Becoming An Effective Leader Behavior Analysis

To become a truly effective leader, one must encapsulate the various behaviors related to the aforementioned course learnings into his/her persona and demonstrate such behaviors daily. This course has allowed me to identify four behaviors that all leaders must portray to be effective. The first behavior I identified for an effective leader is to be inspirational. Part of being inspirational is to induce proper motivation into the organization. As discussed in the class, this can be accomplished by factors such as the reward system and job design. While these are motivating in that employees desire to be fairly compensated and to be doing work they deem valuable, inspiration comes more from organizational culture. A leader will be inspirational …show more content…
I have been fortunate in my career to experience quick promotions and be placed into new job roles but have also set high expectations for my prior roles. From this, my backfills often seek guidance from me on how to complete the workload of my prior role. Often, I am in a new position that requires my full attention and it would be easy to sever myself completely from answering questions related to my prior role. Instead, I always ensure to take the time necessary to help other employees complete job tasks accurately and with quality. Finally, I use my position and influence to achieve results where necessary. Although I may not have legitimate power when compares to other more senior employees, I do possess expert and referent power in that employees have come to trust my opinions and knowledge of the best ways to accomplish an …show more content…
My efforts in leading teams as part of the ERP implementation project has allowed current leadership to see my potential for being leader within the organization. As the finance department is undergoing a restructuring effort due to the new CFO, I was recently informed that I am slated for a promotion to a senior level position which will require me to be in charge of two to three interns and entry-level employees. I will need to be cognizant of the comments I make to these employees regarding the organization as they will be looking to me for guidance as they enter the organization. If I portray a negative attitude, they will also portray that attitude and may perform a poor job. Additionally, I must be accessible to these employees and balance competing priorities to ensure that their needs and the organization’s needs are met. By continuing to develop my leadership abilities and successfully managing my future direct reports, I will have the opportunity to move into a management role where I will be responsible for more employees and the cross-coordination of efforts amongst departments in the