Reflection Paper On Leadership

Prior to this class, I have recognized that my leadership skills weren't the strongest, but I knew what my values were. Personally, I exhibited the following values: accountability, hard working, independence, reliability, punctuality, determination, and openness to new experience. I conclude that these values are my greatest assets as they allow me to focus on my goals whether they be short or long-term. As a result, these values would lend themselves to my working styles which give me the drive and motivation to accomplish whatever I set out to do.

For my personal leadership model, the first value I selected is helpful. I chose this because helpfulness is a quality that needed in a successful work place. Being able to effectively collaborate in the work place is a very important skill set and it starts small with being helpful. When you are helpful with people, they are more receptive to work with you since they know you will contribute. All it takes is small simple things like lending a hand which people appreciate and take note of. The next value is freedom. Freedom is an important part of leadership because people are not mindless drones. They need a certain degree of autonomy in their task. Giving people freedom in the workplace can be very rewarding for both parties. Autonomy in the work

I really enjoyed reading your discussion board post. You made some interesting points about leadership. I agree it takes upper management to bring order and plans. The health system I work in is partnered with clinics. The availability of services these clinics offer is great, but the financial side is lacking so much. This is due to upper management not having a complete plan. I believe other management respects the clinic management because of knowledge-based trust (Lesson 6: Leadership, 2016). The clinical side is covered, but the financial side needs improvement. The financial side lacks order and organization. I understand where management in health systems are coming from. Most of the time their background is in the clinical side. To them the

The following is a self-reflection of my leadership style and the experiences in my careers that have led me to a Captain with the Henderson Police Department. The intent is to provide the reader with some insight into why I am the person that I am and what I need to do to improve myself and in turn the department as a whole.

Leadership Influences and Definition of Leadership – Without our people, we would have empty offices, useless aircraft, and vessels tied to piers. Without leadership, we would have people without purpose – people with no direction or mission to perform. Up until I was at my third unit, had nearly ten years in the Coast Guard, and had been a First Class Boatswain’s Mate for almost six years, I cannot recall being subject to any positive leadership experiences. The units and operational community that I served in for my first two tours were comprised of members with a very self-centered mentality. It always seemed as though the senior members were trying to bring others down in hopes of making themselves look better, and junior members were forced to fight for table scraps like wild dogs. I was raised in this environment, from E2 to E6, where policy was not referenced, and things were done a certain way “Because that’s how they have been done in the past”. We usually did things for one of two reasons: because we had no choice or for personal benefit. Those at the unit with positional power did not look out for their people; they were too worried about their own agendas. We followed them because we had to, not because we wanted to. Leadership is the art of gathering followers, giving them a purpose, and developing them into someone that others will in turn want to follow. I did not begin to witness this phenomenon until it was nearly too late. My first taste was during my tour

As a Freshman at UB, I participated in the Leadership House Living Learning Community. Surrounded by thirty other first-year students, we were encouraged to deeply immerse ourselves in leadership within the Buffalo Community. Through this experience, I committed myself to a community partner, Gloria J. Parks Community Center; I also actively learned what it means to lead through service experiences, as well as in class and workshop participation. As a result of my time in Leadership House, I am on track to complete my Torch Leadership Certification this semester and will move on to the advanced certification, Peak. This experience reinforced my pre-existing belief that leadership is more than telling others what to do, it is serving and understanding the needs of those you are assisting.

Being a leader is not about possessing willpower resilient enough to make people do what you want. It is about having extraordinary moral and ethical convictions and standards, which can guide you and your followers on the way to achieving your goals. During this Fall quarter, I was fascinated by some leadership values and beliefs that have expand my leadership capabilities. These core values are human dignity, justice and fairness, open-mind, hard work, honesty, accountability, and mutual understanding.

My definition of leadership is providing direction to inspire a vision then enable and motivate my Sailors to achieve that vision. Throughout my career, the most influential leaders had the ability to empower Sailors to achieve command/mission objectives in addition to accomplishing goals important to them on an individual level. Captain Kenny, my personal choice for an impactful leader, made it a point to visit his Sailors on the deckplates and celebrate everyday victories such as completing a flight schedule or fixing an abnormally difficult discrepancy. Sailors worked hard for him because he understood and recognized their contributions to the command as well as their personal successes.

When I attended my first lecture of Principle Management and Leadership my first thoughts on the module was quite positive, I understood why and how this module relates to my current course. This Subject is quite new to me and I hope I gain a deeper understanding to it, so that it could enhance my current skills and possibly gain new ones. My main aim is to understand up to date key theories and concepts which would be relevant to the Travel sector. Points of interest from the lecture (Kanuga, 2017) HEAT stands for Hospitality, Events, Airline, Airport and Tourism. The HEAT industries quite often overlap with each other; this is because certain distinct areas of work which falls more broadly into other industries e.g. Airline companies working alongside tourism organizations to sell package holidays etc., Different industries working alongside each other so that they could provide a high-quality service to wide range of customers.

1) Review the attached list of values (See Attachment: "Values Exercise") and use the ranking to note which are most reflective of what you believe or feel will/does make you a better leader. Think about how you may focus on strengthening those values that you may be weak on. This may come from taking courses like this, reading leadership books, seeing guidance from a mentor, etc. Briefly note any personal takeaways in your discussion response.

The leadership activities I have been able to observe, participate in, and help to lead are as follow. Several times I observe others in communication, pastoral, spiritual care, leadership training, engagement in diversity as in preaching, and in the handling of conflict. Other areas I observe others are in performing of water baptism, officiation of wedding, child dedication, and chaplaincy training.

I was drawn to this program and this course due to the fact that I desire to grow in my leadership style and ability. Having completed a number of degrees in Biblical studies and Christian literature I thought it was time to pursue a degree in leadership. Being a minister and involved with minister for seventeen years I have been involved in leadership and even though I have had a good amount of leadership training I always desire to learn, grow, and improve. I always say that as a minister I should be learning and growing so that I might better impact this world for Christ. I want to know Jesus more intimately, I want to know the word of God better, and I want to be able to communicate the gospel of Christ in a richer more powerful way.

After watching the video featuring Dave Ramsey regarding leadership I was left with a lot of useful information and ideas. Mr. Ramsey and his friends sat and hashed out issues they have come across over the years while in the business world. They put a new perspective on leadership for me. Now, I know that being a leader involves more than just taking charge and stating I can do that. There is much more to the process than many people think. People need to have the desire and drive to be successful and lead others on the right path.

Throughout the time of my mental evolution, I have come to understand leadership as the influential ability an individual has among a community of people in order to implement their vision. Notably, Robert Evans stated there are three sides to every story. Theoretically, in a role of leadership those sides are: the constituents who are impacted by a leader’s decisions, the primary account of the leader, and the emotional chemical reactions between the leader and their constituents that resulted to the leader’s final decision. This quote helps to explain why in my theory of leadership I believe that in order to obtain influence, an individual should seek to understand the chemistry of emotions and the development of human life in order to achieve an open mind. For this belief, everyday I seek to redefine perceptions of people and life that was rooted in personal presuppositional theories in order to best advance forward in a sustainable inclusive direction.

In class, so far, we have discussed many different topics about leadership. One being different leadership theories. The one that I feel most represents the leader I want to be in the future is servant leadership. When we discussed servant leadership it was defined as this leadership model is based on the leader and the followers wanting to serve others. Basically, this means the servant leader you put your focus on the needs of others before your own. The followers goal is to serve clients and the leader’s goal is to serve the employee and implement the organization mission statement. The leader supports other employees by noticing their goals and provide the proper support to help them reach those goals. This