Their leadership role deals with service to their clients, hence, they are their leadership role are similar in a way. However, they differ in that; Florence has the attribute of being autocratic, whereas Clinton is persuasive. Florence showed aspects of commanding whereas Clinton worked by means of winning the trust of others to support his initiative. Secondly, it is notable that nightingale is a nurse while Clinton is a politician. Additionally, they lived in different times, hence the level of development explains their difference in the way they approached issues. They both are holistic; however, Clinton is more open-minded as compared to Nightingale.
Self-analysis of myself as a leader
As a leader, a person works with a group. Therefore, the leadership skills that a person exercises should focus on establishing effective working relations and the environment. A quality leader has multidimensional traits, making him or her appealing and effective in behavior.
My strengths and effectiveness
My leadership skills developed from the point of birth, being among the eldest in my playmates group. In school, I always found myself in the position of authority, in which some people viewed me as being controlling or a crowd puller. However, I believe this was because of my strengths as a leader. I have quality communication skills, having a sense of command in language, and a convincing tone when I speak. I also exhibit knowledge, hence the quality of intelligence. My age group and friends trust my judgment, hence showing my intelligence and ability in leading. Additionally, am a vision oriented person, working with objectives, which works to my advantage. Being intelligent, I also exhibit a sense of self-confidence and will power, which propels me towards achieving my objectives. This is essentially my most significant leadership strength as I enjoy taking risks. These are my major strengths as a person, and they always work for me in managing the relations I have with my family, friends, at school and the environment.
Weaknesses
However, I have a weakness in relating to the people; thus, I am weak in the aspect of empathy and humanism. It takes great effort for me to understand others; hence, it lowers my...
I find it hard to relate with problems of others to a personal level, hence facing a challenge in managing my relations with others.
Areas needing improvement to assume effective leader role
In order to assume effective leader role, I need to improve on my empathy aspect. I need to be able to lower myself and place myself in the situation of others, hence understanding their problems. Additionally, though an objective, I also need to be in a position to listen to others and accommodate their views; therefore, allow open mindedness. I should improve the way I understand others problems and drop the autocratic quality in me.
Strategy to strengthen my leadership asset and improve my perceived limitation as a leader
In order to eliminate these limitations, I will engage in service that allows me to empathize, such as a volunteer in serving as an attendant in hospitals. Talking to the weak and sick will allow me feel their suffering; hence, I will manage to grow my empathy skills. Additionally, on the aspect of being autocratic, I will try to subject myself when in the company of others. Additionally, debates will help me learn to allow the point of sight of others open-mindedly.
Conclusion
Leadership is a service that entails the willingness of person to work without expecting much reward from the work. Therefore, it requires skills and attributes which are personal in nature. The personality of an individual is significant in developing their leadership style.
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