Someone once said “Money makes the world go round.” I believe that is an apt description. In order to earn money, a source of income must be had, but the quality of that job is another story all together. Most children imagine having their dream job when they grow up and having lots of money. That is a great dream, and one worth striving for, but the truth is, the majority of people are not lucky enough to have a perfect job and they do not tend to make the amount of money they are worth. Imagine if it was possible to create your dream position within your current organization. What would it be, Chief Marketing Advisor, Reports Analyst, or Client Liaison, the possibilities are endless. Anyone would agree that they would be happy in the perfect position in their career. But what would it take to achieve such a scenario? Starting a journey to anywhere worth going requires an understanding of why one wants to go there, some planning to get there, and some realization of whether what you really want to do is awaiting you when you arrive. This paper will analyze strengths and weaknesses of Shantel’s leadership style, compare and contrast leadership theories, and identify jobs that will fit her leadership style.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Leadership, according to Stephen P. Robbins, is the ability to guide a team with a vision toward the fulfillment of a set of goals. In review of the Big Five Model of Leadership, extraversion is the most important trait out of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability and openness to experience (Robbins & Judge 2007). Shantel showed moderate strength in the following categories: agreeableness, emotional stability, openness to experience and conscientiousness, with conscientiousness having the lowest score. Shantel showed high