Essay about Leadership Development Report

The dominant function of the INTJ personality type is introverted intuition. This has played a crucial role in my (albeit rather short) professional life. Ever since I was a toddler, I wanted to become a veterinarian. All of my actions were carried out primarily with this goal in mind, to the point where it was obsessive. I never considered taking any other career path.

INFP is known as a “Healer”. Being imaginative idealist they are guided by their own values and beliefs. They don’t like to speak about themselves, especially when

Servant leadership theory’s emphasis on service to others and recognition that the role of organizations is to create people who can build a better tomorrow resonates with scholars and practitioners who are responding to the growing perceptions that corporate leaders have become selfish and who are seeking a viable leadership theory to help resolve the challenges of the twenty-first century (Parris & Peachey, 2013, p 378).

Servant Leadership is “an approach to leadership with strong altruistic and ethical overtones that asks and requires leader to be attentive to the needs of their followers and empathize with them; they should take care of them by making sure they become healthier, wiser, freer and more autonomous, so that they too can become servant leaders” (Valeri, 2007). Although there is not many servant leaders in this world but the concept of servant is one of the most leadership approach leaders today struggles with. Servant leadership is mainly about the leader helping to grow their followers or members personally and professionally through empathy, listening skills and compassion. The concept of servant leadership which was proposed by Robert K. Greenleaf in his 1970 writing indicated that servant leadership is a theoretical framework that advocated a leader’s primary motivation and role as service to others.

ENFJs have an immense heart for others, almost to a fault. ENFJ’s easily reflect on and over-analyze their own feelings, so if they get too caught up in another person’s conflict, they immediately blame the distress on themselves and try to fix everything. True to my personality type, I genuinely care about motivating people to live their best lives full of happiness. So, my biggest strength is my selflessness. This is true to an ENFJ personality type that constantly wants to bring people together and make a better world. The most relatable fact I found about ENFJ’s is the weakness of ENFJ’s being too sensitive. I take everything said to me to heart and am always worried if I have met people’s expectations of me. Similarly, ENFJs take too much to heart and constantly worry if they are doing enough. Because of this anxiety, ENFJs also have a fluctuating self-esteem and an indecisive nature. My self-esteem is almost entirely based on how other people are treating me. And every decision is a massive ordeal because I can’t stop thinking about everyone involved and what the want to happen. I want everyone to get his or her way; I hate the feeling of dissatisfying someone. Also true to me, I avoid conflict like the plague. I always want to serve the role of peacekeeper in a conflict. I also love to volunteer and give back, also true to ENFJ. Most everything I found on ENFJ fit me pretty well.

There are many different leaders seen in society, one that brings many benefits to others with little regard for self, is a servant leader. A servant leader’s objective is to provide for the needs of others, materially and emotionally (Daft, 2017). Servant leaders serve others before serving their own self-interest, they listen, are trustworthy, and nourish the welfare of others (Daft, 2017). Servant leaders grow as individuals and leadership skills through

It is said that as an INFJ, I do not like to go by the rules, and would rather “be my own boss.” My type prefers a flat-hierarchy when relating to other team members, which means no one is above or below anyone else. As an INFJ, I am most likely to take actions based on my convictions, and if these come under fire, whether the opposition is justified or not, my morale is vulnerable to being seriously hurt. Due to the idealistic nature of INFJs we are prone to becoming bitter if we feel a conflict. (16Personalities, n.d.)

Servant leadership is best know for placing the needs and wants of others above those of the leader; this helps to create a trusting and empowered team of followers to help organizations reach their goals (Mahembe & Engelbrecht, 2014). The servant leadership model is able to help nonprofit organizations gain a competitive advantage in ways that are not necessarily profit driven, such as improving employee satisfaction and commitment to the organization (Center for Servant Leadership, n.d.). The improvement of employee satisfaction has been linked to improved customer satisfaction, which helps to build support for the organization (Center for Servant Leadership, n.d.).

For the Myers Briggs personality test I am an ISTP when I am stress and when I am at my best. I was surprised with these results due to the fact that my freshman year in the Harold Leadership Academy I was required to take the Myers Briggs assessment and scored the letters INFJ. I find myself leaning more towards INFJ because the test was at least seventy-five questions. When reading the definitions of ISTP and INFJ I find that I would agree with my personality having a little bit of both. The Myers Briggs Foundation states that INFJ individuals are insightful about others, seek to understand what motivates others, committed to their values, desire to sever the common good, organized, decisive, and seek meaning and connection in ideas, relationships, and material possessions. An example of how I am an INFJ is that I have chosen a healthcare career that is holistic and identifies what motivates others. I tend to over think situations, conversations, and how I reacted to them. I truly care about the people in my life and I know I pay attention to others especially in class and if they look down I typically ask how they are doing, which allows for them to open up if they wish but also it is how I acknowledge that I see them and care. The Myers Briggs Foundation states that ISTP individuals are tolerant, flexible, quiet observers, analyze what makes things work, organize facts using logical principles and attentive to cause and effect. I would firmly agree with the quiet

Easily makes connections with others as INFJs are warm, sensitive and empathetic. Enthusiastic to make interpersonal relationships. Enjoys helping and connecting with people. Hardworking and volunteering to help others.

The personality profile of an INJF definitely seems to portray a truthful portrait of who I am, with only one mentioned aspect that does not seem to completely match. The overarching aspect of this type is the “complexity of character” (Butt & Heiss, n.d.), reminding me that my mother has described me as enigmatic. INFJ’s display a strong idealistic nature, and a yearning to help those less fortunate, or are in need of help. However, due to the powerful sense of giving to others, a person can be left feeling emotionally depleted and needing alone time to

I am an ENFJ. ENFJ stands for extraversion, intuition, feeling, and judgement. According to this cite, I “have tremendous power to manipulate others” but I also “see the big picture.” Another thing the flattering website pointed out was “ENFJs know and appreciate people. Like most NFs, (and Feelers in general), they are apt to neglect themselves and their own needs for the needs of others.” On a different page, I am told that an ENFJ is a “Natural born leader.” and “The ENFJ is ambitious, but their ambition is not self-serving: rather, they feel personally responsible for making the world a better place.”

When taking the Myer-Briggs personality test I was somewhat nervous about my results because I was learning about myself answering the questions even before I completed the assessment. My results for the personality assessment were INFJ which means introverted intuitive feeling judging. According to the humanmetrics article, INFJs are distinguished by both their complexity of character and the unusual range and depth of their talents. The article also suggests they tend to be more idealists, and because of their J preference for closure and completion, they are generally doers as well as dreamers. INFJs are caring, kind, gentle people. I can definitely agree with these results because I always seem to put lots of energy into identifying the best system for getting things done, and constantly define the priorities in my life. I also operate on an intuitive basis which can be spontaneous at times. My intuition is very strong I like to say and I’m usually right about whatever my intuition is about without even being able to pinpoint why and without detailed knowledge of the situation at hand. It is also said that because INFJs have strong intuitive capabilities we trust our instincts before someone else’s resulting in stubbornness and sometimes even ignoring others opinions. This is one of the characteristics about me that I am trying to work on because I need to learn to trust others more.

Upon completing the Meyers Briggs Personality Test I discovered that I was an INFJ. The description and typical personality traits exemplified who I am. Often, I am described as mysterious and difficult to understand. Despite going above and beyond to assist others in around me I keep my thoughts, ideas, and emotions closely guarded. Determining how to phrase my thoughts, ideas and emotions is very difficult and the words often become jumbled in my head. For this reason I am often hesitant to share them with others. When I do present ideas or suggestions they are often regarded as unique and creative. People often come to me for ideas or solutions to problems, knowing that I will work until I come up with a solution. I poses the unique ability to understand and connect with a wide variety of people and personality traits. This makes me a well-rounded individual who has the capability of being a great leader, teacher, employee, student, and friend. Being and INFJ has a lot of positive traits that I feel will benefit me during my education and career.

The importance of servant leadership should not be underestimated and it can be simplified and embodied in one timeless phrase: