Narcissistic Leadership

in the back of the room. As far as I know, she never intervened” (Murphy 382). A disheartening picture because kids may be kids, but a grown adult should be able to distinguish between right and wrong. Allowing the bullying to take place meant she condoned their behavior to be acceptable. Also, as a teacher, she had the power to influence the students and teach them that any form of cruelty is wrong.

The theme of leadership in the ward does not mirror the outside world very accurately, as in contemporary society a leader of a society or an organisation is almost always accountable to a person senior to him. This is not seen in the novel, as Big Nurse seems to be answerable to no one, in fact, it is arguable that everyone answers to her. A hierarchy or class system operates inside the ward which can be clearly seen throughout the course of the novel. Patients living within the ward are ‘classed’ according to the state of their mental health or to the condition of which they suffer from. Chief describes the method of discriminating patients from

On the other hand, it is really good that women are trying to have jobs in the military. I feel like it’s a lot harder for women to keep up with the men in the military. Women are trying to get higher-ranking military jobs; But, do they have to lower the standards because women want high paying jobs in the military, or want more power?

she pressures her students and if they don't get good grades, she tosses them to the side

I recently read a book called “Leadership & Self Deception” by the Arbinger Institute. It explains how self-deception is the most pervasive problem in organizations today. It gave some of the following examples of types of people who suffer from self-deception:

In recent years women in the United States have been making advancements in leadership roles. One place that women, in the past, had not been able to take on more power is the military. In just the past few years’ women have been allowed to serve in combat roles, however little advancements have been made for them to serve in special operation forces. In just the last few weeks some this has been questioned as two women are about to graduate from ranger school. Having women graduating from ranger school, a grueling leadership course in the military, shows advancements women are making in leadership roles today.

Women without a doubt have dealt with a large portion of the inequality that rules this nation. But the military has always been accepting of others. This is a way for women to make great livable wages and maintain a steady occupation. Women being in the military dates all the way back to the civil war. During the times of the civil war many women pretended to be men so they could join and fight for a variety of different reasons. Some went to war to be with their loved ones, they had this thrill for adventure, and the biggest one which is money. (Smith) The reason why it was so easy for women to join the army without a second look is because of the desperation during the civil war. Majority of the soldiers were “citizen soldiers” with no

Toxic Leadership is a legitimate problem that severely affects the ability of a unit to accomplish its mission in garrison or combat. The Army is a flexible and adaptable organization trained to fight and win our nation’s wars against a complex, ever-changing enemy, however quite often the greatest enemy often comes from within. Consequently, leaders who look out for themselves rather than for the welfare of the Soldiers or unit, as Ulmer (2012) stated, “…are unconcerned about, or oblivious to, staff or troop morale and/or climate. They are seen by the majority of subordinates as arrogant, self-serving, inflexible, and petty.” (p. 48). They leave a unit with low morale, poor esprit de corps, and a degraded ability to accomplish its mission.

Scales were formed using the best items from the factor analysis. Change-oriented behavior correlated the strongest with subordinate ratings of the manager’s competence, whereas employeecentered behavior correlated highest with subordinate satisfaction with the manager. In the second study, Yukl (1998) administered leader behavior questionnaires to 318 direct reports of managers in charge of 48 organizational units (division, agency, district office, plant) of varying size from 15 private and public sector organizations. Most of the managers occupied middle or upper-level management positions. The leader behavior questionnaire included representative items from the Managerial Practices Survey (MPS), an instrument used for multi-source feedback workshops (Yukl, Wall, & Lepsinger, 1990). The questionnaire also included some items adapted from the MLQ (Bass & Avolio, 1990). Some new items were written to describe aspects of change-oriented behavior not represented in these earlier questionnaires. An exploratory factor analysis produced a clear factor structure for task-oriented behavior, relationshiporiented behavior, and change-oriented behavior. The latter factor included identifying external threats and opportunities, envisioning new possibilities, proposing innovative strategies, and encouraging

If I disobey the chief’s order that means, I am not a true leader and I don’t understand my roles at all. This is a situation of cognitive dissonance, since it will create a state of complete confusion or mayhem. In one side if I ignore the chief’s order and in the other side if I expect my team members to obey me will create a disturbance in the system. The firemen won’t be able to decide whose side to go with if both I and the chief have two contradictive viewpoint on a matter.

There are many leadership styles and is important to know which style you are. There are many ways one can learn their leadership style, for example, through assessments. Knowing your leadership style will help you become a better leader. Although there are many leadership assessments our text discussed four assessments that can give insights into building blocks of personality most commonly identified by peers, subordinate employees, and supervisors (Ledlow, et al, 2014). These assessments include: Hemisphere Dominance assessments; Jungian assessments; Vark test; Struder Group; Price Group; and many

In my opinion, even though it was assumed that some people are naturally born leaders, it was also argued that certain leadership traits can be developed through experiences. With reference to the leadership trait questionnaire that I have done previously, one of my stronger character trait that was reflected was empathy. Cross referencing this to the Psychodynamic approach, under the Myers Briggs personality test, I found myself to be an INFP – Introversion, intuition, feeling, perception. The main core trait associated with those who are classified as an INFP was coincidentally empathy as well where those under that category aim to seek harmony and authenticity in our relationship with others. (Northouse, 2013) That is something I have to agree with as I constantly find myself trying to put myself in other’s shoes so as to better relate and understand their perspective.

Women have been participating in the United States military since the Revolutionary War, where they were nurses, maids, cooks and even spies. They played vital roles in order to keep those fighting on the front lines healthier, and even a more important role in keeping commanding officers informed with private information stolen from the other side. Although the Revolutionary War took play in 1776, the first law to be passed that permanently stated that women have an official place in the military was in 1948, almost one hundred and seventy-two years later. Since that time there has been a lack of true growth when it comes to integration of females in the military. In 1994, a law was passed that tried to prohibit women from being assigned to ground combat units below the brigade level. Women are excluded from more then 25% of active combat roles within the military and only in 2013 was the ban lifted which was the final barrier to allowing women into all active roles. This has been a huge step in the direction for women being considered as being equal but there are still challenges that women face within the military. Ranging from sexual assault, discrimination, bullying, and other tactics, it is clear that for many, the military is still a “boys club.”

This paper is a critique of preceptor leadership methods. I will describe my current preceptor’s leadership style, giving an example of an observed valuable leadership strategy and why I found it to be successful. Shadowed by an example of an observed unsuccessful leadership strategy, how I responded, and a recommended strategy for the situation described. Ending with the type of leader I aspire to be in the future and my final thought regarding leadership.

There are many different levels of leadership. As leaders, one has to interact with so many different types of people within an organization. These people are needed to help accomplish the goals of the organization. Leaders must be able to communicate with clarity and know how to motivate their people. This paper will explain some of the similarities and difference in Level One and Level Two leadership. In addition, offering a Christian worldview of the levels of leadership and human behavior.