Hersey-Blanchard situational theory

What is a leadership? According to ADPR 6-22 (Army Leadership) it is a process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation. Subsequently, who is a leader and what do we want to see in a leader? There are numerous theories and attributes describing leaders. One of the greatest attributes identified is trust; if you are a good leader, you will create the right environment and will do everything to build the trust and to make the people follow you. Trust is the feeling of…

My two positive roles are Meditator and Spokesperson. As the meditator one can help their fellow team members to reach many decisions without the risk of conflict and confusion. I chose spokesperson because I have the ability to speak for other team members in critical situations that others may feel out of character in doing so (Manning & Curtis, 2012). When a spokesperson has the ability to speak up in a group setting as a spokesperson can also help the team to become more confident in…

Leaders bring together individuals with key skills to achieve a goal or task. Leaders should possess qualities of communication, motivation, knowledge, innovation, and passion. Everyone at some point in life will take on a leadership position. This assessment was a great tool to define the leadership strengths of a person. Understanding my leadership strengths will help me maximize on those strengths in order to overcome the areas in which I am weak. On the leadership assessment I scored the…

In his writing, Leading change: Leadership, organization, and social movements, Marshall Ganz discusses the difference between leadership structure in organizations and those in social movements. The article examines leadership in social movements by taking a look at how the leader of the movement, the motivates and relates to others, as well as the strategy that is taken by a leader to advance the cause. Leaders in for profit, not for profit, and social movements have very similar…

attempting to enact changes by helping at risk or minority youth and students but in different ways. Before they can be successful there has to be a way of making sure there is a set of steps for them to follow in order to reach this goal. Social change theories are what give social changes the structure or it’s backbone allowing it to make some actual progress to achieve their goals. There has to be a sense of communication between those who are helping and those who are going to be helped.…

trait theory of leadership espouses great leaders possess the suitable amalgamation of leadership traits and therefore will be effective. However, the paradigm shifted, and leadership emerged with a divergent view where values, opinions, and dialog rather than innate abilities are the most valuable leadership traits. The new methodology eradicated the idea that leadership cannot be taught but predicated on a series of rewards and punishments. Therefore, the great man and transactional theories…

Dogherty et al (2010) argue that, facilitation tend to underpin leadership roles albeit it rarely mentioned as such. In an attempt to define facilitation, Kitson et al. (1998, p. 152) and contemporary authors such as Owen & Milburn (2001), Newton (2003) and Wallin et al. (2005a) defined facilitation as “a technique by which one person makes things easier for others”. Similarly, Harvey et al. (2002, p. 579), Scott & Snelgrove-Clarke (2008), Doran & Sidani (2007), Alkema & Frey (2006) and Ellis et…

Leadership is a very respected attribute in today's society. Many people strive to one be be one of the "Big Whigs" of a company or organization some day. What is a leader and what do they do? We were given the task of answering that question in this paper. A leader is someone who leads or commands a group, organization, or country, and leadership is simply the act of using the authorities over the groups mentioned previously. Psychologists have condensed leadership to 3 main types of leaders.…

At the first week of Leadership class, we have learn a lot of different ways to look “what makes a good leader”. A visionary leader should embrace the complex factors: giving trust, open to constructive feedback, be patient, great communication skill with ambiverted personality. After the couple MSA classes taking, I feel that it’s fun to be a leader. Previously, I’ve never thought about I would like to be a leader. Most likely I consider myself would just be a good follower, who…

Today, our modern world seems to value leaders more than well-rounded students. And this makes sense- our future CEO’s and entrepreneurs all have to be leaders, in order to inspire growth and innovation in their colleagues or fellow students. I believe that there is nothing more important than being the spark that ignites others’ inspiration, to later guide and motivate them to pursue their passions and common goals. In that sense, I am a leader- not because I give orders, but because I start…