Leadership Styles

Leadership Styles

For many years, people have wondered what makes a good leader. Is it the environment that they are born into or are they made into good leader, who knows. I believe that we cannot give a clear definition of what makes a leader. According to (Kinicki & Kreitner, 2009, p. 346) leadership is defined as “a social influence process in which the leader seeks the voluntary participation of subordinates in an effort to reach organizational goals. So what is my leadership style?

I believe that I have several leadership styles. One of my leadership styles is Servant-Leadership. Servant-Leadership is defined as focuses on increased service to others rather than to oneself (Kinicki & Kreitner, 2009, p. 365-66). I stated this because I put everyone else needs as first priority. Working as an Employment Specialist has made me step up to the plate as a leader. I serve a population that has been put down by themselves and society for many years. As a leader, I show them that I am commented to helping them get their lives back on track one-step at a time.

The common measures and best practices in measuring leadership success according to Hughes, Ginnett, and Curphy, are determined by a leader’s superior and include ratings of performance on several relevant dimensions as well as a recommendation (or not) for promotion. I believe that when it comes to a strong leadership having the best interest of the organization in which they serve is what it takes in measuring leadership success. When it comes to strong leadership, the primary attribute to be looked at should be the long-term vision. What will this person as a leader, do for the company or organization and what do they see for the future. It is imperative for success tha...

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...f weeks and we will review to see if she is ready to go back out. I was direct with her on what it is that she needed to do in order for me to continue working with her.

To conclude, I believe that I am a good leader in training to become a great one. I make my clients needs my first priority. I try to motivate them to achieve anything that life has to offer and I am always direct with them, I never lead them a stray.

Works Cited

Hughes, Ginnett, & Curphy (2009). Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience (6th Ed). New York, NY McGraw-Hill Irwin

John Joyner. (2000, June). Developing leadership skills. Computing Canada, 26(12), 39. Retrieved March 14, 2010, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 55437667).

Kinicki, Angelo, & Kreitner, Robert (2009). Organizational behavior: key concepts, skills & best practices (4th Ed.) Boston. McGraw Hill