Effective Leadership and Qualities
Richanne Kelley
Lamar University
Effective Leader Characteristics
There is a difference between a manager and a leader. A true leader not only manages their department, they also encompass relationship-building behaviors such as asking, listening, including, coaching and encouraging. The main characteristics of a highly effective leader are the ability to confront problems, focusing on the goals of your subordinates, and insisting on excellence from your staff. The most memorable leaders in my mind are the ones who would not ask you to do anything they would not do themselves.
In my experience, there are two types of ineffective leaders. The first is the dictator type leader that
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We then discuss this information with our nurse’s aide so that we are all on the same page. I find that this action makes the other nurses feel that we are all a team willing to work together for the greater good of our patients. It also lessens the pressure for those shifts in which the acuity of a patient assignment may be slightly skewed, and the nurses feel like we are all looking out for each other.
My greatest weakness is being too “task oriented” and losing sight of the big picture. For example, I work in a rehabilitation hospital. Our care is a bit different in that our ultimate goal is getting the patient as independent as possible to transfer home or to assisted living. I try to keep this in mind with every patient as I am assisting them to the toilet, to the meal room, etc. However, there are days when my task list is still a mile long and I am behind. There are times when I am guilty of providing too much assistance for a patient to hurry the process along. I know in my heart that when I do this, I am not helping the patient, only myself. My action plan to remedy this is to stop when I realize I am doing this and allow the patient to complete the task on their own. Instead of worrying about all the minutiae still left in my task list, I will remind myself that this is an important part of this person’s care. It is equally, if not more important than charting their Foley output which will get done. I will also ask my team mates
It takes a lot to be a leader. It takes experience, communication, positivity, passion, and much more to be an effective leader. Communication, positivity, and passion are the three most important characteristics to me. I represent all three of these with great pride. I communicate effectively whether it be in the classroom, on
What are the most important qualities an effective leader should have? The willingness to listen others ideas and implement them with their own interpersonal skills. A leader must be willing to accept their own faults and learn from them. An active leader is willing to change their methods of leadership in order to grow as a person. A leader puts themselves on the same level as their followers because that way, people are able to share their own opinions without the fear of rejection. There is courage, as well as the resolution to move forward. Leaders have the characteristic that give the people around them the will to succeed. As a teacher, I understand that some people want to whole heartedly improve, and as an educator I must be willing to do everything I can to push that
Characteristics of a Successful Leader An effective leader has certain/basic yet important characteristic. The character of a leader is important in order to show how effective they are. A good leader sets the bar high and believes in excellence, motivation, and to be dedicated. In order to lead a good leader must have these qualities/ characteristics.
The next category is the putting first things first which is still one of my weaknesses. I have a condition called ADHD, attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder which has its pros and cons. I have a bad habit of procrastinating which in the past caused me to miss deadlines. However, I have worked on this weakness by setting individual goals in advance of deadlines to help me meet final deadlines. Following this category is the think win-win category. I learned early in my career from a former manager that the best leaders surround themselves with people that know what they are doing. I began seeking out what my employees wanted from their job, where they wanted to go, or what I could do to make their jobs more efficient. It was very rewarding to see my employees get promoted when they believed in themselves. Subsequently, the next category which is to seek first to understand. This is closely related to the previous category as it involves being sensitive to the feelings of overs as well as understanding others viewpoints. When I have team meetings I have implemented the first fifteen minutes of the meeting to discuss what is going good or bad from the previous
The most important characteristics an effective leader must have are: motivation, selflessness, and have an exemplary character. Many people might say these characteristics are not essential for a leader, but in order to be successful, a leader must think and care about others first rather than themselves. A leader must be passionate and motivated to help the people achieve their goals. A leader must want to lead the people at all times no matter what the circumstances are. A leader must have the ability to persuade others and give them hope whenever times get rough.
After taking this class and learning about leadership I think that there are many qualities to leadership. I believe an effective leader should demonstrate teamwork, integrity, compassion, respect, good communication skills, the ability to listen to others, have the ability to delegate, have confidence, initiative, a positive attitude, be creative, have self-discipline, be responsible, have courage, charisma, character, competence, passion, problem solving skills, and most of all, be teachable. These are all in addition to the traits we learned from Bennis which include having a vision, a distinctive voice, being adaptive, and having integrity.
Having, thoughtfulness to have companionship while, speaking to others in regard to their issues and being there for your team. Being involved in Quest Youth Court of Innovation, I was able to organize my activity through procedures and to be responsible to handle the courtroom. The type of leader I am allows leadership skills of sharing information, understanding the needs and characteristics of a group. Being able to know resources in their development. For example, I was able to understand and utilize every position in Quest Youth Court. Being able to control and counsel the courtroom and the youth by setting an example for them. Setting an example, allowed them to restore justice to the community representing to them, how their mistakes were harmful to others around them. By giving them a better evaluation of their actions. And not have them repeat the same mistakes. Management style is so hard to put your finger on, but I think in general a good manager gives clear directions and actually stays pretty hands-off, but is ready and available to jump in to offer guidance, expertise, and help when needed. I try my best to make that my management
Based on my personal experiences, I can say that a leader and a manager are entirely different. A leader inspires people and forges a way forward for the group they supervise to follow. A leader uses emotional intelligence to captivate the group. In my work experience, I have come across leaders who can inspire others to work hard, such leaders do not use their positional authority, and rather they motivate employees to be productive by creating a feeling of a mutual goal. I had an exceptional leader who possessed charisma power. She had an animated ability to motivate, mentor, and maneuver in ways that captivated anyone around her. She was truly a leader who has all the sources of influence to affect the behavior of
“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all for himself or get all the credit for doing it.” - Andrew Carnegie. This particular quote is very meaningful to this topic because it explains that a leader should be selfless and think about the people he is representing. In this quote it shows that a leader that maintains a positive outlook and stays motivated will be successful. A leader should display confidence over his/her peers, should have the people’s benefits be first on his/her priorities, and also be determined to overcome every challenge that comes his/her way. There are many qualities that a person should have in order to be named a “good leader” and/or example for others.
Leadership and management are similar; however, have different definitions. Some leaders have an innate ability to learn whereas others may have to learn how to lead. A manager may not be an effective leader. A leader must possess certain characteristics to be effective. Communication, fairness, and leadership knowledge are the top three characteristics of an effective leader.
An effective manager is respected for the role they play but an effective leader is often remembered long after they or their people are no longer in their roles.
I agree with you 100% the leader and manager have characteristics in common but there are big differences between them. “The leader needs to be persuasive and use productive communication” (Finkelman, 2012, p.13). A leader leads the group and they are followed as it has effective communication skills and motivates the group to meet the established goals, while a manager focuses on the techniques utilized are not effective because it lacks the qualities of a leader that an employee wants to see in them. A good manager has the qualities that you mention yours has and so is easier to make the group to follow the leader and goals are met.
A managers must have developed leadership skills in order to inspire the workers to achieve the firm goals. If a manager can not inspire the employees to do better each time or to realize the good work their employees are doing than on that aspect is negative for the firm. In order for a top manager to be effective it is important to understand how to develop a strong planning skills. In the firm that I currently work for my manager on a weekly basis sits with our unit to discuss a planner for the week and she is not the only one talking. My manager expects for each one of us in the unit to put our inputs in the weekly planner. That skill proofs that we are also an important assets to the firm and makes us feel that our ideas count. In other organizations that I have work for, the leaders are only for themselves. If you ask to many questions, you feel in the air the
Managers are acknowledged based to their title within the organizations, whereas leaders are recognized by their characteristics. A good leader has the ability to influence people, while having integrity, and the ability to look outside of the box. A good leader is a person who is defined by the actions they take. Leaders have the ability to inspire those around them (Anderson, 2013). A good manager will do their job correctly according to expectations and job descriptions (Finkelman, 2012). Managers are usually more task oriented.
Understanding the difference between effective management and effective leadership is important. Leaders are not always born leaders; they can be formed into leaders if that is what they want. All five leadership approaches combined would form the perfect leader but each individual has special traits and behaviors that can make one into a leader. The behavioral