Self Reflection Paper On Leadership

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. Critical Review of Leadership Theories There have been a variety of theorists who have tried to understand how good leaders acquire their skills and whether the components which make up a successful leader are hereditary or learned. Many Studies have been made using twins to identify that about forty percent of differences in personality are hereditary.

With this assignment we will try to evaluate our leadership, to assess myself, I will try to find what in my characteristics can be relevant for leadership. I will start from the beginning as you start the foundation of a house from the ground, I will try to develop following a timeline of my life how my personal and professional experience, ideas and people I have met have influenced my leadership. How some guiding principles and framework have inspired me and have conducted me where I am today in the school of “Entrepreneurs for the world”. A sentence from my dad become kind of guiding principle for me “Believe in what you do, and do what you believe in”. When I need to do choices I always keep in mind this, because if I don’t believe in what I do, I will not be good at, this state of mind is totally in the align of the Confucius quote “Choose a job

The expert nurses have worked in a clinical environment for over five years. The expert’s performance become flexible, holistic rather than fragmented, and can quickly identify relevant information to make a knowledgeable clinical decision. Expert practitioners always know more than they can tell, and often rely on intuitive thought that results in holistic problem

This would allow my students to interview the senior of what made them successful in the areas of academics, personal life, and hobbies. My students would then take what they learn from their mentor and create a drawing of what they would need to be

In this week written assignment, the writer took Mindtools leadership quiz, from the result I got two three stars for Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and Providing Support and Stimulation Let discuss it one by one, emotional intelligence is a soft skills or communication skills to recognize feelings and manage those emotions to create strong relationships. (Mind tools editorial team, 2017, “Emotional Intelligence, para. 1). The Characteristic of emotional Intelligence is self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills (Mind tools editorial team, n.d.). From the detail of the explanation of the EQ, look like I need to work out my self-control emotion, if I can manage stress, I will be more comfortable to respond to the unpleasant

Leadership theories and approaches. University of People BUS 4402 Professor Edith Koopmans December 28th, 2016 Leadership theories and approaches. In this week’s written assignment I’m going to present the brief overview of leadership theories and to describe in details pros and cons of the different leadership theories (at least 3) and then to discuss how these theories fit with my own personal style. To further entail other requirements, this paper is aimed to be two-page (double-spaced), font size 12, double spaced, Times New Roman font, and lastly include a reference list. The development of leadership theories started in the beginning of XX century.

Introduction To date I have completed three classes and one group facilitation exam for this semester. The aim of this assignment is to demonstrate my personal and professional learning for the duration of the module. It will discuss the definition of group work; how I planned for my group exercise; it will outline my learning as a facilitator and observer for a thirty minute exercise. I will use Bruce Tuckman 's five stage group development model to outline the stages of the group process. It will briefly discuss the feedback from my tutor and the group members.

Self Reflection over an Introduction to Adaptive Leadership When first signing up for this class I believed it to be a class about learning how to become a leader, or an even better one. After watching the course introduction and learning more about this class I learned that it was not what I thought it was about, but would still value me greatly. As I have examined the history of different leadership styles and theories I have expanded greatly on what I knew about leadership, learning specifically about adaptive leadership. I can also say that I have seen growth in my journals over the past few weeks, as they have started to grasp a better understanding of adaptive leadership. This course has also expanded on different aspects of adaptive leadership such as: disequilibrium, diversity, running experiments, and the four KLC competencies of civic leadership.

INTRODUCTION Adapted from the course module notes, there are two categories of theories and techniques in job design to motivate employees: 1. Content theories by Maslow, McClelland, Herzberg and Alderfer. 2. Process theories such as Job Rotation, Job Enlargement and Enrichment; Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory, The Hackman and Oldham Model and Empowerment. Part 1 of this assignment is to theoretically analyse and review of five selected journals and articles that relevant to Job Design and Motivational Techniques under the category of Process Theories.

Running head: MBTI Personality 1 Consumer Behavior S101562 University of the People MBTI Personality 2 MBTI – Interpretation of Human Behavior In continuation of the topic discussed in Unit1, this week the class conducted an in-depth research of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Developed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers based on typological theory of Carl Jung. Over almost a century the indicator gained wide popularity in determining governing behavioral principles in people all over the world. The test has proven to be an effective tool to determine best activities and job positions for given people, help them find the right educational path, guide their alert decision making and assist in adapting to various

We took into consider what our classmates said about our drafts and set to work developing our 3 page essay. Once we were confident with that work, we submitted it to our professor and awaited feedback. In regards to both peer editors and my professor, I did not

As a candidate of National Honor Society, I possess the qualities as it will include leadership and character. I have taken the most difficult honor courses since the beginning of highschool and still maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout. Also, I have joined clubs to expand my knowledge of certain areas, which include DECA and Spanish Club. To add, I have been to two competitions, including this year 's Academic Team. Furthermore, I lead some of my classes, teaching them how do some of the work while having patience and confidence as I help them.

Introduction: The PUENTE Community College Program is an academic, counseling and mentoring program that provides support for students in building the skills necessary for success in both academics and career goals while attending community college. Students enrolled in the PUENTE program work closely with their Counselor, Instructors and Mentor to prepare them to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Counseling Assistant Major Work and Responsibilities During the course of my fieldwork I worked directly to the Co-Directors of the Puente Program at East Los Angeles College (ELAC) as their Counseling Assistant. Through my position I was able to assist the Puente Counselor by meeting with students in the program, primarily students

As students in this class, it was our responsibility to design a group therapy plan, which consisted of fourteen sessions, write a grant proposal, and lead the second or third group session with participants of the class as group members. The task of implementing and leading a group session ensured my beliefs in the field that I am currently pursuing. By the time I finished writing my plan, it looked more as if I wrote my first dissertation. My plan contained fourteen sessions, diagrams, charts, and worksheets to not only deal with Domestic Violence, but to teach life enrichment skills and provide further assistance to persons in need of certain services. The group plan was a sixty-four page paper, which in turn could be used as a resourceful guide for other groups such as Child Abuse, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Bereavement,

To maintain a level head when granted power a leader must have understanding and use it as often as they use their power. 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.