Strength And Strength Of Leadership

When analyzing leadership characteristics and styles, there are considerable differences in gender characteristics that are identified. Men are considered to have “masculine” traits, such as being

The concept of effective leadership is a topic that has been widely debated by individuals and professional leaders in many societies. In Kevin Cashman’s book, Leadership from the Inside Out: Becoming a Leader for life, the author reveals that leadership is defined through a person’s understanding of their internal nature, rather than the values, beliefs, and morals a society claims that a leader should possess. Even though Cashman does acknowledge the importance of the societal view of leadership, he argues that true leadership is defined by an individual’s understanding of their internal essence. In each chapter Cashman strongly debates that leaders lead by virtue of who they are. He defines this outlook on leadership as the Inside-Out Leadership Method. This is a method that allows an authoritative figure to develop a strong understanding of their physical, mental, and spiritual essence to lead others towards a mutual goal.

In this journal, I will discuss my strength skills and skill that I would need to make growth in. Then I will discuss strategies I can use to enhance my group leadership skills that I need growth in.

To start off, the leadership characteristics mentioned by Chin were intelligence, dominance, confidence, masculinity, and charisma. According to her quotation male leaders, all have those characteristics which made them be great conductors. Therefore, there have been more male leaders than female leading characters. As a group, we usually assume that man should always be the leaders because of what we are accustomed to seeing. For example, the president of the United States all males and when there was a female candidate running for presidency she clearly lost. However, many people are not aware about the fact that females are usually working behind the scenes and they let man be “on the spotlight” because if the roles were to reverse the female leaders will not be taken as seriously as the man since females are categorized as “emotional individuals” as if being emotional would impair them from being a good leader.

A factor that affects female leadership is prejudice. As Northouse (2016a) notes, stereotypes regarding gender are deep-rooted and difficult to change. Stereotyping can affect perceived future success at school or at work. Throughout history, most leaders have been male, so

Thesis statement: Leadership depends on the leader’s leadership style and there way of communicating ideas rather than the leader themselves. Both women and men believe in similar leadership styles however women prefer a more participative leadership approach.

One reason women are not directly associated with leadership roles is the inconsistency between the qualities that are associated with women; friendly, kind, unselfish, caring and the qualities that are believed necessary for a successful leader;

Leadership is the most practiced aspect of an organization but yet the most dynamic and complex phenomenon. Humans are gregarious beings and tend to consciously or unconsciously form groups whenever they meet. Much scholarly work have been in human extraversion in informal groups but yet changing time and behavior demand that groups be considered for their particular qualities in its environment in a time that information about the group is required. This is because groups are dynamic and so is leadership. Chemers (1997) defined leadership as a process of social influence where one person can influence others to contribute willingly to the achievement of a common goal

Firstly, it is important to comprehend the difference existing between the “feminine leadership” and the “feminist leadership”. The attributes of the “feminine leadership” type include the general assumptions affiliated to the accepted gendered roles of women , women are supposed to be caring, sensitive, cooperative and inclusive . Despite that, researches believe that “leadership is crucial make or break issue for feminism” .

Using the Strength Finders 2.0 Assessment, I was able to identify my personal strengths, which would identify my personal leadership skills. My strength assessment results where Harmony, Consistency, Empathy, Achiever, and Belief. This paper will identify each strength, how they relate to my leadership style and approach to leadership.

On the top 16 competencies top leaders exemplify most women outscore men on all but one criteria. Women that were surveyed scored higher at taking initiative, displaying high integrity and honesty, driving for results, developing others, championing change, solving problems and analyzing issues, communicating powerfully and prolifically, and many more; while men only scored higher on developing strategic perspective by 2%. Women also continue to grow and become better leaders as they become older, while the male counterparts platou around the age of 45 (Zenger, Folkman).

It is said that “integrating leadership into one’s core identity is particularly challenging for women,” since “behaviours considered more common in men suggest that women are simply not cut out to be leaders.” All of this makes it more difficult for women as people tend to gravitate to individuals exhibiting these behaviours, causing men to support other men, and making climbing the corporate ladder a more difficult task for women.

Does gender affect the ability of an individual to become an effective leader? Some researchers believe that effective leaders are just born while others believe that effective leadership can be learned. But few of these researchers discuss the difference that gender may make in becoming good leaders. When we take a look back through history, we can see that the evaluation of women leaders was slow. Today, only 2.4 percent (Gettings, Johnson, Brunner, & Frantz, 2009) of the Fortune 500 Company 's are lead by women which is an increase from the 1.2 percent (www.money.cnn.com) of female Chief Executive Officers in 2002. The gender differences in the corporate world posses several issues for the Human Resource Managers such as management

There are many kinds of leaders; some lead through position and authority, while others lead through inspiration and vision. Some people are simply natural born leaders. However, whether one was born a leader or has to become a leader, all great leaders spend time developing their traits. Similarly, when you train for a sport, you first learn to develop the fundamentals, and then you work to master and apply them. I’ve been told I am a born leader, but have always sought to improve my leadership abilities through experience. Maxwell states, “The learned leader; has seen leadership modeled most of life, has learned leadership through training, and has self-discipline to become a great leader” (Maxwell, 93). This statement is reflective of my experience during my military tenure, and what it means to me is; leadership must be developed in practice, as well as in theory.

6 Beverly Alimo, Senior Lecturer in Organizations Psychology at the Nuffiled Institute for Health has researched leadership qualities in men and women. Her work shows that women are more likely than men to share power and try to enhance other people’s self-confidence. What’s more, this EQ-driven style of leadership is so much better suited to modern organizations. “We know women are more likely to exhibit a real understanding of human behavior and think through the consequences and effects on others before they act”, she says.