Personal Leadership : Leadership And Its Challenges And Opportunities

The intention of this paper is to introduce my leadership philosophy. I will start off defining leadership as well as explaining my leadership philosophy. I will then share a summary of an interview with a Squadron Commander about a difficult situation that he needed to use his philosophy to work through and analyze how my philosophy applies to the same situation followed by a brief summary.

My leadership philosophy revolves entirely around the Army Values. In every action I take as a leader, I assess whether or not it lines up with the Army Values and the potential impacts. I have had a variety of leadership assignments during my career, all requiring a different leadership approach, spanning from team leader through platoon sergeant. My conflict resolution skills have greatly evolved through my twelve years in the Army, from rudimentary conversations to in depth problem solving. My professional development has had a profound effect on my leadership abilities, from NCOPD’s to mentorship from senior non-commissioned officers (NCO’s).

This concise paper addresses a lifetime of learning on part of the author and the gracious graduated squadron commander interviewee who leant his time and wisdom. In the next few paragraphs the three key elements that will be addressed include: the author’s leadership philosophy, elicited in the hot seat from the Group Commander, a summary of the author’s commander interview, and an analysis of the interview through the lens of the author’s own philosophy.

My personal leadership philosophy is simple, lead by example and be authentic in everything you do. I always model the way with my staff. I make sure that if I request for them to be at work on time, I am on time. I make sure that if I set an appointment or promise something, I honor it. This is the only way to build rapport and gain respect from my team. I have learned through trials and tribulations that subordinates are always watching, even when we think they aren’t. Visibly spending time on what’s important shows that you’re putting your money where your mouth is (Kouzes & Posner, 2012). I take time with my staff to ensure they see that I value a good work ethic.

Participating in the course Foundations of Organizational Leadership presented many opportunities to enhance and enrich my perspective on leadership as well as develop my own unique leadership philosophy. By observing the theories, models and cases presented in Northouse, Kouzes and Posner textbooks, I was able to learn through the experience of others what a true leader should represent. While considering the strengths and weaknesses of each theory, I am able to implement a leadership style with an effective approach tailored to many different types of learners. In addition, witnessing both the triumphs and failures of various businesses and leadership styles, helped me confirm my personal stance and aspirations towards becoming a leader. By implementing what I have learned from the course and textbooks, I will address in this paper what specific leadership theories, styles and models have contributed to forming my own leadership philosophy. In addition, I will also define the values, qualities, strengths and weaknesses and ethical considerations that pertain to my stance on leadership. By integrating a faith based approach as the foundation of my leadership style, I hope to implement my new philosophy into my current and future career path.

Dreher, in the text: The Tao of Personal Leadership, does just as the title states; demonstrates personal leadership. The text is broken up into two parts, divided into eighteen sections, covering approximately two hundred and sixty pages, from cover to cover. With part one being an introduction of finding the inner Yin (good), and section two is describing the yang (bad) of leadership. The five sections at the heart of the text, in order, are: Zanshin, Centering, Presence and Process, Timing, Respect, Yohaku, Joy, Building Community, Vision, Empowerment and Growth, Communication, Conflict, Transcending Ego, Creating Harmony. A quick summary of each section will

I am Joseph Maruska, I am currently a Major in the United States Air Force. This essay will introduce you to my personal command philosophy. It will also summarize and analyze a brief interview recently conducted with a current squadron commander using my own leadership philosophy as a guide. Throughout this essay I will draw upon my own personal experiences and thoughts, lessons discussed throughout the Leadership and Command Course, as well the discussion with a current squadron commander. Leadership and command styles come in many different forms and there is not necessarily a correct or incorrect way to lead depending on your organization or current turn of events. This essay is simply my thoughts after being in the Air Force for the last eleven years.

My father once told me that, “everything we do— be it in academia, at work, social or family life—we are guided by principles, beliefs and values that collectively form our ideology of life.” I believe that every leader, to a certain extent, is shaped through her individual personal experience. Although in some cases, we may not realize to what extent our personal assumptions and beliefs shape our ability to lead or be led.

I am applying to your master’s program in Educational Leadership for the fall of 2015. I am particularly excited about starting this venture in my life. Becoming part of an administrative team has been a dream of mine for a few years. I have decided that this will be the year that I will make those dreams a reality. I currently hold a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Nova Southeastern University. As I embark on this new endeavor, I cannot help but to reminisce about my days in college when I was deciding what career I would pursue.

Through identification and ongoing assessment of her leadership style and ability this leader is able to develop and understand her own strengths and limitations in order to grow and develop into a more effective leader. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of servant leadership, contingency, path-goal styles leadership to gain an understanding of current leadership models, identify this author’s style of leadership and explore why leadership is important to organizations, society and this author.

I scored an eighty-seven (87) on the How Good Are Your Leadership Skills? Self-assessment quiz, which rated my skills as excellent. This score was not surprising to me because I’ve worked hard to become the best leader possible, and leading people is something I enjoy. Motivating people to achieve or surpass a particular goal is rewarding to me.

Beginning in boot camp and continuing throughout my career, I’ve seen the Coast Guard promote the leadership model to be: “You” influencing “Others” to achieve a “Goal”. With all the different ways leadership can be defined, this simplistic model which has been permanently engrained in my thinking definition still rings true for me. As such, when defining my own personal definition of leadership, I align it to this same model. More specifically, while I support the fact that leadership involves influencing others to achieve a common end I propose that is not the whole story. Leaders must not be stagnant in their vision and must lend themselves to the possibility they may have to adjust their leadership styles depending on the goal. The best leaders are the ones that understand their own personality traits as well as those traits of the people they are trying to lead.

Describe a specific example(s) of your personal growth and development through your leadership experiences in college. See the help text for additional direction.

Describe an example of your leadership experience of your leadership experience in which you have possibility influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time? Leadership has a lot of different meanings to the people but to me it means to me is guide or help someone with hard assignment you just need to give them advice or just a push and do what is right not what is easy. Some experience of leadership I had was in high school when you get groups assigned and I will be the leader because I was open mind and was helping everyone with there problems and I will always get the stuff done on time. I think I influenced people with my leadership they look up to me I just told them to be responsible, respectful and to be pursuing an passionate. Leadership can help you in the future because you have more learning with collaborating with coworkers and team members and being a leader in the future you need to have goals long or short term. Some examples of being a good leadership is to have a positive attitude, motivation and creativity as leader you have to make decisions that do not have a clear answer so you can able to think outside of the box that last one is communication you need to be able to talk with your group and come up with a way to disagree or to make a great decision. Another example is to have nonverbal communication, be open minded, conflict resolution, good judgement you need this because leadership is about

The principles of personal leadership emphasize that people who read the article should avoid distractions and analyze the article in its entirety. Absorbing the content will challenge the reader to think critically and respond accordingly to the material. Additionally, readers need to grasp the message within the article, so they will gain a better understanding of the content. Furthermore, I believe the article paints a visual picture on how people will celebrate your life when you pass away. Viewing a funeral of myself where I’m listening and watching everybody responses and reactions respectively, would be interesting to observe. As the attendees congregate on my behalf, for the service, I would like for the speakers to indicate that I made a positive impact in their lives and influenced them to achieve whatever endeavors they desire. Leaving a legacy for others to follow will keep my memories alive and allow people to remember the principles and standards that I lived by. For example, Malcolm X was a civil rights activist and a prominent figure during the 1950’s and 1960’s articulating concepts of race pride. Malcolm X knew he was a dead man walking, yet, he continued to fight for the people by instilling confidence within the Harlem community. Even though Malcolm X has been dead for over 50 years, people will never forget his contributions where he left an indelible mark on society. Malcolm X impact on society is immeasurable and his legacy will live on forever.