LDR/531: My Mentor And Their Leadership Style
2/23/2015
LDR/531
Michael Ventrone
Introduction
As a leader the style in which you lead is important. There are several different types of leadership styles such as charismatic, servant, and innovative. I selected these three styles because I relate to all three. In this essay I will discuss how I relate to these three styles and which leader I admire and why.
My Mentor and Their Leadership Styles My mentor Leisha Berry was a leader who work multiple hats. Her leadership style reflected the three styles listed above. She was innovative, she was a servant to her customer base, and she was innovative. Her leadership style was always ever changing to promote growth and culture in the organization. She was the 97th employee hired …show more content…
at a company that now has over 50,000 employees. She has lasted through the ups and the downs. Leisha led her team by making sure she resolved all conflicts by using only facts and not hearsay. She used her energy to motivate our department and that is what I admired most about her. Some people have one leadership style that works for them, but I feel that when you are a leader there is not one style that fits every employee. Employees respond to different leadership styles, so for a leader to have multiple styles they use to lead allows for them to connect to more employees. This is the main reason I admire Leisha Berry. She was a great leader because she was able to lead many different groups and use skills from each style.
My Leadership Styles
As a manager you have to find a way to connect to your team, so I know the three styles listed above motivate me as an associate.
In my role as a manager I have adapted those styles. I have learned to take on multiple leadership styles based on the effectiveness it had on me and others that reported up through Leisha …show more content…
Berry.
When I was put in a leadership role I immediately knew I needed to be able to reach out to employees who may not all respond to one leadership style.
The leadership styles I use would be innovative and servant. I will be very honest though being charismatic is a great quality to have I fall short. I know how to be energetic when I need to be, but that is not the style I lean towards. I am a servant to my associates and my clients and this has allowed me to gain their trust and I believe serving people should be the first priority because without the people there would be no need for leaders.
I use the innovative leadership to keep my team driven. My organization is constantly looking for ways to not only bring in revenue, but ways to stay ahead of the competition. In health care innovation is key to success, so I know being in a leader position in health care being creative is very important.
The charismatic leadership style uses their personality to influence other and use energy to motivate their team. This is a style of leadership that I relate to. I think personality can be a huge tool being energetic can really promote a great culture and it is culture that makes the difference in the work place. I use my energy to motivate my team, but it is not something I focus on. The other two characteristics and/or leaderships styles are the two I focus on.
Conclusion A leader should be able to adapt to the team they are leading. One style may not always motivate or drive the team. Being a leader requires the ability to make an impression and have people not only want to follow you, but believe in what it is you stand for. It is not easy, but leaders stand out in the crowd and quickly be pulled to the forefront and have to be able to choose a style that allows them to be successful.
Reference
Sethuraman, K., & Suresh, J. (2014). Effective leadership styles. International Business Research, 7(9), 165-172. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1609336067?accountid=458
LDR/531
Michael Ventrone
Introduction
As a leader the style in which you lead is important. There are several different types of leadership styles such as charismatic, servant, and innovative. I selected these three styles because I relate to all three. In this essay I will discuss how I relate to these three styles and which leader I admire and why.
My Mentor and Their Leadership Styles My mentor Leisha Berry was a leader who work multiple hats. Her leadership style reflected the three styles listed above. She was innovative, she was a servant to her customer base, and she was innovative. Her leadership style was always ever changing to promote growth and culture in the organization. She was the 97th employee hired …show more content…
at a company that now has over 50,000 employees. She has lasted through the ups and the downs. Leisha led her team by making sure she resolved all conflicts by using only facts and not hearsay. She used her energy to motivate our department and that is what I admired most about her. Some people have one leadership style that works for them, but I feel that when you are a leader there is not one style that fits every employee. Employees respond to different leadership styles, so for a leader to have multiple styles they use to lead allows for them to connect to more employees. This is the main reason I admire Leisha Berry. She was a great leader because she was able to lead many different groups and use skills from each style.
My Leadership Styles
As a manager you have to find a way to connect to your team, so I know the three styles listed above motivate me as an associate.
In my role as a manager I have adapted those styles. I have learned to take on multiple leadership styles based on the effectiveness it had on me and others that reported up through Leisha …show more content…
Berry.
When I was put in a leadership role I immediately knew I needed to be able to reach out to employees who may not all respond to one leadership style.
The leadership styles I use would be innovative and servant. I will be very honest though being charismatic is a great quality to have I fall short. I know how to be energetic when I need to be, but that is not the style I lean towards. I am a servant to my associates and my clients and this has allowed me to gain their trust and I believe serving people should be the first priority because without the people there would be no need for leaders.
I use the innovative leadership to keep my team driven. My organization is constantly looking for ways to not only bring in revenue, but ways to stay ahead of the competition. In health care innovation is key to success, so I know being in a leader position in health care being creative is very important.
The charismatic leadership style uses their personality to influence other and use energy to motivate their team. This is a style of leadership that I relate to. I think personality can be a huge tool being energetic can really promote a great culture and it is culture that makes the difference in the work place. I use my energy to motivate my team, but it is not something I focus on. The other two characteristics and/or leaderships styles are the two I focus on.
Conclusion A leader should be able to adapt to the team they are leading. One style may not always motivate or drive the team. Being a leader requires the ability to make an impression and have people not only want to follow you, but believe in what it is you stand for. It is not easy, but leaders stand out in the crowd and quickly be pulled to the forefront and have to be able to choose a style that allows them to be successful.
Reference
Sethuraman, K., & Suresh, J. (2014). Effective leadership styles. International Business Research, 7(9), 165-172. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1609336067?accountid=458