Individual Experience Reflection (Manager Interview)

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Individual Experience Reflection (Manager Interview)

Walk a mile in my shoes… See what I see, hear what I hear, feel what I feel… Then maybe you’ll understand why I do what I do (Jensen Communications, , 2015). This idiom means to me that you need to understand what someone else experiences in order to appreciate what it is they do. This paper will analyze my reflections from the manager interview conducted with Marselle Pruitt, Mgr. Revenue System Testing at FedEx TechConnect in her office on September, 24th 2015.
Day-to-Day management At the outset let’s sneak a peep in to the daily life of a revenue systems manager. Marselle has been a manager at FedEx for over fifteen years. FedEx is a shipping import/export corporation; headquartered …show more content…

My result for Are You Innovative is a five, as a new manager this grade suggest when it comes to readiness to try or adopt new things, I am average or slight above average when compared to others. I received a score of five for the assessment Will You Be a Courageous Manager this signifies that during time of stress and transition, I would exhibit the behavior to make to decision. Seven is my evaluation for Are You Self-Confident; a score of six or above implies a high level of self-confidence. Self-confidence is the source from which leadership develops and is also a solid foundation to begin a career as a new manager. My intuition was accurate, the feedback from the test results revealed what I recognized in myself. I found a great deal of value within the “New Manager self-test; the trick is finding out where the knowledge best fits. Interpreting the outcomes of the test and the interview questions I believe I would be the type of manager that surround themselves with good people and eager to help others flourish and progress. My team would know what I stood for. As a manager, there will be times I have to make tough decisions, I see myself with the courage to determine which require a yes, no or a delay. There is no plan that can predict my success in management, I hope to incorporate what I have learned to hit the

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