Leadership in the Competitive Industries

Leadership

In the competitive industries where they operate, managers and organizations must possess numerous advantages in order to succeed. A quite useful tool to identifying the existence of these advantages, alongside with the core competencies and limitations of both managers and organization, several surveys can be applies. The studies recently taken within our organization have had a positive impact upon the employees and the management as they revealed the strengths of the company and the workers, but they also identified the weaknesses which must be improved.

For me as an individual working within the organization, what the surveys did was to help me better understand myself professionally. Foremost, they made me realize my core competencies and limitations, and have motivated me to improve my skills. In this order of ideas, I was confirmed I tend to make informed decisions based on future outcomes as well, not just thinking about the short-term benefits. They also revealed that I have sufficient theoretical knowledge and I succeed in implementing it. Another strength revealed was my ability to understand the necessities and limitation of each situation and organize the capital and human resource operations in a way that meets the deadline and also ensures the product delivery at high standards. In all, they reaffirmed my beliefs that from a technical stand point, I present a valuable addition to the company.

My primary weakness revolved around my rather poor people skills. In this order of ideas, the survey indicated that I do rather poor in communicating my ideas and I seldom have enough patience to talk people through what I intent to do and the reasoning behind my decisions. However I was aware of this problem, I did not think it was as sever as indicated by the survey. My personal conclusions of the survey was that I must continue to improve my technical skills in order to further increase my capabilities, but I must also work on communicating better and interacting better with the people around me.

In order to reduce my weakness, I indent to pay more attention to what my colleagues have to say. I will try to offer them my assistance as to make a better use of my knowledge. Also, I will try to be more patient and clearly explain my ideas. I will no get annoyed if a colleague does not understand where I'm going with my statements, but I will once again explain my reasons and beliefs in support of a certain course of action. I will try to be more open-minded and accept the ideas of others as well. And however it is unlike me to get the approval or care about the criticism of others, I will sincerely ask my colleagues to point out any communication mistakes I make. For instance, I will ask my colleagues that whenever they feel I am not behaving my best, they should attract my attention in regard to my tone of voice, attitude or any other behavioral shortages I encounter. Finally, I will try to delegate part of my responsibilities to my subalterns in order to get to know them better, get the opportunity to work alongside with them, and by observing their results, increase my trust in their capabilities.

For the organization as a whole, the surveys revealed more generalized results. Otherwise put, just like the individual was able to identify his shortages and strengths, the organization was also able to recognize its limitations and core competencies. In this order of ideas, the management of the organization realized that the products and services were delivered at high quality standards and the relationship with the customers was excellent. Foremost, since they placed increased emphasis on respecting the regulations imposed by the federal organization, while also supporting the community's development, the company was well perceived by the general public. The employees were also generally satisfied with the way the organization was operating, mostly because all staff members were working on valid employment contracts and all of their rights were being respected.

The corporate officials had worked hard on creating a pleasant environment, where the employees would feel at ease and consequently creative. They had also worked hard on maintaining and improving the relationships with all stakeholders, including shareholders, business partners, suppliers and the general public. The results of the survey came to strengthen the company's belief that they were on the right track.