Reflection Of Personal Leadership

This paper is a reflection of my personal leadership development blueprint this quarter. The paper identifies three main attributes that have made me to become a change leader this quarter. The paper concludes by pinpointing some core values that have successfully made this change possible. A change leader can be defined as encouraging people to take risks - to evaluate their core beliefs and worldview - and engage effectively with others (Flanagan, 2014).

There are four main core theories in Leadership; they are “Trait” theory, ‘Transformational’ theory, ‘Situational’ theory and ‘Behavioral’ theory. “Trait” theory refers to people who born with certain specific characteristics; Surgency, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Adjustment and intellectance. People born with these characteristics can become a leader easier because they already have what basic requirements of a leader. The trait theory focused on analyzing mental, physical and social characteristic to gain more understanding of what is the characteristic or the combination of characteristics that are common among leaders. Transformational leadership refers to the leader moving the follower beyond immediate self-interests through idealized influence (charisma), inspiration, intellectual stimulation, or individualized consideration.

The theories to be discussed in this book are: Path-Goal theory of leadership, Vroom-Yetton-Jago Decision-making of leadership, Harsey-Bianchard Situational Leadership theory, and Fielder’s Contigency Theory of Leadership. These four were selected because of their relative influence on the leader and the relationship that must be present between the leader and the members. They were also selected because they could help provide the needed foundational frameworks for your leadership

Three key principles that I took away from Major General Bob Dees’ lecture on “Resilient Leadership” is: 1. Make sure your people have a “Vision” – give you people a clear vision for the future end-result/purpose, which will propel them forward with expectation, purpose, perseverance which increases resiliency. 2. Create a “Team” – build your people into a team that consists of interdependent individuals who each bring a unique function toward accomplishing a shared vision and mission. Create a mentality of “we” and not “me.”

A leader must also be quick at making decisions. Most of all a leader must model their beliefs and cares in order to be respected by peers ( Kelly & Tazbir, 2013, p. 5-6). I viewed this leader as a transformational leader. She had a vision on how the team should progress through the day. She empowered everyone to have a goal when caring for their patients and made sure that she pitched in when needed.

Introduction Wong cites a “3 Ps” mnemonic as being key ingredients for defining a leader; a leader is a Person who influences People toward attaining a given Purpose (Wong, 2007). A closer dissection of this definition by the student leads to the suggestion of a hypothesis that a leader ought to be part the group which, is united by a common factor from whence he/she can then sway the group in the direction that would benefit collective individual aspirations and or overall organisation objectives. This assertion is confirmed from literature on substance abuse therapy particularly focusing on group therapy that cites that a leader of a group needs to identify with recurrent themes in the group in order to sway those undergoing therapy in a positive direction (towards rehabilitation) (Pollack & Slan , 1995).

According to this theory the best leaders are those who best adapt themselves to the situation. An adaptive leader might look at cues such as the type of task and who is involved in group, to better their judgement. A study on university employees on situational leadership found results that indicated a situational factor in leadership when solving different job tasks (Fernandez & Vecchio, 1997). This theory has an application for the EPP that I took part in, throughout my experience I was faced with tasks that we as a team had to overcome, it became clear that the role of leader changed dependant on the task. An example would be creating the design and speech for the new PowerPoint presentation for recruitment of student staff.

Leader Leader exerts the greatest influence on the team and is responsible for the overall project scheduling and deliverables. Effective leaders must change as the needs of the team evolve. Additionally, leaders understand that their role involves both task roles and responsibilities associated with nurturing the emotional or people component of the team. A good team leader listens constructively to the membership of the results that the team is charged with delivering. Nygren & Levine, (1996), Team leadership represents a third characteristic of effective team performance.

So, I always think about wants and needs of my followers and make ways to meet those wants in order to make their lives successful. Together with them we set goals to be achieved and will seek the right path for the betterment of lives. Convinced of the fact that I have to be a role model to my community

Often, I use a more task-oriented approach to leadership, which can be off-putting to followers. I believe that the Adaptive Leadership Approach will help me achieve my goal to start an alumni chapter because it assumes that a large number of the problems faced in leadership are embedded in interactive systems. Problems are complex, and can change and evolve as relationships do (Northouse, 2016). This model is also useful for this goal because “adaptive leadership clearly describes leadership as the actions the leaders undertake to afford followers the best opportunity to do adaptive work” (Northouse, 2016, p. 292).

In this paper, I am going to focus mainly on three aspects, which are going to assist me to be a better leader. First, I will identify the most critical leadership problems that are effecting the Brigade culture and climate. Then I will create my vision, which will lead to solving all the challenges in the brigades.

In this essay i will be exploring the role that leadership, management and my setting play in creating change to improve safeguarding outcomes for children and families. Rodd,2005 (p.21) states that “it is important to understand that leadership and management are linked and interwoven.” I will be exploring a broad range of legislation, theories whilst linking it to current research to help give better depth into this critique. Palaiologou (2012 p.198) sights Covey (1992 p.101) theory which highlights that “Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success while leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall”.

Situational leadership is another example of a leadership theory. This leadership is focused on the leader however, the leader takes not only the followers but also the situation into account. Through different methods of behaviors a leader is able change his or her leadership style to appropriately fit with the followers and the task at hand to achieve best results. Each leader has a different leadership style that can be studied and each one can be used in a different scenario. Situation leadership is very effective when a leader is aware of what the task

It is essential for leaders to maintain a positive attitude while guiding follower through crisis. “In times of crisis it is essential for leaders to communicate with the organizations ' employees and stakeholders about the situation. ”(Fragouli, Ibidapo, 2015). Also, a leader should understand when is the appropriate moment to get involved and when to let others be in charge. Robert Dees (2014) in the presentation “Leadership Before, During, and After Crisis” described that leaders sometimes are responsible for fomenting the crisis by trying to solve a situation that they might not have the proper knowledge about it.

Personal Leadership Philosophy of Jason Regnier My philosophy of leadership is three parts: focus on mission first, taking care of and empowering my team. My motivation for this my vision of constant improvement to the capability and equipment of the US Army Soldiers who are facing an ever increasingly complex world. Our nation counts on the Army to protect and defend what we hold most important, and in that my mission is to ensure that the US Army wins on the battlefield every time. On a personal level, the Army has been a huge part my life, identify, and one key thing for which I am proud and grateful.