Hersey-Blanchard situational theory

followers. This self-examination is intended to provide insight into personal leadership style and what those implications mean for professional growth within the application of social work practice. Self-Assessment In the utilization of the Leadership: Theory and Practice text, five self-assessment instruments were employed to identify individual skill sets in relation to leadership. The scaling question instruments used were as follows; the Perceived Leader Integrity Scale, the Skills…

My Leadership class has made me more cognizant of the different leadership styles and gave me the opportunity to examine each leadership style more in-depth and acquire a better understanding as to how they apply to our everyday lives. As our healthcare systems continue to evolve, so do our leaders of today. As I transition from A Licensed Practical Nurse to a Registered Nurse role in a few months so will my list of responsibilities. In today’s society to be viewed as an effective leader,…

Northouse (2016), defines “leadership as a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal” (p. 6). When selecting an individual as a leader, this should be Sandra’s first and foremost thought, not only is she picking a person to get the job done but she is hiring someone that will influence others the assist with accomplishing the workplace goal as well. According to Northouse (2016), “major leadership traits of a leader should include intelligence,…

Participating in the Electronic Self-Assessment of Leadership Behavior gave helpful insight and perspective in allowing us to see where our strengths and weaknesses may currently lie within leadership roles. Upon completion of the assessment, it was Idealized Influence, in which I had scored the lowest among the four Transformational Leadership Groups. It is this reason why I selected Idealized Influence as the most important concept, along with the fact that it has several factors that are…

It’s what worth is sufficiently addressing and characteristic attributes related to roaring project leadership? Fundamentally, there’s universal accord that leadership, be it sensible or dangerous includes a significant impact on the success or failure of an attempt. With this being said there’s a level of disagreement over simply however vital that impact is also. A general definition of leadership would be the flexibility to influence individuals or teams. (Maxwell, 1993) There are immensely…

We all know that emergency provider, or the local firefighter who seems to always be at the forefront of emergency incidents. It is reasonable to think they have received extensive training to be able to manage these scenes. But in reality, not everyone needs specialized training, some people are just born natural leaders (Foster et al., 2013). When emergency situations arise, leadership roles appear, and these natural born leaders automatically step into role with success. Leadership traits…

Hitler was a leader. It may sound funny because if someone was asked to find one word to describe Hitler they would most likely choose a word like murderer, corrupt, or predigest . Although he was a corrupt and predigest murderer he was a leader as well. A leader can affect his followers in both positive and negative ways. Leadership is the relationship between a leader and his followers. Being a leader means that your actions, whatever they may be, influence another to do or think the same.…

After reading chapter 12, and analyzing the different leadership styles I would have to say my leadership style is servant leadership, with a mix of task-oriented behaviors and people-oriented leader behaviors – depending on the situation. I’m a people person, and love helping people. I’m a motivator, and I like to try to make people’s jobs easier. As a leader I see myself as serving the needs of my team, to provide them the right tools for them to get their job done, and to help them actually…

1. What is the focal point of LMX theory? How does LMX theory challenge a basic assumption common to prior theories? The LMX theory focus on the dyadic relationship between the followers and the leaders. Which validates our experience of how people within organizations relate to one another and the leader. The LMX theory challenges other theories priory discussed in class on what their focal point is. The prior theories focal points were the trait approach, skills approach and style…

As a healthcare leader I have learned to appreciate the peaceful, yet nerve-racking moments of making the right decision for others. As Teri Fontenot, president and CEO of Baton Rouge, La.-based Woman's Hospital says, “The essence of leadership is having the ability to alter what people think is possible, convince them that effort would be worth it and show them how it was their idea all along”( Gamble, 2015). In my days of college, I can only imagine the difficultness as a healthcare leader;…