The past experience in leadership tells me that there is no short cut or formula to take you to a top leadership position, but there exist a scope for some principles in leadership that everyone requires to learn if they want to assume leadership positions in the organizations. People who become leaders observe their peers for small successes and copy their styles in their own leadership styles. These people locate mentors who have been in those positions earlier and participate in leadership development programs and go through literature which tell them more on the subject of leadership. Another very important weakness that I found in the leadership experience in the past has been that I have been spending more time in the business rather than on business. I need to have measured these activities …show more content…
A weakness in my leadership style was not taking support from experienced persons. A strength of past experience was that I acted like a leader and tried helping others succeed in their activities and by doing so I was able to build strategic alliances in the process. Another strength of my leadership experience was in not asking for perfection from myself. Rather than asking for perfection, I tried to celebrate small time successes and also sometimes failures that provided lot of information and insights about adopting news of leading the organization. Another strength of my leadership experience was recognizing leadership qualities in other team members that helped me in supplementing my own capabilities. Thus by walking into the shoes of other leaders around me, I was able to redefine and capitalize my own leadership qualities. A weakness of my past leadership experience was tolerant mediocrity around my team thus leading to demotivation in the
Also, I effectively led the team members to do a great job by completing their tasks, showing respect and good customer service. I learned how to be a good leader my handling stressful situations with self-control
One person can obtain multiple styles. Whether the styles be very similar or quite opposite like the styles displayed by Rosa Parks. A form of adaptability where you can lead effectively with different approaches. Leaders are placed on a pedestal and it is overlooked that leaders have times where leading can become overwhelming yet through strength passion and determination the mental strain does not take precedent. To add to my leadership I will learn how to discover different aspect of my skill known and hidden.
From the moment a recruit sets foot on the yellow footprints they begin a journey of knowledge and learning about leadership. Although an elusive concept, the Marine Corps uses many avenues to instill leadership in Marines such as leadership acronyms, leadership traits, the commandant’s professional reading list (CPRL), and professional military education. The CPRL, in particular, offers Marine officers a wide range of reference material to help shape and grow their leadership abilities. The following books from the CPRL stand out as the most influ-ential to my growth as a leader: Lincoln on Leadership, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and Good to Great. From engaging with subordinates, incorporating Marines into the entire plan-ning process,
As a leader, I gained confidence and increase my self-esteem. Additionally, Simon Scholars taught me that change can occur no matter what situation we grow up in. The barriers in my life do not define who I am. On top of that, I would not have to fear about filling into the shoes of an adult thanks to their resources. Their unyielding support have increased my resilience that I will carry with me.
In addition, I have also acquired leadership skills through taking initiative by working independently with another employee to clean the store and stock products to successfully close the store in a timely manner. In addition, I demonstrated leadership abilities by being able to problem solve and delegate tasks while working with another team
Some of my greatest attributes include searching or imagine the best solution and making it happen, staying focused at the topic at hand, following through with projects or something I have committed to, and giving as much as I possibly can to be the best person I can be for myself and the group. However, one of my greatest weaknesses as a leader is my lack of ability to implement my thoughts into action. I have the tendency to simply "go with the flow" or remain quiet instead of speaking up and having to argue with others about what may be more beneficial. Overall, I definitely have my strengths and weaknesses as a
As a result of being in this position of leadership I have learned responsibility and leadership skills.
Since I was first hired 3 years ago as the Swim Team Head Coach at the YMCA, I have been working towards my goal of transitioning into a leadership role. I have diligently observed as well as participate in duties outside my position to help prepare me for this opportunity. I have supervised in the absence of management and performed other functions of my manager to assist as needed. It has been with the help of my superiors and peers that I feel I am
Leadership Philosophy My leadership philosophy is based on the importance of communication, and inspiration. As leaders we have to work hard to accomplish our mission but at the same time we have to take care of our Soldiers and their Families to accomplish the mission. All leaders have different qualities but through time we build our qualities with experience. The importance of communication is to ensure that your Soldiers understand the task to be done.
I have gained important leadership skills because at a very young age I had to become a mom. A mom to my own siblings, my parents had troubles with jobs and alcholism. In a big city alone I had to learn on my own how to keep my siblings behaved and nutured. My leadership skills kept expanding through out elementary. As I wasn't afraid to speak my mind and do actions upon myself.
Throughout my entire life I have been constantly learning and improving a wide range of personal and social leadership skills, especially in these most recent few years of middle school and high school. These skills have not only helped me to get where I am today, but have also become a huge influence for my personality and overall perception of the world around me. These skills have helped me to build relationships, gain experience and opportunities, improve my personal outlook, and change my entire approach to everything I do in a positive way. But I know it does not stop there. It is never truly possible to fully possess a leadership skill in its entirety.
Being a NAVY SEAL takes a lot of hard work and training. you have to know what it takes to be a good leader. it requires experience and an understanding of being part of a team. Knowing how to work towards a goal whether that goal is to drive a ball down the field or to train for an event with other team members is important to your future training. Whether you are a team captain, class president, or head of a community service group - all of these skills will help you understand what it means to lead and follow orders.
Leadership Journal Report Assignment Skills Inventory: The skills inventory, which includes technical, human, and conceptual skill, helps me to measure my three leadership competencies of me. It lets me to understand how my skills separate to three leadership skill approaches. According to our textbook, although all of three skills are important to leaders, the importance of each skill varies between different management levels. By scoring it, I got 19 in technical skill, 21 in conceptual skill, and 25 in human skill, which is the highest one.
Leadership has been defined in a variety of ways, there are multiple authors and theorists who have tried to define and understand leadership, all leading to varying theories and conclusions, but one thing that is universally understood is the importance of effective leadership and how someone with good leadership skills can impact so many people around them. (Kakabadse and Kakabadse, 1999; Yukl, 2002; Northouse,2013) The main components that have been identified to play a role in leadership are relations between leader and subordinates, interaction form between leader and followers, the influence that the leader has, the way in which the leader behaves and finally a leader’s traits. (Yukl, 2002) These elements that make up a leader, are then used as building blocks to identify the way in which each specific leader deals with its followers.
Through self-reflection and academic readings, I have discovered that I identify with three different leadership theories. During the first meeting in a Strength Based Leadership class, we were asked to write our leadership history. The class then began an ongoing exploration of various leadership theories. Upon reviewing my leadership history from the first class and synthesizing the information from the theories that were examined, I discovered that I most resonate with the Trait Leadership Theory, the Skills Leadership Theory, and the Path-Goal Leadership theory. These theories are leader focused, describing the process and techniques a leader uses to accomplish goals.