Hersey-Blanchard situational theory

For the last several years, I have tried to answer the question of what makes someone a leader. I once viewed a leader as someone with a position of power, who commands those under them to achieve victory. I have since discovered that this is not what makes a leader a leader. I found that not every person with power is a leader. I grew enough to notice what I could not before: people’s motives. When John Quincy Adams said “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and…

General (Retired) Colin Powell has stated that he believes a good leader has the quality to make decisions that everyone can understand. This ability to make tough decisions where their intent and impact can be understood through out a command is one of the key pieces to being an effective leader. I expect for a senior Warrant Officer to articulately express their intent in a manner that can respected by the highest reaching Field Grade Officer and still understood by the lowest ranking person…

Part A. A transactional leader would be someone who influences their followers by power and persuasion. A more “do as I say, or you are dead” leader. This style does not aim to create new leaders for the future. Instead, wants to stay in control. (i.e. Hitler, Donald Trump) A transformational leader aims to create more leaders, and has a more open mindset that looks beyond the conservative ways of old. This type of leader has a more proactive approach, and seeks to innovate. (i.e. Martin Luther…

During our Adaptable Leader module, we covered several concepts, but I feel that the Three Elements of Adaptability are most important. I will use this concept, because it is crucial to achieving my goal of having an effective Individual Consideration Leadership Behavior. I feel I am lacking in that behavior and it is key for me the best leader, intern being able to take care of my people and accomplish the mission. This will fulfill my internal desire for personal and legitimate power. I…

What is leadership and how does it apply in our lives? First leadership is am act of leading guidance and direction. Leadership is something that can be done with the slightest of actions or emotions. It is something that people see and they feel that they can follow he or she and they can put there trust in you. It's also something that doesn't just come to people. It's a situation where you can't be a leader if you can't relate to the people you are trying to lead. You have to have that…

Low readiness contingency shows a direction approach for a leader, telling groups precisely what to do and guiding them to do it and within time limit. From my perspective, I thought this is a very good approach for leaders and followers because both leaders and followers have clear vision. Now I learned the Low readiness contingency is not good approach for effective leaders. I prefer to use very high readiness contingency and I know it may not work all the time. Of course, this is depending on…

understand that Phi Beta Lambda requires strong leadership skills and innovative thinking. If I am selected to become a member of this prestigious organization, I will strive to become the best leader possible. Furthermore, I can bring enthusiasm, boldness, and vision to the Phi Beta Lambda organization. There is no way that a leader can be successful if the person lacks enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is important because it allows the leader to gain results from the followers. If a leader is…

1. What type of personality does this quiz identify for you? Provide the 4 letter code. Describe what your code means. Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not? The four-letter code provided by the test is ENTJ. If I have to describe the personality under this code, it would be either a pathfinder or organizer. This personality is by nature headed to mix things up and to get ideas going. It seems to be more genuine and power (or impact) hungry. By saying this, I believe the power…

In any organizational setting, there are followers and leaders. Leaders are the brains of any organization because they have the power to make the team successful or ineffective. Throughout history, there have been leaders who have inspired, forced, and challenge the status quo. Leaders such as John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Adolf Hitler had the power to inspire, change the status quo, and forced their followers to do anything they want to accomplish the mission of their organization…

“outstanding” range: Think Win/Win, Seek First to Understand and Synergize. These areas most exhibit my style of leadership. The leadership theory that best portrays a representation of my leadership style is the Relationship Theory also known as the Transformational Leadership Theory. “Thinking Win/Win” supports the Transformation…