Assignment 3 Midterm Exam OB
ROBERT KENNEDY COLLEGE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA
CLASS #1419 - MNGT7901 - ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
ASSIGNMENT No.1:
Question No. 1: Understanding Human Behaviour is critical to organizations - discuss the benefits of self-evaluation/self-assessment as it relates to leaders today.
Question No. 1: Prejudice can be hurtful and destructive - discuss how you can personally reduce prejudice in your workplace - please provide an example.
Question 1: Understanding Human Behaviour is critical to organizations - discuss the benefits of self-evaluation/self-assessment as it relates to leaders today.
Robbins and Judge (2013) have described Leadership as “The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or a set of goals. In order to achieve their goals, leaders need to take time for self-assessment or self-evaluation. These are very important virtues of a good leader. Self-evaluation refers to a leader’s ability to take time to examine themselves and know what they are good at and also at the same time, acknowledge what they still have to learn. This paper discusses the benefits of self-evaluation in leadership and how this process can benefit an organisation.
One of the ways a leader can undertake self-evaluation is through personality tests. There are a lot of tests that can help a leader do self-evaluation. In his article, Tjan (2012:1) suggests that some of the tests that have gained popularity are tests like Myers-Briggs, Predictive Index, and Strengths Finder. These tests, he contends, are not really predictors or perfect measures, but they facilitate self-reflection, which leads to better self-awareness. Self-evaluation enables a leader to identify their strengths and weaknesses and helps them understand why they make certain decisions and also their attitudes.
A leader can also gain insight of himself through soliciting feedback from colleagues and subordinates. The use of a 360 multirater assessment to get
CLASS #1419 - MNGT7901 - ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
ASSIGNMENT No.1:
Question No. 1: Understanding Human Behaviour is critical to organizations - discuss the benefits of self-evaluation/self-assessment as it relates to leaders today.
Question No. 1: Prejudice can be hurtful and destructive - discuss how you can personally reduce prejudice in your workplace - please provide an example.
Question 1: Understanding Human Behaviour is critical to organizations - discuss the benefits of self-evaluation/self-assessment as it relates to leaders today.
Robbins and Judge (2013) have described Leadership as “The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or a set of goals. In order to achieve their goals, leaders need to take time for self-assessment or self-evaluation. These are very important virtues of a good leader. Self-evaluation refers to a leader’s ability to take time to examine themselves and know what they are good at and also at the same time, acknowledge what they still have to learn. This paper discusses the benefits of self-evaluation in leadership and how this process can benefit an organisation.
One of the ways a leader can undertake self-evaluation is through personality tests. There are a lot of tests that can help a leader do self-evaluation. In his article, Tjan (2012:1) suggests that some of the tests that have gained popularity are tests like Myers-Briggs, Predictive Index, and Strengths Finder. These tests, he contends, are not really predictors or perfect measures, but they facilitate self-reflection, which leads to better self-awareness. Self-evaluation enables a leader to identify their strengths and weaknesses and helps them understand why they make certain decisions and also their attitudes.
A leader can also gain insight of himself through soliciting feedback from colleagues and subordinates. The use of a 360 multirater assessment to get
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