Leadership Essential Seminar Summary

One of the best qualities in humans is imagination. Constantly imagine how everything could be made better.

We are not inborn with the leadership trait. The function of leadership is to make the business a success. It is not the exclusively the playing field of senior managers. Managers and employees alike are required to be the bridge between the customer and the vision of Wells Fargo. Leadership is the act of sharing and communicating a vision of the future and the motivation of others to believe in, and align with that vision. Leaders are accountable for failures as well as manager. They give others the opportunity to be responsible. A first-rate leader will inspire a group to be

Leadership is, and always has been, a vital aspect of social and economic constructs. It is essential to the survival of societies, industries, organizations, and virtually any group of individuals that come together for a common purpose. However, leadership is difficult to define in a single, definitive sense. As such, theories of leadership, what constitutes a great leader, and how leaders are made have evolved constantly throughout history, and still continue to change today in hopes of improving upon our understanding of leadership, its importance, and how it can be most effective in modern organizational cultures.

Andersen, JA & Hansson, PH 2011,"At the end of the road? On differences between women and men in leadership behaviour", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, vol. 32 no. 5 pp. 428 – 441

George W. Carver was best known in his time as a man of faith who believes in God as science as a gift from God. He would constantly acknowledge that his work was inspired by the works of God and God’s inspiring, and guiding him in his work. When those who wanted things from Carver such as his secrets without the desire to work for the knowledge, Carvers replay would be, ‘God refuses to reveal the secrets of the humankind and the universe.

Burns wrote the book to address the essence of leadership. His intended audience is the everyday

When I was told I was coming to the Advanced Leaders Course (ALC) I was excited to get it out of the way and I thought I would learn a lot because I am new in this Military Occupational Specialty (MOS). I turned down ALC for my last job because I heard I can learn a lot for my new MOS. Since, I have been here the only leadership part of this course, in my opinion was the class leader and when I had to lead physical training (PT). We were told, the leadership part was front loaded in this course and we would only learn from our peers. This course is setup in a way with the instructor only guides us through the topics and the peers teach each other. For me, being an older soldier, this was a huge difference in the way I am used to being

Performing an internet search for a definition of leadership pulls up a plethora of results, each definition slightly different from the last. The readings from the Leadership: Theory and Practice book also draw attention to the multitude of descriptions of leadership as well as the strengths, weaknesses and practical implications for several different leadership approaches. Specifically, trait, skills, style and situational. This paper will outline the implications of each of these models for my leadership profile and will also outline some insights that I have gained at the physician leadership level with my organization for each approach.

Leadership is something that we are all born with because we are all born. Therefore, who is a leader and who is not depends on who really wants to be a leader and who does not. Leadership is a skill and so it can be learned. As anything that is learned it demands practice and practice to be the best. It would not be something that will happen in a matter of a day. There are multiple elements that make a leader. Collaboration is a key element for successful teamwork. Therefore, a leader must always be in the look for ways to foster collaboration. Creating trust within the team, support face-to-face collaboration, transfer responsibilities when making decisions, and ultimately teach other how to be leaders. All of this is not done if it is not done from the bottom of your own heart.

Before this class, I had a very primitive and vague definition of leadership. Not only did I define it as per my views and ideologies, but I also said that each individual has their own definition of leadership. My initial belief was that leadership does not have a clear cut definition, but there were well defined leadership traits which made an individual. I also initially believed that personal traits did not translate into leadership traits with no strong correlation. After going through the various modules this class offered, it is safe to say that I have significantly redefined leadership and underwent a strong personal assessment. This paper talks what I took back from each of the class activities, assignments and how my self-assessment compares to the perception of others.

There a vast number descriptions and definitions of character. There is no one definition of leadership and the equation is never fixed or set. The determining factor in leadership is one’s character and becoming a leader is no different than becoming a fully integrated human being (Gini & Green, 2014). According to Dees (2013), selfless service, integrity, and courage are the “high core values” of character. During the past decade several corporate leaders have been exposed in unethical business activity. Leaders can have possesses all the knowledge and core competencies; however in the absence of high moral character the talent topples (Dees, 2013). Adolf Hitler is an extreme case of a leader that possessed outstanding leader competencies, but clearly lacked character (Dees, 2013). Character and competency are important traits for effective leadership. Leaders need to put on the armor of God and avoid getting caught up in toxic behaviors of bitterness, frustration, and anger (Dees, 2014) . As crisis leadership is critical to a leader, one’s response to the crisis will define their character. Regardless of the situation, being a leader and person of character is an ongoing activity not a situational or episodic experience (Gini & Green,

Leadership is often defined as the ability to motivate a group of people to accomplish a task. Leaders, both good and evil, have been accomplishing this daunting task since the beginning of time. Which brings us to the question of the relationship between morality and leadership. When studying great leaders from history it is apparent that many men considered evil are also considered highly effective leaders. This indicates that the characteristics of an effective leader transcend morality. Three characteristics that are crucial to effective leadership and can be observed in leaders, both good and evil, include communication, courage and loyalty.

The adage says “character is doing right when no one is looking.” That is the bottom line of leading by example, developing a character that will make the right decisions when no one is watching. This kind of integrity and character is indicative of most corporations’ culture.

Therefore how a leader’s character or personality influences leadership. This paper will critically evaluate how useful is the trait approach to leadership. It begins with

Research on management and leadership in organizations over the past century shows there are still no clear definitions or answers about what counts as effective and successful leadership; the field remains varied and argued. Actual studies of leadership began in the early twentieth century. The research and studies on leadership have resulted in defining what characters, traits and attitudes are considered to be significant for leaders to possess. The early studies of leadership theories focused on the person and their behaviors, currently known as leadership trait theories and behavioral theories. It is important for organizational leaders and managers to understand what characteristics, traits and actions of an individual mark a great leader when forming a strong diverse workforce.