A Personal Leadership Analysis

For the entirety of my high school career, I have been a student in the Leadership Center for the Sciences and Engineering (LCSE) held at Norview High School. Being enrolled in this specialty program has strengthened and pushed me academically, as a leader, with public speaking, and as a service worker. Specifically, LCSE has developed my leadership skills and allowed me to become a more service-oriented leader. In the first year of the program, students take Leadership Foundations where the basics of leadership and the history of great leaders are taught. Then, in Advanced Leadership students model leadership skills by hosting holiday gatherings, being counselors for the LCSE Summer Orientation Camp, and completing 200 volunteering hours.

The essence of this book relates to how human beings communicate with each other, and especially within the Christian community. Communication is the fundamental process by which people share information, integrate and remain connected. Christians relating to one another requires certain communication tools necessary to articulate and share information. According to Muelhoff & Lewis communicating ideas, values and beliefs, “through the study and practice of communication we accomplish crucial aspects in the life of the believer.” This process of communication is a systematic process, in which information for effective communication is important.

Through identification and ongoing assessment of her leadership style and ability this leader is able to develop and understand her own strengths and limitations in order to grow and develop into a more effective leader. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of servant leadership, contingency, path-goal styles leadership to gain an understanding of current leadership models, identify this author’s style of leadership and explore why leadership is important to organizations, society and this author.

My definition of leadership is being someone who represents a group of people, or team. This person takes charge of situations where a person is needed to represent the group or team. This person also sets goals, a common vision, and represents the team in both good and bad situations. The person is not afraid to own up to mistakes that the team has made, even if the leader may not have personally made the mistake. Furthermore, the leader sets the example for the team to follow. Additionally, this person shares their knowledge and experience and sets the example for others to follow. The final point and one that I think ultimately creates a good working climate, is that the person genuinely cares for the team and always has the best interest both personally and professionally.

This is my personal leadership philosophy, which is based on life and work experiences. As a leader I will ensure our team’s is successful in meeting the organizations objectives. I will motivate, support, provide purpose and direction to those around me. I will unlock our team’s hidden potential and will drive to develop a high-performing team.

The next individual who was identified as a leader was George Voskovec (Juror 11), the watchmaker. He displayed the characteristic of determination, forward-looking, emotional stability, and passion. He asked specific question he wanted answered and was driven to figure out the proper verdict, instead of settling for what everyone else said. He looked past the surface and dug deeper, looking for other outcomes and possibilities others were missing. Furthermore, he maintained his emotions through adverse situations when other jurors sarcastically poked at him about his manners, did not sink to their level and have an emotional response (Lumet, 1957). Moreover, after individuals began to switch votes because they wanted it to end sooner, he intensely

it is being a leader who is ethical and who goes beyond self-interest to help the group. This questionnaire affects my own leadership because it tells me that I have the problem of being too laissez-faire when there are situations where I need to be more direct.

A Christian leader, my goal is to use Biblical principles to guide my servant leadership relationship with followers and associates. Using the Holy Spirit as a guide, this will enable me to achieve a common goal with those I lead. However, my effectiveness as a Christian leader is not an accident, but rather it will be the result of a carefully crafted leadership development plan that systematically addresses leadership behaviors and spiritual gifts. This plan will also use self-assessments to guide me in understanding who I am as a Christian leader and to examine the use of Biblical principles in my leadership practice. In addition, an assessment of my personal and professional strengths

I have learned that while I am strong in some leadership areas, I am also weak in other areas. Prior to this course, I looked for my approach or style of leadership through other individuals. Essentially, I tried to model or shape my behavior and viewpoint by looking to others. Now, I see that is a critical mistake as I must discover my own unique style of leadership, not someone else’s – this is about being authentic and true to myself. It all makes sense now as I never could get it right before – felt like I was acting and being fake (and I was). This has given me a renewed sense of confidence in my leadership potential. I strongly believe that with hard work and commitment, I can be a great leader.

Change within healthcare is inevitable. Whether it is a new equipment to make giving medication better or, new policies and procedures introduced to better patient care, It is how the leadership present and implement the change along with their style of management to the unit that will prove how successful or unsuccessful their management was in their unit. The purpose of this paper is to explain why understanding and effectively managing change and innovation are an n essential leadership competency. In addition, I will provide two examples from within my workplace where change was successful and how the management and staff are working on improvements using Lewin’s theory.

Upon completion the three leadership assessments, I was surprised to notice several data points which revealed particular aspects about my leadership style that I had not previously perceived myself to be. One of these instances was my low “balanced processing” scores during the Authentic Leadership Self-Questionnaire, which highlighted that I tend to glance over the opinions of others in lieu of my own. These findings accurately reflect my leadership skills as I tend overestimate my own ways of thinking and can sometimes ignore others who may provide me with a broader perspective. I plan to apply these results to grow professionally by taking actions such as actively listening to constructive feedback and recognizing the value of the opinions

The purpose of the qualitative review was to locate an article that focused on leadership. The analysis used three educators who were asked 10 of the same question pertaining to various aspects of leadership. The questions asked were concerning leadership roles in high school education, and creating the right environment for people to develop leadership skills. Critical thinking requires flexibility in thinking. The leader should be willing to question their beliefs, culture, and history. The article communicates the ideal that the educators serve in a difference leadership role as teachers; teaching is unique in that it is difference from other professions. In the article, the author clearly used the SEE-I process, i.e., state it,

With my personal model of leadership, I try to create a trend towards the importance of meaning and purpose in leadership. By entering the job market looking for meaningful careers, talented young people can be retained if they feel they are appreciated and make a difference, and leadership teams are increasingly aware of the need to offer more than just profit. By leading individuals and organizations with a powerful sense of purpose, I seek greater performance and commitment, and when people can see how their role contributes to more than themselves, they generate meaning from what they do. And also help new leaders develop the knowledge, skills and mentalities needed to foster a deeper sense of purpose and create more meaning in the workplace,

Front-runners guide individuals and have skills to stimulate people. These people head clusters of individuals and are capable of effectively communicating plans for subordinates to shadow. When trouble comes, the front-runners can strategically develop an action design. There are several types of front-runner ideas (Alina, 2013). According to an assessment that I recently took part in, I identify more with the transformational leadership style (Leadership Self-assessment, n.d.).

During the course of my career and personal study of leadership practice, I have had the good fortune of becoming acquainted with a number of leaders whom I admire. When considering a choice for this paper number strong leaders from a wide range of backgrounds came to mind. I considered Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford Motor Company, Milton Hershey founder of The Hershey Chocolate Company, Jack Welsh former Chairman and CEO of General Electric, and Lee Iacocca former CEO of Chrysler. All of these leaders are well known and would make excellent candidates for a leadership profile. Instead, I chose John Hand former operations executive of Georgia Pacific Corporation.