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I figured that in the lifelong journey of self-development brought about by leadership self-reflection is indeed essential and crucial. It is indeed important to be self-aware before pursuing leadership. It is essential that one fully knows his or her own values before leading others. One should not only be aware of his or her values; he or she should also understand these values and have a strong conviction in standing by these values. In the same way, it is also important to put a conscious effort in leading others.
One should treat leadership with utmost care and put high value to it. Leadership is not to be taken lightly for it is a heavy responsibility. I also believe that it is indeed easy to get carried away when we hold power. Being powerful and important are tempting. Abusing our power becomes easy when we are powerful and important to others. Constant self-awareness and conscious effort are requisites for successful leadership. These values help ensure integrity in leading, that the power of leading other people is not abused. Like Kouzes and Posner, leaders should learn to be humble and perhaps not see leadership as a privilege to be abused, rather a responsibility to others.
Equally important is the continuous and constant learning which goes hand in hand with constant self-awareness. In leadership, leaders should be able to find every experience as a learning exercise as they endeavor for constant improvement of themselves...
Alongside communication, relationship with others is equally important in achieving goals. It is for this reason that I have put a conscious effort in communicating with all the members of the teams in my work at the Illinois Public School District Office. This is also the reason why I strived to remain consistently friendly, warm, emphatic, and approachable with a sense of humor in communicating with each member on a daily basis. I saw these as ways to improve the relationship I have with the people around me. I was constantly on guard to remain sensitive to the people around me. I thought that good communication and relationships will help me in being a successful leader and help me in enabling the people around me to change and eventually become good leaders for others as well. Kouzes and Posner are right, real leadership is a daily activity, a daily activity which happens in every moment. Leadership does not only happen when we work. We live leadership. We imbibe it in our daily lives, from home to work, in all areas of our social world.
I appreciate the learning that leaders must always be hopeful, realistic optimists. Indeed, people look for a leader who give them hope and who appears passionate about bringing about change particularly in the most challenging of times. I realized that leaders are beacons of hope.
By integrating aspects of transformational leadership into his leadership, Alonso would have inspired his crew to follow him while also becoming leaders by themselves. However, this could have only been made possible if his thoughts, feelings, and actions were consistent. As a leader of change Alfonso should have shown some element of connection to himself, the world, and the people around him and be grounded in reality. He ought
Leadership, according to La Monica (1938), is when a person has authority that is recognized by others, and the person has followers/subordinates under them, who believe that the person will assist them in attaining certain goals (carrying out specific objectives for the followers). Furthermore, anyone that is willing to assist and help others could be referred to as a leader (p.8) Leaders see what others do not Most leaders have
According to the Ohio State University (2004), both could be equally appropriate in terms of overall company outcomes, as they are very similar in terms of valuing and inspiring follower excellence. When considering the motivation towards leadership for each type of leader, the contrast is sharper. The servant leader, for example, leads from a motivations basis of egalitarianism. The leader's fundamental belief is that he or she is no better than
Most conclusions on this approach were vague or indecisive in terms of social, psychological or mental significance (Rice, 1978, 1981; Graen et al., 1972; Ashour, 1973). Furthermore, over the years, many scholars have come to the realization that leadership is situational and hence there are many realistic settings like the environment, the employees, the resources, etc. that determine the characteristics needed in a leader as well as his/her business approach
Leadership Behavior for Effective Decision Making Effective decision making in the competitive business environment is closely linked with leadership skills. Managing change in existing organizations can often be extremely difficult, as it requires changing the organizational culture, the very roots that bind its members. This paper analyses the characteristics of a successful leader, illustrated with a practical example. Contrary to popular understanding, there is no unique style of leadership for all
Leadership Styles Among Male and Female Principal It is the intention of this research to study the leadership and cognitive styles of teachers and instructors of both genders within the educational system and their preference for types of leadership in a principal of that institution. The research will include teachers and educators from all levels of the educational system from grade school to high school. The study will also include teachers and