Personal Reflection On Scholarly Leadership Theory

After much reflection on my results of the Seven Habits Profile, (S. Covey), I soon realized the reason for my scores. My age, and the thirty years I’ve worked in healthcare, was what significantly contributed to my high scores. My age was the main common denominator that I saw reflected in all the areas of the results. There were lower scores, but for the most part the scores were high. I found three strengths and they are: Be Proactive, Seek First to Understand Then Be Understood, and Synergize. I also found three weak areas and the ones that I found didn’t surprise me. The weak areas are: P/PC Balance, Begin with The End in Mind, and Putting First Things First, (S. Covey). Since I’ve mentioned my age I guess I should tell you, I’m 48. This is the first time I’ve taken this profile and I can say I truly enjoyed this eye-opening evaluation.

Evaluate your leadership practices using a scholarly leadership theory. My scores on the Seven Habits Profile, (S. Covey), has tallied me up as being a Transformational leader. I’m not shocked by that because this leadership practice is something I’ve been trying to master for quite some time. I wasn’t aware there was a name for what I was trying to achieve but I’m happy to say I’m proud my scores profiled me in this category. Northouse (2001) defines this leadership practice as a “process where by one individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal”. There are four factors of transformational leadership and they