Leadership Style
Leadership is the process of influencing others to accomplish common goals and improve the organization as a whole. My personal leadership philosophy has three major tenants: develop subordinates, communicate efficiently, and innovate. Developing subordinates includes placing strong individuals in strategic roles. The advantage of this leadership tenant is outlined in the book “Good to Great” where the author explains that the first step to developing a successful organization is ensuring that the right individuals are properly placed in roles that support their strengths; in doing so, organizations work more efficiently because individuals are passionate about their work. To influence others one must communicate efficiently, …show more content…
Achieving this style of leadership requires strong communication in the planning phases of a mission along with effective training. By working closely with my subordinates during training, I can communicate my standards and expectations; when it becomes time to perform, the unit will be able to execute without direct guidance from higher.
The primary obligation a leader has to his subordinates is to train personnel to be competent, then provide subordinates an environment to perform. The leader must also accomplish the goals of higher by understanding mission and desired outcome and to provide supervisors with accurate reports and solutions to problems.
Additionally, a leader's responsibility is to hold others accountable. Enforcing accountability as a responsibility of leadership is a skill I learned while in college where during a particular leadership class we were doing an exercise and it occurred to me the most effective way of delegating. By making others accountable for their domain of responsibility, they become personally invested in that responsibility, therefore effectively delegating out a task. It should be noted, this is not a means of passing off responsibility however to borrow lexicon from the business world, holding others accountable for desired outcomes and standards is a powerful tool for vision …show more content…
As a member of the administrative staff I managed instructors in the outdoor adventure department, outdoor adventure taught kids backpacking, survival, archery, navigation, and mountain biking. As the director of outdoor adventure it was my responsibility to develop the curriculum used for the children, then I trained the instructors on tasks. Additionally, I worked with instructors in adapting the curriculum and working to improve it. The biggest lesson learned while working as the outdoor adventure director is the importance of developing and properly training
Leadership is the process of influencing others to accomplish common goals and improve the organization as a whole. My personal leadership philosophy has three major tenants: develop subordinates, communicate efficiently, and innovate. Developing subordinates includes placing strong individuals in strategic roles. The advantage of this leadership tenant is outlined in the book “Good to Great” where the author explains that the first step to developing a successful organization is ensuring that the right individuals are properly placed in roles that support their strengths; in doing so, organizations work more efficiently because individuals are passionate about their work. To influence others one must communicate efficiently, …show more content…
Achieving this style of leadership requires strong communication in the planning phases of a mission along with effective training. By working closely with my subordinates during training, I can communicate my standards and expectations; when it becomes time to perform, the unit will be able to execute without direct guidance from higher.
The primary obligation a leader has to his subordinates is to train personnel to be competent, then provide subordinates an environment to perform. The leader must also accomplish the goals of higher by understanding mission and desired outcome and to provide supervisors with accurate reports and solutions to problems.
Additionally, a leader's responsibility is to hold others accountable. Enforcing accountability as a responsibility of leadership is a skill I learned while in college where during a particular leadership class we were doing an exercise and it occurred to me the most effective way of delegating. By making others accountable for their domain of responsibility, they become personally invested in that responsibility, therefore effectively delegating out a task. It should be noted, this is not a means of passing off responsibility however to borrow lexicon from the business world, holding others accountable for desired outcomes and standards is a powerful tool for vision …show more content…
As a member of the administrative staff I managed instructors in the outdoor adventure department, outdoor adventure taught kids backpacking, survival, archery, navigation, and mountain biking. As the director of outdoor adventure it was my responsibility to develop the curriculum used for the children, then I trained the instructors on tasks. Additionally, I worked with instructors in adapting the curriculum and working to improve it. The biggest lesson learned while working as the outdoor adventure director is the importance of developing and properly training