Reflective Journal
Reflective Journal
Introduction
Currently, I am employed as a Procurement Manager. It is a mid-level management role and the second role that I have held with Company over two years. I have also held several mid-level management roles over the past six years with other organisations. Until just recently, I had a career goal to progress into a more senior level management role, within the next one to three years, either within Company or with another company. Due to the downturn in the current economic climate with the coal mining sector and the potential for myself to be made redundant I decided to activate a backup plan and apply for several other very senior management positions.
I have summarised the self-assessment instruments offered throughout the first six weeks of this course, discussed what I have learned about myself as a result of these self-assessments, discussed these learnnigs with two confidants to obtain their opinions, how a core weakness and strength, if not resolved or managed could affect my outcomes on my working relationships with others and the lessons learnt and an action plan to minimize the potential for damage to myself as a manager.
Self-Assessment Summaries
Below, I have summarised the results of the self-assessments from weeks 1-6
The self-assessment `Readiness for the leadership role’ (DuBrin, Dalglish, Miller 2006, p. 9) revealed a moderate readiness for a leadership role, scoring 88 out of a possible 100.
The self-assessment `Are you a strategic thinker’ (DuBrin, Dalglish, Miller 2006, p. 401) revealed a score of 45, indicating that I think strategically.
On `The Assertiveness scale’ (DuBrin, Dalglish, Miller 2006, p. 31-32) my outcome was 21 on the scale, indicating assertiveness.
On `The LPC (Least preferred co-worker) Scale for measuring Leadership Style’ (DuBrin, Dalglish, Miller 2006, p. 177-178) I scored 66, being a high LPC leader who is relations-motivated.
On the diagnostic survey for `Developing
Introduction
Currently, I am employed as a Procurement Manager. It is a mid-level management role and the second role that I have held with Company over two years. I have also held several mid-level management roles over the past six years with other organisations. Until just recently, I had a career goal to progress into a more senior level management role, within the next one to three years, either within Company or with another company. Due to the downturn in the current economic climate with the coal mining sector and the potential for myself to be made redundant I decided to activate a backup plan and apply for several other very senior management positions.
I have summarised the self-assessment instruments offered throughout the first six weeks of this course, discussed what I have learned about myself as a result of these self-assessments, discussed these learnnigs with two confidants to obtain their opinions, how a core weakness and strength, if not resolved or managed could affect my outcomes on my working relationships with others and the lessons learnt and an action plan to minimize the potential for damage to myself as a manager.
Self-Assessment Summaries
Below, I have summarised the results of the self-assessments from weeks 1-6
The self-assessment `Readiness for the leadership role’ (DuBrin, Dalglish, Miller 2006, p. 9) revealed a moderate readiness for a leadership role, scoring 88 out of a possible 100.
The self-assessment `Are you a strategic thinker’ (DuBrin, Dalglish, Miller 2006, p. 401) revealed a score of 45, indicating that I think strategically.
On `The Assertiveness scale’ (DuBrin, Dalglish, Miller 2006, p. 31-32) my outcome was 21 on the scale, indicating assertiveness.
On `The LPC (Least preferred co-worker) Scale for measuring Leadership Style’ (DuBrin, Dalglish, Miller 2006, p. 177-178) I scored 66, being a high LPC leader who is relations-motivated.
On the diagnostic survey for `Developing