Personality and Effective Leadership Development-Essay

Behaviour and Perspective:

Reflecting on my mundane routines, I realized that I tend to focus on immediate problem-solving and keen observation of details that ultimately prevented me from comprehending the broader picture and aligning my strategy according to it. This unnecessary focus on the details had driven me to continuous stress and lack of strategic foresight, even with the precision and dedication due to Conscientiousness it negatively impacted my overall leadership efficiencies. I came across the Authenticity Paradox in coursework, according to Verhaal and Dobrev (2020), the Authenticity paradox is where people can be too authentic, where they purposely stick to curated and rigid images of themselves which often affects leadership effectiveness negatively whereas sometimes, they behave overly flexible appearing disingenuous.

 I encountered the same issue with internal conflict between the genuine desire to be supportive and collaborative with my teammates while making difficult decisions that contradicted my teammate's perspectives. My high Agreeableness score particularly due to factors of Forgivingness, Gentleness, Flexibility, and Patience, guided me to prioritise team harmony and avoid confrontation, where these traits helped me to foster a supportive environment for some time, it became an obstacle to take tough decisions and enforce necessary changes. During the reflection, I can state that the emotional stability trait played a role as my emotional stability scored in the 71^st percentile which indicated the balance between resilience and emotional sensitivity. Individuals who score high in this facet tend to be calm and composed when disheartened by setbacks, they are stress-resistant and not easily provoked (Hasanah, Kusmaningtyas and Riyadi, 2022). This trait helped me to navigate the interpersonal dynamics efficiently and helped to empathize with teammates, it also served as a reminder that I should not let my considerate behaviour impact my decision-making ability negatively.