Reflection As A Team

In the next few weeks I will be taking over the responsibilities of managing a new team. Though this will not be my first management assignment, this transition is a good opportunity to reflect upon my weaknesses and strengths as a manager and leader, along with management skills that I would like to implement or improve upon as I begin a new chapter in my career. During this time of self-reflection, I believe that it is important to recognize that some of my management skills may be firmly in the category of a strength or weakness, while others may be in both, depending upon certain aspects of a particular skill or the changing circumstances. To be the best leader I can be, I must find ways to always be evolving and growing my set of skills …show more content…
With my team, I do not want them to select goals for themselves that are simply adequate or are consistent with what is already being accomplished, instead I want them to designate goals that will push them toward continual improvement and provide opportunities to advance themselves and the team toward new and higher levels. To do this I will not only need to provide a vision for higher goals, but I will need to manifest the behavior of a positive role model. I must show that I am always looking for ways to push myself and still find time to focus a lot of attention on helping them overcome obstacles and bureaucratic restrictions. Additionally, I need to demonstrate that I am a leader who is willing to make personal sacrifices to help the team and the work progress. Though saying this will mean very little, showing it will speak …show more content…
I hope to apply the framework provided by Whetten and Cameron in their Integrative Model of Motivation Enhancement, where effort is shaped by expectations and properly matched abilities to provide heightened performance (2016). Performance will in turn be further fortified with a system of discipline and rewards, that will lead to intrinsic and extrinsic outcomes (Whetten & Cameron, 2016). Ultimately, the ability to motivate and reward my team in the right manner, will provide them the opportunity to find greater satisfaction in their work (Whetten & Cameron, 2016). As a means of motivating my new employees properly, I will need to make an effort to swiftly form a suitable connection with the individual members to better understand what are their personal motivators (Whetten & Cameron, 2016). Another way that I am hoping to motivate my employees, instead of just manage them is to develop an atmosphere that promotes empowerment. To do this I need to publicize the value of each individual to the team, as well as the group to the organization and the important service they provide (Whetten & Cameron, 2016). I will also find ways to offer them some choices and a notion of self-determination, along with highlighting the positive and negative consequences that accompany the freedom of