BCOM - AB 3 - T119 - Re 8 – Individual Essay and Self-Reflective Summary

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Topic: Communication skills are

secondary to technical expertise in
effective leadership
Contents
ESSAY.......................................................................................................................................1
SELF-REFLECTIVE SUMMARY...........................................................................................3
References..................................................................................................................................3

ESSAY

Leadership is commonly known as one of the foremost attributes in relation to the

management of anything either it is a business or a function its management through

leadership is always important. The leadership has features that ensure the effectiveness of

task, projects or function is done in its essence such that for instance if it is a business project,

leadership would ensure that people of the team that came from diverse fields such as

accounts, manager, technical personnel, finance person, spokesman or any other role, all

work together to achieve a common goal and this is therefore important in the modern

environment because it ensures that the desired goals will be achieved because of the

leadership aptitude. Management of a function is different than the leadership of same

function. Management involves some level of manipulation, organization, formulation, robust

planning and most importantly strict scrutinized instructions. However, after the very “need”

of leadership, the key consideration is to ensure the effective leadership is taking place. There

is a quality skill set which ensures the traits of leadership that make it an effective leadership

in essence [ CITATION ByS17 \l 2057 ]. The article demonstrates the qualities of effective

leader on a good scale.

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The main outcome and benefits of effective leadership include the fact that an effectiveness

in leadership results in benefits. Benefits for leader, for the team mates to whom the

leadership is creating an influence and the relevant project, function or business on which it is

taking place. As it is needless to mention that the goal of a project or business are oriented in

relation to performance of more than on person such as for a construction project analyst,

accountant, labour, supervisor, manager and various other technical personnel such as

engineer who are core technical experts to the project are required and this mix is required to

deliver the desired project. When a leader can ensure the mix is right and is able to deliver the

output as desired by working at one platform the results are more reliable and more

convincing than in any other way. [ CITATION Har14 \l 2057 ] in the article has emphasized

on the fact that leaders are persuasive rather than manipulative and this can highlight that

effectiveness of leadership is based on the skill set and capability set of a leader.

The topic statement endorsed that the communication skills in relation to technical expertise

are secondary for an effective leadership. This argument is ranking and prioritizing the traits

of effectiveness in a leadership to which I m not convinced and I do not agree to the context

in which it is made on the key ground that demonstrate the importance of communication

skills to a great extent that even the knowledge and expertise can go un realized.

Relation of leading with the technical knowledge and expertise can be seen in the way that

leader leads on the basis of knowing more than one can do [ CITATION Wan15 \l 2057 ].

This is a summary to what technical knowledge is meant for leading.

[ CITATION And171 \l 2057 ] highlights that providing some procedure half true or half

applicable procedures to the problems or as plans of action is not the trait that can lead to

effective leadership instead there is always a need to have a product insight deepest

knowledge that can make leader articulate the possible solutions that are applicable with a
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knowledge more than what people are asking for. Just being able to give a feedback is not

enough and then it highlighted that one still should discuss the alternate solutions and

estimates for the betterment of knowledge they have as a leader. Moreover if a leader does

not have enough expert insights of a product or a project they are likely to let the team free

for making decision and so would be the results of the decisions without prior discussion

neither would there be a true definition of a leader fits because there is no example set by the

leader as one of the many key traits of a good leader is to become an example for the

followers instead of just delivering the instruction manual to them. Having knowledge less

than team mates leads to a servant leadership philosophy.

As a leader, the major part of concern for the leader is to question the way system led to

encounter of an error or the loop hole in the plan instead of questioning the way

implementation took place, this highlights the importance of technical knowledge.

[ CITATION Art17 \l 2057 ]took the example of doctors managing a hospital v a business

person hired doctors and managed the hospital demonstrate the contrasting success of doctors

as managers. The need of society in this era is the development of leaders in the core expert

persons, knowledge is foremost here but the leading knowledge can prosper and benefit more

people. So, this does not deny the importance of technical knowledge in effective leadership.

But I believe the leadership wit technical expertise and no or insufficient communication

skills is of no effectiveness and is unlikely to produce the results that would actually be in

place when both the technical knowledge and best communication skills are wrapped up in

one picture.

Communication skills include the ability of a leader to motivate himself and others of the

functioning team to get up for the desired output without communicating this motivation it is

not possible for the leader to produce a good output or to ensure the motivation level of other
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team workers. The skills development in the team mates, their approaches to critical thinking,

problem solving skill and ability, technical know-how, delegation, skill set development and

other attributes that are concern in fact major concern of effectiveness in leadership are all

able for the leader to develop if he has to required robust set of communication skills.

Leadership is the development of future leaders as well and when it comes to the

development of other leaders the communication is important as it will help leader convey the

desired task though not just by endorsing but by practice but the skill set is important that can

train the leading roles of other mates and followers.

Bill gates is very important example in demonstrating the importance of communication

skills in leadership as it was actual view of leading and communication with great technical

expertise in one picture.

SELF-REFLECTIVE SUMMARY

I as part of my role in the field found that I though have a good set of knowledge and expert

in preparing projects for my clients. The technical expertise for me is quite important as it is

the ground on which the whole service is dependent but when client come with challenges I

found that the main focus that I always had was to ensure that I have the back end sound

knowledge base of the projects so that I can deliver the solution or even if can provide advice.

Giving a vague solution does not affect me but my leadership skills won’t make their way out

if is lack knowledge and this is something, I found most important almost un comprisable. On

the other hand, I found that communication is a key that can make or break the way I am

operating the projects at the desired scale. The project management for me was that I

normally can provide feedback on the potential projects but still I have to give a time for

ascertaining the insight of the project and then I have to discuss it with client I have to let

them know the probable pros and cons of the desired actions. As the selection of actions such
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as reduction of costs of a sudden cost cut can results are delicate matters, I have to make sure

that the technical expertise I have are able to convey the same level of advice because only

this can assure me the effectiveness of my personal leadership traits. The topic statement

endorsed as that the communication skills in relation to technical expertise are secondary for

an effective leadership and as a result of my reflection this argument is ranking and

prioritizing the traits of effectiveness in a leadership to which I’m not convinced and I do not

agree to the context in which it is made on the key ground that demonstrate the importance of

communication skills to a great extent that even the knowledge and expertise can go un

realized. As mentioned earlier, if a leader does not have enough expert insights of a product

or a project they are likely to let the team free for making decision and so would be the

results of the decisions without prior discussion neither would there be a true definition of a

leader fits because there is no example set by the leader as one of the many key traits of a

good leader is to become an example for the followers.

References
Andrew Wilkinson: Random Ramblings on Programming, 2017. Leading Without Deep
Technical Knowledge. WordPress.
Hasan, B. S., February 13, 2017. Top 10 Leadership Qualities That Make Good Leaders.
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Markman, A., NOVEMBER 15, 2017. Can You Be a Great Leader Without Technical
Expertise?. Harvard business Review.
Monarth, H., 2014. Good Leaders Persuade. They Don't Manipulate.. Entreprenuer Asia
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Wanda T. Wallace and David Creelman, JUNE 18, 2015. Leading People When They Know
More than You Do. LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS.