CHAPTER FOUR
During chapter four it is very important to understand the importance of self-awareness for leadership traits. Self-awareness is not only being able to have the abilities to be aware of one’s own feelings and how those could potentially affect our decision making in certain circumstances.
Daft talks about “the importance of leaders knowing themselves, and we look at some potential blind spots leaders may have that limit their understanding and effectiveness”(Daft,2015). When leaders want to become mature developed individuals they must look into themselves and their character. They have a duty to know them selves and work on their strengths and weaknesses that is just as important as their duty to protect the agency, organization …show more content…
Daft also mentioned the The Big Five personality dimensions. Daft mentioned Extroversion and its ability to be assertive and confident. Agreeableness is another dimension of the Big Five. Agreeableness usually involved with how good we are able to connect with others. Conscientiousness is how likely we are to being neat and structured. Finally emotional stability which is focused on keeping the negative ideas or thoughts away in order to inspire others in a better way and openness to experience. Openness to experience allow leaders and even followers to be willing to create and and seek new experiences that ultimately will benefit the way their feel hence their work …show more content…
One of the reasons for this is the lack of integrity and work ethics that leaders have been presenting during this twenty first century. Chapter Six is mainly focused on presenting the differences between ethical and unethical leadership and how lack of morals can affect the values of not only the individual, but also the image of that agency, organization or company.
Daft shares that “leaders face many pressures that challenge their ability to do the right thing. The most dangerous obstacles for leaders are personal weakness and self-interest rather than full-scale corruption”(Daft,2015). The best way to put it is the fact that leaders are always held to a higher standard. Whether is a leader in the government, military or a private company roll, usually more is expected from them. Leaders have the responsibility to set the tone for others and lead by example.
Leaders should have a combination of values and morals that will set them apart from others. However they also need to have self awareness and be cognizant of the importance of their personal opinions and how can those affect their abilities to make the right decisions for them and for
During chapter four it is very important to understand the importance of self-awareness for leadership traits. Self-awareness is not only being able to have the abilities to be aware of one’s own feelings and how those could potentially affect our decision making in certain circumstances.
Daft talks about “the importance of leaders knowing themselves, and we look at some potential blind spots leaders may have that limit their understanding and effectiveness”(Daft,2015). When leaders want to become mature developed individuals they must look into themselves and their character. They have a duty to know them selves and work on their strengths and weaknesses that is just as important as their duty to protect the agency, organization …show more content…
Daft also mentioned the The Big Five personality dimensions. Daft mentioned Extroversion and its ability to be assertive and confident. Agreeableness is another dimension of the Big Five. Agreeableness usually involved with how good we are able to connect with others. Conscientiousness is how likely we are to being neat and structured. Finally emotional stability which is focused on keeping the negative ideas or thoughts away in order to inspire others in a better way and openness to experience. Openness to experience allow leaders and even followers to be willing to create and and seek new experiences that ultimately will benefit the way their feel hence their work …show more content…
One of the reasons for this is the lack of integrity and work ethics that leaders have been presenting during this twenty first century. Chapter Six is mainly focused on presenting the differences between ethical and unethical leadership and how lack of morals can affect the values of not only the individual, but also the image of that agency, organization or company.
Daft shares that “leaders face many pressures that challenge their ability to do the right thing. The most dangerous obstacles for leaders are personal weakness and self-interest rather than full-scale corruption”(Daft,2015). The best way to put it is the fact that leaders are always held to a higher standard. Whether is a leader in the government, military or a private company roll, usually more is expected from them. Leaders have the responsibility to set the tone for others and lead by example.
Leaders should have a combination of values and morals that will set them apart from others. However they also need to have self awareness and be cognizant of the importance of their personal opinions and how can those affect their abilities to make the right decisions for them and for