Outcome of self-assessment quizzes
Leadership is a practice where an individual who is the leader guides a group of people towards a particular vision or goal. This report will critically analyse certain leadership tools of a leader based on some self-assessment quizzes. A summary of the strengths and weaknesses based on the leadership tool will be presented along with some information about the behaviour of the leader. A vision for the development as a leader has been presented, followed by certain developmental objectives and actions that would be needed for the achievement of those objectives. The mechanisms that are needed to get the feedback of the behaviour of the leader which are needed to keep a track on the progress of leadership qualities are indentified in this report. Furthermore, the strategies they would help in revising the plan I future is mentioned in this study. The report concluded with the recommendations from the supervisor which would help in making revisions in the plan.
Leadership is a practice which needs several characteristics on the part of the leader which they should possess to become a good leader. There are several leadership qualities which needs to be present in a leader which will help in the growth in the future. To develop my own leadership skills and to get a deep understanding of the qualities that are present within me which would help me to become a good and effective leader in the future, I have conducted certain self-assessment quizzes which have given me results and the understanding of the leadership qualities that I possess. There were three tools which have been highlighted the most in the quizzes are emotional intelligence, situational leadership and interpersonal communication. From the tests I have derived that the scores of emotional intelligence and situational leadership is comparatively higher than the interpersonal skills. The results from these test will help to determine the kind of leader that I want to be in the future and will be able to develop my skills accordingly.
McCleskey (2014) states that situational leaderships means that the leader would have a better understanding of the situation that the leader is in and will be able to respond to the situation in the right way. The leaders who have these characteristics are task-oriented and focus on solving the issues that are faced during the task and find the proper ways to overcome it. I have a high score in this section as I am able to handle every situation that comes my way. I am an individual who is able to stay calm in situations which have a lot of pressure and is able to derive the right ways in which I can overcome the problems that I am facing at the moment. I would be able to lead a group in a calm and composed manner if any hard situation arises and will be able to help them overcome it without much damage. I have derived this from several situations that have occurred in my life which have led me to believe that I am a situational leader and will be able to handle most situations.
Key strengths and weaknesses
Another attribute that I have derived from the quiz is emotional intelligence which is also comparatively high in my case. Antonova Ivanova (2016) defines emotional intelligence as the ability to understand the emotions of self as well as the emotion of others. Emotional intelligence helps the leader and the group to overcome the emotional challenges that are faced during any task that is being done by the group. I have high emotional intelligence according to the quiz which have helped me to understand that I have strong emotional capacity to overcome the challenges that would come my way. In my real life as well I have faced many situations which have put intense emotional pressure on me, however, I have not broken in those situations and have been able to face them with strong determination and also been able to help others in similar situations.
The final trait that have been derived from the test ins interpersonal skills in which I have received an average score which shows that even though I have good communication skills there are many other factors in communication which I have to rectify and overcome so that I may have a strong interpersonal communication skill which is very important in leadership. The drawbacks that I have in this attribute will have to be identified by me to get a better understanding of the attributes that needs to be changed by me. Communication skills needs to be very strong to develop myself an effective leader.
From the above quiz I have been able to determine the attributes that I would help me in my leadership qualities. However, in spite of the test there are many strengths and weaknesses that are possessed by me based on the attributes that have been derived in the test above. In situational leadership, my strength is that I am able to manage any situation that comes my way. I would be able to find the right resolution to any problem that would come my way and even the people whom I will be guiding. However, there is also a weakness that I have regarding situational leadership which is the lack of practical knowledge about the intensity and the kind of situations that would arise in an organisational setting. This lack of practical experience might make it hard for me to understand when any actual situation arise as I would not be proficient in handling the situation in the right way. In the emotional intelligence trait I have received a high score which meant that I am able to manage my emotional well-being for every situation that arises in any of the task that I would be doing. I am very emotionally stable in almost every situation and able to handle the intense pressure that comes with every situation. However, just like with the previous attribute, I have not faced any harsh situation which might require my high emotional stability. I have till now faced small pressures which I have been able to handle in the most efficient way. Facing an actual emotional situation would help me to understand the actual way that I would require to behave in the specific situation. Interpersonal communication have received an average score since my strength is that I am good in English language and is fluently able to communicate with other students and people in English language. However, my weakness is that I lack the multilingual skills that might be necessary in many situation. Moreover, there are often certain situations where I am not able to communicate the things that I want to do or say and that is a huge barrier in leadership.
Assessment of behavioral needs
Even though I have derived results from my quiz, I wanted to be sure that the results are correct and that the strengths and weaknesses that I have determined are present in actuality as well. To understand this I have engaged in conversations with my friends to understand their viewpoint regarding the same factors. They have also said that I have an ability to handle high pressure situation and they have seen me manage complex situation with ease several times. They feel that I would be able to stay emotionally calm and composed in almost all situations, however, the major drawback is that I am not able to communicate properly with other individuals regarding my own thought process and views and they often get ignored in this process. I would have to improve majorly upon my communication skills if I want to become an effective leader and succeed in managing a team in the proper way.
The most effective and ideal leadership vision will be to be a leader who will have visionary skills and can lead the organization through different phases in the achieving the future goals and objectives. In addition, the leader will be able to follow the most ethical approach in his decision making process.
- To become a better team man over becoming a team leader and to contribute in the team production hand in hand with the team members. This can be reflected in the average team production.
- To become a motivational leader over becoming an organizational leader. This can be judged by the team members about they are being motivated by the team leader what is its impact on their productivity.
- To become a leader who can lead the team in dealing with rough phases and who can maintain the effectiveness of the team members in the long term. This can also be assessed by the team members about the extent to which their skill sets are being enhanced.
- To become a manager who can manage the daily activities of the team along with having the ability of multitasking. Managerial skills of the leader will determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the team members and the team in whole.
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Objective: 1 |
Becoming a team man. Thus, involving in each and every team work extensively and contributing in team production (Dinh et al., 2014). |
Extent to which the team production is getting increased with the contribution of the team leader. Difference between the production of the team before and after the implementation (Antonakis & House, 2013). |
Tea leader can easily contribute in the team due to the reason that he will have all the information and knowledge about the team and he will have the idea about what to be done to improve the team performance. |
Involvement of the team leader in the teamwork will help him to have the idea about what the other team members are facing. Team leader will have the idea about what are the major challenges for the team and how they can be improved. |
Recommended time frame will be 3 months. This is due to the reason that 3 months will be enough to identify the potential challenges and barriers for the team. |
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Motivating the team members in enhancing their productivity will help to increase the employee retention and satisfaction (Parris & Peachey, 2013). Thus, the probability of emergence of issues among the team members will be less. |
It can be measured by determining the performance of the employees. In addition, the opinion of the team members regarding the extent to which they are motivated enough in working with the team will help in measuring (Reem, Kitsantas & Maddox, 2014). |
It is achievable due to the fact that performance of the team members will increase significantly if they are being motivated. Thus, the criteria of the team members should be effectively determined. |
Positive performance of the team is not only the major criteria but also their ratio of employee retention and the degree to which the team members are satisfied in working in the team. |
6 months will be recommended for it due to the reason that it will take time to enhance the performance of the team members by means of motivating them. |
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Enhancing the skill sets of the team members will help to enhance the team productivity (Morison & McMullan, 2013). |
It can be measured by means of determining the levels of skill set of the team members. Available sets of skill with the team members (Kearns et al., 2015). |
The objective of higher rate of team production will be achieved if the skills of the employees can be enhanced. Providence of training facilities will help to enhance the skill sets. |
Skill sets of the team members will determine their productivity. |
1 year will be required due to the fact that training and development programs take time to be fruitful. |
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An ideal leader should have proper managerial skills to manage the different factors associated with team working (Renzulli & D’Souza, 2014). |
The effectiveness of how the leader is dealing with the daily activities can be measured. |
It can be achieved if the leadership skills are well diversified and effective. |
Managerial skills of the leader will help in smooth operation of the team in daily basis. |
3 months are enough due to the reason that managerial skills of the leader will take some time to flourish. |
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For becoming a better team man and more contribution to the team, required resources will be self-assessment tool and handbooks of team working will further help. Self-assessment tool will help in evaluating the effectiveness of the leader about how they are contributing in the team. On the other hand, handbook of team working will help in providing guidance about how to improve the leadership skills. |
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Motivating the team members will require resources such as motivation theories and funds for meeting their requirement. There are number of motivational theory such as Maslow’s theory, which will help in evaluating the effectiveness of the leadership in motivating the team members. In addition, funds will also be required in providing the benefits and facilities to the team members that will further motivate them in working in the team. |
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Training and development program is important in enhancing the skill sets of the team members along with having the requirement of funds and trainers. Fund will be required for providing the infrastructure of training facilities. Proper trainer will help to enhance the skill sets of them. The more effective will be the training facilities, the more diversified will be the skill sets of the team members. |
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In order to gain managerial skills for dealing with the daily activities, resources including guidance materials, mentors and external training facilities will be required. This is due to the reason that guidance materials will be beneficial in assisting the leaders for enhancing their managerial skills. In addition, mentors will be able to guide about how to gain more skills and how to implement these skills in practical situation. External training facilities can be availed by the leader where they will be equipped with newer skills for their team. |
Some of the major feedback mechanism tools to be used by me in determining the effectiveness of my leadership skills are consulting with the team members, assistance with the mentors and using self-assessment tools (Prieto, 2013). Consulting with the team members will be the most effective feedback mechanism system due to the reason that team members are the one who will be directly influenced by the leadership approach. Hence, consulting and communicating with the team members will help in identifying the negative and positive areas in my leadership approach. Accordingly I can work on development. In addition, consulting with the team members can also enable in identifying the change in the business scenario and changing the leadership approach accordingly (Royle & Laing, 2014). Mentor assistance will also be an effective mechanism for gathering feedback. This is due to the reason that mentors will be the one who are having more experiences in the relative field. Thus, the feedback from them will be more constructive and will help me in working with the areas of improvement. In addition, the mentors can also help in guiding to the success by further improving the leadership skills (Boud & Molloy, 2013). In this case also, self-assessment tools will also be effective due to the fact that these tools can help in identifying the weak areas and the areas where I am still behind the given standard or benchmark. These tools can also help me in evaluating the strength of my leadership approach.
Vision for developing as a leader
The review process will be initiated in quarterly basis due to the reason that quarterly system will help to identify the major factors in more frequent basis. This review process will be initiated in managerial level and will comprise only the particular team. Thus, initiation of the review process within the team will enable the team members to come up with their issues and queries without having the fear of getting noticed (Shenge, 2014). On the other hand, annual review process will also be initiated along with the annual year ending review of the company. This approach will be more holistic in line of the entire organization and will involve all the higher level management. It should be noted that a few elements will be used for benchmarking such as determining the performance of other teams (Lichfield, Kettle & Whitbread, 2016). This will help to compare the performance of different teams and can be concluded about the performance about the particular one. It can be concluded that departmental level review process coupled with the annual review process will help to evaluate the leadership role and effectiveness in place.
I have shown the development plan to my mentor who has given me several recommendations based on it. My mentor has said that I should develop my managerial skills as stated in the development plan since it would help me to become more organised and self-sufficient so that I would be able to solve every issues that would come my way. I would have to ensure that I am able to adhere to the needs of my team members since they are the most important part of the team and the fulfilment of the task. To develop more leadership qualities I would have to extremely motivated and determined tyo become the best leader so that I can lead my team in the right way. My mentor has said that even though there is not much to revise in the plan, I would have to be motivated enough to complete all the tasks stated in the development plan.
Conclusion
Hence, it can be deduced from the report that the enhancement of the leadership attributes is very important for me to become a good leader and to lead the people and my team in the right direction. The development plan would have to be followed in the correct way so that I am able to become a successful leader in the future.
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