Each person has their own unique traits that make them a leader. Not every person shares the same strengths, weaknesses, or characteristics, which I have my own. While I may excel in areas such as trust and ethical leadership, for other people that could be their weakness. The more I learn about myself there is more to learn about becoming a better leader. I have many weaknesses that I will have to work on each day to turn them into strengths. By using my own personal leadership portrait I can better guide, educate, inform, and influence anyone that I hope to one day lead.
Before learning the different types of leadership styles I believed that a leader, typically a boss or a manager was an authoritarian/autocratic leader. Where the leader …show more content…
Starting with supportive communication style, this pairs well with transformational leadership, is described as being focused on interpersonal communication including expressing concern for meeting the needs and securing the well-being of followers and fostering a climate conducive to interaction (Gamble & Gamble 2013). More leaders are turning away from autocratic style leadership causing their communication styles to change as well. People are starting to respond best when communication is direct, honest, and without hidden agendas (Ferri-Reed 2014). Followers want to have an open line of communication with their leader to express any thoughts or concerns without being turned away. The second communication style is participative which focuses on communication designed to involve followers in decision making by eliciting their opinions and ideas (Gamble & Gamble 2013). Participative communication allows communication to be two-way instead of one-sided. When participation is allowed, followers feel like they are making a contribution to the success of the organization and those have more control are more prone to become self-motivated (Linski …show more content…
In my case, I like to get to know people to have a stronger connection with them. How I connect with people is by building trust. The importance of trust in the workplace can be seen in its positive impact when the employment relationship is developed from repeated interactions over time (Holland, Cooper, & Hecker 2015). People work better knowing that who is guiding them trust the work they do. Confidence can grow as well as work performance. A communication strength I have is open communication. My followers should not be afraid to speak to me with any concerns or ideas they have because I will always listen to them. Author Hall (2016) states that people want communication with their boss or leader to occur more frequently and to be more affirming and positive. As long as I communicate people the way they want to be communicated to they will communicate the same way to
Before learning the different types of leadership styles I believed that a leader, typically a boss or a manager was an authoritarian/autocratic leader. Where the leader …show more content…
Starting with supportive communication style, this pairs well with transformational leadership, is described as being focused on interpersonal communication including expressing concern for meeting the needs and securing the well-being of followers and fostering a climate conducive to interaction (Gamble & Gamble 2013). More leaders are turning away from autocratic style leadership causing their communication styles to change as well. People are starting to respond best when communication is direct, honest, and without hidden agendas (Ferri-Reed 2014). Followers want to have an open line of communication with their leader to express any thoughts or concerns without being turned away. The second communication style is participative which focuses on communication designed to involve followers in decision making by eliciting their opinions and ideas (Gamble & Gamble 2013). Participative communication allows communication to be two-way instead of one-sided. When participation is allowed, followers feel like they are making a contribution to the success of the organization and those have more control are more prone to become self-motivated (Linski …show more content…
In my case, I like to get to know people to have a stronger connection with them. How I connect with people is by building trust. The importance of trust in the workplace can be seen in its positive impact when the employment relationship is developed from repeated interactions over time (Holland, Cooper, & Hecker 2015). People work better knowing that who is guiding them trust the work they do. Confidence can grow as well as work performance. A communication strength I have is open communication. My followers should not be afraid to speak to me with any concerns or ideas they have because I will always listen to them. Author Hall (2016) states that people want communication with their boss or leader to occur more frequently and to be more affirming and positive. As long as I communicate people the way they want to be communicated to they will communicate the same way to