Instruction: On a piece of paper please answer the following:

1. Do you agree that motivation, self-awareness and self-regulation are competencies? Why or why not?

Yes, motivation, self-awareness and self-regulation are competencies. Motivation can improve level of
efficiency, boost productivity and leads to achievement of desired goals. Self-awareness allows us to
have a better understanding in our ourselves. Through self-regulation, we can control our actions and
emotions on how we respond in a certain situation. It will help us to develop healthy relationship among
other people. All of these play important role in an organizations, businesses and even in our personal
lives.

2. What are your personal definitions of Leadership and Management?

Leadership is all about directing and motivating a group of people in order to achieve the desired goals.
It involves providing guidance, inspiring and encouraging members to make progress and act in the right
way. Leaders build vision, set clear goals and directions.

Management is all about planning, organizing, leading, and controlling to reach the goals of an
organization effectively and efficiently. It also involves creating visions, organizing the flow of the
organization and controlling the employees.

3. Which of the two (leadership/management) would you prefer to develop? Why?

Between leadership and management, I would prefer to develop leadership because leaders has
followers. Members will do their job not only because they are obligated to do so instead they do their
part because they are influenced or inspired by the leader. Leadership is about helping ordinary people
get extraordinary results.It is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could. True
leaders inspire loyalty, enthusiasm, and commitment and help remind everyone of the big picture and
challenge people to outdo themselves.

4. Cite attributes you believe leaders/managers should have.

Below are four important traits of a manager:

• Ability to execute a Vision

- managers build a strategic vision and break it down into a roadmap for their team to follow.
• Ability to Direct
- managers are responsible for day-to-day efforts while reviewing necessary resources, and anticipating
needs to make changes along the way.

• Process Management
- managers have the authority to establish work rules, processes, standards, and operating procedures.

People Focused
- managers are known to look after and cater to the needs of the people they are responsible for:
listening to them, involving them in certain key decisions, and accommodating reasonable requests for
change to contribute to increased productivity.

Below are five important traits of a leader:

• Visionary
- a leader prefers to see into the future and dream about its possibilities.

• Honesty and Integrity

- leaders have people who believe them and walk by their side down the path the leader sets.

• Inspiration
- leaders inspires their team.

• Communication Skills
- leaders always keep their team informed about what’s happening, both present and the future—along
with any obstacles that stand in their way.

• Emphaty
- a leader has enough open-mindedness to understand their followers’ motivations, hopes, dreams, and
problems so that they can forge a deep personal connection with them.

• Ability to Challenge
- they have their style of doing things and problem-solving. They are usually the ones who think outside
the box.