I Am A Effective Leader

4. This assessment shows me that I have a high tendency to take the leadership role in the team environment. The positive aspect is that I willingly accept a challenge and I will lead a team towards the accomplishment of the goals, but the other results of this assessment did show me that I need to improve in several areas. I see that because of my low tendency to encourage and harmonize, I may lose some of the team members as they may not share an important idea or concept and that the existence of some conflict that may not be held in check may intimidate other individuals from sharing. This could lead to a task that is not as successful as it could have been since I did not gather all of the information that I could have. I need to work on making sure that every individual that is on the team has an opportunity to share their ideas and feels that the team environment is a place where they can share without the fear of embarrassment or conflict. Another result of this assessment was that I saw that I scored low in the area of summarizer. At first I did not think that much of the

What does it take to be a visionary and ethical leader? Is it merely the ability to direct the masses towards a goal? Is it leading from within well-defined boundaries? No, a visionary and ethical leader empowers and inspires others. They eliminate child dependencies on leadership to provide constant direction and promote their organizations to continuously refine and improve. The most effective leaders embody a style we define as transformational. In this particular case, General Stanley McCrystal’s leadership was impeccable due to the mutual respect and empowerment that he fostered at all levels of his organizations, in order to achieve the unachievable. General McChrystal is most widely known for his last assignment as the commander of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). However, I believe his greatest work was accomplished in the years preceding this assignment. Prior to his retirement, he matured within the Army special operations community (Rangers, Green Barets, Joint SOF). His abilities to empower an organization to foster and embody change at lightning pace were impeccable in the years following September 11 2001, where the only constant, was change itself. I had first had experience with the environment and organization General McChrystal curated, and it is probably one of my best experiences regarding leadership and mentorship in my career to date.

It is hard to identify a particular “Legacy Leader.” It is especially difficult when I cannot definitively state who I am as a leader. Everyone knows what qualities a Soldier should hold. Most have the desire to be of sound mind and judgment. I always put the troops and the mission first, no matter what the consequences. Primarily, those qualities came from one of the best platoon sergeants I have worked with as a Soldier and a Noncommissioned Officer (NCO). Sergeant First Class (SFC) Michael Habel always did what needed to be done for his Soldiers and to get the mission done. He is unquestionably the driving force behind who I am as a noncommissioned officer.

The process of working with a team has helped to shape my character and has influenced the way I approach social situations. Through experiencing groups that have worked together with varying levels of success I have acquired numerous positive attributes. The first being patience. Patience with the other people in the group, patience with oneself, and patience for the group to begin to work functionally. Most things are not discovered, created, or perfected at first glance or attempt so one must learn to be capable of waiting. Furthermore, I enhanced my communication skills. I was a reserved child, but through being placed in situations where teamwork was present I was provided with the tools necessary to fluently and efficiently communicate. Finally, I learned to have confidence in myself. Teamwork revealed to me the power all individuals hold within them and that other people are understanding. I will forever be grateful to the marvelous individuals that composed the teams and groups that exposed me to teamwork because they taught me valuable life

I look forward to learning more skills about becoming a leader. The DISC assessment has show all the different characteristics of each personality type. There are many traits that each type share and some that could cause some conflict, but without those certain people would not get that push needed to succeed in life. The group members will need to understand how to rely on one another even if he or she is uncomfortable with that type of personality. My ability to lead the team will be based on my willingness to learn from the team and understand it is a

What does it take to be an effective leader in today’s fast paced and ever changing world?

Actually the teamwork is the most area I would like to improve in myself, because I did not have used to work with a group and I think that I produce better and even faster when I work by my own that might be because of my last experience in teamwork, also maybe because of my shy personality. For example, sometimes I get worried to propose a new idea to someone and he doesn't like it. However to be honest in my BEST week experiences of the teamwork was very good and unexpected. They were all collaborators except one person. After all I believe that I will deal with all the different kinds of personalities in my career, so I must get to use to it. We worked on some activities that could improve our teamwork. For example, we worked in a poster of team contracts which involve the team rules and the consequences if these rules are broken. In our team contracts we wrote the points that we think it is the most important, for instance: the team member must respect each other ideas and opinions. Everyone should improve their own skills. And one of the most important thing that I learned was if each member of the team used his skills the team will get a very good results at the end so I must not get shy to produce my thought and ideas. Another thing effect me in a positive way after working in a teamwork is talking better in presentations. For example, in the management challenge we have been asked to present our product after

strong leaders. The following principles are what I strive to live up to in my everyday life

Don’t tell anyone else about this. Keep it to yourself. I am about to let you in on a secret about effective leaders. They are “sneaky.” Before I tell you, please keep in mind the context that these are outstanding leaders who work hard, commit themselves to personal development, and get the job done. They are anything but lazy. But they are “sneaky.” Here is how;

Throughout my years of high school, I have demonstrated the leadership, service, and character. Both inside of school and within my community, I have found ways to express these qualities in productive ways. Although I show my qualities in everyday life, my characteristics of leadership and service shine brighter at times. While I am directing the Digital Multimedia Club, I get a chance to utilize my leadership skills to their fullest extent and to improve upon them. While doing volunteer work or other helpful activities, I work hard to serve my community so that I can make it a better place.

In addition, the assessment revealed some areas I need to work on. In the category of positive attitude and outlook

There are many kinds of leaders; some lead through position and authority, while others lead through inspiration and vision. Some people are simply natural born leaders. However, whether one was born a leader or has to become a leader, all great leaders spend time developing their traits. Similarly, when you train for a sport, you first learn to develop the fundamentals, and then you work to master and apply them. I’ve been told I am a born leader, but have always sought to improve my leadership abilities through experience. Maxwell states, “The learned leader; has seen leadership modeled most of life, has learned leadership through training, and has self-discipline to become a great leader” (Maxwell, 93). This statement is reflective of my experience during my military tenure, and what it means to me is; leadership must be developed in practice, as well as in theory.

As we begin to form our self-managed work teams this week for the final report and presentation due at the end of session, I begin to reflect on the situations where I have had to be part of a group. Accordingly, past experiences have led me to form a generally negative viewpoint with regards teamwork in both the education and workplace setting. In most situations, group work is facilitated by a single leader responsible for ensuring that all members complete their work to the required standard. Nevertheless, this has lead to situations where team members often become unproductive or dysfunctional. For one thing, conflict – whether it be task or relational – arises between team members and leaders when they begin to feel that they are subject to the leader’s authoritarian behaviour or scrutiny. For another, the leaders responsible for the management of the group begin to feel underappreciated or dissatisfied with the levels of task productivity generated by group members. In stating this, I have experienced both sides of single leadership team management – with mostly disastrous results – where negative team performance ultimately reflected on assessment grades.

This is always a skill that I thought I could pride myself on, especially in the workplace, so seeing the low score was a little tough for me once I completed the assessment. I was reluctant to admit that I am not as apt to collaborate when I should as I thought I was. Upon reflection, I realized that I may not necessarily be bad at collaboration but I may not realize when I should be using the skill. I have always preferred to work alone, and I’ve always known that about myself. I tend to believe that this is a more efficient way to work most of the time, so when I take that into consideration it makes more sense that my collaboration score would be lower. I may not have considered my preference for working alone as a hindrance to my ability to collaborate when I should if I had not taken this assessment. I now know, especially in a work setting, that I need to be more willing to take on teamwork and seek the input of others on projects that I am working on. Doing so will allow me to learn more skills from the different points of view I will be able to take into

When reflecting on my experience as both a student and a life learner, I never would have considered myself a leader. In fact, I have always been the shy kid who hides in the back of the class and panics whenever it is their turn to respond to a question. College however provided me with an opportunity to develop myself as a leader. I became more active in school activities and actively sought out leadership roles. As I’ve progressed in my professional life, I’ve become more interested in what it takes to make a strong leader. When assuming leadership roles, I’ve always considered myself an authentic leader but I know I’ve often struggled in detailing clear goals for my group or organization. Thankfully, Enrolling in the effective