1. How did you become a leader?
Richard Sotto: “I started working at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla in 2005 as an entry-level in the Patient Logistic team. Before taking this job, I graduated with my Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing in the Philippines. I have been working at the Patient Logistic team for almost ten years. I was offered the lead position in this department in 2009 since the previous lead individual left San Diego. I am now a leader to eight members at a time during my shifts at work. I really do see this position as part of teamwork more than leadership.”
2. What do they feel are the most important competencies to develop in order to become a successful leader?
Richard Sotto: “The most important competencies to develop
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According to the Internet Center for Management and Business Administration (2010), “Theory Y is the higher level needs of esteem and self-actualization are continuing needs in that they are never completely satisfied. As such, it is these higher-level needs through which employees can best be motivated.” Richard sees work as a sense of maturity and responsibility for each task assigned to …show more content…
According to Bennis, leaders are not simply born, but made. Richard did not believe he was a naturally born leader but learned how to become one through experience. Richard portrays qualities and characteristics of a successful leader in an organization.
4. What leaders have you modeled yourself after and why?
Richard Sotto: “I really have not modeled myself after anybody. When I was offered the position, I did not know what to think. I knew that I wanted to stay in this department for a long time but I did not know what to expect from my co-workers. Due to the excessive workload and lack of compensation, I decided that I wanted to make sure that all of the employees were thought of. I wanted to make sure that I did not want to be an authoritarian leader but a leader that cared about everyone.”
5. Discuss major leadership challenges you have faced and how did you overcome
Exemplary leaders have a profound and positive influence on the commitment and performance of their followers. In order to achieve and sustain success exemplary leaders have to effectively communicate a clear vision, cultivate a team environment and establish cooperative goals. Coach Boone displayed several actions and behaviors that represent The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership.
Collins research, although flaw in various way, sheds light on what an exceptional leader is. A leader must show humility, be humble and non-egocentric, as well as show intellectual intelligence for their company and know how to effectively manager their company. Collins research however does not find the crucial question of exceptional leadership: how are level 5 leaders formed?1 Collins creates hypothesis and theories in the text but cannot find a direct correlation to how each leader on his list became a level 5 leaders. This limits the reader and leads them to guess if emulating the qualities of a level 5 leader would they ever become one themselves. Collins lack of research limits businesses in finding level 5 leaders, since a level 5 leader cannot be fully determined until after they are succeeded by another CEO.
Beginning in about 1950, the emphasis in leadership research shifted from the trait approach to the situational approach. In 1948, Ralph Stogdill survey of trait research concluded there were no universal leadership traits. In 1949, J.K. Hemphill published a book focusing completely on the situational factors in leadership. Thus, a new emphasis came into leadership research, not on whom or what the leader is, but on where leadership occurs and the condition under which it occurs. A corresponding de-emphasis on personality variables accompanied the new emphasis on situational factor.
How do senior leaders set your organization’s vision and values? The organizations vision and values are implemented through daily reinforcement of our objectives, therefore establishing guidelines in which to follow with reference to agency policies and directives. Through mentoring and daily interaction, senior leadership reinforce the agency goals and future commitments. Communication is a key factor in establishing the agency’s vision, therefore providing a guideline to achieving future aspirations. In order to effectively address current and future requirements that are essential in capturing the vision, senior leadership convey the agencies vision and values with our stakeholders through conferences, committee meetings and everyday
There tend to be a variety of concepts regarding how, as well as what should undergo consideration when developing leadership in individuals. Scholars have different suggestions on the kind of approaches that should get observed during the practice. As a result, this paper seeks to unravel various forms of leadership approaches, as well as suggesting the best theory that should be in use when creating a perfect leader. Additionally, the work will establish ways of determining the effectiveness of a leadership program.
Describe the experience briefly (What was the background? What triggered the experience? What happened? What was the outcome?)
This paper first explains the three articles covered by this study to allow the reader to be informed about its topics. After reading these explanations one could be better prepared to understand the following comparisons, contrasts, conclusion, and recommendations. The first article is written by researchers Wright and Panley (2010) and discusses some unexpected findings for transformational leadership in non-private organizations. The second article is an outstanding article written by researchers Emery and Baker (2007) which examines the findings of transformational and reward based leaderships on customer service personnel and its effects on customer satisfaction. The third article is an excellent article written by researchers El-Gazzar, Fornaro, and Jacob (2008) which studies the voluntary disclosure of the Reports of Management’s Responsibilities (RMRs) to the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its benefits for the related organization.
Educational leadership is an ever-changing fast-paced profession where decisions are made continuously in the best interest of children. “In this era of accountability, final decisions are expected to reside with the person who is the top of the hierarchy” (Shapiro & Gross, 2013, p. 4). It is with these decisions that educational leaders affect the lives of hundreds of young people and their families’ every day. Ethically, educators are faced with daily dilemmas to balance personal beliefs and professional standards. Educational law is sometimes at fault for unjust or irrational rules that negatively affect some students. However, educational leadership provides strong direction in attempt to provide all students with a caring,
The leadership is a result of a combination of traits, with special emphasis on the personal qualities of the leader, which he should possess certain personality traits that would be special facilitators in leadership performance. This theory shows that leaders are born as such, there is no likelihood of 'making' them later with personal development techniques.
Campus leadership comes in various forms in the educational settings. Each administrator brings special abilities, knowledge and traits into their experiences as an administrator. Campuses across the country vary in student population, economic factors and have various community cultural norms in place. The administrator on an educational campus faces foreseen challenges and also unpredictable obstacles. As a result campus leadership must be confident in decision-making, be effective communicators, willing to accept change in today’s educational climate of high-stakes accountability and build positive relationships with teachers and students.
In a firm, management and leadership are important and needed. Leadership and management are similar. Actually, leadership and management are totally different. The leadership would influence the firm. The leader would have difference leadership styles to lead the subordinate.
The most effective leaders know better than to try to be someone they are not. They should always be searching for opportunities to reinvest in their strengths. Leaders need to stay true to who they are and make sure they have the right people around them. The book says those who surround themselves with similar personalities are at a disadvantage to those who are secure enough to be surrounded by people who strengths will compliment theirs.
My biggest personal leadership failure occurred earlier this year when I worked at Einstein Bros Bagels at Coffman Union. I stayed there from January until April making and serving bagels to customers. However, I had the morning shift, the busiest period of the day. Long lines would form every time I was there, and sometimes I couldn’t catch up. One day in April, my co-worker, a veteran making bagels, was absent, and someone who didn’t have as much experience replaced her. What followed was a mess. My team chemistry with the replacement was dreadful, and a ton of people had to wait a while for their orders. My manager saw the incident, and after my shift was over, he gave me the option of leaving my job. I accepted, but my self-confidence was in a state that was beyond repair. It was one of the first times that I felt I let others down with my work performance. I learned that I shouldn’t expect to be great at everything and that I should analyze my weaknesses before taking on something challenging.
One of the topics in organizational development today is leadership. Leadership is what individuals do to mobilize other people in organizations and communities. According to Kouzes & Posner, there are five practices and ten commitments of exemplary leadership. The five practices of exemplary leadership include: Model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable others to act, and encourage the heart. In the Leadership Challenge, Kouzes and Posner found similar patterns and actions of leadership that created the essentials to achieve success. Utilizing the research conducted by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, I have created a leadership plan that would apply to the Admission Department at Texas Wesleyan University.
Leader should have the shared responsibility and collaborative quality. For example, instead of making the strategy alone, he will gather the idea of all brilliant workers to increase the productivity of the organisation.