A Shaman Style Analysis

I use the missionary leadership style to develop my team and others. This style has been chosen by me due to my concern for others and their growth and development. This style of leadership is used by leaders who are goal-directed and aspire to guide and develop others with a meaningful purpose and a strong personal belief (Taylor, 2016). Interestingly, the concern for missionaries is to effectively develop mentees in a manner that will have a positive impact in their lives.

In my business unit of our organization I have up to recently used a more mentoring / directive style of management. This has been necessary as the service was in crisis when I took post & was close to being closed down by our regulator, this meant that I had to pass on my experience, knowledge & skill set to others quickly in order to survive. I did not have the luxury of time to allow others to find their own solutions so had to speak with my seniors, find out what the burning issues were & then provide them with the solutions.

With some insight on my leadership skills, I believe my nursing leadership style is one of a servant leader. The term servant leader was coined by Robert Greenleaf and describes individuals who not only influence but motivate others around them by building relationships and developing the skills of individual team members. According to Greenleaf this style of management requires that the entire team

Many different forms of medicine are currently practiced in the world. In fact, as our text states, “in all cultures, some people have become recognized as having special abilities to treat and diagnose health problems.” (Miller 107) Without argument, phytomedicinal and supernatural healers are two forms of medical treatment that have been around for longer than any other, regardless of culture. It has been estimated that shamanism has been practiced for over ten thousand years (Tyson 3). Native American and Celtic healers are often known as shamans.

In conjunction with my first strength, my second strength has been identified as the capacity to help subordinates grow and develop within their career. I have demonstrated this by mentoring employees. This has included helping them grow within their current position as well as aiding them in moving up from their current level within the organization. This aid is often in the form of teaching, listening, and giving them my insight to what I have observed within the organization in concern to both reviews of work and job promotions. Development of employees has to be a quality that is purposefully demonstrated consistently and not just when an employee asks for help. This requires a regular effort on the part of the leader of a team. In order to help an employee in this aspect a leader has to know employees on a basic fundamental level. The leadership practice of aiding in an employees’ career growth cannot be effectively engaged without the insight gained by the understanding and communication

Have you ever had a leader that inspired you to develop your own leadership traits? “A leader is someone who demonstrates what’s possible” (Mark Yarnell, 2015). There are numerous leadership styles. Each of the numerous leadership styles can be beneficial if utilized in an appropriate means. I have chosen three leaders and their unique leadership styles to discuss in this paper. The unique styles that will be discussed are situational leadership, transformational leadership, and laissez-faire leadership. I will also discuss each leader’s approach, their fundamental leadership principles, and how each leader used their style within their profession.

This is described by Ohio University (2015), as the best type of leadership for employees to grow and expand (p.5). I believe this is the best type of leadership that provides open communication and it is what I look for in management above myself. I feel that problems do not get solved well if all the staff members are not involved in the problem solving process. After all, most issues that arise, will be noticed first by the staff members or nurses working hands-on with the particular issue. Often, the experienced nurses within organizations will be the best candidate to help come up with a solution due to them dealing with the issue

In reviewing leadership literature, my own leadership development analytics, and reflecting on my work, I believe my leadership style aligns well with the definition of Transformational Leadership as described by Hutchinson and Jackson (2013). Hutchinson and Jackson describe a transformational leader as one who has the ability to create a vision which provides meaning and motivation, as well as communicating that vision with enthusiasm and confidence (2013). According to my Situational Leadership Summary Profile, my preferred leadership style is Participating, which indicates that I am most comfortable leading by influencing others through encouragement, involvement and participation (The Center for Leadership Studies, 2017). Additionally, my personalysis report states that in my preferred style I enjoy people-type roles and undertaking organizational challenges. Furthermore, it indicates that

The Southeast communications have many languages and how they keep track of numbers and study Shamanism. One main language was Muskogean that is how they speak. It is important because that is how they spoke and how everyone understood everyone else as shown in the bottom left corner. Muskogean is one important language of a few languages they spoke. The Three Sisters are important to the Southeastern beliefs because it was something that they planted and celebrated, which is located in the top middle of the exhibit. The Three Sisters is the most important ceremony. Everyone celebrated The Three Sisters. Shamanism is important because that was their religion which is located in the bottom left corner. Shamanism for the Southeastern’s was very

support, providing cures to illnesses not only using herbs, but also via the spirit world. They would

Quesalid, the very real protagonist in Claude Levi-Strauss’ analysis of the shamanistic complex, initially did not believe in and even disparaged the practice and power of shaman healing. He began spending time with a Shaman community to discredit them and when asked to become one, joined to prove the same point. In his training, he learned many tactics used by shamans to facilitate the belief of a patient, particularly the manipulation of symbols (such as the bloody feather scrap) and the performance of evocative rituals. Quesalid quickly became renowned within the community yet, as Levi-Strauss commented, he “did not become a great shaman because he cured his patients, he cured his patients because he had become a great shaman.” Levi-Strauss was implying it was Quesalid’s understanding and ability to foster belief (within both the sick person and the community) in his methods working, along with his own belief, rather than his actual curative methods, that allowed for the healing of his many patients.

The leadership styles that resonated the most with me were servant leadership and shared governance. I identify with the servant leadership style the most strongly because of the 12 principles that mirror my personal work ethic and values. I believe a good leader is one that is able to listen to others and work to motive and provide an environment that nurtures growth and continued learning. One example, of a time that I have demonstrated servant leadership was when I acted as a preceptor to a new nurse tech in the ED. I started our first encounter by asking her what she had covered on her first day of orientation that she had with a different nurse tech. I listened to her and learned what things we

My leadership style is problem solver; this leadership style offers me the opportunity to utilize the knowledge and experience of my followers. I believe that I am more of this leadership style because I tend to accept input from group members when making decisions and solving problems. I do this because I feel that everyone in the group have something tangible to contribute to the group, and sometimes they might have access to key information that can help in my decision making. I take the information and put them together to use in reaching a decision, because I know that I will have the final say as the leader of the group. I believe that the group is put together

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Finding a leadership style is like finding the dress or suit that fits just right. It may take several attempts, but once you find the one that fits, it is usually the one you will keep. For this class, we were asked to take a 50 question survey from Kent University to help us figure out what type of leadership style fits us best. From the results provided from the test, my leadership style was typed as participative. When reading more about participative leadership, I saw a quote I was able to resonate with completely, “The leader makes the final decision, but the team to contribute to the decision-making process” (How to find, n.d.). This quote made me realized that this type of leadership fit me down to the T. In terms of effective communication, I always make an effort to make sure the listener absolutely understands what I am conveying. By asking questions or bringing up any concerns they might have, I am able to make sure that everyone is on the same page. My job presents several opportunities to help teach and train new operators. By having a participant leadership style, I must ensure new operators know how to work within their position proficiently. As a trainer, I deal with trainees who at times feel overwhelmed with the plethora of information given to them. I find it important to give encouragement and facilitate training when need be. Being a participant leader requires a great of humility: “The leader can 't know everything”