...|Assessor name | | |Assignment title |Leadership Observation and Reflection | | |Scenario: | | |Leaders are made, they are not born. We can learn much from observing their behaviors as well as reflecting from | | |our own experiences. In this assignment, you can choose from following options: | | |Option 1: Reflecting on your own leadership experience. It can be your team work at school or any other activities | | |in which you have led others to fulfill a particular task(s) or objective(s). You will need to analyze your own | | |leadership style and its impact. | | |Option 2: Observing and analyzing leadership styles from the staffing simulation we have done in the assignment 1. | | |In this...
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...Self-reflection – the key to effective leadership Most authorities on leadership development understand the importance of assisting managers and leaders to engage in self-discovery and self-reflection. Recorded statements from philosophers about the need for self-awareness and reflection for those in leadership positions goes back thousands of years to ancient philosophers and teaches like Confucius, Socrates, Plato, Jesus and Mohammed. However, research has shown that self-reflection is possibly a manager’s least favourite activity. While much has been written on the need for self-reflection and for selfunderstanding by managers, little is available that points the way forward for managers on how to commence self-reflection, what are the processes involved and how one commences on the road to self discovery. In this short article, I will endeavour to assist you to commence learning about yourself. There are two good reasons why managers and leaders should be concerned about learning about themselves. First, while some people, because of personality flaws, like narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychological personality disorders should never be allowed to lead others, most people can improve their leadership potential and performance by engaging in self-reflection. Second, research has shown there is no better bedrock for effective leadership than a secure understanding and sense of oneself. Self-understanding also provides a sound basis for understanding ...
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...Team Leadership MGT521 January 20, 2014 Team Leadership The team members assigned to this group are of multiple personality types. The types range from reserved, creative, and highly idealistic too skeptical, critical, independent, and stubborn. Based on the personality test the “E” category individuals are aware of the external areas that surround them, the individuals around them, and outward happenings. The “I” category individuals are aware of the internal areas that surround them like ideas and experiences. “S” category individuals use the five senses to relate to what is around them while “N” category individuals relate by viewing the correlation and the piecing together of facts. “T” category individuals tend to view the common-sense values of a decision or act while the “F” category individuals tend to contemplate what is significant to them and individuals around them. “J” category individuals tend to live in a deliberate, organized approach, they want to standardize and regulate life while “P” category individuals tend to be aware and are flexible, and impulsive in their approach. They pursue an experience and comprehend, rather than regulate ("Jungian Theory Explained", n.d.). In terms of urgency, and culture the team is made up of varying personalities and styles. The wide range of skills will assist the team in interlacing their personalities, listening skills, and levels of trust in order to work more efficiently, and effectively as a solid team unit. ...
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...LIFE STYLES INVENTORY(LSI) Introduction: Thinking and Behavior "The quest for leadership is first an inner quest to discover who you are” (p.391).[1] --Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner--- Self-awareness is foundational to effective leadership and organization success[2]. Research in leadership and organizational behavior indicates that managers who are blind to who they are, and to the effects they have on other people in their organizations, place their effectiveness and their careers at risk. A frequently cited axiom is "the first commandment of leadership is to know thyself." For example, in their studies of managerial and executive derailment, the Center for Creative Leadership found that successful managers: (1) understand their values, personal styles, and strengths and weaknesses; (2) know the impact of these values, styles, and strengths and weaknesses on their ability to effectively work with others and achieve their goals; and (3) are quick to reflect upon and learn from their own experiences. Despite these advantages, we often resist opportunities to increase our self-awareness or to acknowledge error. We fear that learning something new about ourselves will be painful -- doing so may require us to change our treasured and habitual ways of seeing, thinking, and behaving. Self-awareness is also an important barometer to ensure that even the best leadership practices don't become destructive. As Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner caution us in "The Leadership Challenge"...
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...Running head: REFLECTION ON LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT Reflection On Leadership And Management Tina m. smith Excellsior College To have a reflection on leadership and management you have to understand the two words. If you had to ask anyone about these two words they probable tell you that they mean the same thing. So I had asked myself the question at hand “What is the definition of the word Leadership”. The definition of Leadership is the quality of those who take charge or show the way The Dictionary Project, INC (2006, p.184). Then the other question was “What is the definition of the word Management”. The definition of Management is people who manage any enterprise, an administration The Dictionary Project, INC (2006, p.195). Leadership within an organization is very important key to making or breaking an organization. A leader needs to be trusted and his or her actions will set the pace of the organization. Some ways to build trust within an organization is to display good sense of character composed of beliefs, values, skills, and traits. I also believe ethical conduct and a strong vision of the future. I guess you’re wondering what do beliefs, values, skills, and traits have to do with leadership. Let me define each one briefly. Beliefs are what we hold dear to us and are rooted deeply within us Clark,D.R.(2004).Values are attitudes about the worth of people, concepts, or things Clark,D.R (2004). Skills are knowledge and abilities that a person gains...
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...Leadership Practice Assignment (Unit 5013) By: Name Tutor: Name Contents Introduction 2 Task 1 1.1 Management and leadership 3 – 4 1.2 Balancing the roles of management and leadership 4 – 6 1.3 Creating organisational vision 6 – 7 1.4 Self-belief, personal energy and commitment to leadership; 7 – 8 style of leadership 1.5 Building trust, empowering others and promoting ethical 8 – 9 leadership 1.6 Transformational, transactional and situational leadership 9 – 10 and impact on organisation Task 2 – Reflective statement about learning on the course 10 References 11 Introduction In 2009 Karl Moore of Mc Gill University interviewed Henry Mintzberg on his new book Henry Mintzberg on Managing – Pure and Simple, and asked the question as to whether Mintzbergs book should not have been called Leadership. Mintzberg’s response was that management and leadership are part and parcel of the same thing and shouldn’t be seperated in practice. He expressed the belief that the seperation of leadership from managament is utterly destructive, because managers who do not lead are boring and leaders who do not manage do not know what is going on. Whilst Mintzberg seems to make a very valid point and the fusion of leading and managing appears logical, it is undeniable that cenceptual differences exist between the term management, and the term leadership. Even without an accepted or definitive distinction...
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... | | |School of Business | | |LDR/531 Version 4 | | |Organizational Leadership | Copyright © 2011, 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course prepares students to apply leadership principles to the roles they play as managers. Students will discover more about themselves and will learn more about the connection between the individual and the organization. Other topics include organizational culture, structure, group behavior, motivation, power, politics, organizational change, and workplace conflict. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.2+10+ University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed...
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...Task Two: Leadership Practices analysis Task Two: Leadership Practices analysis C200 Managing Organizations and Leading People C200 Managing Organizations and Leading People Table of Contents Section A1 | Leadership Style and Practices | | A1 A1a | Seven Habits Profile Seven Habits Profile and Reflection | | Section A2 | Evaluation of Leadership Practices | | A2a A2b A2c A2d | Leadership Strengths Leadership Weaknesses Theory Based Changes to Maximize Success SMART Goals | | Section B | Works Cited | | B1 | Reference Page | | February 5th 2016 Managing Organizations and Leading People TASK TWO: LEADERSHIPAND PRACTICES ANALYSIS A1. Leadership Style and Practices – Seven Habits Profile A1a. Seven Habits Profile Reflection In this paper I will reflect on my own leadership practices, starting with the results of my Seven Habits profile. Upon first viewing the results of the seven habits profile, the lowest scores caught my attention first. I saw that section 5, putting things first, was the lowest score at 10 points. I agree with the the seven habits profile, this is my biggest weakness when evaluated on the seven habits criteria. I can admit that sometimes I get lost in my work and forget about the things that really matter and the bigger picture. An article in People Management says that people who follow this habit well “recognize that not doing everything is okay. Evaluate...
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...of individuals who seek to create a shared vision in which their followers are able to follow. Leadership incorporates several factors that include the capabilities of influencing, directing, and motivate others. Leadership takes more than just power and brawns, but instead focuses on the relationships that are able to be formed with their followers. Throughout this course, we have focused on the many ways many ordinary individuals could be capable of being leader. Leaders knowingly and unknowingly adopt leadership styles in which they use to carry out the responsibilities of doing the greater good for others. The purpose of this research is to view the leadership behaviors of a person that I admire, and caused for personal reflection. As well as look at the theoretical framework of leadership styles and behaviors that have help to craft the inherent leadership characteristics that I possess. Leadership Introduction The characteristics of leadership encompasses their abilities to direct, guide, and influence others. While there is not set definition, leadership define requires much thought. Leadership is viewed from the casting of a collective vision that others want to follow. Leaders are not born, even though many believe this old trope, but instead there are imperfect, which makes them all the more authentic. The capabilities of leadership can be found through anyone that has a desire to lead, inspire, and developed a relationship that...
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...A reflection on the Leadership learning process Yashas Alur U4556991 VCUG 2002: Leadership and Influence in a Complex World Leadership and Influence in a Complex World VCUG 2002 Yashas Alur U4556991 The Leadership and Influence course addressed numerous questions thus far. One question that was asked of me repeatedly was, “Why did you choose to do this course?” Personally, I found this question quite difficult to answer. I remember walking into the first lecture 20 minutes late, introducing myself and answering this question by saying, “I chose this course to learn about leadership skills.” It was not until the end of that first lecture that I realised how this course was unique and how it was much more than building leadership skills. The course was about cross disciplinary learning, influences of culture on leadership, developing a personal view on leadership and topics that would have never crossed my mind otherwise. I walked out of that lecture telling my friend that this is one course that utilizes a unique teaching style and one that I would get up at 9 AM on a Friday morning to attend. Prior to this course the only theoretical knowledge of leadership that I had was through a Business and Management course where I learnt about leadership styles. Geoff Mortimore pointed out the different leadership styles in the first panel. I was always under the impression that a leader chooses one leadership style in his position. Geoff that day made a strong point in that...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Leadership is a process and not a position that involves interactions between leaders and followers at different situations. To understand leadership, this paper will review some of the leadership theories which may be applicable on a leader. The paper will talk about a senior supervisor, Mr.X from ABC Company, a well-known financial institute. ABC Company is Canada’s fifth largest bank and one of the Big Five banks. The introduction of the paper will give a brief background on the leader and the company. Followed by that it will outline some of the leadership theories that best apply to the leader. The report will discuss leader-member exchange theory, situational leadership model, path-goal theory and the action-observation-reflection model. To understand the principles better, relevant examples will be provided. The paper will also mention a situation where the author of this report may have acted differently than the leader. The report will conclude with appropriate recommendations for overall improvement in the leadership process. In this paper, the names of the organisation and the leader have been changed to ABC Company and Mr.X to maintain confidentiality. INTRODUCTION ABC Company claims that its senior executives set the strategic direction for the company and provide leadership to more than 44,000 employees as they help our 11 million clients (ABC Company 2015). In this huge company, Mr.X has been a senior supervisor in...
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...Discuss how one’s leadership style is developed, and the process one would follow to modify their leadership style. Leadership development comes in many forms for leaders such as through ones educational training and background and/or ones experience in leadership roles. The nature vs. nurture argument has been used frequently when trying to explain leadership competencies. Some have argued that a true leader is born with the appropriate traits needed to lead, whereas, others have argued that leadership can be taught and is a function of one’s environment i.e., education and experience. While both schools of thought are appropriate, because we never really know how much of one’s genetics contribute to the variance in one’s ability to lead, a strong focus on education and experience is warranted. There are several ways in which a leader can further their development. According to Van Velsor, McCauley, and Ruderman (2010), a leader is defined as the expansion of a person’s capacity to be effective in leadership roles and processes. Therefore, when we talk about expansion of capacity, one can do so throughout the course of their life by several ways. First, leaders can be developed by participating in a variety of training and development programs offered either through their employer or by an external training vendor. Other ways leaders can develop may be by observing others behaviors, role-playing, role modeling, simulation, and hosts of other methods one can use to learn and...
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...UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP STYLES WITH THE PORPUSE OF BEING A MORE EFFECTIVE LEADER. Leadership style impacts the motivations of employees, either positive or negative. Work group performance is a direct reflection of a leader's effort to understand employees and to match a leadership style to employee goals and needs. If the leader creates a positive working climate, it will increased productivity, at the same time how a leader acts can drive a climate to be productive or unproductive. There are factors that will influence the leadership styles of my group partners, and they are as following: • The leader personal background: Personality, values, knowledge, ethics, and experience the leader has. • Staff being supervised: Staff are individuals with different backgrounds and personalities. The leadership style used will depend upon the individual and how he/she will respond best to it. • The organization: Traditions, philosophy, concerns and values of the organization will influence how the leader/manager will act. Some of the ways of understanding my group partners leadership styles, are base in the decision making, the need for control, the willingness to reach goals, the assertiveness (speaking up), the working with others, the contribution, the risk-taking, the reporting, the energy level, the future planning, how to be more productive, developing others, responding to crisis, handling change. Many of these actions are demonstrated...
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...Behaviour | Student Name | Assessor Name | | Ms. Sonam Mehta | Date issued | Completion date | Submitted on | 7th February 2014 | 17th April 2014 | | | Assignment title | Comparative study of Organisational Behaviour of two chosen organisations | LearningOutcome | Assessment Criteria | In this assessment you will have the opportunity to present evidence that shows you are able to: | Task no. | Evidence(page nos.) | LO1Understand the relationshipbetween organisationalstructure and culture | 1.1 | compare and contrast different organisational structures and culture | 1 | | | 1.2 | explain the relationship between an organisation’s structure and culture can impact on the performance of the business | 1 | | | 1.3 | discuss the factors that affect individual behaviour at work | 2 | | LO2 Understand differentapproaches to managementand leadership | 2.1 | compare the effectiveness of different leadership styles in different organisations | 3 | | | 2.2 | explain how organisational theory underpins the practice of management | 3 | | | 2.3 | evaluate the different approaches to management used by different organisations | 3 | | LO3 Understand ways of usingmotivational theories inorganisations | 3.1 | discuss the impact that different leadership styles may have on motivation in organisations in periods of change | 4 | | | 3.2 | compare the application of different motivational theories within the workplace | 4 | | | 3.3 | evaluate the usefulness of a motivation theory...
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...The Personal Leadership Strategy | An important part of ongoing leadership development is the immediate application and practice of newly learned skills. In addition to discussing some of the major issues in Organizational Leadership, during this course you were introduced to a variety of leadership skills and techniques that will better enable you to inspire high performance in others. Research suggests that you will significantly increase the likelihood of your accomplishing your goals, vision, and plans if you write them down. Research further suggests that the longer you wait to apply and practice what you have learned; the less likely you will be to successfully transfer these skills into real-world applications. As you fill out the form, take time to reflect now on the information and questions provided in this document. At minimum, identify four things you will do within the next 10 days to reinforce or apply what you’ve learned. Consider your development needs in relation to your organization, cause, or movement’s needs, or another situation you are currently in. Relating them to real-world learning will ensure that the skills get practiced now. As you progress through the next terms of classes you should use this as a guide for developing strategies so that you will continue your journey in becoming an effective leader. Personal Leadership Plan | Name: Lauren Hajek Date: 12/4/15 Development Area | Specific Action(s) | Target Dates | Resources...
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