Leadership Practice Inventory Summary

Kouzes and Posner (2012) (R) suggest that exemplary leadership comprises of following practice attributes: modelling the way; inspiring a shared vision; enabling others to act; challenging the process; and encouraging the heart. Each practice attribute is supported by commitments that are expected of exemplary leadership. The commitments include value(s) clarification for leaders and followers (model the way); aspiring for a common and imaginative future (inspire a shared vision); an ability to seize initiatives and to innovate in challenging times (challenge the process); fostering a collaborative environment by building trust and strengthening team resilience (enable others to act); and celebrating individual excellence as well as values shared and the victories won by the community (encourage the heart). …show more content…
The Inventory has identified author as being particularly strong in “challenge the process” and weak in “encourage the heart”. An outcome that is consistent with this author’s career at this point in time: as a vocationally registered front-line clinician with limited, but nonetheless, growing managerial responsibilities; and as a pragmatist with boundless imagination but found limited success in translating innovative ideas into clinical realities due to author’s inability to mobilize and sustain popular support.

The following reflection of this author’s bespoken practice attributes are based on a framework proposed by Rolfe et al (2001) and informed by Borton’s (1970) developmental model.

Challenge the