Leadership Assessment and Improvement Plan
I have always considered myself to be a strong leader. However, I am finding in my new role as a Director of Clinical Services, it is not as easy as it appears. Leading definitely takes a lot of skills, confidence and perseverance. It can be very challenging to motivate, coach and deal skillfully with a diverse group of people who all have different needs. I am finding that although I have a lot of strengths as a leader, I also have a lot of weaknesses. My goal is to evaluate these areas further and develop a plan to improve an area of weakness in order to become a more productive leader.
MindTools Leadership Assessment To effectively measure my leadership skills, I completed a series of 18 online …show more content…
Since a large part of my job is focused on quality, it is impossible to audit charts when I am out in the field. At times, I wonder what my value is in my company when I feel like I am constantly being pulled between supporting my field staff and completing my office work, as it is my responsibility to do both. I often feel behind which affects my self-confidence in performing my job well. In truth, sometimes I think I am just too nice to be an effective leader in my role as it is very difficult to choose charts over caring for real …show more content…
This theory was developed in the mid- 1950s and is sometimes referred to as “group and exchange” theories of leadership. The focus of this theory is on what leaders do in interpersonal and relative terms. The key idea explains that, “Achievement of satisfactory performance measures requires supervisors to pursue effective relationships with their subordinates while comprehending the factors in the work environment that influence outcome” (Yoder-Wise, 2015, p. 9). I chose this theory as it most closely relates to my weakness in poor self-confidence as relates to my struggle to find a better balance between being an empathetic yet productive
I have always considered myself to be a strong leader. However, I am finding in my new role as a Director of Clinical Services, it is not as easy as it appears. Leading definitely takes a lot of skills, confidence and perseverance. It can be very challenging to motivate, coach and deal skillfully with a diverse group of people who all have different needs. I am finding that although I have a lot of strengths as a leader, I also have a lot of weaknesses. My goal is to evaluate these areas further and develop a plan to improve an area of weakness in order to become a more productive leader.
MindTools Leadership Assessment To effectively measure my leadership skills, I completed a series of 18 online …show more content…
Since a large part of my job is focused on quality, it is impossible to audit charts when I am out in the field. At times, I wonder what my value is in my company when I feel like I am constantly being pulled between supporting my field staff and completing my office work, as it is my responsibility to do both. I often feel behind which affects my self-confidence in performing my job well. In truth, sometimes I think I am just too nice to be an effective leader in my role as it is very difficult to choose charts over caring for real …show more content…
This theory was developed in the mid- 1950s and is sometimes referred to as “group and exchange” theories of leadership. The focus of this theory is on what leaders do in interpersonal and relative terms. The key idea explains that, “Achievement of satisfactory performance measures requires supervisors to pursue effective relationships with their subordinates while comprehending the factors in the work environment that influence outcome” (Yoder-Wise, 2015, p. 9). I chose this theory as it most closely relates to my weakness in poor self-confidence as relates to my struggle to find a better balance between being an empathetic yet productive