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I am amazed to see how many different types of leadership exist and how can affect our overall results.
Over the past 12 years, and in the 8 years that I hold leadership positions and responsibilities, I have learned nothing is more powerful in leading that creating hope. It is hope that keeps teams together, and push them to continue towards the shared goal. Of course, hope should be parallel with concrete actions. A leader must be visible and practically act the hope he or she tries to create.
I've realized that due to the enviroment of my previous institution, I have experienced a lot of coercive leadership that went extreme and lead to all the risks listed. However, I have more of an Authortative style which did help lead my team, but it also explains why I didn't feel as effective with working with other leaders.
Also, after watching The Principal Story, I really did not like the approach or attitude of the more seasoned principle, though I would love to emulate that of the newer principal. One would see a problem or misbehavior and simply approach it with "no, you can't do that, no matter what. Say sorry" and then be done with it and was also putting pressure on students to work on aspects like attendance which is not typically in the students control. However, the newer principal had a team to help walk through the "why" of the problem, other circumstances that could be leading to it and ways they or the principal could make the environment more effective.
I have learned about various leadership styles and when a particular style may be more beneficial or risky. This lesson has shed more light on situational leadership and how leaders need to adapt their styles to the situation and their followers.
I would say my approach is more democratic. I like hearing other point of views and will always take a different view into consideration. Coming from a sociology background, I knew there were different types of leadership as there are different types of people out there.
I had no idea there were so many diverse types of leadership. I realized I would want to apply different styles of leadership according to the situation and goal, and that a good leader frequently does so.
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I have learn a lot in this module. I have learned that I use multiple styles to lead, such as Democratic, Coaching, Pace Setting and at times authoritative. It depends on the situation but I'd say that mainly I lead by example and I actively listen not only to my students but also my instructor. I definitely try to ideas from her when we come to something that just isn't working. I feel like receiving that feedback and then reassessing the situation and at that point coming to a resolution is key to the success of our students.
I know my safe area...that is as a leader who falls back to the rules....the one who can back it up with the content. Yet, I know in my heart that I need to be much more situational...and I have applied that as I grow. I find this is the best way to get buy-in from others in my team....it isn't always just with the facts!
I love the course. I plan on making sure that I have communicated realistic and clear expectations. I will also being empathetic and listening.
It is important to be able to move between leadership styles dependent of the institutional culture, norms, and communication styles of team members.
It is easy to get caught up in the thought that managing, or being a dictator means you are leading... Oh how wrong I was.
As a leader my focus is to maintain an environment to support my team success, this way we all get great results.
I enjoy leading in a democratic style, I enjoy hearing others input and try to come to a group response. Its important to incorporate and hear what others have to say. I didn't realize how many management styles there was.
I learned there are many leadership styles. I have always lead by chain of command and following orders from policy and or daily job expectaions. I am most of the time done with tasks piror to all of my colleagues. I then like to assit them in completing these goals or objcectives. This is my leasdership style, dependable and taking care of business.
The video was amazing! It made me laugh, it got me all teared up, but most importatly inspired to give it all!
I am cautious around individuals who claim to be one leadership style. Being a leader demands that you approach each situation, that requires leadership and not management, with the unique circumstances that it deserves. So any leadership style you use to approach situation, granted it is an appropriate style to use, needs a negative feedback style to provide stability.
What I see especially with new managers and leaders is that they default to their most comfortable style and become monostyled which almost always leads to burn out or just failure. When you see accomplishment by a team under this leaderhip, it is because the compentency of the team. A negative feedback element in your style, will provide a linear output and that means more stability for your team. It doesn't mean it will provide the highest productivity, it just means you and your team are in it for the long haul and not the short term gains.
I definitely bend towards leadership by consensus. This is great when everyone is steering in the same direction—not so much when they aren’t. My challenge is also inspiring team members towards a goal without coming across as pushy. You want people to be heard, and their ideas valued, but at the end of the day a direction has to be chosen. Navigating this process is what I hope to glean from these lessons.
interesting. Sometimes I lead and sometimes I manage those who I'm training to lead one day.
I've learned there are more leadership styles than anticipated and that one's leadership will encompass many traits from other styles. However, we all have a dominant leadership style.
I was familiar with older types of Leadership styles (Democratic, Authoritarian, Lassiz Faire). It actually came as a surprise to see so many different types.