Leadership Profile
Laying out all that was learned in class is a very daunting task, but I believe valuable when tying it all together. The textbook coupled with the 7 Habits book was a good mixture. It was helpful to learn the 7 essential habits particularly in regards to paradigms and personality ethics. Then combine that knowledge with studying leadership traits, attributes, styles and concepts. The material was very powerful and helped uncover insightful knowledge of oneself and individual leadership styles.
Identification of traits, theories, attributes and style
The attributes and traits that seem to be most applicable to me include persistence and diligence to see overall goals and projects to fruition. I am trustworthy and
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When group decisions are reached it also builds cohesiveness among many groups of people creating a climate of trust and opens the door for synergy to occur.
Personal Mission Statement
When creating my personal mission statement I focused on personal because I believe improving and centering the core of my personality ethic will carry over to all areas of life.
To not shy away from challenges, but embrace the journey, experiences and adventures that God puts before me; To love and let myself be loved; To truly appreciate all the blessings that are set before me every day; To instill in my children a strong trust in God and the confidence to explore new paths set before them; To be a friend that others can rely on in all situations; To cherish myself enough to prioritize the pursuit of healthy endeavors; To slow down and enjoy life for what it is at the present time and not always look to the future; To let the little things go; And lastly, to accept missions that deepen these priorities.
Tools and strategies
As far as leadership preference, the approach that fits best with my style would be primarily a task-oriented leader. Task-oriented leadership is defined as leadership that is focused predominantly on procedures, activities and goal accomplishments. This type of person is goal oriented and wants to achieve. Their work is where they find
My preferred leadership style is the democratic style. I like to see things done the right way no matter how long it takes. To achieve this style I plan to practice my critical thinking skills so that one day I will be able to make a decision in the spur of the moment. But at the end of the day no matter how long you had to brainstorm to come to the conclusion, as the correct decision is made I am happy.
I demonstrate a flexible characteristic that allows me to communicate and explore positive outcomes for professional and personal conditions. I can display humor when communicating with people, the light-hearted aspects allow me to feel comfortable when communicating with people. I demonstrate an optimistic personality during stressful events which gives me the ability to think positively through outcomes and improves my problem solving skills. I can exhibit an open-minded ability with culture, and ethical positions that instills a greater professional outlook. I demonstrate a respectful stature, this characteristic builds trust and acceptance professionally when working with clients. I display a dependable aptitude, which personally and professionally
During my examination of the various types of leadership styles, I was able to take a few assessments online. There were two that stood out the most for me which, were The Type A and B personality indicator and the Hemisphere Dominance Personality Assessment. I found that the style that these two assessments closely matched my own style.
My leadership style is problem solver; this leadership style offers me the opportunity to utilize the knowledge and experience of my followers. I believe that I am more of this leadership style because I tend to accept input from group members when making decisions and solving problems. I do this because I feel that everyone in the group have something tangible to contribute to the group, and sometimes they might have access to key information that can help in my decision making. I take the information and put them together to use in reaching a decision, because I know that I will have the final say as the leader of the group. I believe that the group is put together
I believe my leadership style would be using more than one leadership style Myself I like using more than one leadership style because I have strong believe that every company or organization is built with all kind of employee with different background ,culture and ethnic. Situation are not always the same, I do believe that one style it will
I prefer to use a participatory style of leadership. It encourages cooperation, consensus, and group success. Final responsibility for the overall operation belongs to the leader, but he/she cannot do it all. Good leaders surround themselves with capable people and use their expertise to meet the organizational goals.
To make personal commitment to be honest and be self-dependent. To stay true to myself and my mind. To be remembered for being committed to every goal I choose to follow while having successes in both my personal and professional life. To enjoy every moment that life has to offer me while finding laughter, love, and happiness with
According to Coleman, Deutsch, and Marcus (2014, p. 98), “The purpose of group decision making is to decide on well-considered, well-understood, realistic
1.Check in questions specifically ask the parties involved to make a decision and feel in control to move forward. Questions that can be asked that are not check-ins include questions that are likely to lead into other conversations.
Arguably the most commonly used form of leadership is situational leadership and one that I closely identify with. Situational leadership assumes that the appropriate leadership behavior varies from one situation to another (Ebert & Griffin, 2015), this approach
Another reason why coming to consensus is a good idea when making group decisions is because consensus creates trust throughout the group. According to the article" Is Consensus Decision- Making Right for Your Group?" Says Consensus decision- making helps builds and a sense of community" (consensus). Consensus does this because everyone gets to hear other peoples ideas and this helps them decide whose idea they will be on. One other reason why it does this is because by working together and coming up with a solution as a group will help groups trust each other and not intimidate each other as well. This over all will bring the group closer together and will make smarter group decision buy using
I will base my leadership styles and models off of my personality and the type of leader I aspire to be. The two leadership styles that I connect with the most are, Democratic leadership and Diplomatic leadership. “The democratic leadership style values the input of team members and peers, but the responsibility of making the final decision rests with the democratic leader. Democratic leadership boosts employee morale because employees make contributions to the decision-making process. It causes them to feel as if their opinions matter. When a company needs to make changes within the organization, the democratic leadership style helps employees accept changes easily because they play a role in the process. This style meets challenges when companies need to make a decision in a short period” (Johnson). The next leadership style is Diplomatic leadership. “Diplomats prize interpersonal harmony. They are the social glue and affiliative force that keeps groups together. Diplomats are kind, social, and giving, and typically build deep personal bonds with their employees. They’re often known for being able to resolve conflicts peacefully (and for avoiding conflicts in the first place). Diplomats work to avoid having people feel uncomfortable or anxious. Traditional measures of employee satisfaction are often very high for Diplomats”
I believe that developing leadership skills is not a rapid process, but it is a daily process. The best place people learn how to lead is from their daily experiences. Therefore, my job experience helped me to be more familiar with this topic and I gained additional worthy information from the class materials and lessons. Writing a biography was an amazing experience that helped me to look back in my life, review it in details, know what I did in the past and discover myself better. I did many of the book’s assessments and exercises and I found them totally thought-provoking and useful materials. They assisted me to think more about my leadership potentials and skills. Doing the exercises made me more aware of my strengths and weaknesses in the area of leadership. I read in the book about 10 qualities that mark a leader and help influence the leadership process. Those qualities listed as: vision,
In terms of leadership styles a wide variety exists for one to employ (Boykins, 2013). There isn’t firm consensus as to which styles prove to be the most effective. Different situations call for different approaches. In the article, Empirical Study of Leadership Styles, it discusses several leadership styles that I can relate to.
A personal mission statement is a philosophy or creed that one plans to follow in daily life. It is usually designed with positivity, purpose, and with personal goals for every aspect of life such as career, finances, etc. It also focuses on personality traits that one would like to possess and the accomplishments that one wants to achieve, both short-term and long term. It also houses the individuality of the person writing it. Every person writing a personal mission statement is will produce a different statement. This is primarily because people value different things, characteristics and have different goals. The purpose of this paper is to explore my mission statement (Covey, 2013, pp.113).