Just as there is no cookie cutter terminology or phraseology to describe leadership, neither is there a true scientific medium or metric to gauge leadership effectiveness. Generally, the selection of appropriate criteria to measure leadership effectiveness is dependent upon the objectives and values of the person executing the evaluation (Yukl, 2010, p. 11). Unfortunately, objectives and values often differ between the leader and the evaluator, thus, differing values and objectives often produce unreliable and differing results when measuring leadership effectiveness (Yukl, 2010). With no concrete theories or methodologies to measure leadership effectiveness, perhaps the best way to gauge effectiveness is to focus on the indicators of effective
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Narrowing them to only a few, the patterns most seen are the faced paced work environment with long hours, varied and fragmented work because of frequent interruptions, reactive responses to activities, and very frequent interactions involving oral communication (Yukl, 2010). Least liked, is the fragmented worked and interruptions, after being disrupted from a task, it becomes difficult to return to that task. Most liked is the oral communication, simply because of my passion for people. In light of the biblical and covenantal perspective on leadership, people and mutually affirming relationships (CCBS, n.d.) do come first before everything else; hence, my mission is to build people and relationships before business. My team or co-workers are also mutually accountable (CCBS, n.d.) to not only me but to each other. If one of us fails, we all fail. What has really hurt my own leadership and management in the far distant past, is failing to be mutually accountable by blaming others for my …show more content…
Regrettably, they are right as my decisions do involve procrastination; hence, my procrastination is the result of the fear of making the wrong decision that could create an enemy against me or a breakdown in our daily operations. Once again, by my own admission, fear has prevented me at times from making the right decision as opposed to doing things the right way (CCBS, n.d.). Fortunately, my co-workers were able to greatly relate to my assessments concerning our fast paced work environment, long hours, and fragmented work, as we are all in the same position; however, something that rather shocked me was that they considered me more proactive than reactive in my activities and confirmed that there appeared to be a contingency for everything. Regrettably overlooked when doing my own assessment, was my ability to block out time and plan
Narrowing them to only a few, the patterns most seen are the faced paced work environment with long hours, varied and fragmented work because of frequent interruptions, reactive responses to activities, and very frequent interactions involving oral communication (Yukl, 2010). Least liked, is the fragmented worked and interruptions, after being disrupted from a task, it becomes difficult to return to that task. Most liked is the oral communication, simply because of my passion for people. In light of the biblical and covenantal perspective on leadership, people and mutually affirming relationships (CCBS, n.d.) do come first before everything else; hence, my mission is to build people and relationships before business. My team or co-workers are also mutually accountable (CCBS, n.d.) to not only me but to each other. If one of us fails, we all fail. What has really hurt my own leadership and management in the far distant past, is failing to be mutually accountable by blaming others for my …show more content…
Regrettably, they are right as my decisions do involve procrastination; hence, my procrastination is the result of the fear of making the wrong decision that could create an enemy against me or a breakdown in our daily operations. Once again, by my own admission, fear has prevented me at times from making the right decision as opposed to doing things the right way (CCBS, n.d.). Fortunately, my co-workers were able to greatly relate to my assessments concerning our fast paced work environment, long hours, and fragmented work, as we are all in the same position; however, something that rather shocked me was that they considered me more proactive than reactive in my activities and confirmed that there appeared to be a contingency for everything. Regrettably overlooked when doing my own assessment, was my ability to block out time and plan