Introduction 200
Personal effectiveness is the quality and skills that help to become an effective leader. There are major activities that need to be considered while achieving personal effectiveness. Skills and behaviors help achieve desired results wherein it is important to make a personal development plan while providing priorities to be considered in the business. Self-management and personal development plan will help to achieve personal effectiveness. The purpose of the report is to present the major skills and behaviors of a global leader. A case study of Sundar Pichai is addressed in the report, which consists of a leader’s superior skills. The report consists of theories and frameworks that will relate personal effectiveness, skills and behaviors, personal effectiveness principles, and personal development plans. However, these are key points that the report consists of and ensure being a successful global leader. Leadership style and theory are explained that consist of visionary leadership style and Trait theory used by the global leaders. The major aspect that the report consists of is the way to how an individual should work on a personal development plan.
Theories and frameworks 1500
Effective leadership is a complex interaction that ranges from professional qualities to personal skills and experiences. Effective leadership is a learning model representing the personal reflection of how a leader acts in a particular situation and enhances action plans for the future. Structured reflection tends to present sustained personal and professional development while expressing organizational development strategies. Boyatzis theory of self-directed is about the five discoveries that present major aspects such as first discovery, which is my ideal self, the second discovery of my real self. Third discovery presenting the learning agenda, the fourth discovery consists of experimenting with skills and behaviors. Fifth discovery includes developing trust and building a relationship with each other. Self-directed learning is a leadership development aspect that strengthens the major aspect of creating a strong image of self and providing an accurate picture of self with sustainable development and process of change. The major goal is to present the major changes and become emotionally intelligent leaders while presenting smooth and orderly steps to be carried in the business. The changes are based on emotional intelligence and changes in the aspirations and dreams of individuals. The self-directed theory is a life long theory that continues and leads to growth and development of self and others. The leadership theory presents the major aspect of guiding and supporting individuals and considering shared reflection of learning and development activities.
Trait theory
The Trait theory was identified with the skills and characteristics of global leaders. With the help of the trait theory approach, critical leadership traits will be identified, and successful leaders are recruited based on the characteristics and skills. This theory is common in the military as it helps to select candidates that best suit the criteria. There are problems stated with this approach as it helps to underlie specific aspects consisting of general assumptions as characteristics that are present in a leader. However, the trait theory consists of superior skills and characteristics that include technical skill, task application, task motivation, emotional intelligence, social skill, supportiveness, general charisma, administrative skill, and intelligence. These are common traits presented in a global leader, which helps in the successful business outcome. Managers cannot easily measure leadership traits that are mentioned; therefore, the theory lacks measurement criteria and cannot be easily adapted to recruit successful global leaders. The skills included in the theory are conceptually skilled, diplomatic, creative, fluent in speaking, socially skilled, and organized. These skills may vary from person to person.
McGregor’s Theory X & Theory Y
With the difficulty of measuring the traits and skills of an individual in Trait theory, Behavioral School theory tends to provide a major link in McGregor’s Theory X & Theory Y. There is a tremendous impact while analyzing the difference between Theory X and Theory Y. The leadership strategies that are used by leaders is to set assumptions and work on the behavioral measurement of managers. Theory X consists of individuals who have a major dislike of work and avoid working with an interest in the organization. The human characteristics considered in Theory X are efforts to deal with individuals who are coerced and threatened. However, when directed by managers, these individuals tend to avoid responsibility and engage in personal interest while aiming to gain job security. Theory Y managers tend to believe that individuals are interested in considering the physical and mental aspects while managing work-life balance. In this category, individuals do not only learn to accept but seek responsibilities from supervisors. However, it is addressed that self-control and self-direction are the major objectives that are considered by the leaders for achieving organizational objectives. Commitment at work is observed, and the capacity to consider a high level of imagination is considered acceptable. A leader holding Theory Y aspects will consider a participative leadership style rather than an autocratic leadership style of Theory X assumptions.
Leader-Member Exchange Model
Different models represent the relationship between leaders and members. One such model that stresses the major aspect of the leadership model between leaders and members is the Leader-Member Exchange Model. Within this perspective, the relationship between employee and subordinate is dependent on leaders and employees within-group and out-group aspects. In-group consists few employees to which a leader handles the special relationship with employees. In this aspect, the leaders provide appropriate time, privileges, opportunities, and attention to employees to achieve the business’s desired goals and personal interests. Focusing on the Out-group list, there are several employees that a supervisor manages in the team, which leads to fewer privileges, less attention, lack of time, and few opportunities. This model is appropriately addressed while considering the leadership model and working in a group or a team for successful business results.
Adair’s Action-Centered Leadership Model
The leadership model of Adair’s Action-Centered is based on Contingency School. Implementing the leadership model, the job is done with the help of the work team, which is managed effectively. Managers try to focus on major explanations towards task structuring, supporting, and coordinating the team as a whole. Therefore, the major involvement that leaders consider in this leadership model is task, team, and individual. This is a useful tool that presents the importance of each component present in the leadership model. An effective leader tries to reach out to individuals while assisting individuals and teams in working with coordination and acquiring business results. The different responses of leaders depend on situational and contingency elements that are presented in the organization. A higher emphasis on functionally oriented skills depends on the actual situation that is involved in the business. Therefore, the leader decided on the ongoing aspect and managed the overall situation with the task, team, and individual. Task component includes making plans, allocating work, control, checking, and adjusting the plan. The team is another component that includes considering discipline, building team, motivation, appointing sub-leaders, and developing effective and high-performance groups. Individuals are the people who will solve the overall problem in the business while it is important to consider personal problems, status, recognition, praise, and develop individual skills. For an individual working in an organization, these are the common expectations to which it helps to achieve organizational objectives.
Visionary leadership style
Visionary leaders are unique and tasked to move towards advanced technology and innovation for the company’s future. A business always looks to the next level while analyzing and re-evaluating the business vision and calls for visionary leaders to manage the organization. Sundar Pichai is a visionary leader who has shaped and achieved the organizational growth of Google. Visionary leaders consist of skills, qualities, knowledge, and attributes different from other people that bring change in the organization. A visionary leader’s traits include resilience, innovation, strategic thinker, risk-taker, organizer, skilled communicator, and focused. Visionary leaders are focused and always tend to achieve the criteria while planning and gaining knowledge. Innovation is the root of success that leaders think towards working with light effects in the business. Change is addressed with the help of project initiatives, acquisitions, and mergers when it comes to gain market share with improved measures of handling the business operations. A visionary leader is a strategic thinker where planning strategically is the core objective, and preparing for the risk mitigation aspects is an important aspect. There is always Plan B for visionary leaders as the success of the business is already planned while creating and implementing strategies for the big picture. Leaders are risk-takers and guarantee work with ongoing projects in the business. Uncertainty is handled effectively to ensure an effective planning process in the business. Leaders try to be a part of the process while putting the efforts and handling major functions and departments in a coordinated manner to reach the business’s vision.
Skills and behaviors
Team building is a leadership quality that is addressed by a leader to achieve direction and accomplishment of the business. Leadership skills and behaviors such as technical skills, team-building skills, and communication skills are few to describe while mentioning Sundar Pichai’s skills and behaviors that lead to achieving the position of a global leader. Team building exercised are considered by leaders on day to day basis. The success of the business depends on team-building aspects, which ensures motivation, morale, and support to team members while explaining the team members the importance of attaining the goal. There is a continuous process that ensures and embeds the organization’s culture and avoids conflict. A team leader can resolve the issues and avoid confusion while managing an effective team. However, the team’s needs are analyzed to ensure solving problems of the business while creating better team results. Targeted activities are chosen, and problems are addressed effectively while boosting morale and considering a change in the business. For the business’s success, groups are involved while creating divisions and managing change between people and businesses.
Technical skill is another criterion wherein the leader tends to focus on advanced technology and achieve the desired results for growth overall growth of the organization. There are specific methods related to leadership goals, which are considerably understanding and applying technical knowledge in the business and working on job aspects with job-related skills. A leader who is well-known for technical aspects and provides awareness to its team members helps achieve successful results.
Leaders understand the importance of communication skills that impact business decisions. Sundar Pichai’s communication skills include active listening, complementing, managing meetings, and delegating tasks. An open communication approach is adopted by the leader to accept feedback and gain ideas that lead to innovation and creativity. Tasks delegated by leaders are based on skills and experiences that an individual possesses. Therefore leadership skills and behaviors are addressed for a global leader. There are negative elements that leaders have, while these are relevant to fear tactics and creating division. Negative leaders try to force people to meet the timeframe and address work objectives.
On the other hand, it is observed that due to fear tactics adopted by the leader, stress among employees is highly observed, affecting employee productivity. Divisions in the business create inequality, which is an unfair treatment with employees being isolated from work duties. Inflexibility is a negative element that leads to failure of the business. Flexible leaders accept the work challenges and responsibility and engage in effective work practices. These are negative elements that lead to ineffective leadership traits.
Personal effectiveness principles 1300
Personal development skills help to grow professionally and personally. The abilities and qualities of individuals tend to improve personal development and maximizes potential. Personal development is even called as personal growth to which there are ways to connect and achieve specific skills and qualities to become a global leader. However, personal development directly contributes to individuals’ success and maturity while building personal development skills that engage in effective planning strategies. I will consider a personal development plan that will engage in building personal development skills within a specific timeframe. The skills that need to be included in a personal development plan are communication, organization, interpersonal, self-confidence, work ethic, adaptability, and leadership skill. Problem-solving skills will help to analyze business issues and provide a specific solution to attain the business objectives. Therefore, these are skills and behaviors that will help me to attain personal development and gain personal effectiveness principles.
Principles of personal effectiveness
Greater personal effectiveness is the first step to achieve success in the business. Seven principles are addressed to achieve personal effectiveness that represents the habits and skills individuals should possess while gaining success. The principles of personal effectiveness are ADDRESS, Accepting responsibility, define success, develop a particular system, recruit effective employees, embed to day to day practice, steer for calls and meetings and stay on the track for effective work solutions—these present principles the importance of how personal effectiveness is achieved while following the major criteria of success. A personal development plan is prepared to address the principles of personal effectiveness and achieve success in personal and professional life.
Personal effectiveness is the way of utilizing the resources economically while gaining personal and professional development with talents, skills, and timeframe. However, personal effectiveness helps to achieve work-life balance. Self-management is a skill that helps to regulate one’s emotion and understands the thoughts and emotions of others in a particular situation. There are ways of self-management that include managing stress, organizational skills, controlling, motivation, and achieving personal and professional goals.
To increase personal effectiveness, it is important to create a personal development plan and identify ways to strengthen leadership and self-management. In this way, it will help to follow the dreams and ensure thinking in a distorted manner. It will help identify the beliefs and values that need to be reflected in personal development while aligning the business goals with personal goals. The timeframe is addressed to increase personal effectiveness. However, business and personal priorities are managed well while engaging and putting priorities that need to be considered in personal development. Providing feedback is the necessary step that engages in a healthy discussion of people and guidance from a mentor or a coach. Therefore, personal effectiveness will be addressed while working on a personal development plan, including all the activities and skills to be considered in managing change and addressing effectiveness in the business.