Self-Assessment for Development as Manager
Self-assessment for development as manager
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Self-Assessment for development as Manager
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INTRODUCTION
It is necessary for individuals to view themselves from the outside in occasionally in order to gain a different perspective and improve their self-evaluation ability. Furthermore, continual self-assessments enable leaders to understand their strengths and weaknesses so that they may improve on their leadership success (Banutu-Gomez and Rohrer 2011).
This paper explores the effectiveness of self-assessment exercises as a tool to increase my self-awareness on the complexities associated with leadership. In order to ascertain if I have the necessary values to be an effective leader, 19 selfassessment exercises from the McGraw-Hill website (McShane, Travaglione, and Olekalns 2010b) were completed for evaluation, 6 of which are selected for discussion in the first section.
The subsequent section examines my area of research which is cultural impact to leadership and why I consider it to be one of the most important organisational behaviour concepts that all future leaders should be perceptive of in today’s evermore multi-cultural society. I then examine the effectiveness and limitations of self-assessment exercises by linking it to my own insights and what I’ve learnt from the research. Finally, a brief conclusion is made on the suitability of selfassessment exercises to my personal and professional development.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
I selected the need-strength questionnaire and reaffirmed myself as a person with a high level of need for achievement. I have been taught to engage in self leadership at a young age by evaluating my needs to set personal goals and visualising the steps to accomplish it.
Self-assessment for development as manager
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One of my lifetime personal goals is to develop my awareness and openness to different national and organisational cultures by participating in many
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Self-Assessment for development as Manager
Self-assessment for development as manager
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INTRODUCTION
It is necessary for individuals to view themselves from the outside in occasionally in order to gain a different perspective and improve their self-evaluation ability. Furthermore, continual self-assessments enable leaders to understand their strengths and weaknesses so that they may improve on their leadership success (Banutu-Gomez and Rohrer 2011).
This paper explores the effectiveness of self-assessment exercises as a tool to increase my self-awareness on the complexities associated with leadership. In order to ascertain if I have the necessary values to be an effective leader, 19 selfassessment exercises from the McGraw-Hill website (McShane, Travaglione, and Olekalns 2010b) were completed for evaluation, 6 of which are selected for discussion in the first section.
The subsequent section examines my area of research which is cultural impact to leadership and why I consider it to be one of the most important organisational behaviour concepts that all future leaders should be perceptive of in today’s evermore multi-cultural society. I then examine the effectiveness and limitations of self-assessment exercises by linking it to my own insights and what I’ve learnt from the research. Finally, a brief conclusion is made on the suitability of selfassessment exercises to my personal and professional development.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
I selected the need-strength questionnaire and reaffirmed myself as a person with a high level of need for achievement. I have been taught to engage in self leadership at a young age by evaluating my needs to set personal goals and visualising the steps to accomplish it.
Self-assessment for development as manager
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One of my lifetime personal goals is to develop my awareness and openness to different national and organisational cultures by participating in many
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