Leadership Professional Development Pl A Leader

There are two kinds of people in this world, followers and leaders. Followers are the people that never take a leadership role in any activity. "They are more valued by followers and have higher performing teams." (Cherry 2014) However, leaders are the ones that use their leadership skills to make a difference in this world, such as presidents, teachers, or even college graduates. Leadership is not something you can learn from a book, but you have to gain this skill through experiences such as holding an office, organizing an event, speaking in front of people, or participating in a leadership program.

Leadership is critical to any organization such as Long-term Care, VA Hospitals, and Community/Public Health Systems. Without the importance of leadership,

At the beginning of this course, “Collaboration, Communication, & Case Analysis for Health Care Master’s Learners”, I had a generalized definition of what a leader is. A leader is an individual who overlooks an organization. However, I learned that the definition of a leader or leadership is much more complex than that. An effective leader is ethical, sensitive to diversity, and has the ability to form strong relationships. Currently, I do not hold a professional leadership position. However, I am taking courses in the public health field and taking nursing classes to become an infection prevention nurse.

Throughout this entire course we have learned many concepts and strategies to synthesize and use leadership as a means of working in a group setting. These concepts allowed us to learn not only how to lead other

A leader takes diligent time in considering the ability to adhere to other people’s interests and presents their followers with a positive mindset. This summer, I accepted an invitation to participate in the Dale Carnegie Young Adult Leadership Program. Attendees of this program learned several skills that can be applied to future experiences, especially on how to become an effective leader. Everyday, the attendees acted as leaders by accomplishing various tasks that forced them to reach out of their comfort zones. We acted as leaders by leading group

Abstract: There are numerous definitions of leadership, all of which contain elements related to people (the leader and the follower(s)), communicating in person or by the written word, actions (organizing, directing, coaching, and/or motivating), and for a purpose (meeting a goal(s) or accomplishing a task(s)) (ADP 6-22) (Fisher 2015) (Bolden 2013) (Hogan 2005). Additionally, everything done occurs within a given context. Effective leaders are poised, proficient, pertinent, and practical in the application of the art of leadership. This means leaders are ready to engage the group with effective methods and

Fifteen weeks in the Business Introduction class, I learned how to become a leader with the guidances of, “The Student Leadership Challenge:Five Practices For Becoming An Exemplary Leader”, Student Leadership self assessment, Myers Briggs Type Indicator results, and SWOT analysis. From all the readings and assessments, A leader to me is someone who is able to set a positive example to their peers but also capable of receiving feedback. Leaders make

A leader is someone who inspires others and promotes integrity and hard-work ethic. A single name immediately wound into my head the moment I read the word “Leader”. Ellen McLemore, a piano director at Lafayette High School, has proved her leadership qualities an inexhaustible amount of times. As the only director of a public high school piano class in Louisiana, the LHS Tennis team sponsor, and a Quidditch Club sponsor, Mrs. McLemore demonstrates many leadership qualities. Between preparing her students with an appropriate amount of knowledge of the fine arts, Mrs. McLemore still finds time to go above and beyond, nearly every day. She in charge of hosting and planning school wide pep rallies, scheduling the annual LHS Talent Show, and

The Programming Mechanics and Mindset course adopts PeerWise as a part of its development to engaging students who are learning about programming and to help instructors track student progress outside the classroom. However, there are some drawbacks in this professional development initiative, which are addressed in the Instructional Objectives, Instructional Strategies, and Assessment of Instruction. These hinder student achievement. Ultimately, the professional development initiative is completely unsuccessful.

A leader has been defined as someone who can influence individuals to do things that accomplish a common goal. It is described as a “person or thing that leads” or “a guiding or directing head” (Yukl, 2010). One of the main definitions of leadership is the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it. The Executive Director of Community College Initiatives has shown to have these qualities. Heading up a new department while working with limitations and still getting task accomplished shows strong leadership and management skills. While leadership deals with the process of influencing the activities of an organized group toward a goal or achievement, Managers deal with the stability and order on how to run things (Rauch, 1981). While manager’s deal with stability and order on how to run things efficiently, leaders look at the big picture. Effective leaders have good managers working for them. One can be a good manager but not an effective leader or someone can be a good leader but cannot manage well. Leaders and managers take two different paths to reach a common goal for an organization. Leadership and management are qualitatively different and mutually exclusive (Bennis, 1985). By creating a team of capable managers proves that she has good leadership qualities.

The concept of leadership has always frightened me. I always assumed a great leader was born to lead, a leadership theory Scully describes as the “great man” (2015). A theory which I quickly realize wasn’t true once I was forced into a charge nurse position. A leader is built through knowledge, motivation and dedication. I accepted a Shift Administrator (supervisor) position to gain the knowledge and experience to prepare me for the next level as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

There are two ways like short-term goal and long- term goal for my professional development plan. I will adapt well, confidence with my nursing skills and get more knowledge as a nurse. I had stay away from my career around 10 years, so I need improve my nursing skills, working environment such as a technology, a clinical system and update a policy, rules for nurse.

Leaders must not only be open to change but promote positive change. This change can come from group members or outside opinions. “We regard a leader as one who is able to effect positive change for the betterment of others, the community, and society” (Komives,2009). Leaders should be an agent for social change and have a focus on values. Within the same concept of change, leaders must change their traditional idea of whom and what is a leader. We have often become accustom that a leader is the single person in a group such as a chapter president in a college society or someone in power. However, everyone in a group or community has a role of a leader. Anyone can be a leader and it is not based off of a title. The process of leadership cannot be described in terms of the

Change cannot occur in services without leadership (Goodwin, 2006). According to Goodwin (2006), more than 400 definitions of leadership have been developed, as the concept still raises questions with difficult answers. However, generally a leader is defined as a person who leads and influences others for the realization of a genuine purpose or vision (Adair, 2010). Whist the

“If you actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader” (John Quincy Adams, as cited in Forbes, 2014, p. 1). A leader is mentor, guiding others to their best. In this paper, I will reflect on my personal values and beliefs regarding leadership. Next, I will discuss a leader in my life that personally resonates with me. I will then discuss the attributes of my chosen leader and relate them to theory on leadership, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, group dynamics and peace and power concepts and identify the leadership style that my chosen leader embodies. Finally, I will discuss how my leadership philosophy and the newly acquired theory will impact my future career as a nurse.