At times you hear the expression “too many chiefs and not enough Indians.” This applies directly to my place of employment. Although it is a wonderful assignment, I tend to question the leaders within the organization. I applied for this assignment to broaden my leadership and technical skills but at times the leaders fail to mentor and teach future leaders. I cannot go into the full details about what I do and who I work for but I can express the process on how decisions get made for particular situations. The squadron could benefit from change from within the company which can enhance the process. Conducting an SWOT analysis will allow me to highlight the issues and problems that plague the unit and it will also highlight the strengths that the unit already possess. I am part of a unit in the U.S. Air Force that requires personnel to have a top secret clearance. The clearance grants me access to perform electrical,
HVAC and structural installs in government sensitive facilities across the globe. Also at this unit houses other career fields that provide implementation to special facilities; carpenters, heating and ventilation techs, communications personnel, project managers and planners. The Major competitor is “Construction Outfitters International, Inc. (COI) is a full- service construction-based corporation chartered in 1992 to provide construction management and engineering services to the public and private sectors. COI is structured and staffed
As a Naval Officer I had the opportunity to experience both leadership and management. Today's Navy operates with fewer people and resources than before. Therefore, leadership and management are more important than ever. Very early in my career I was taught leadership and as I advanced through the ranks I experienced management.
Leadership skills, taking initiative in doing things on time. this can be demonstrated in my assignment as I
In the changing business environment, leaders of all organisations may face unprecedented uncertainty, especially the technology advancement and changes among the employees. To survive and succeed, leaders should have some necessary attributes. Meanwhile, some changes for leadership skills have to be made to confront the challenges.
The skills which I need to help my followers succeed are technical skills, problem solving, Time management and decision making. Every leader needs some technical skills in order to bring them to the table for the group to succeed. It is important for us to identify each and every way the team members choose which must be addressed and generate alternatives to evaluate them and make some good choices so that the team can succeed and will be on the right path. Interpersonal skills are also important as few of them may not be well with the others which will cause derail to the team no matter how well their technical skills
From your perspective, based on the video and articles for this activity, how did GE
This class addressed vital issues impacting the business world from the position of a leader. It explored the standards of relational leadership and how to create group and individual leadership skills to influence lives groups and organizations. Content of the course- included effective communications, setting goals, decision making service leadership and many more leadership styles, and effective ways to implement change. I covered some basic concepts that are important to personal skills development and some leadership behaviors.
Ultimately these factors would result in my behaviour being that of an affiliative and democratic style of leadership. It is also possible that a coaching style my also become apparent, where the factor is that of a personal situation.
following is my personal insight on leadership and how I feel we can successfully guide
In today’s competitive world, leadership skills are crucial for both personal and professional development. Leadership is an important function of management which helps an individual or a business to maximize efficiency and to achieve goals. Leadership has different meanings to various authors.Most commonly, leadership is defined as influence, that is, the art of influencing people so that they will strive willingly and enthusiastically toward the achievement of group goals. (Koontz). Leadership is the process of influencing the activities of either formal or informal group in the task of goal setting and goal achievement. A leader is one whose magnetic personality innervates people for some cause. Not by words, but by their actions is
The SWOT analysis gives organisation the opportunity to evaluate issues within and outside the business. It is the method of evaluating the strengths, weaknesses, external opportunities and threats from competition, and also to identify some strategic decision-making (Colbert 2018).
The Trait Approach was the 1st systematic attempt to study leadership. In the 20th century it was known as the “great man” theory. This approach takes a look at the leaders personal attributes such as but not limited to: motivation, energy, intuition, creativity, persuasiveness and foresight. Some of the traits that are essential to this list include: intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity and sociability. Thus it focuses mainly on the leader and not on the followers or situations. The strengths of the Trait Approach includes: 1) it is intuitively appealing, 2) it has research to back it’s theory, 3) it highlights the leader, 4) it identifies what the traits of a leader should have and whether the traits we do
In chapter two of the textbook, Introduction to Leadership, I was introduced to leadership traits, and asked to identify my specific traits and determine my leadership strengths and leadership weaknesses. There is an extensive list of traits which contribute to the leadership process and effectiveness of the leaders, however, six are considered to be key traits: intelligence, confidence, charisma, determination, sociability, and integrity. (Northouse, 2015) Of these six traits, I consider intelligence, charisma, determination, sociability, and integrity to be my strongest, and while I am very confident, I tend to question myself occasionally. Therefore, I would consider confidence to be my weakest trait on the list.
Leadership is a term on which no one can develop a mutual consensus as it carries a different meaning for ach individual. Some people may consider a person as their leader who is capable of taking them away from hardships, some people may consider the one as their leader who is quite charismatic and can show them dreams of a bright future or some people may consider that man as a leader who can make them progress by devising wise strategies for them etc. There is, somehow, something very common in all the perspectives that are the philosophy behind the definition, which is related to choosing a best of the best person as their leader. Nobody wants to have a person as his leader who doesn’t have knowledge of the needs and aspirations of his
Within each organization there should be effective leaders who should be able to maintain an organization’s vision and mission. These leaders are part of the management that can effectively lead a growing organization to succeed. There are various tools such as character traits, influence, persuasion, and change which can help an effective leader manage. A manger/leader should be prepared to persuade and influence others by using their character traits. Theories of leadership, management, and influence and change will be a major topic in this paper. This paper will discuss each of the elements of leadership and management, and how influence, persuasion, and change can affect the outcome.
Management and leadership skills in nursing and other healthcare professions are becoming a more and more widely spoken of subject, as they are essential skills for everyday practice in delivering care (Gopee and Galloway, 2009). Effective management requires the nurse to be able to draw on evidence based knowledge and experience to develop the ability to manage competently during practice. Skills without knowledge, appropriate attitude and understanding will not equate to competency (Watson, 2002).