Reflection Of Success: The Concept Of Leadership And Success

The concept of leadership and success has significantly changed over the past years. My grandmother used to tell me that individuals who have the force own the power, while other people should comply with their rules. However, luckily, this idea is no longer applied to our modern society. These days, the new generation desires to become inspirational leaders rather than managers, who lead by authority. According to Kouzes and Posner (2011), an inner journey is vital in order to start and have a great progress as a leader. I strongly believe that in order to reach the leader I aim to be, is crucial to examine myself. Therefore, this paper will concentrate on setting my professional goals, and on a self-reflection of my own values, skills and

First of all, integrity imply to take responsibility and to be honest with yourself and others of your actions and intentions. That comes together with self-awareness, which is the ability to examine yourself, to recognize what is correct, wrong or needed to do, to consider the results and effects on others. Secondly, courage, which sounds to me the self-motivation to face difficulty, although, a few individuals relate courage to absence of fear, I consider it, as an improvement of yourself to confront your own fears and shortcomings, and that is the key to build your

Emotional and social intelligence, are critical skills to the business environment these days. Chadha (2013) described it as the ability not only to perceive and manage feelings in ourselves, but also in other people. Goleman (2004) added that mindfulness, self-control, inspiration, empathy and social abilities are the key elements of this competency. As Green (2012) said, we need to exercise our mind because it is a powerful tool that brings us many benefits. Strategic thinking is also crucial to leadership, and what is very interesting about this quality is that enables people to be visionaries. The rational thinkers are able to view things differently, they go beyond the obvious and look deeply into the present, they add values to situations, they not only envision the future, but also identify who or what is going to be impacted depending on the different alternatives and