...Credibility Key Concepts: Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, is a book by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, that explains the importance of credibility in creating a healthy relationship between a leader and its followers. The book starts by describing the significance of leadership in any constitution. The authors made a point that leadership once used to be conferred by rank and privilege, but in present days, leadership is only an aspiration (Kouzes & Posner, 2011, p.2). People choose whether or not they are going to follow you and since leadership today is not handed down and one must earn it, an aspiring leader must focus on the characteristics that the population admires the most in their leader, and try to prevail these characteristics. The authors surveyed more than 1,500 managers nationwide and they concluded that honesty(credibility) was the most admired characteristic in a leader (Kouzes & Posner, 2011, p.4). Credible leaders make positive impact in people’s life. If employees trust their leader and they feel they are working toward a same vision that the company has set, then the followers will be motivated and they will work hard as a team and produce results for the company that the employees never thought were achievable. On the other hand, if there is a big distrust towards the leadership, then the lack of motivation and unity can cause a company to go bankrupt and consequently bring the economy to a recession, as we saw in the case of Enron, WorldCom...
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...REFLECTIONS LEADERSHIP THEORIES AND PRACTICES Leadership is much like a quality we all know when we see it but have a difficult at times describing it. But when I think about leadership it remains me of my experience at National Wholesale as Store manager in Bridgeport with little more than fifty employees on my payroll. As a store manager I feel one reason why I had been so successful and likeable among my employees and the upper management is the way I ran and manager my store and employees. I made use of courage, credibility and conviction to define my leadership as a store manager at National Wholesale in Bridgeport. Leaders are distinguished by their courage to lead and I belief that the most important characteristic as a true leader. I know leadership is tough because is about change, and I initiated lots of changes in the store from employee training, regular performance appraisal with constant feedback and promoting fairness and equality and rewarding hard work and dedication among my employees. Sometimes I do meet with resistance and I tried to stay the course in spite of numerous obstacles and disappointments. Leadership is all about courage, and through courage and will I press on in spite of challenges and criticisms and at the end of the day I’m always the winner. Leadership is all about conviction and having the integrity to live by ones conviction. I tried to show strong values and beliefs and demonstrate these values and convey them to my followers. Finally...
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...of great integrity and credibility. In the Leadership Challenge book1, it discusses what people look most for in a leader is someone who is honest, forward-looking, inspiring and competent. Stan has all of these qualities and characteristics which is why he is well respected among his peers, subordinates and those who know him. I feel as though Stan has both types of leadership characteristics; transitional and transformational. Stan is the type of person who helps others by creating options, opportunities, building commitment and facilitating relationships. I think that he has a charismatic way of inspiring others to achieve and succeed. He treats others with respect regardless of their position. He is very confident in his own abilities and not afraid when to let people know he does not know the answer. If he does not know the answer, he will try find it let you know about it and provide the resource for your records. This is a form of credibility and developing competence not only for himself but for others as well. As a leader, below are the areas in the leadership scorecard that I believe Stan rates: 1 Kouzes, J. & Posner, B. (2008). The leadership challenge (4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. LEADER PROFILE Leadership Scorecard Ratings:2 5 = Outstanding 4 = Very Good 3 = Good 2 = Needs Improvement 1 = Unsatisfactory Rating 1. Model the Way (Forward-looking) 2. Inspire a Shared Vision (Inspiring) 3. Enable other to act (Honest) 4. Challenge the Process (Competent)...
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...| Credibility & Modeling the Way | The Essential Tools to Effectively Lead | | | | Ashlynn Boler | Healthcare is an evolving yet complex system. Being it is constantly changing leaders of health organizations are faced with an infinite amount of challenges. As issues continuously present themselves leaders are pressured to rise to the challenge. Though rising to the challenge is a great quality of a leader. It is the leader’s ability to face those challenges as a person of principle using skills such as modeling the way, building a foundation of credibility, clarifying their values, and setting an example that is essential to overcoming the challenges. Internalizing these qualities is not only critical for overcoming challenges for leaders of healthcare. Internalizing these qualities is critical for all leaders have a desire to have constituents who believe in them. The leadership in health care is built with specialty physicians and administrators whom each have a different niche in their organizations. Within these organizations the overall task for all is preserving the lives of their acute and chronically ill patients, as well as maintaining a unified environment amongst staff. In order to do so a leader must have a vision. After establishing a vision a leader must gain credibility by keeping that vision at the center of everything they desire to do. Authors Kouzes and Posner (2007) reported that “credibility is the foundation for leadership”, which...
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...Categorize Leadership Theories Leadership theories enumerated by Grossman and Valiga (2009) are the well-known great man theory, trait theory, situational theory, and the contemporary theory. The great man theory has the notion that leaders are born and not made, whereas the trait theory categorizes leaders as that of certain qualities that correlate with leadership skills. The situational theory, on the other hand, gives significance to the particular situation for a leader to be effective. Contemporary type of leadership seems to be the practice of modern kinds of leaders. The contemporary theory of leadership combines the leaders, his/her followers, and the situation at hand for leadership to be effective. Our group all agree that the Kaiser Permanente Ambulatory setting practices both the contemporary and trait theories of leadership. We have seen leaders and managers appointed to their positions based on their attribute from people they know and some appointed based on support from their team members. The nurse leaders especially are selected based on how involved they are with their teams, how they manage conflicts and their performance on fiscal responsibility. The nurse leaders are recognized as followers of the mission and vision of the organization, that is, providing quality and affordable care for members and the vision for the organization as a leader in healthcare in the country. Leadership Theory of Each Key Player in KP Ambulatory Care Nursing Practice The...
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...a group in planned counseling sessions by using a custom made programmed for them. The group’s proper existence, progress and ethics are of great importance for it is a reflection of the groups conduct in their relation. Basically, ethics give a definition of the agreed upon do’s and don’ts in the group activity .It therefore stands that, group’s discipline is a great determiner for group success or failure. Of worth importance is group trust among the members of group members of the therapy for maintenance of credibility in their activities. Without maintaining trust within a group, it is not possible to achieve cohesion (Baum, 2005). Trust is essential in group therapy because it will enhance openness and the members will be able to share freely. Indeed, this is an essential ethical issue that should be considered in group therapy. Respect and professionalism are key elements that a therapist should possess in handling group members while maintaining a firm leadership of the group. Therapists are the chief custodians of the group; hence, they need to cultivate a culture of ensuring that every member is treated with respect and honor. This is feasible in ensuring that the rights and liberties of every person are observed. In order to meet the objectives and set goals of the group, confidentiality is of high priority in group therapy. Maintaining confidentiality is a pertinent factor in encouraging the group to function well; since, the group will have faith in the members and...
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...What is Leadership? Leader with a vision A competent leader possesses the capacity to imagine and articulate future possibilities. You gain insight from reviewing your past and develop outsight by observing your surroundings. Your followers need to feel your sense of direction and know where you are going with your actions and words. You have to be forward-looking. Leader makes a difference Before you can lead, you have to believe that you can make a difference. You believe that you can create positive impact on others. Leadership begins when you believe you can make a difference. By believing in yourself and in your ability to lead, you open yourself to hearing the call. You open yourself to making a difference in the world. As the author, Marianne Williamson has mentioned: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from...
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...Running head: Project Delivery PROJECT DELIVERY AT AUTODESK, INC. Professor James Marion BUS 518: Project Management Leadership December 11, 2011 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Determine how you would manage the morale of the team related to the change management 4 Critique what steps must be taken to ensure that all team members learn of changes 5 Assess the timing of communication as critical to the success of the project 6 Assume that two (2) key members of the were replaced during the executing phase of the project due to family crisis situations. Explain the actions you would take to establish trust and credibility with the remaining project participants involved in the situation 7 References 10 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Design technology company Autodesk recently expanded its presence in New England with a new headquarters for its Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Solutions Division. It is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and the new facility accommodates staff expansions and offers additional space for meeting with its customers, the press, and the community. Autodesk viewed the project as an opportunity to implement several new trends in the building industry, including integrated project delivery (IPD), sustainable design, digital design-to-fabrication, and the technical process underpinning all of them—building information modeling (BIM). According to Phil Bernstein, FAIA, vice president...
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...Entrepreneurial Leadership Aminata Soumano Bus 508 Contemporary Business July 21, 2011 Professor Christopher B. Mcgrath Strayer University Abstract The major reflections of excellence in entrepreneurial organizations focus primarily on the care of customers, constant innovation, committed people, and managerial leadership. Those entrepreneurial activities also lead to competitive advantage, wealth creation and success. Case, Kouzes , Drucker Entrepreneurs achieve desired levels of excellence in the development of their organizations through different strategies. Former AOL CEO, and chairman Steve Case describes his successful entrepreneurship in three different parts: people, passion, and perseverance. Case believes that if you put those three parts in the right balance everything is possible, and if you do not, nothing is possible. Today’s entrepreneurs must invest in people and ideas that can change the world. Innovation is a risk worth taking and everything people create take some time to realize. Focus on putting the right people around the right priority is a recipe for success. However, James Kouzes in his book “rising to the leadership challenge”, stated that Leadership is not about position, it is about motivating people in five different scales. The first level of motivation is being a role model and setting examples. Second, a leader should enable people to act. He should focus on what a team or an individual needs in order to function...
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...Abstract Credibility is the foundation of leadership. People have to believe in their leaders before they will willingly follow them (Kouzes & Posner, 2011). Before one can begin to comprehend the importance of credibility, they must first discover themselves. In order to understand oneself, many challenging questions must be honestly answered while reflecting inwardly. In the book Credibility, by authors James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, the writers build upon the very foundation that credibility is the key essential ingredient in becoming a successful leader. The authors give numerous examples in the book displaying this essential leadership trait in both national and international organizations that span the past thirty years. By including key learning principles in each chapter, the writers are able to assist the reader in achieving their understanding of the material presented. John Maxwell builds upon what Kouzes & Posner establish as a good foundation. Maxwell believes an effective leader can lead within any organization at any level. A leader doesn’t have to have a formal title or position in order to influence those they work with. This paper will review both the foundation Kouzes & Posner establish in regards to the importance of credibility and the tools leaders can use to influence their organization at any level provided by John Maxwell. Ethics and Credibility in Leadership What is Credibility According to Kouzes & Posner (2011)...
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...quantitative result because of the actions and influences of an organizations leader is essentially how to evaluate their effectiveness. The characteristics of effectiveness, of course, depend on the goals of the leader and the organization. The fundamental characteristics of what makes an effective leader are mostly universal, however, the characteristics of leader effectiveness from one organization to another may have unique similarities and differences. This paper will serve as an analysis of similarities and differences in characteristics of effectiveness for several familiar leadership roles including an assistant coach, a teacher, and a minister Identify the characteristics by which the effectiveness of the following leaders might be evaluated: an assistant coach, a teacher, and a minister. Prioritize and explain the rationale for these characteristics In business, the effectiveness of leadership and organizational performance are usually evaluated by using parameters such as balance sheets, bottom lines, market shares, revenues and shareholder values (Svenson, 2005). However, evaluating the effectiveness of leaders in a business organization can be vastly different than leaders of other types of organizations. As this paper is being written at this very point, the thought comes to mind – who is evaluating the leaders effectiveness? The students would most likely evaluate the teacher a different way than other faculty members or the state that employs them. This same concept...
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... THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE Fifth Edition written by : James kouzes and Barry Posner Title: I selected this book for review simply because of its title. The book’s title enticed me to further investigate , what is The leadership challenge is all about? After reading this book, I was amazed with the astounding findings and the wealth of knowledge I have learned and gained on the subject of leadership. Author and book: The Leadership Challenge, Fifth edition released in 2012 and written by James M. Kouses and Barry X Posner. This book has sold more than 2 million copies in over 22 languages since its first publication was in 1987.This book has been named one of The Top 100 Business Books of All Time, book-of-the-year by the American Council of Health Care Executives, received the Critic's Choice Award , the 2013 Wall Street Journal bestseller list, the Amazon editor’s pick in 2007, the winner of the 1995- 1996 Critics’ Choice Award, it is named one of the 100 best business books of all time by -800-CEO-READ and it was selected by Fast Company as one of the Best Business books of the year. James and Barry have coauthored many bestselling leadership books including A Leader’s Legacy, Encouraging the Heart, The Truth About Leadership, and Credibility. They are also the developers of The Leadership Practices Inventory--the bestselling off- the-shelf leadership assessment in the world...
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...Leadership at its greatest Potential An important phil Dr.Woodard 07/21/2011 “Vision without execution is Hallucination” * Thomas Edison A leader is someone that has a vision, a well thought out vision. It is a person that actually took the time to plan out their work and make things happen. Leaders see a problem that needs to be fixed or a goal that needs to be achieved. It may be something that no one else sees or simply something that no one else wants to tackle. Whatever it is, it is the focus of the leaders attention and they handle with a single-minded hard work. I know you may ask, what is the difference between a leader and a entrepreneurial leader? Simple. First you have to know the definition of an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is an individual who accepts financial risks and undertakes new financial ventures. There has been research on the question that leadership is a trait that someone is born with rather than something that is learned. Characteristics of an entrepreneur include spontaneous creativity, the ability and willingness to make decisions in the absence of solid data, and a generally risk-taking personality. An entrepreneur may be driven by a need to create something new or build something tangible. Rarely can entrepreneurs make a company succeed by themselves. This is much like the fact that the greatest athlete doesn't ensure that their team will win if the other players cannot perform. As such, entrepreneurs need to be able to identify staffing...
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...Leadership and Communication Steven Padilla Org 300 – Applying Leadership Principles Colorado State University – Global Campus Dr. Steve Munkeby June 19, 2016 Leadership and Communication Leadership and communication goes hand in hand in all aspects of life. In order to be a leader worth being supported and followed one must have effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills. Along with exceptional communication a leader needs to develop both internal and external awareness. They must remember the audience they are addressing and how to get their point across. They will need to be aware of barriers that will be encountered and find ways to overcome them. Communication Strategies Associated with Effective Leadership There are vast amounts of communication strategies used for effective leadership. Leaders must remember the audience in which they are addressing or communicating with. Being a great talker does not necessarily translate to being a great communicator. A great communicator needs to have a high sense of situational and contextual awareness (Myatt 2012). A leaders also needs to prepare themselves to be a change agent. Audience Leadership will be more effective when keeping in mind the audience being addressed and how information given needs to be received. Audience is a vague term for a leader to address. It could mean on a more personal level like a one on one situation between supervisor and employee, a teacher trying to educate her students, or even the President...
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...Center For Leadership And Change, Inc. Makati City center for leadership and change, inc. Center For Leadership And Change, Inc. Makati City center for leadership and change, inc. A. COMPANY BACKGROUND The Center for Leadership and Change, Inc. (CLCI) is the authorized distributor for FranklinCovey products and services in the Philippines. Franklin Covey Co. (FCC), the global leader in effectiveness training, productivity tools, and assessment services for organizations, teams, and individuals, was brought about by the synergistic merger between Covey Leadership Center and Franklin Quest Company in 1997. CLCI started as Covey Leadership Center, Philippines at the Ateneo De Manila Central Guidance Bureau (CGB). In June 1993 it was granted licensee status of Covey Leadership Center together with Australia, England, Japan, Singapore, and other licensees. September 1996, Covey Leadership Center, Philippines is incorporated and finally spun-off from CGB. When Franklin Quest and Covey Leadership Center merge to become FranklinCovey Co. in 1997, Covey Leadership Center, Philippines changed its name to Center for Leadership and Change, Inc. or CLCI. Through the years, CLCI has continued to plant the seeds of positive change by providing unique, integrated solutions to its clients, many of whom are leaders in the manufacturing, food, finance, pharmaceutical, BPO, and service sectors, as well as in government and educational institutions. More than 75 percent...
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