I want to first start off defining purpose and leadership on their own. I feel that this is important because they are not as simple you may think. Then I will tie it all together and by the end, you will understand the “Purpose of Leadership”. Purpose – “a subject under discussion or an action in course of execution”(Merriam-Webster, n.d.) You cannot have purpose without passion. Passion is what motivates you in life, that be political, social, personal, professional and/or so many others. Passion is your personal lens on life that shapes not only who you are, but who you connect with and for the ones that follow you. Passion is what forms your purpose in life. That is to be any or all of the above-mentioned motivations. Most importantly,
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Process of influencing people is not as simple as it may seem. Each leader’s personality traits are different as well as that of each individual subordinate. The process of influencing people involves knowing yourself and your subordinates. Knowing what gets them motivated, gives them passion, and makes it easier to instill your intent to them making them want to complete the mission. By doing that, it makes your intent their own and encourages them to explore different avenues to accomplish the mission. Leadership does not just happen by chance but is a skill that is developed. That is what President Eisenhower was trying to say when he said, "Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” (Eisenhower, 1958)Art is a skill, monitoring and improving your ability in that skill. Therefore, you can accomplish this by teaching that skill. You can do the same with leadership. Developing a skill is by teaching that skill, which means you, can monitor and improve on that skill. Not only do you develop and improve your ability to lead, you are responsible for developing the ability of your subordinates. Ultimately, …show more content…
“It is very difficult to practice leadership in the business realm because of the problem of divided loyalty. If you practice leadership in a business environment who are the followers who benefit from your leadership?”(Stevenson, 2002)In the civilian sector, there is no passion for the greater good of the company and for their subordinates. They only have self-gratification in mind (selfish) and/or they look only at what I did. Yes, civilians want to accomplish the mission but they do not give the opportunity for their subordinates to explore different avenues of accomplishing the task (dictatorship). They do not have the passion to look outside of their job scope (tunnel
Process of influencing people is not as simple as it may seem. Each leader’s personality traits are different as well as that of each individual subordinate. The process of influencing people involves knowing yourself and your subordinates. Knowing what gets them motivated, gives them passion, and makes it easier to instill your intent to them making them want to complete the mission. By doing that, it makes your intent their own and encourages them to explore different avenues to accomplish the mission. Leadership does not just happen by chance but is a skill that is developed. That is what President Eisenhower was trying to say when he said, "Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” (Eisenhower, 1958)Art is a skill, monitoring and improving your ability in that skill. Therefore, you can accomplish this by teaching that skill. You can do the same with leadership. Developing a skill is by teaching that skill, which means you, can monitor and improve on that skill. Not only do you develop and improve your ability to lead, you are responsible for developing the ability of your subordinates. Ultimately, …show more content…
“It is very difficult to practice leadership in the business realm because of the problem of divided loyalty. If you practice leadership in a business environment who are the followers who benefit from your leadership?”(Stevenson, 2002)In the civilian sector, there is no passion for the greater good of the company and for their subordinates. They only have self-gratification in mind (selfish) and/or they look only at what I did. Yes, civilians want to accomplish the mission but they do not give the opportunity for their subordinates to explore different avenues of accomplishing the task (dictatorship). They do not have the passion to look outside of their job scope (tunnel