...Determining My Perfect Position If my company is expanding and I was provided the opportunity to choose the position that best suits me it would be crucial to understand what type of leader I am. Doing so would allow me to determine what role I should take that I would be most successful in and would beneficial to the company. Leadership is defined in terms of behaviors, traits, influence, interaction patterns, role relationships, and occupation of an administrative position (Yuki, 2006). To best predict the type of leader I am it would be most beneficial to compare my assessment results to a transactional and transformational type of leader. Once this is done it will be easier to determine which type of leader aligns with my style of leadership. Transformational and Transactional leader Transformational Leader The theories of both a transformational and transactional leadership were both influenced strongly by the ideas of James McGregor Burns, who wrote a highly popular book on political leadership (Yuki, 2006). Although Bass performed more empirical research with Burns ideas of how leaders appeal to followers (Yuki, 2006). Followers of a transformational leader have trust, loyalty, admiration, and respect for his or her leader. Motivating the followers to do more than they are expected to do (Sahaya, 2012). According to Bass, the leader transforms and motivates the follower by doing three important things: 1. Inducing them to transcend their own self-interest...
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...Determining Your Perfect Position Brian Watson University of Phoenix LDR/531 Matt Hazlett Good leaders inspire the individuals who work for or follow them, and this relationship sets the stage for the purpose of what management is supposed to do. Leadership the one of the premier qualities of a manager and it is the vehicle through which they drive those who follow towards the achievement of organizational goals. Moreover, management in the upper levels of organizations, along with board members, although considered leaders and have considerable influence over employees, may not be leaders at all. A leader, according to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, is defined as one who is in charge of or in command of others. Thus, leaders have followers. The organization I work for is going through an expansion process and a restructuring. They are offering me a leadership role. I consider this to be an opportunity because they propose to allow me to determine the capacity of the role that I feel will fit my style of leadership. Therefore, I must take care to analyze my personal strengths and weaknesses, consider my personal leadership style based on the leadership theories that I have knowledge of, and be able to describe my perfect position. These elements will assist in arriving to an effective decision. The self-assessment tests concerning leadership aided...
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