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Abstract
Either it is a sole personal contentment or handling customers needs and wants, it has been
recognized as the most required & the most obvious item in each sector and that is effective
management. In moderns business world which mainly characterized by the intensive
competition, making the customers happy is the one & only objectives of management of
any organization. (Plunkett, Allen, & Attner, 2012). Among all the important facets of
management, today self-management is given the top most priority because the practice of
self-management is the only way to get quality managers for our competitive business world.
Some critical ways involve that are very helpful for the development of personal and self-
management skills. (Stainsby, 2007). So, development of interpersonal and self-management
skills is must in every success of personal and professional life.

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Table of Contents
Abstract ................................................................................................................................................... 1
Requirement-1 ........................................................................................................................................ 3
1.1 Assessment of management skills performance of mine and indicate areas of improvement ... 3
My Management Skills .................................................................................................................... 3
Areas of Improvement .................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Analyse my personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats by using SWOT analysis
............................................................................................................................................................ 4
My Personal Strengths .................................................................................................................... 4
My Personal Weaknesses ............................................................................................................... 4
My Personal Opportunities ............................................................................................................. 4
My Personal Threats ....................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Discuss leadership characteristics of autocratic and democratic styles. ...................................... 5
Characteristics of Autocratic Leadership Styles .............................................................................. 5
Characteristics of Democratic Leadership Styles ............................................................................ 5
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................ 7


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Requirement-1
1.1 Assessment of management skills performance of mine and indicate
areas of improvement
My Management Skills
I am a Business Graduate. I have learnt a lot of business and managerial skills during my last
4 academic years. But, I dont have much managerial skills of that level of corporate field
because I am not entering the corporate sector yet.
Decision Making Capability
Decision making is very crucial for the effective managerial performance. I am very capable
of taking good decisions considering all the favourable situations.
Good Communication Skills
I am good at communicating with all kinds of people & this is also a good managerial as per I
believe. This skill helps me in maintaining contacts with all kinds of people.
Leadership Skills
I had taken some training on leadership skills. From that training, I hope I learnt a lot of
knowledge on how to lead people in making a solution.
Time Management
One of my good managerial skills is timeliness. I dont love to keep my todays work for
tomorrow.
Areas of Improvement
There are some crucial areas of mine where I am lagging behind of some of managerial skills.
Apart from this, I am also facing difficulties for the presence of those skills.
Lack of Confident
I am lacking of self-confident that is very crucial in the personal achievements. Presently, I
am working on it to get rid of it.
Cant Take So Much Pressure
I am very incapable of taking so much pressures and workloads. This also makes me down.
So, I have to work on it.
Incapable of Self-Assessment
Self-assessment and develop is important to understand contextual factors of success or
failure of any personal efforts. (Rothstein & Burke, 2010). I am lacking of self-assessment
skills that must be overcome.
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1.2 Analyse my personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
by using SWOT analysis

SWOT analysis is a fundamental tool that has been used in making better business decisions.
(United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Risk Management Agency, 2008). I am going to show
my personal strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats:
My Personal Strengths
As per my belief, I possess the following traits that have been working as my personal
strengths.
Good communication skill.
Prioritize timeliness.
Good at decisions making.
Capable of working as a team.
Leadership skills.
My Personal Weaknesses
My personal weaknesses by using SWOT analysis are:
Cant take so much workloads & pressures.
Angriness.
Less persuading capabilities.
Lack of self-confident & self-assessment.
My Personal Opportunities
There are some areas where I can get some extra facilities over others. These are:
I am very keen to learn the new things by dint of anything.
I am less sensitive regarding the types of personality with whom I am mixing.
I am very well-known by all of my seniors & juniors.
I love to learn from mistakes.
I can build relationship with others so early.
My Personal Threats
I am not out of some of personal threats that are very alarming for me. These are in the below:
I am very unwilling to change myself to the changed situations.
I dont care the proper estimation or forthcoming situations.
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I am lacking of self-respect.

1.3 Discuss leadership characteristics of autocratic and democratic styles.

Leadership is a powerful concept and capable of conveying much more than can be contained
within a concise definition. Leadership is also capable of meaning many different things to
different audiences in different contexts. (Sadler, 2003)
Leadership styles are based on the classic studies and theories of leadership. (Mehrotra,
2005).
Characteristics of Autocratic Leadership Styles
Autocratic leadership is one-man show leadership style where he or she is the sole decision
makers and he/ she doesnt listen to the following subordinates. Autocratic leadership might
be appropriate when there is time pressure or the subordinates have very low skills. (Daft,
2014). Main characteristics of autocratic leadership styles:
Centralized decision making.
Least heed to the others considerations.
Single-way communication system.
Creates dissatisfaction and fear among the subordinates.
Less time required in making decisions.
Characteristics of Democratic Leadership Styles
The democratic leadership is the exact opposite of the autocratic leadership which main
objective is to share power by dispersing leadership. (Woods, 2005). The main characteristics
of democratic leadership styles are:
Decentralized decision making.
Give heed to the others opinions.
Two-way communication system.
Creates satisfaction & positive motivations.
Presence of feedback.

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Conclusion
Personal skills development is really fundamental pre condition for becoming successful
managers for the competitive business world. To be successful, managers need various skills
ranging from technical to design. (Koontz & Weihrich, 2008). To be successful manager, you
have to learn the tactics of managing yourself. So, self-managing is the key to success in
managerial tasks. (Hannaway & Hunt, 1995).




















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Bibliography

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Mehrotra, A. (2005). Leadership Styles Of Principals. Mittal Publications.
Plunkett, W. R., Allen, G., & Attner, R. (2012). Management. Cengage Learning.
Rothstein, M. G., & Burke, R. J. (2010). Self-management and Leadership Development.
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Sadler, P. (2003). Leadership. Kogan Page Publishers.
Stainsby, K. (2007). Develop Your Interpersonal and Self-Management Skills: A Practical
Resource for Healthcare Administrative and Clerical Staff. Radcliffe Publishing.
United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Risk Management Agency. (2008). SWOT Analysis: A
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Woods, P. (2005). Democratic Leadership in Education. SAGE.











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