“walking the talk”. Bruna Martinuzzi in her book “the leader as a mensch”
“walking the talk”. Bruna Martinuzzi in her book “the leader as a mensch”
In order to be an exemplary leader the authors, Kouzes and Posner, (2012), describe five practices that need to be implemented. Each practice defines leadership and what a leader should strive to perfect in being successful. To model the way shares the same concept of practicing what you preach, (Kouzes and Posner, 2012). If you want your subordinates to have a strong work ethic a leader must practice the same, by setting the example in order for others to follow, (Kouzes and Posner, 2012). As a leader you must be willing to roll up your sleeves and put forth the effort, your actions will set the pace, (Kouzes and Posner, 2012).…
Locus of Control My score on this test was a 67 out of 100. Based on this score, I interpret my successes on a personal level such as skills and intelligence and external factors such as chance and other people’s help. I do not take credit I deserve for my successes.…
1. What was the Chapter # and name of the Assessment? The chapter number is eight; Systemic Thinking is the name of the first assessment, and the Management Aptitude Questionnaire is the name of the second assessment. 2.…
1. What makes a good role model and how can I ensure that I act as a role model for employees I supervise? There are many skills that help create a positive role model. To become a positive role model in an organisation is only minutely different than being a role model in a family, school or even sporting team.…
I scored a ninety-three (93) on the Management Skills Self-Assessment Quiz. When I completed this quiz, thirty-eight percent (38%) of the class had scored in the range of seventy-four to one hundred (74 -100). This score indicates I’m doing a great job in managing my team and developing improvement goals could further improve my skills. My lowest score was in Managing Discipline and Dealing with Conflict.…
* A correct and appropriate description is given of two or more issue that will influence the choice of leadership styles or behaviours in workplace situations although the description may be limited and the links to workplace situations may be more understood than clear (criteria for a pass on this question) 2.1 Assess own leadership behaviours and potential in the situation of a particular leadership model and own organisation’s working practice and culture using feedback from others (State your findings below) (28 marks) As a leader you think of someone who possesses a number of qualities, enthusiasm, good judgment, intelligent, a people person and a great speaker. Over the past few years working as a Team Leader and HR, I…
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey is an incredible book and I enjoyed reading it several years ago. When this assignment was presented I thought that I may have a slight advantage as I knew what the Seven Habits Profile was about. The profile is segmented into categories that assist a person in identifying what they do outstanding in and what they need to improve on. In general term’s I felt like I did well as I have applied the practices of self-improvement and leadership books over the past 10 years. As with anyone I could use a refresher and a nudge in the right direction every now and then.…
KPMG the 3rd largest Accounting & Finance firm in the UK classify leadership skills as one of their attributes that they are looking for in graduate employees. “If you want to be great leader you’ve got to surround yourself with great people” (KPMG). Leadership is a skill that involves you being able to lead a team to success, by bringing out the best in their ability. During this module I have demonstrated my leadership skills, an example would be when I took the role of a team leader to achieve a task at the mock assessment centre. During this assessment we were given a task to do in groups and he had to complete the task within a time frame.…
Have you ever thought that leading and managing is an easy job? Well, it is not. Many different characteristics, continual training, and knowledge of the people you are leading are all very important to be a successful leader. In the book, How to Improve Your Leadership and Management Skills, it teaches us that there are many different aspects of being an effective leader. The first thing: how do you lead?…
Leadership self-assessment is a vital concept that can help an individual know the level of their readiness to thrive as a leader. It will help re-discover the needed improvements that is lacking in the process of being a true leader that can impact the needed difference. Over the course of my leadership classes so far, I have acquired the concept and know-how that will help me thrive as a decisive leader. In this spring semester, I am happy to acquire more knowledge that will reinforce my ability to thrive as a leader.…
To me, leadership is to guide and influence the team to achieve a goal together. For that, I would give myself a rate of 4 out of 5 for my leadership skill. I will not consider myself a great leader, but I certainly had done a good job leading my team in the past three months. When I started taking the role of event coordinator, I took up greater responsibility than I had ever done before this internship. I am thankful that I was able to successfully organised events.…
This shows with having a high supportive score and getting all of the situations right. These results affect my own leadership as it shows me what my strengths and weaknesses are. I’m a supportive leader but I’m going to have to adapt eventually to a more direct…
I’m fully surprised by the contradiction discovered and wonder if I could have been closer to reaching my goals, by better understanding the ‘why’ behind some of my answers on the Self-Esteem Assessment. Although, I truly believe that the results of this assessment, and my answers, would be completely different if taken ten years ago. This begs the age old question of “can a tiger change its stripes?”…
Introduction As I reflect on this course and the results of the Questionnaires, Reflection, and Action Worksheets I have learned many aspects of leadership. I have analyzed the definition of leadership and now have a clearer understanding of it. According to, Introduction to Leadership; concepts and practice, by Peter Northouse (2015), leadership can be composed of many variables such as relationship, trait, ability, skill, behavior, and influence process. He also elaborates on how the “leadership of an individual can be used to influence a group to accomplish a common goal”. In addition, he discusses how leadership is not the same as management (Northouse, 2015, pp. 3-7).…
Leaders have to be able to create a vision and lead their team in achieving that vision. Our activity was to create a plan to solve unsafe working conditions in third-world countries. Our team consisted of two students from UT-Austin and one international student from Mexico. Through this exercise, I learned leaders need to know when to adjust their message to their target audience. As I was expressing my ideas to the team, I was rushing through my speaking and ignoring the needs of my team members.…