Strength-Based Leadership

Trust is the output of your behaviours and actions of you as a leader and it either builds or erodes over time. Ineffective leaders often don’t get this element of their personal accountability. Importantly, if you don’t build trust and mutual professional respect you cannot be an effective horizontal matrix leader. You must also assume good intent of your team and business partners rather than suspicion and derision so when something does happen (and it will) you are showing empathy in your own relationships by seeking to understand instead of becoming emotional and seeking to assign blame. This is something each of us need to make one of our personal management habits.

Discharge planning, education, and follow-up are areas healthcare facilities fail patients significantly. Often times, the bedside nurse has little time to actually sit down to provide the patient with detailed discharge instructions. My vision for a new and improved healthcare environment is to have discharge teams to assist patients with needs outside the healthcare facility, educate patients and families about disease process, and provide follow-up appointments and calls to promote compliance of treatment.

Throughout time the question of “ Are leaders born or made?” continues to be debated. This question has been part of several myths that try to explain what makes a person a leader. According to the trait approach theory, it sets a benchmark for what certain traits an individual must possess in order to make them a leader. Before leadership traits were considered innate. However, as time has progressed research has indicated that situations differentiate leaders from non-leaders. Therefore, an individual does not possess certain traits, rather it is the relationship between the person and its society that make him/her leader. All leaders must have a set of skills that help them lead subordinates to reach an overall vision. A vision must originate from both the leader and its followers, and it is the leader's job to articulate the vision. Furthermore, leaders demonstrate the capacity to lead their followers and

A leader I admire, whether real-life or fictional character from the television, the movies or a book, will be identified. Leadership theories will be used to evaluate my selected leader to determine what characteristics and leadership abilities helped this leader become successful. I will also include an evaluation of my own leadership style and identify what my individual leadership characteristics are. The plan will be developed to improve my leadership style based upon the findings of my chosen leader’s leadership style compared to my own.

Many may measure leadership in success, however, leadership is also measured in personality. The phrase “born to be a leader” holds true when considering the qualities a leader must possess. To be an effective leader, first it must be understood that respect, logical problem solving, and confidence without arrogance is key; these qualities are present in the leaders of the novel The Lord of the Flies as well as in modern leaders of today’s society.

The impact from learning about interpersonal skills and leadership has engaged my citizenship at work and in my personal life as well. Leaders must have a solid understanding of how their emotions and actions affect the people around them, especially with the many challenges and opportunities that arise when working with others (Philips, 2012). The better a person relates and works with people the more successful he or she will be. The characteristics

Trust is the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength in someone or something, it is one of the most cherished threads that humans have woven in the fabric of morality. Any leader who dares to cut this thread, will no longer be viewed through my eyes as a good leader, trust is the very foundation for respect and admiration of an individual, without this essential foundation, the rest of the building with inevitability fall with time, leaving only the aftermath of disgust and hate for that

A leader must be honest. Without honesty, there is no trust. Without trust, no one will believe your ideas, and if people don’t believe in your ideas then they won’t support you. According to Inc.com, “Strong leaders treat people the way they want to be treated” (The 9 Traits That Define Great Leadership). It is so important that

A wise woman once said “A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.” These wise words were stated by the 32nd U.S. First Lady and civil rights activist, Eleanor Roosevelt. This quote has shaped the leader I am today and inspired my leadership philosophy. I believe a leader should always lead in a way that inspires others to be greater. As an older sister, I aspire for my sister to have confidence in me but also in themselves. This also applies to any leadership opportunity. I also believe that a great leader must also be a great follower. This has proven essential in my life and strengthened my leadership skills. My time as a follower has made me the leader

Although the SBL report did not think the belief strength is one my strongest strengths, I believe that it should be. According to the SBL assessment description, this strength is a leader who is fighting in the arena and knows that if he or she keeps on fighting the result will be stability and success (Strengths-Based Leadership Report, 2016). I am always in a battle to succeed in life. In fact, every day that I wake up I already have many battles which I must overcome. This how this strength manifests in my work and life. My family always said that I am always fighting and find ways to accomplished and succeed.

Though the theories of leadership glorify factors, such as personal significance, timing, special skills, responsiveness, or power, as the qualities of a leader, I believe that neither of those factors are as essential as being personable. I believe being personable is the greatest determinant since a leadership position requires public speaking, either in the form of one-to-one conversations or to an audience. I believe that a leader should create an impression that will motivate and inspire others. Therefore, they should be able to create an impressive and enduring impression. Leaders should speak to others in a way that is respectful, friendly, and relatable. If they are unable to do so, then no matter how powerful or significant the individual, not a single person will follow, admire, or respect them.

Equally as important as having responsibility, having kindness is crucial to becoming an effective leader. Being amiable to everyone is a way of showing kindness, and when others see it, this action becomes prevalent. Back in 1944, an officer named Wilm Hosenfeld had helped a hidden survivor from a concentration camp in Germany by giving the survivor sustenance and safe refuge. As a result of his kindness, Hosenfeld’s actions disseminated into today’s era. Presently, people fight for leadership positions. When numerous people compete for a leadership position, the eventual leader must be kind. It shows that the more patient competitor is more of a leader than one who is yelling his/her head off and fist-fighting. I’ve experienced seeing

This book helps you to understand your leadership style and how it affects performance. Following the eight simple yet powerful principles outlined in this book will enable you to develop trust in yourself, trust in other people, and trust within your team. Building trust will set you on the path to great leadership and a growing, sustainable business. You can develop a sense of passion and focus for your teammates and the organization. Embracing the importance of helping others succeed can always be a beneficial to you and your company. This book also makes you realize the importance of becoming an enduring leader. It also prepares you to progress forward as a Trust Me

In my reflections as I prepared to write this paper, I came to the realization that leadership is much more complex especially since the paper requires that I focus on a few traits. In an effort to make it simple, I wrote down the traits that came to mind and in process had over 10 important traits but an even bigger challenge was on how to narrow them down to 3 or 4 and this is the place that required a good deal of reflection. Eventually, however, I had to prioritize them since in any case; it is not possible to get a leader that has all the traits. As I thought of the various leaders who have inspired me, I noticed that while they strived to provide the best leadership by focusing on their strong points, they still had their weaknesses. To me this provided a justification for at least identifying key desirable traits and thereafter working to improve them. I did manage to settle on four traits, which for me are indispensible if a leader or a leadership is to become effective.

In order for interpersonal trustworthiness to exist in organizations, a leader-follower relationship must first exist between the parties involved (Caldwell et al., 2010, p. 500). Once that leader-follower relationship is established, leaders have to earn trust. Leaders earn trust by their respective actions, morals and virtues. Trust is can also be based on past history. If something was done in the past which questions a leader’s values, morals or judgment, it would be unlikely that the leader would be trusted in the future. One of the most important parts of being an effective leader is building and maintaining trust. Trust can further be defined as a “multi-dimensional construct comprising different dimensions of the trustee’s attributes that the trustor evaluates” (Ingenhoff and Sommer, 2010, p. 341).