NSTP2 Module 1 Worksheet:

Student No. 2021-0510

Name: Llamado, Romina L.
Course/Year and Section BS in Accountancy-1A

A. Essay:

1. How do managers develop the skills, roles and competencies needed to effectively perform
their work? Which of them cannot be learned?

A manager is a person who is responsible for a part of a company and developing

his skills, roles, and competencies plays a vital role in achieving their goals. A skill is the
ability to perform an action to create the desired result. Each individual has a unique set of
skills that they utilize in their tasks. According to Gavin (2020) there are seven possible
strategies that can help in improving your skills as a manager. In developing managerial
skills it is necessary to strengthen your decision-making which is considered a crucial skill
of a manager, cultivate self-awareness, building trust with your colleagues that can result in
numerous benefits in the workplace, have strong communication skills, establish regular
check-ins with your employees, set a consistent time for reflection sessions and reviewing
your team's work, and lastly, furthering your education by completing management training.
A role is a part someone performs or the function or position of a person. A manager's role
is not only a team leader but also a planner, organizer, cheerleader, coach, problem solver,
and decision maker. To make a manager perform its role effectively, Nelson (n.d.) stated
that they should develop a philosophy of how they will lead, building trust and rapport with
others, helping its employees understand their responsibilities, practice to keep one eye on
the big picture in order to make sure all the tasks are done, formulating strategies and plans,
and having a mentor that can guide and help in increasing his productivity, engagement, and
motivation. A competency is the ability of an employee to properly implement their skills
into a workplace environment. The ways for managers to develop their competence are
attending training courses, seminars and conferences in and outside of their company,
participating in new projects, doing web research on specific professional items, and
reflecting on what you have done and learned that will deepen the knowledge and help you
look at things from new angles (Feani, n.d.).

Skills, roles and competencies are three different words but equally necessary for a
company to succeed. Among this three, competencies cannot be learned because it is much
more difficult to develop and even to learn, it can take years to change an employee’s
personal behaviors and competencies can be more difficult to judge as well when trying to
evaluate an employee or candidate, judging if an employee is competent in their position
can be much more subjective compared to skills which is easier to quantify (McClure, n.d.).
2. List down 5 Leaders that you admire the most. What are their attributes as a Leader?

Thousands of books and case studies have been written about leadership. Dozens
of leadership characteristics have been proposed and out of the many I have read, the
leaders that I admire the most are Andres Bonifacio, Corazon Aquino, Miriam Defensor
Santiago, Barack Obama, and Rodrigo Duterte. First is Andres Bonifacio, he was a
leader of the Philippine Revolution and the president of the Tagalog Republic, a short-
lived government in the Philippines. His attributes as a leader are optimistic attitude,
strong sense of responsibility, value for work and virtue of not wasting time, social
responsiveness, patriotism and love for his native language, and humility. These are the
values the Filipinos must imitate from a man who never expected to be on the spotlight,
but out of love for his country that changed the course of Philippine history (The Famous
People, n.d.). Second is Corazon Aquino, she has become an icon of democracy and the
symbol of People Power not only in the Philippines but throughout the world. Corazon
Aquino is among those honored, renowned for her moral integrity and unyielding
courage. Her personality gives many the impression of a responsible, strong willed
individual, and pure intentions to free the Philippines away from the bondage of
tyrannical rule and lead towards democracy (TFP, n.d.). Third, Miriam Defensor
Santiago was a Filipina academic, lawyer, judge, author, and stateswoman, who served
in all three branches of the Philippine government the judicial, executive, and
legislative. Her legal brilliance and courageous example in fighting corruption results
her becoming a globally famous personality. She is recognized as an exemplary and
convincing speaker. She enlightens you of what’s ahead, cracks jokes to let your mind
at ease after hearing the tough journey ahead of you and gives you the light to move
toward the right direction. She also has the dignity and principles in life that nobody can
break, and indeed fearless (TFP, n.d.). Fourth, Barack Obama served as the 44th
President of the United States. He is one of the most influential and charismatic leaders
of our modern age. He is capable of promoting global understanding and peace and
compassionate enough to address anything. He has a very gentleman-approach to
problems, full of love and forgiveness. His lessons to our world are very great and can
as well help everyone become a great, yet responsible, member of the society (Husain,
2017). Lastly, Rodrigo Duterte is a Filipino politician who was elected president of the
Philippines in 2016. As a leader, President Duterte is tough and fearless, even before he
assumes the presidency many drug lords, pushers and users surrendered, left the country
or hid in their caves. He is also a brilliant tactician and strategies that help many
Filipinos. He is a good listener, have a high degree of empathy, yearns for unity and
longing for peace for his people. With the numerous positive traits we can muster about
our president, he is considered by many as legendary because he has big plans for our
country, all for unity, peace and progress (TFP, n.d.).
3. Differentiate Bosses from Leaders.

The business world oftentimes uses the terms boss and leader interchangeably but
there are very distinct characteristics that differentiate the two. The most crucial leadership
approach is to focus on sustainable solutions in any situation. A boss will tell you what to
do while a leader will demonstrate how and why to do it. Brilliant leaders are very sensitive
when it comes to formulating strategies to compromise in groups. A boss is a subject matter
expert but a leader is an emotional and people expert. Connecting individual
accomplishment to the achievement of those they lead shows true leadership wherein a
leader wants you to feel successful even if you failed compared to a boss who needs you to
perform well for their success. The ability to be forward-looking and to inspire a shared
vision elevated someone from being a credible individual to being a true leader. A leader
acknowledges success based on passion and its influence while bosses appreciate their
success by its title or rank in the business. A leader must be forward-looking or a visionary
and have the courage to do what is right. A boss focuses on what he thinks is right at the
moment while a leader focused on doing what is right. A leader possesses the competence
and will to surmount any challenges. Bosses are controlled by fear compared to leaders who
stay driven by passion and purpose even if they experience change. A leader will guide,
inspired, and even cheered for their people's success. A true leader will want you to do better
in the future and a boss always wants to stay as a boss (Fannin, n.d.).

4. Describe any experience or any scenario in school or at work of you being a leader?

I am comfortable in leadership roles and, upon self-examination, realize my

enthusiasm is such that I often find myself in them. My first meaningful leadership
experience was being the President of the Math Club during Junior High School. The first
week was difficult because it's my first time trying to lead people. I experienced feeling
doubtful about myself, whenever I come up with an idea I tend to think that my members
will not like it. I also feared that we may not able to compromise with each other because
of our different opinions. So I thought of an idea, I decided to held a meeting, not a formal
meeting, in order for us to know something about one another. We hang out and have fun,
we learned so many things about each other, and that helps us to feel more comfortable. As
the day goes by, they were very cooperative and our operations run smoothly during the
event in school. This role resulted in personal growth, and the confidence I now see as
transformative in my leadership progression. I firmly believe that when we have courage in
doing what we believe is right and following our passions, leadership ensues.
Rubric for scoring:

Criteria Your Score

Content of the answer 15
Organization of ideas presented 15
Correct grammar and format 5
600 words and above 5
TOTAL 40

References:

Fannin, K., n.d. “Boss vs leader: 12 defining characteristics of a leader”.

https://www.intelivate.com/team-strategy/boss-vs-leader-image
Feani, n.d. “Developing your competence”. https://www.feani.org/services/employability-
toolkit/developing-your-competence
Gavin, M., 2020. “7 strategies for improving your management skills”.
https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/how-to-improve-management-skills
Husain, H., 2017. “6 inspiring leadership traits of barack obama”.
https://blog.taskque.com/leadership-traits-barack-obama/
McClure, N., n.d. “Developing specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by
professionals in the field most closely related to this course”.
https://www.ideaedu.org/idea-notes-on-learning/developing-specific-skills-competencies-
and-points-of-view-needed-by-professionals-in-the-field-most-closely-related-to-this-
course/
Nelson, A., n.d. “9 skills to help new managers make the most of their roles”.
https://gethppy.com/leadership/9-skills-to-help-new-managers
The Famous People, n.d. “Famous filipino leaders”. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/filipino-
leaders.php