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SWOT Analysis
Anthony Johnson
Capella University
FPX4993
Professor: Jocelyn Williamson
November 7, 2022
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Some advantages I have that others do not have, especially in my practice, are resilience and strategic thinking. Most people are considered resilient based on the experience of the tasks they have handled over the years and shown persistence in duty. However, my resilience is attributed to the natural up-brining within a large family. Developing the skill of resilience was the key to survival in a family where everyone competed to be the best they could be since there was no favoritism. Thus, my colleagues would attribute the skills to my experience with me while handling various tasks assigned to us. I have the push to finish the tasks assigned to me within the timeframe allocated, which requires resilience. Moreover, I have strategic thinking skills that enable me to think beyond current knowledge to adapt to various trends I am subjected to. However, my educational background has equipped me with the knowledge that would enable me to better my skills (Puyt et al., 2021). Education has allowed me to incorporate my strategic thinking skills with corporate operational knowledge to know how I can handle people in various positions of responsibilities assigned to me. I have a certification in strategic management that enables me to use my strategic thinking skills to improve my relationship with people and establish a culture where we can work in a group without conflict of interest to achieve outcomes faster than working individually. The achievements that I am most proud of are being able to work with people in every environment that I have been in and being appreciated for the impact that I have made in changing people’s views on management and personal growth in applying my skills. Thus, people see my strengths since I can involve them in the activities that I am doing to reference them, which fosters special connections that others may not have. Hence, the personal resources I have available are innate characteristics; kindness and patience.
Weakness
The tasks that I avoid doing because I do not feel confident doing them are those that subject me to conflict with others. I prefer working on tasks because I have the freedom to make decisions that I am accountable for. Moreover, the negative work habits that I have is the inability to tolerate people who are not positive and accountable for their actions to ensure the tasks we have been assigned are executed with precision and obtain feedback to verify that we met the required standards (Vlados, 2019). However, I feel confident about my skills, experience, and education since I have focused on making myself better every time and using the factors as my strengths in fulfilling the objectives of every task assigned to me. I have introverted personality traits that hold me back when I feel too much pressure, but I cannot talk about it. Thus, when asked to conduct regular meetings in an environment where people have contrasting opinions, I hold back and fail to engage.
Opportunities
I prefer seeking a second opinion from my seniors in the field in which I have a specialty and my mentors to ensure that I have a network of influential contacts that can help me by offering me advice to ensure that I do not make errors. These contacts have been significant in ensuring that I am on track since they offer men feedback on every action I take. However, the industry where I work, the technology industry, is diverse and considers various skills since it is an evolving industry that keeps changing the more technology advances (Vlados, 2019). Thus, the trends within the company I work in, which can take advantage of the changing technological landscape, allow me to grow my skills and apply them in various fields within the industry. Therefore, I can offer solutions to emerging issues in the industry since it is not a static sector.
Threats
The obstacles I face at work are the changing technological trends and the difficulty of working with people in a unitary task. Additionally, colleagues are competing with me for the projects assigned to people within the company based on the different specialties that people have. The nature of the job we are doing keeps changing since it is an evolving industry (Puyt et al., 2021). However, technology does not pose a threat to the position that I hold since my strategic thinking skills enable me to navigate the industry. My weaknesses threaten to work with others who do not put in an equal amount of effort and can threaten the overall plan.
Reference
https://research.hva.nl/files/17729771/ambpp.2020.132.pdf
Vlados, C. (2019). On a correlative and evolutionary SWOT analysis. Journal of Strategy and Management.
