My Transformation as a Leader
Introduction
Leadership is about influence. Charles R. Swindoll said, ”If I were asked to define leadership in one single word, the word would be influence.” (Swindoll, 1990, p. 16) A leader is someone who can influence others and who has managerial authority. Leadership is a process of leading a group and influencing to achieve its goals. (Robbins & Coulter, 2009, p. 385).
My earlier leadership style was influenced by my father who was a former non commissioned officer of the United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). He decided everything for all of us without the benefit of even asking the opinion of my mother even in the most crucial events of our family life such as transferring to another place as required by his job. He decided even what college courses we will take. His autocratic leadership must have been formed during his military service and I believe that he found it useful in managing a relatively big family (11 siblings).
The influence of my father was further concretized by my being an officer in the Citizens Army Training (CAT) in high school and in the Citizens Military Training (CMT) in college. I was much more convinced that autocratic leadership is the best style when I joined as a midshipman of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy where we …show more content…
Because it rarely involves praise and frequently employs criticism, it undercuts morale and job satisfaction. Mr. Goleman argues, it is only effective in a crisis when an urgent turn-around is needed. Even the modern military has come to realize its limited usefulness. (Murray, A. (n.d.), para. 8). Retired General Collin Powell, the Secretary of State during the Bush Administration realizes this fact also when he said, “frightened people don’t take initiative or responsibility, and their organizations suffer as a result (Harari, O., 2003, p.
Introduction
Leadership is about influence. Charles R. Swindoll said, ”If I were asked to define leadership in one single word, the word would be influence.” (Swindoll, 1990, p. 16) A leader is someone who can influence others and who has managerial authority. Leadership is a process of leading a group and influencing to achieve its goals. (Robbins & Coulter, 2009, p. 385).
My earlier leadership style was influenced by my father who was a former non commissioned officer of the United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). He decided everything for all of us without the benefit of even asking the opinion of my mother even in the most crucial events of our family life such as transferring to another place as required by his job. He decided even what college courses we will take. His autocratic leadership must have been formed during his military service and I believe that he found it useful in managing a relatively big family (11 siblings).
The influence of my father was further concretized by my being an officer in the Citizens Army Training (CAT) in high school and in the Citizens Military Training (CMT) in college. I was much more convinced that autocratic leadership is the best style when I joined as a midshipman of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy where we …show more content…
Because it rarely involves praise and frequently employs criticism, it undercuts morale and job satisfaction. Mr. Goleman argues, it is only effective in a crisis when an urgent turn-around is needed. Even the modern military has come to realize its limited usefulness. (Murray, A. (n.d.), para. 8). Retired General Collin Powell, the Secretary of State during the Bush Administration realizes this fact also when he said, “frightened people don’t take initiative or responsibility, and their organizations suffer as a result (Harari, O., 2003, p.