Kellyn Himebauch Leadership Style

Introduction
Being a leader is a very important skill to have. Some people are natural leaders due to the way they were raised and the way they approach situations and others. A leader is a person with “the ability to rule, guide, or inspire others to think or act as they recommend and influences others to work together to accomplish a specific goal” (Pearson, 2489). A leader is someone who people look up to and respect. The following is an example of just one person who I believe is a strong, respectable, leader.
Leadership Journey
When I think of a leader, there are many people who come to mind but the person I interviewed was Kellyn Himebauch who is a registered nurse at Lakeview Specialty Hospital and Rehab in Waterford, WI. Kellyn graduated
These qualities include: vision, courage, integrity, humility, strategic planning, focus and cooperation (Tracey, 2016). Kellyn described herself as an observer. She explained how she likes to listen to both sides and all the facts/information before deciding what to do. She likes to strategically plan her vision and how she is going to get the task accomplished. She is very patient-focused and has worked at the same facility for six years so she has a good understanding of both the patients and her coworkers. Kellyn is also very humble because she has the patient’s best interests in mind when solving problems and caring for the patients. She is well-respected by her peers and everyone easily cooperates with her to work towards a common goal. These characteristics go hand in hand with Ramsey’s 12 Leadership Tips for When You’re Not the Boss: being goal oriented, practicing humility, having excellent communication skills, listening more, and speaking up (Ramsey, 2016). Change is generally resisted and it is important for a leader, such as Kellyn, to embrace the change, lead by example and make your expectations about the change known so others can follow. This helps the changes to be implemented efficiently and smoothly. Kellyn exhibits all these qualities which makes her a strong, dependable
First, according to Pearson (2015), I believe Kellyn is an example of a situational leader. She “is flexible in task and relationship behaviors, considers the staff members’ abilities, knows the nature of the task to be done, and is sensitive to the context or environment in which the task takes place” (p. 2490). She is flexible and listens to people’s opinions when trying to get a task done. She has been with the same facility for many years and is aware of the way the facility functions and the abilities of other staff members. Due to Kellyn being a member of different groups that evaluate the quality and efficacy of the staff and facility, she is well aware of what needs to be accomplished and how to implement the change. She gets everyone to work together and leads by