me is very good and I am capable to lead the other people in the
organisation. My time management skill is good. I work on the task with the highest priority and
in a short period. I find myself dealing with interruptions. I also take feedback from others
regarding my time management skill and maximum answers is in my favour. I m strict about

deadlines so I manage the work of other employees because it makes an organisation profitable. I
am capable to give answer of someone question and manage the task with cooperation and with
positive attitude. I am at good in this skills because my collogues and peers said that to me that i
m good in time management at they always with me and support me(Hillson and Murray-
Webster, 2017)
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above?
Through the review and feedback of other people i am good in time managemnet. I have
compared the assessment of myself and other people also gives me reviews regarding my
management. Maximum people with me because they know I m only person in the organisation
who is capable t manage the time. That not means that I put burden on the employees for work
just because of doing work in limited time period. I manage the work with take care of all the
people in the organisation(Hillson and Murray-Webster, 2017).
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
Time management is the core skill which make importance in every organisation. It will help me
in the future because through it the organisation will capable to lead the market in the
competition world. Time-management is the best thing in the organisation and reward, bonus,
incentives all the things relates to it. Time management will help me to run the organisation
smoothly and in effectively manner. If I am capable to lead all the employees then my post will
definitely promote in the future and this thing will give me opportunities to make my future. If I
know that in future the company will give me promotions and appraisals for my work then
definitely I will work according to it in the organisation(Lewis and et.al., 2016). In future this
skill will give me opportunities to grown up at big level.

What is the core skill to develop?
Public speaking
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
Public speaking is an important part in the field of management. As an HR manager, I build this
skill in me because it is very important. Many times I have to face peoples and public in a
seminar, conferences and many other things. It is not easy to develop this skill in me because
stage fear is a common thing which found in every people. I developed this skill in me through
principle of plan ahead. Through this principle i have learnt that public speaking is an important
part which should have to face many times and if i am not developing this today then it effects
on my future so i developed this skill in me. Public speaking make my image in front of many
people. I chose this skill because it is useful skill to make my future and it will definitely help
me to develop. I chose to reflect on this skill because nowadays it is very useful skill and a
common man can not face the people.
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
I think that i am a good speaker and i can speak in front of public without fear. In many seminars
and workshops i face the people. It is the better opportunity to develop myself and self
development is better for any other. Through my peers and collogues i m a good public speaker
because my language attract the people for hear me and it is the big thing. Public speaking is an
art which has to develop to the every people because stage fear restricted you to develop in
every field. I am too good in this skill because my peers and my collogues say this to me that i
am a good speaker and everyone take interest to hear me(.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
My public speaking make me feel proud in front of other people because to manage the public
with language is not an easy task. I think it is the best skill to develop in the individual because it
helps to develop the strength. When there is talking about the public speaking or leading the
team then maximum people show interest in me because they know I m a good speaker and I
can manage the crowd with efficiency. Some people also think that i am not a good speaker but
maximum people think I am(Ansyari, 2015).

How might this skill help me in the future?
Public speaking skill will definitely help me in the future because it is my strength. Many people
in the corporate world are nervous of public speaking and it makes the opportunity for me to
develop myself in the competitive world. It makes me more comfortable with the organisation.
Through public speaking the communication and interaction increases. It helps me to know
myself and helps me to drive change. Public speaking is a quality of leadership and organisation
will promote the people who have this quality so i think in future i will promote on the basis of it
and do something well(Bates, Phalen and Moran, 2016). This skill will help me in the future
because there is only a few people who are good in speaking in front of public.
What is the core skill to develop?
Research and information finding is an important tool in the organisation. It is important to
aware about this and to be develop. Without this skill nothing is innovated in the organisation
and it will create conflicts(Ansyari,2015).
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
Research and information finding is the field of my interest and it is also an important skill
which have to develop in the people of organisation. I developed these skills on the basis of my
interest. It makes importance in the organisation because before deal with a plan, research is
important. Through research, we found everything about the organisation like brand image,
customer preferences, needs and wants etc. Self interest plays an important role in efficient work.
Through research found the information regarding particular needs and after that make plan for
the action and it will definitely help in the future. Research is the field of marketing but it is not
fixed that a marketing person can do research. Everyone who wants, they do research and it
makes them efficient. It is also an important skill to be develop because without research and
information nothing is to be develop in the organisation. To innovate the new product it is very
important tool(Ansyari, 2015).
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
I think i am good in research and information finding but not excellent because it is very tough
work to find the information regarding the product and services in the market. Competition is

increasing and day by day customers preferences change so it is not an easy task for me. I also
take feedback from my collogues and peers and I found that they are with me in a few counting
because I also know I am not much good in it(Cooley, 2017). The current position of me in this
skill is not too good and i know understand this thing because my peers say that i am a little good
in this skill and i have to develop this.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
It is the field of my interest but i identified that i am not good in research and finding
information. There is match between the perception of myself and other people. We both know
that I am little good in research and information finding. I have to develop this skill for future
because it can help me to develop myself in other field. It can also help me to achieve goals of
the organisation so it makes importance.
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
Research is a tool of build knowledge and learning. It can help me to increase my knowledge for
my future development. It also helps to know about the preferences of public and understand the
issues which faces by them. It is a way to support truth on the bases of the research because it
creates evidence. If i develop this skill in myself then it will help me in the future because i m a
HR manager and with having this skill of marketing person i am capable to do the work in both
manner and dual skills make an important role in today's world. It might be possible i will find
something extra from the organisation because this both skills are less founded in a person(Liang
and et.al.,2015).
What is the core skill to develop?
Negotiation is the core skill which have to develop in me and others. It is important for me
because it create major role in the organisation(Liang and et.al.,2015).
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
Negotiation refers to the adjustment between people. It is used by HR manager to solve
conflicts between people. As a HR manger i developed this skill through Kolb's learning style
model. In this I learned that how to tackle people and how to use negotiation in the

organisation. Through observing people and their motives, apply all the learning theories to
settlement between employees. It is important in the organisation because sometimes the
critical situation comes in the organisation. Sometimes employee demand for the incentives
and bonus but the organisation runs with loss and it is not possible to give incentives so i had
to done negotiation. It is important to make customer satisfy(Kang, Gray, and Dovidio, 2015).
It is important to aware of and develop this skill because it is the major skill which help to the
employees to stay in the organisation and through this skill conflicts are solved easily.
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
I am good in negotiation because it plays an important role in human resource management
and as a HR manager i have to develop this skill in me. I m good but sometimes it is critical
for me to solve conflicts between people. They demanded for the thing which i could not done
so sometimes employees felt dissatisfy. I found that i m not much good in this and i have lack
of this skill so i have to work on it. This skill is too much important in the organisation. In me
this skill is poor because i am not capable to negotiate the people every time and my peers say
this thing to me.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
There is match between perception of myself and others. In my opinion i am not much good in
negotiation. Every time it is not possible to negotiate the people. In opinion of other people i m
not much good in negotiation because my negotiation technique not worked at the time when
people needed it. It all happens just because that time the organisation was in loss. The opinion
of some people is good regarding my skill because i worked for them at that time. They are
satisfied with my negotiation skill because they understand the situation(Liang and
et.al.,2015).
How might this skill help me in the future?
Negotiation skill will help me to improve my capability. It is the skill which needed in
profession of HR. Negotiation skill helps to improve bottom line of the organisation. It helps to
customer and also to the employees. Negotiation skill built respect in front of people because it
is the skill which from the employees get satisfied. It can help me in the future to build a

different image in mind of employees. It will help the organisation with employee
engagement(Kang, Gray and Dovidio, 2015). Employee engagement creates competitive
advantage for the organisation so it will help me to achieve targets and improve my position
and image
Strength and weakness
Strength- Public speaking and time management skill are my strength. I m good in both of
it and they both skill help me to achieve the goals. It is my strength because i learned it from
different sources and applied on me. I manage the time in the organisation and manage the task in
low period. Public speaking is also my strength because it helps me to improve my image in the
public and through this i gain focus of people on me.
Weakness- Researching and information finding and negotiation are my weakness.
Research and information finding is field of my interest but after it i am weak in it. It is very
difficult task for me because it does not come in my profession and every day the customers make
change in their preferences. Negotiation is also my weakness because i am not good to negotiate
the people every time and not able to satisfy them all time(Hassenzahl,2018).
Personal development plan
Skills to be develop Activity Evidence Time
Time management Ribbon cutting,
counting minutes,
yesterdays activity
Bio metric machine,
peers, co workers
2 month
Researching and
information finding
Research games Feedback from
management,
recruitment of skilled
employees
2.5 month
Negotiation Conflict resolution
game
Employees of the
organisation and HR
team
1 month
Personal development plan made for the development of an individual on different criteria.
Through this skills the employees can develop themselves and i also can develop myself. I m good
in time management but after it i use time management skill to be develop. My weakness points like
negotiation and research and information gaining(Arnott and et.al., 2018). I have to work on it and
through personal development plan i will work on it. For time management i will conduct activity

like ribbon cutting, counting minutes etc. The evidence of it is bio metric system, peers and co
workers. For research and information gaining i will conduct activity of playing research games and
the evidence of this is feedback from others, recruitment of skilled employees etc. Negotiation
which is my weakness i will conduct the games like conflict resolution and the evidence of it is
employees. Time duration of this skill development plan is 1-3 month.
CONCLUSION
From the above study, it has been summarised that for the role of human resource manager
in the organisation the skills needed. Here the role of HR manager took the skills like time
management, negotiation, information gaining and research and public speaking. That all skills used
by the manager to develop himself. Profession or personal development plan made to develop the
skills of an individual, so that it made importance for the organisation.

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