Leadership Style
Leadership is an important element for an organization to be operational and successful, and having better leaders will engage employees to bring positive outcomes. Why is leadership style important? Leadership style is an approach taken by a leader with his capacity to lead and the act of leading (Buell, 2012). It is important for this individual to understand his own leadership style to be effective in performing his role and functions, and how this may affect his employees or team members within the organization. According to Marquis and Huston (2015), an effective leader-manager is “an individual who is able to integrate his leadership skills with the ability to carry out management functions” (p. 48). In addition, …show more content…
Transformational leaders provide stimulation, motivation, individual consideration, staff empowerment, and mentoring their employees, which improve job satisfaction, growth, retention, and identifies common values and vision within the organization (Marquis & Huston, 2015; Kornusky & Heering, 2017). Transformational leadership is not appropriate when a problem needs immediate attention and not enough time to get inputs from everyone and the leader needs to make a decision on his own (The Foundation of Nursing Leadership, 2015). “Transformational leaders may struggle with detail oriented challenges, and they may overlook the truth and reality if they pay too much attention to their emotion” (Duggan, …show more content…
It is essential to recognize your personal values, beliefs, weaknesses, and strengths in your leadership style. You can use your strengths in promoting ideal working relationship and maintaining a positive environment, and discover what corrective actions you need to improve on your areas of weaknesses. My plan for leadership development is finding a mentor that will guide and transform me to become successful, and to continue networking with colleagues who possess leadership skills that I desire to emulate. Within the organization, I can observe and communicate with these leaders and inquire about their approaches to managing their employees and running their departments efficiently. Learning gain from a mentor such as shared experience, application of leadership ideologies, decision-making, self-confidence, and receiving feedback can strengthen my leadership style, especially when put into practice. Attending in-services on building leadership skills such as interpersonal skills and using emotional intelligence will enhance my communication in motivating others, gain the trust of my colleagues, and improve on dealing with conflict resolution and adapting to change. In addition, leadership style transforms and develops as you grow in your leadership position; it is a lifelong process by learning from your previous experienced and
Leadership is an important element for an organization to be operational and successful, and having better leaders will engage employees to bring positive outcomes. Why is leadership style important? Leadership style is an approach taken by a leader with his capacity to lead and the act of leading (Buell, 2012). It is important for this individual to understand his own leadership style to be effective in performing his role and functions, and how this may affect his employees or team members within the organization. According to Marquis and Huston (2015), an effective leader-manager is “an individual who is able to integrate his leadership skills with the ability to carry out management functions” (p. 48). In addition, …show more content…
Transformational leaders provide stimulation, motivation, individual consideration, staff empowerment, and mentoring their employees, which improve job satisfaction, growth, retention, and identifies common values and vision within the organization (Marquis & Huston, 2015; Kornusky & Heering, 2017). Transformational leadership is not appropriate when a problem needs immediate attention and not enough time to get inputs from everyone and the leader needs to make a decision on his own (The Foundation of Nursing Leadership, 2015). “Transformational leaders may struggle with detail oriented challenges, and they may overlook the truth and reality if they pay too much attention to their emotion” (Duggan, …show more content…
It is essential to recognize your personal values, beliefs, weaknesses, and strengths in your leadership style. You can use your strengths in promoting ideal working relationship and maintaining a positive environment, and discover what corrective actions you need to improve on your areas of weaknesses. My plan for leadership development is finding a mentor that will guide and transform me to become successful, and to continue networking with colleagues who possess leadership skills that I desire to emulate. Within the organization, I can observe and communicate with these leaders and inquire about their approaches to managing their employees and running their departments efficiently. Learning gain from a mentor such as shared experience, application of leadership ideologies, decision-making, self-confidence, and receiving feedback can strengthen my leadership style, especially when put into practice. Attending in-services on building leadership skills such as interpersonal skills and using emotional intelligence will enhance my communication in motivating others, gain the trust of my colleagues, and improve on dealing with conflict resolution and adapting to change. In addition, leadership style transforms and develops as you grow in your leadership position; it is a lifelong process by learning from your previous experienced and