My evaluation on leading process
After the participants had been briefed on the rules of the game, I decided to give them two minutes to discuss how they are going to play the game. This is necessary because this allows more communications between participants so as to achieve the aim of our programme: to enhance participants’ communication skills. Right after they finished their discussion, I tried to do ‘front loading’. I asked them what qualities and requirements are vital for the game. There were answers like cooperation and communication. Then I attempted to further elaborate on each answer so I said: Cooperation is required because this task cannot be accomplished by one individual. We have to work as a team. Also, communication is important since every individual has his blind spots and therefore we should remind our groupmates from time to time in order to successfully transfer the toxic chemicals.
After all we started the game. The participants were working very hard but unfortunately they failed since they did not tighten the strings and the buckets fell. I asked them if they want any tips. They rejected and started their second trial. This time the participants did much better but again the small bucket fell and the water spilled out. Once again I asked them if they need my assistance but they insisted working by themselves. So the participants started their third trial. This time they tightened the strings and very carefully carried the small bucket to the large bucket. Eventually they succeeded pouring the water into the large bucket but at the same time the small bucket fell into the large bucket! This situation was quite embrrassing because according to what we had mentioned before that the small bucket should no...
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...e participants are all my friends. It was like we all worked together as a group. I think highlighting the main points in front loading will be useful for participants so that they can understand more easily.
Dr Chan: Good front loading. However, sometimes when the participants were not listening to you, you should interfere and try to get their focus. You could think of some ways to draw their attentions.
My response: Thanks Dr Chan. In fact, this was exactly why I felt sad after the demonstration: I sometimes cannot get their attention during the game! Before the demonstration, I used to think that leading a group a people is easy and I am very confident that I will be able to do that. However, after the demonstration, I realized that leading a group of people is not that easy. Maybe next time I can confiscate the props so as to draw the participants’ attentions.
Both the volunteers and children were timid, but because of my natural imagination and easy-going nature with the children, I started telling silly stories they spent minutes laughing over and then watched them stretch their faces in front of my camera. I learned that I had a natural ability to start a movement, connect two different groups of people, and create bonds between them. Again, I was also shown with this ability when a fight emerged from my other group of younger volunteers. Many of them were angry at our group leader, all declaring to act out in some form of rebellion as revenge. Although I was angry at her myself, I respected my leader and refused to take a part of it. Instead of arguing, I talked to them and explained our leader’s possible situation. I have always had the ability to understand another person’s point of view, so I explained to them that taking care of twenty young teenagers is challenging and knowing each of our individual situations was difficult. Instead, I proposed we talk about our problems with our leader peacefully, which was what we ended up doing and created a tighter, stronger bond in our
 The purpose of this paper is to identify and contrast the different styles of leadership exhibited by two characters found in the 1949 movie Twelve O’Clock High starring Gregory Peck as General Savage, Army Air Forces general. Based on a true story, Twelve O’Clock High is a inspirational account of the highly dangerous precision daylight bombing missions carried out by US Army Air Force’s 918th Bomber Group in England during the last part of World War II. In the beginning of the movie the squadron is commanded by general Davenport. It is very clear that General Davenport’s main concern is the wellbeing of his men. He obviously had developed close interpersonal relationships. The men of the squadron were completely devoted towards Davenport and they trusted any decision that he would make. General Davenport’s affection for his men comes to interfere with his ability to lead them. The squadron suffers heavy losses to planes and heavier losses to soldiers. One instance that clearly demonstrates Davenport’s incapability to uphold his responsibilities as the leader is when he jeopardizes the well being of the entire squadron by ignoring protocol and flying out of formation in the attempt to save one plane. When it becomes apparent to Davenport’s superiors that his emotional feelings have become an obstacle to his effectively leading the squadron they relieve him. General Savage who is ordered to take over the underachieving bomber group experiencing heavy losses because of poor technique and lack of focus. Savage takes a kind of tough love approach, holding his men to the highest standards. Savage makes the point that the ultimate objection of the squadron is to successfully complete the assigned missions. Throughout the movie Savage constantly makes it absolutely clear to the squadron that no one individual’s wellbeing will be placed ahead of the entire team and the success of the team. Initially the changing of the preceding General dispirits the squadron. They felt that General Savage was uncompassionate considering the men as nothing more then numbers that were dispensable at his convenience. After several missions that were marked by a remarkable turnaround in success the man eventually come...
You will partner in groups of five. Each group will have a question that they have to answer. You will be given five minutes to answer question. You must select a spokesperson for your group to discuss what your groups come up with.
I first encountered the significance of leadership in the tenth grade. Berry College the largest campus in the U.S. was in search of school ambassadors to serve part in a seminar known as HOBY. To get chosen you had to write an essay describing your leadership roles, and at that moment I thought that I did not have any. I literally did not know what it meant to be a leader. I had to brainstorm till I remembered going through one of the most difficult times of my life. The lack of understanding the English language became one of my biggest obstacles, and even caused me to repeat a chapter of my life. However, I did not cease; I continued to fight and strove to help others who were susceptible of following my steps. I used my story as an example, and hoped that it would make a difference in someone else’s life.
Originally presented in the 1964 article “A contingency model of leadership effectiveness”, Fred Fiedler’s Contingency Theory states that there is no one best managerial style effective for all situations. Rather, effective leadership is attained when leader style and situational forces or aligned. (Fiedler, 1964)
When talking about leadership, one cannot help but wonder how it relates to nursing. If the focus of nursing should be caring for patients who are either well or ill, then why is there a need to tackle leadership? Unlike before, today’s health care environment is complex, rapid and continuously changing. This development prompts an upcoming danger to the nurse’s skills, identity and ability to coordinate with other health care professionals. On the other hand, this also makes nurses challenge their own into taking the lead, developing goals, consolidating a purpose and moving towards an attainable vision. A nurse leader then needs to combine clinical, administrative, financial and operational skills to effectively solve various clinical challenges. These challenges are the rationale behind tackling the need for leadership in nursing.
What exactly is a leader? Is a leader the line by line definition presented to you in a dictionary? Is it just the person that leads and commands a group or organization? Or is it something more? Something beyond the obvious managing and directing. Personally I believe Ronald Reagan embodies the exact definition of what a leader should be. Reagan once stated “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things, he is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” Being a leader has nothing to do with being the best. In the end, it doesn’t matter whether or not you are the star quarterback or the leading soloist. It doesn’t matter if you are the fastest runner or how high you can throw your the rifle. What I truly think makes a person a leader is having the ability to do something more that far exceeds throwing a football or hitting a perfect tune. What makes a person a leader is having the ability for looking out for your team. It’s about putting the team above yourself. A leader has the ability to look out for each and every team member when they are struggling. They are always on call and ready to help despite the situation at hand. Leadership is just something that can’t be switched on and off. Leadership is something that remains with a person. It consumes the body in which it inhabits presenting it’s owner with the desire to look after the team not only on the field, but off. It allows the holder to truly care about their team because they want the best for it. It gives them the impulse to keep peace in the unity but still push them to amount to their greatest potential. As Ronald Reagan stated, leaders get the people to do the greatest things.
According to Northouse 2010, Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal. By this definition, a leader is a person who rules or guides or inspires or influences others. A leader is someone other people are willing to follow, almost without question. A leader may not always make the right decision, but are confident in the decisions that they make. Leaders are not afraid to admit when they are wrong, they accepts responsibility and a leader know when to change direction when a wrong choice has been made. For, even after a few mistakes, a true leader will not lose the confidence of his or her followers; he will rally the followers to move together while creating opportunities for doing the right thing.
I think what would help the group be more effective is if all members vocalized their ideas or questions. During this group meeting it seemed to me that the president of the board was the highest participator. Other members seemed distracted by the information they were given. They constantly looked down and were not attentively listening to the individuals speaking Also, the leader in this group John, should have tried to get quieter group members to express their ideas or questions.
Leadership is one of the main areas of study nowadays. A number of books, articles, and research papers are written on this discipline and we receive much information about this. Leadership is a relationship between leaders and followers, and building this relationship requires an appreciation for the personal values of those who would be willing to give their ener¬gy and talents to accomplish shared objectives. Transformational leadership and leader-member exchange are popular theories in the leadership arena. Various researchers and writers have established the validity of these concepts. A number of writers emphasize the role of fairness in the relation between a leader and a follower. In this essay I will try to compare and contrast two theories in relation to their capacity to develop differing qualities of supervisor-subordinate relationship. First we view main aspects of LMX and transformational leadership models and then discuss them in relation to their capacity to develop differing qualities of supervisor-subordinate relationships.
As one gets older, leadership becomes a huge part of who they are and how they carry themselves. Are they able to take on responsibilities, express their opinions and make decisions among their peers? Are they respectable and reliable and therefore able to inspire and support others? Are they outgoing, and positive? All essential for a leader. Throughout the past 4 years, I have taken on several leadership roles. I have become more involved in my church. I have taken on more responsibilities in 4-H and Kane County Ambassadors. I have participated in high school cheerleading, and competitive All-Star cheerleading. Participation in these organizations has allowed me to develop outstanding leadership skills.
For this assignment based on a dementia case study, we were placed in a group of four. On November 18th, we presented on the subtopics, specifically, wandering and elopement of the patient to our classmates and professor. My group collaborated well with each other, but differed in opinion about the inclusion of research and online video in our presentation. As a presenter, I felt that we did not present as smoothly as we would have liked, due to nervousness and anxiety when teaching a class on dementia care. When we began, aside from what we may have felt, I believed that as a group we maintained good overall communication and had the audience engaged throughout. Similarly, as an audience I gathered a lot more information about
In this section of the paper, I will discuss current relevant literary articles that are related to ineffective leader skills, effective leadership skills, and inadequate communication skills. These scholarly references will show how others are dealing with the issues of ineffective leadership skill. It will also illustrate what can be done to improve poor leadership behavior. By reviewing these references, I will be able to help my organization become more successful.
I noticed that the facilitator was very active in the group. It appeared that her active participation in the process was necessary to establish ground rules and cohesion. I do not often feel comfortable being active in a group setting. I do not consider myself shy but I have a habit of observing people first. I do not always actively engage with people who I do not know well. When an aggressive person like “Barbara” is present in a group setting, I tend to retrieve to myself trying to digest my internal experience. I would be able to engage after a while but not initially. My tendency is not necessarily helpful in a group such as the one on the video. Reflecting on my tendency, I notice that I would do better when there is a co-leader who can support
When considering the term management, there has always been a common miss conception that this automatically makes an individual a leader. Leadership is only a single element of the management role. Many times managers are more comfortable utilizing a particular leadership style. While this may work well the majority of the time, certain employees or situations may require a different approach. Good leadership requires that the individual recognize the need for change to motivate their employees to accomplish the task at hand or to reach common goals. Understanding the importance of leadership is essential. However, the key element to focus on is what steps can be taken to improve one’s leadership capabilities. For many individuals this may be a difficult question to answer and may only be possible through self-assessment and reflection.