Although deemed more important than others, the skills approached include three major concepts to determine the skills approach of a leader: the technical aspect, human aspect and the conceptual aspect (Northouse, 2013). The skills approach is mainly used to determine the effectiveness of performance, and how one of three areas are used as the leaders area of strength and depending on the scoring will add the leader with understanding the area in which he or she needs growth.…
Based on my “Seven Habits Profile” results, I would like to discuss how three strengths will help me succeed as servant leader. 1. The first strength I observed on my “Seven Habits Profile” is being proactive. This is the habit of taking responsibility for your life, not blaming others for your current situation, and controlling things you can control in your life. Being proactive means watching what my colleagues are doing and trying to stay one step ahead of them. This allows me to provide…
this is a challenging ideology that is difficult to obtain. Naturally humans want to conquer, so when an employer in a company has the ability to take over the company, it is in human nature to do so. Even though my idea of an ideal work situation may be…
“How Do Our Choices Today Determine the People We Become?” Determination. Perseverance. Strength. Patience. Those are all qualities that help people overcome obstacles. The articles “The Contender” by Derek Burnett, “Paralympic Star Makes History On NBA Stage” by E. Lancaster, and “Life in the Red” by Benedict Carey all show how people overcame obstacles to achieve their dreams. After reading and annotating articles about a determined Kyle Maynard, a motivational speaker Blake Leeper, and the…
Response to the Video Social Worker-Career Conversation In the video “Social Worker-Career Conversation,” we are able hear from Tim Gienger who is an Advanced Clinical Specialist (ACS) in Bismarck North Dakota that works fulltime at West Central Human Services Center and part time at Lutheran Social Services and Minot State University as counselor. Throughout the video Mr. Gienger was asked several questions about his role, the target population he encounters, unique aspects of his setting,…
regarding leadership in today’s workplace, I believe it would be talking about the importance social awareness and relationship management because they are the key factors that will help leaders address many situations. Social awareness will help with empathy, understanding of others emotions and perspectives, and to influence and inspire team members. Relationship management will help control conflicts, resolve disagreements, and build bonds (Patronis Jones Participating in this leadership…
Back in the times of medieval Europe and early Japan the feudal system played a very important role. However, feudalism did not have the same structure in these societies. Life during these times was very different to how life is now. Everyone owed respect to another person. It is almost like the major corporate hierarchies in today’s world, but that was how life was all day every day. In Europe, the feudal system took a more complicated system. People always owed the people below and above…
Leadership Accomplishments There are many different types of leaders. All will experiment different levels of success through trial and error. The word “leader” embodies many different meanings. To me, a leader is a mentor, a role model, a good listener, and a person who is willing to correct other’s mistakes. Whenever I’ve found myself in a leadership position, I wouldn’t only try my best to demonstrate these qualities. I would throw my entire being into the responsibility until I felt my duty…
Effective leaders come from all sizes, colors and religions. There are countless qualities that build an impressive leader. The two that are crucial, in my opnion, are effective communication and respect. Displaying these and other qualities is important and doing so has impacted my life as well as the lives of the people around me. Effective communication is a key component of leadership because many problems arise from substandard communication skills and when appropriate commendation is…
As a listener during the forum, I heard numerous candidates. Some of them were not unique, and had similar ideas from most of the candidates. However, there were great candidates, which I considered, persuasive, smart, and great leaders. Especially, with the mayoral candidates: Michael Bagnens, Troy Henry, LaToya Cantrell, and Desiree Charbonnet. Compare to the city councils, I believe the mayoral candidates presented were more respected, and have more experience when it comes to leadership.…