Inspirational Influence Behavior

Leaders are someone that can be a positive influence in anyone’s life. Leaders are someone that people look up to and remember that person throughout his or her lives. The leader

Leader: “A leader is a person willing to show others what to do, someone who influences others to follow to achieve a goal. You have to have a vision or there is no goal to achieve. I have to be able to direct and take direction from my subordinates to be an effective leader. A leader is honest, dependable, caring, and knowledgeable, listens to ideas from other team mates, and is available to answer questions or just listen to problems whether work related or personal.”

Focusing on the big picture on why we are doing certain missions or even just getting my subordinates to understand the overarching reason on why we are doing certain things will be the biggest way for me to meet the area of; Appealing to others to share in the dream of the future. This practice under Inspire a Shared Vision will have a big impact on the success of a team, especially on large projects. Being forward looking into the future and having the sense of direction and showing this vision to your subordinates will allow them to know that you know what the goal is and where we are headed. This will allow them to also have an understanding of this vision and they will also know where we are going and what success will look like as well. The sense of the future will make them feel have a stronger sense of spirit de corps that will be seen by others. In order for me to do this I will make sure that when I am providing tasking on daily objectives, I will ensure everyone understands the why we are doing it, how it impacts our community and most importantly what the end result would be. Keeping a team motivated during long projects or even during long events can wear people down, however, knowing what success looks like and where the end result is will keep them motivated through it. This sense of the future will also give my subordinates a sense of ownership and buy-in to the goals of the

A leader is a person who has a vision (Owen, 2002). A leader has drive and is committed to achieving their goals and vision. Leaders focus their attention on problems that need to be fixed, and will tackle the situation at hand. Leaders are determined, motivated, careful planners and effective communicators. Leaders are positive and do not waste time and effort with negativity. Effective communication is more than just being able to speak and write. An effective leader's communication encourages people to work toward their goals. A leader is

A leader is defined as a someone who “inspires followers to go beyond their own-self-interests for the good

The importance of “appealing to shared aspirations” (2007, p. 26) instead of forcing the vision of the leader on the followers is paramount to enlisting them in this endeavor. Intrinsic motivation is achieved when leaders capture the collective imagination of their followers.

Intellectual stimulation encourages followers to challenge processes and the status quo (Alyn, n.d.). They are equipped to do this through training and other tools required through the problem-solving process (Alyn, n.d.). This empowers the individual to make decisions on their own. This skill is particularly important for firefighters who may not have the luxury to turn to a leader during critical moments of incident response. Lastly, inspirational motivation is the degree to which a leader articulates a vision that is appealing to subordinates and inspires them in a positive way about future goals, and tasks (Ifeanyi and Odumeru, 2013).

Inspirational motivation leaders give their staff inspiration to motivate them to work to their full potential. They encourage them to help the organization grow and advance into the future (Gardner, 2010).

Leaders are those influential people who carry with themselves the responsibility to inspire others to attain a vision. A leader does not puts greatness into people, rather recognises the greatness that they already have. A leader can have endless attributes to be considered but what matters is the attributes that shine within him and makes him a good leader. History witnesses a dictionary of leaders and their own philosophies. Followers make the leader learn more about their own development of skills. Leader-follower fit just right is a challenge to be achieved. Though I truly believe that

The authors Stephen, DeCenzo, and Coulter explain that drive, desire to lead, honesty and integrity, self-confidence, intelligence, job relevant knowledge, and extraversion are key qualities effective leaders share. When looking at soccer star, Abby Wambach, who has scored the most international goals in the world, has become a leader for the U.S Women’s Soccer team due to the qualities Stephen, DeCenzo, and Coulter explain. The authors discuss that drive in an individual will result in the individual putting in a lot of time and energy in order to achieve the goal (p. 339). Wambach knows she is near retirement, therefore when she was preparing for her last World Cup she had a fire in her to make sure the team was able to win (Macur, 1). Next, a desire to lead is important because the individual will take responsibility for the outcomes because they are dedicated to influencing and positively impacting others (p. 339). When the leader shows honesty and integrity, this will create a sense of trust between the leader and his or her followers (p. 339). Throughout the years

First I can be more aware of my work center and find out what goes on and understand the issues that have been neglected. This can take care of the moral, discipline, and proficiency of my subordinates. I find this skill influential because it provides the ability to know my airman and help to fix problems that take away from accomplishing the mission. Once I am aware of my work environment, I can adapt my leadership style and approach that is the most appropriate. I am known to have an authoritarian style of leadership that is over the top and unnecessary. It creates a hostile work environment which makes everything so much more difficult to accomplish. The third skill that I need to improve on is communicating information properly within a work center. When I choose not to communicate information it creates a unnecessary stress in the work

Leadership is the ability to influence people to want to achieve a goal or task. You have a plan and you inspire a vision for accomplishing the plan. As challenges occur, you use expertise and/or experience to set the example and lead the way, which enables others to act. Overcoming challenges and working hard together encourages the hearts of all, and as you see the fruits of your efforts and the completion of the goal, you have successfully applied leadership. I have to attribute my first leadership influences to my parents. My father taught me the value of working hard to accomplish your goals. He worked a full time job with the State Highway Department for 28 years along with owning and operating a dairy farm. My mother had

Organizations depend on the management and leadership skills of individuals in order to be successful. Leaders do not have to be managers but are equally important. Leaders are individuals who possess traits, behavior and abilities to influence others to accomplish tasks and other needed objectives for the company. Leadership is defined as “the ability of an individual to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organization. . . .” (House et al., 1999, pg. 184).

Through communicating with vivid language, and imagery (Emrich, Browner, Feldman, & Garland, 2001), aspiration from leaders can transfer an optimistic feeling to subordinates, in an emotional way (Venus, Stam, & Knippenberg, 2013). This dimension can perceive the capability of deriving goals, and motivating subordinates to feel the business changes are to succeed with high potential, allowing the future commitment to achieving goals (Locke & Latham, 2002).

What is motivation and being yourself? Motivation could be defined as the reason or reasons someone has for acting or behaving in a particular way and being yourself easily means being natural and confident of who you are no matter where you are be it in public or at home. Me motivated and being myself were the two principles I put in place in order for me to succeed my first semester in college at Loyola University as an ROTC cadet. With the fact that I’m currently enlisted into the Army Reserves, I think that I already have the foundation that most of the other MS1s don’t have and I took that to my advantage. Even though I wasn’t in a leadership position, I assumed a leadership role of helping my fellow MS1s with little things like how to salute and drilling ceremony since I had already learned all that while in basic training. By me doing this, I was not just helping an individual but also the class as a whole. I believe my first semester went well. I achieved majority of my goals like being more physically fit and the best person I could be this semester. I obtained a perfect APFT score on each one I took, always did my best to be on time to every event and also made sure I did well in school. All of this wasn’t just possible by my own hard work alone. My leadership also played a great role into my success, especially my team leader who always made sure he did his duty of providing me with the necessary information be it what I’ll need for any event or giving me tips to