Leadership Values: Course Analysis

Review the "Core Values" media piece located within the topic materials. Select your basic 9 values that will provide the foundation for your "Personal Model of Leadership: First Level." Was it hard to narrow your selection to only 9 values? Why are these 9 values important to you?

There is a lot of things that I have learned about myself in the past few weeks of this course. I have learned many things about myself that I would have never known if it was not for this course. I have learned about my; self concept, attitudes and feelings. I have also learned about social influence, group dynamics and relationships. I learned about myself and how to describe the way that I am and the way that I think.

However in order to become a greater leader I am willing to accept this learning challenge and list “the great ‘I am’” five times. I am a trustworthy person, I am an excellent listener, I am extremely respectful of other people, I am very encouraging of other people’s ideas and I am a strong believer of do what makes you happy. “From self-knowledge, Lombardi believed, we develop character and integrity” (Kerr, J. 2013), where from “character and integrity comes leadership” (Kerr, J. 2013). So if I continue to appreciate my own personal values then this should start to guide me in the right direction of being a great leader.

Every leader has their own leadership beliefs that they follow in order to lead others. The leadership belief consists of values, core values, and leader’s code of ethnic. Values are long-lasting belief or principles that you use to guide what you deem good, desirable or important. (Nahavandi, 2015) The values are something that helps determine what kind of person is. Some values refer as the modes of behaviors where people who are honest and courageous are considered as an instrumental value. Instrumental values are values that are a mode of conduct are referred to. Other values refer as the desired states are known as the terminal values. Terminal values are values that are end-stated of

I am a confident person who is able to communicate my ideas without fear of rejection or dismissal. My drive to expand my learning brings me to look for additional information in regards to business and emerging social issues. My time management allows me to efficiently finish tasks and I am able to work on multiple projects at a time without a drop in quality. I am able to overcome adversity and recover from minor defeats to ensure that I achieve my goals. My ability to think creatively allows me to adapt and deviate from a set course while maintaining quality and accuracy. These set of skills will allow me to develop my leadership qualities through

Over the course of this class I have learned about the kind of leader I am as well as the kind of leader I prefer when being the follower in a situation. Whether or not it is common I am not sure, however I react to a different leadership style than the one I implement myself. Above I have created my own leadership model that I feel covers all of the aspects it takes to being a successful leader. There are three elements to being a productive leader in any given situation and it starts with you as a person. In order to be a leader I feel that you must first understand who you are as a person, you need to know what drives you to succeed, and what motivates you. As the leader of an organization, business, or large group you have to be able to

From the interpersonal skills workshop, the skill that I have chosen to analyse is leadership. There are many definitions of leadership and different points of view in to which this topic can be approached, but for the purposes of this critical self-reflection, leadership is a process where a person can influence the activities performed by a group of people with the purpose of achieving and setting goals (Parry and Bryman, 2006). There are many theories that surround the topic of leadership and where leaders come from. My analysis will be based on trait theory partnered with the big five-factor model. According to Howell (2013, p.4) “leadership traits are characteristics of an individual that

An essential component of leadership is to articulate and exemplify the organization's core values. These values must be clear, compelling, and repeated. The leader must both "walk the talk" and inspire his/her colleagues within the organization to also live these values. Values are at the core of individual, group or organizational identity. Values are relatively enduring conceptions or judgments about what is considered to be important to an organization. Agreement between personal and organizational values result in shared values which constitute the benchmarking of a successful business practice.

What people value the most may become apparent in everyday business and communications. As individuals and leaders we have a moral responsibility to those we influence on a daily basis. We must take into consideration how we interpret our own values and how those values impact others. According to Robbins and Judge (2007, p. 121), questioning our values may result in change. In addition, values are important because they lay the foundation for the motivation and attitudes of people can contribute to the achieving of an organization’s goals and objectives. We must be ethical in our leadership especially when employees are following our moves and motives.

An effective leader needs to be genuine and true to the values he holds. If the leader is not honest with those he interacts with, they will not trust him for long. Being clear about values allows the leader to help establish a solid setting for the community to build upon. Strong leaders demonstrate the following values: being trustworthy, caring, focused, flexible, direct, knowledgeable, and approachable. By having a foundation that focuses on the importance of education an instructional leader can focus on clarity and purpose. Through having this clarity of focus, a leader is further prompted to be a lifelong learner (Robbins, 2009).

The biggest thing that I have found to be helpful from this class is simply having a basic

What I learned about myself in terms of leadership abilities and skills based on the course materials leadership assessments is that I may find myself constantly revamping my vision. Therefore I must continue to clarify the mission and share my vision and goals with my team. It is my responsibility to provide guidance to my team with realistic expectations. Continue to utilize my past natural and academic leadership skills to improve future experiences. Display enthusiasm and passion while completing projects remember to tell them how much they are appreciated for the job they are doing. Continue to make choices and take actions in line with the morals and values I profess to earn my team member’s respect on my opinions without becoming ineffective. Do not be afraid to explain the tone and gestures I use while explaining my position to illuminate misunderstanding. Be a good role model to my team so they can emulate good behavior.

Throughout the duration of this course, my skills have been challenged with the weekly assignments and I have learned more about myself and my learning style through the assessments that were took. Upon reflecting on the self-assessments, I believe that I learn more through experience than I do using other observational methods. Although I do learn better through observations, it does not mean that I am unable to learn by reading, writing, and lectures. Despite my sometimes, introverted characteristics, I believe it is balanced with an extroverted personality that allows me to become more engaged. This allows me to gain knowledge and this is how I wholly believe that I am able to learn the best. Another thing that I have realized is that creating a portfolio of one's strengths and weaknesses in order to highlight different opportunities can be taken head on and potential threats that can be readily avoided.

First, my top ten values were difficult in itself to pick out because I feel like I could have had many of the checklist highlighted. For instructional purposes I picked adventure, challenging problems, public service, being around open and honest people, leadership, integrity, honesty, helping others, having a family, and responsibility. If I were to narrow my list down to five, I would have adventure, integrity, helping

We took numerous fascinating surveys during the course, however the Values in Action (Via) helped me clarifying my strengths and weakness. Among my top 5 strengths from the survey, I strong believe that honesty, creativity, humor, perspective and kindness are my core leadership style. Those are explained below: