Personal Leadership Philosophy
Introduction
In my opinion leadership is a personal attribute, which varies among individuals and which can be harnessed overtime. Some people exhibits very strong leadership qualities and becomes very successful leaders without much knowledge while some people have to work very hard to be a good leader. Some of the Leadership theories as Great Man Theory and Trait theory assumes that people inherit certain traits and qualities which make them better leaders while on the other hand behavioral theories of leadership states that great leaders are made, not born and leadership can be learned by proper teaching and observation (Zulieta, 2017). Hence, the meaning of leadership has evolved throughout the century; different people have different …show more content…
Servant leadership
5. Value based leadership.
The most common characteristics of my personal leadership philosophy is found
In Servant leadership philosophy. Servant leadership described by Robert Greenleaf gives all its attentions and priority to colleagues ensuring their personal development and matters. According to Larry Spears, ten main characteristics of a servant leader includes listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to growth and community building. In my opinion all these are very important core values to become an effective leader therefore it is my favorite philosophy of leadership (Simpson, 2012) Leaders are definitely courageous people who have tendency to listen and tolerate positive as well as negative feedback. Leaders should have high tolerance level than others because they are the people who will be blamed as well as credited. “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.” Nelson Mandela (Goodreads.com,
Introduction
In my opinion leadership is a personal attribute, which varies among individuals and which can be harnessed overtime. Some people exhibits very strong leadership qualities and becomes very successful leaders without much knowledge while some people have to work very hard to be a good leader. Some of the Leadership theories as Great Man Theory and Trait theory assumes that people inherit certain traits and qualities which make them better leaders while on the other hand behavioral theories of leadership states that great leaders are made, not born and leadership can be learned by proper teaching and observation (Zulieta, 2017). Hence, the meaning of leadership has evolved throughout the century; different people have different …show more content…
Servant leadership
5. Value based leadership.
The most common characteristics of my personal leadership philosophy is found
In Servant leadership philosophy. Servant leadership described by Robert Greenleaf gives all its attentions and priority to colleagues ensuring their personal development and matters. According to Larry Spears, ten main characteristics of a servant leader includes listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to growth and community building. In my opinion all these are very important core values to become an effective leader therefore it is my favorite philosophy of leadership (Simpson, 2012) Leaders are definitely courageous people who have tendency to listen and tolerate positive as well as negative feedback. Leaders should have high tolerance level than others because they are the people who will be blamed as well as credited. “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.” Nelson Mandela (Goodreads.com,