Embarking on an Eight-Week Journey – Empowering Self-leadership
Golam, Shabana (2024)
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024052314695
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024052314695
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This diary-based thesis documents the author's professional development as an Executive Assistant to the CEO at Company X, a provider of oral health services in Finland. The author is employed full-time at the company. The observation period covers eight weeks, from March 25 to May 17, 2024. The diary entries are organized weekly and detail the author's daily tasks, challenges faced, and weekly reflections. These tasks encompass various responsibilities associated with supporting the CEO, including communication management, scheduling, administrative duties, and executive support.
The thesis emphasizes the growth of self-leadership abilities, emphasizing goal setting, proactive decision-making, and time management. The thesis also looks at how workplaces are becoming learning spaces and emphasizes the need for self-directed learning for career advancement. The structured reflection facilitated by the diary-based approach has been instrumental in identifying strengths and areas for improvement, contributing to increased confidence and efficiency in the author's role.
The employer company is not named in the thesis at the request of the employer. Additionally, specific products, customers, software, or partners are also not mentioned by name in the thesis.
The thesis emphasizes the growth of self-leadership abilities, emphasizing goal setting, proactive decision-making, and time management. The thesis also looks at how workplaces are becoming learning spaces and emphasizes the need for self-directed learning for career advancement. The structured reflection facilitated by the diary-based approach has been instrumental in identifying strengths and areas for improvement, contributing to increased confidence and efficiency in the author's role.
The employer company is not named in the thesis at the request of the employer. Additionally, specific products, customers, software, or partners are also not mentioned by name in the thesis.