Personal Leadership Philosophies Paper
Personal Leadership Philosophies Paper
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Many of us can think of leaders we have come to admire, be they historical figures, pillars of the industry we work in, or leaders we know personally. The leadership of individuals such as Abraham Lincoln and Margaret Thatcher has been studied and discussed repeatedly. However, you may have interacted with leaders you feel demonstrated equally competent leadership without ever having a book written about their approaches. Personal Leadership Philosophies Paper
What makes great leaders great? Every leader is different, of course, but one area of commonality is the leadership philosophy that great leaders develop and practice. A leadership philosophy is basically an attitude held by leaders that acts as a guiding principle for their behavior. While formal theories on leadership continue to evolve over time, great leaders seem to adhere to an overarching philosophy that steers their actions.
What is your leadership philosophy? In this Assignment, you will explore what guides your own leadership.
To Prepare:
- Identify two to three scholarly resources, in addition to this Module’s readings, that evaluate the impact of leadership behaviors in creating healthy work environments.
- Reflect on the leadership behaviors presented in the three resources that you selected for review.
- Reflect on your results of the CliftonStrengths Assessment, and consider how the results relate to your leadership traits.
The Assignment (2-3 pages):
Personal Leadership Philosophies
Develop and submit a personal leadership philosophy that reflects what you think are characteristics of a good leader. Use the scholarly resources on leadership you selected to support your philosophy statement. Your personal leadership philosophy should include the following:
- A description of your core values
- A personal mission/vision statement
- An analysis of your CliftonStrengths Assessment summarizing the results of your profile
- A description of two key behaviors that you wish to strengthen
- A development plan that explains how you plan to improve upon the two key behaviors you selected and an explanation of how you plan to achieve your personal vision. Be specific and provide examples.
SO THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL KIND OF BE CONNECTED TO 2 DISCUSSION POSTS THAT I DID. THE FIRST ONE WAS ON LEADERSHIP AND THE SECOND ONE WAS ON MY ASSESSMENT OF MY STRENGTHS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF AN ASSESSMENT THAT I TOOK ONLINE.
1ST DISCUSSION
There are many different types of leaders, leaders may have different traits, practices, and visions. Some leaders thrive on motivating and inspiring people, and others focus on business and how they can make it successful. There is not one specific way a leader should be to be considered good leader. I have had many leaders in my time, some being nursing preceptors, teachers, managers and even family members. Traits that I have noticed and felt like they were worthy of being a good leader to me is understanding, patience, able to speak and critic in a well manner, good communication, able to handle stress and problems that may arise, and able to admit when they are wrong or need help.
Leaders are said to have power in the workplace to make the team have a certain culture that can be a place for communication and acceptable behaviors by the staff (Kaiser, 2017). When leaders themselves do not establish this culture and maintain it, employees may start to exhibit behaviors that may not be appropriate such as violence/ bullying in the workplace. One of the leadership styles that was positively effecting patients and nursing care was transformational leadership style (Aladeen et al, 2019). Transformational leadership style is where the leader identifies the problem/needed change, creates a vison/plan, and executes this plan with others to achieve this goal. This is a teamwork and to achieve this goal, the leader would need to lead by example, inspire his/her team, have emotional intelligence, and have charisma (Marshall, 2010).
To be a leader, it is not as easy as it may sound. You need to have a certain personality about yourself that others want to be around you, listen to you, take your advice, and respect you. I have had many great leaders, but I have also had many bad leaders. The leaders that were not fit for these roles did not have the passion as I observed in the leaders that were. I do believe that having a great leader can impact your job satisfaction and patient care.
References
Aladeen Alloubani, Laila Akhu-Zaheya, Ibrahim Mubarak Abdelhafiz, & M. Almatari. (2019). Leadership styles’ influence on the quality of nursing care. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 32(6), 1022–1033. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1108/IJHCQA-06-2018-0138.
Kaiser, J. A. (2017). The relationship between leadership style and nurse-to-nurse incivility: Turning the lens inward. Journal of Nursing Management, 25(2), 110–118. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1111/jonm.12447.
Marshall, E. S. (2010). Transformational leadership in nursing. [electronic resource] : from expert clinician to influential leader. Springer.
2ND DISCUSSION
Some may be born leaders, but some leaders are built from experience and self-reflection. I have never been in leader roles in my career. Gallup’s StrengthsFinder assessment is a great way to assess your strengths and the areas of improvement that may be needed to become an effective leader. Research found that the Gallup’s StrengthsFinder assessment helped individuals be more happy, engaged, and productive at work (How Individuals Use CliftonStrengths, 2020).
After the completion of my assessment, I discovered that my five areas of strengths were: Achiever, Significance, Individualization, Relator, and Deliberative. As an achiever, I am self-motivated and love to complete my tasks/goals, but I can set more challenging goals as it was mentioned. Significant people want to be recognized by others for their hard work and strengths. One way to improve this is to stay focused, write down goals, and share your dreams with others so drive you to do better (Achiever, 2019). Individualization talented people try to figure people out as a person and their uniqueness. This is a strong quality because people are different and to work with one another it is important to understand and see the strengths in each person, this can be beneficial for building an effective team. One way to improve this talent is to focus more on each person that I encounter and give praise (Individualization, 2020). The Relator theme enjoys having close, strong, and genuine relationships with others. This really described me, as I do not like to have formal organizations and do enjoy work better when I find a connection with someone, I can have this bond with. I can improve in this area by showing more people that I can trust them; this will allow more people to open to me. Deliberative talented people anticipate obstacles and make well thought out decisions, they consider other options and alternatives just incase and are not reckless. One improvement for this talent is help others to understand and think the way you do to help them with their actions and decisions as well.
Core values that I would like to improve on would be Flexibility and Friendship, I can try to be more open to new ideas and be more trusting with my friendships. Areas of strength I would like to work on are Positivity and Communication. At times I see the negative in things instead of focusing on the positives, and I do have trouble with communicating well with others and I am at times misunderstood. Characteristics I would also like to strengthen are Self Confident and Ambitious. I question my decisions at times, and I am not ambitious enough to go through with my decisions.
References
Achiever. (2019, October 04). Retrieved July 02, 2020, from https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252134/…
How Individuals Use CliftonStrengths. (2020, April 02). Retrieved July 02, 2020, from https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/253850/…
Individualization. (2020, May 20). Retrieved July 02, 2020, from https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252272/…
I HAVE ATTACHED THE 3 SOURCES YOU WILL USE AND YOU CAN ADD MORE SOURCES IF YOUD LIKE
PLEASE USE APA AND USE HEADING AND SUBHEADINGS AS WELL. THANKS.
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