Reflective Leadership Plan Paper
Reflective Leadership Plan
Melvin Jordan
University of Phoenix
Leadership theories supporting my plan The writings from Avolio, Yammarino, Wren, and Clawson covered a multitude of information on leadership styles, practices, and models. Clawson described six categories of leadership in great detail. First, the trait approach focuses on a leader’s traits to prove the theory that some people have an advantage over their counter parts in leadership. References to the work of Stogdill, Bass, Maccoby, Gardner, and Collins are used to covey the power of trait. Second, the behavior approach has been researched since the 1950’s. Mintzberg and Kotter provide powerful insight from CEO’s on the roles that leaders fill. Stewart …show more content…
Components that make up emotional intelligence are self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skill. According to Gardner (1983), distinctions of intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies are demonstrated with personal competencies and differences between self-awareness and social competencies of empathy. According to Goleman (2001), the components are merely emotional competencies which place them in the category of learned capabilities influenced by high performance at work. Self-awareness and self-regulation and motivation are probably the easiest to learn while empathy and social skill are probably the most difficult to acquire. I remember working on a terminal design project with senior design engineers and architects and was encouraged to work 12-15 hour days during the final design review. I later realized that I had stepped up to the same performance level of senior design engineers and architects. This was a clear example of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy as a result of successful transformational …show more content…
I have received an award for reaching the status of Competent Communicator (delivered 10 speeches). I am working on an award for Competent Leadership in my Toastmaster’s club. I contributed in sponsoring a new Toastmasters Club at Norfolk State University. I will continue to attend workshops offered by the School of Advanced Studies (SAS).
References
Avolio, B. J., & Yammarino, F. J. (2002). Transformational and charismatic leadership: The road ahead. New York: Elsevier.
Bass, B. (1990). Bass & Stogdill’s handbook of leadership: Theory, research, and & managerial applications. New York: The Free Press.
Clawson, J. G. (2006). Level three leadership: Getting below the surface (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson.
Collins, J. (2005). Good to great and the social sectors: A monograph to accompany good to great. Harper Business.
Gardner, H. (1983). Frame of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. Basic Books.
Goleman, D. (1998). What makes a leader? Harvard Business Review, 76, 93-102.
Goleman, D. (2001). Primal leadership. Harvard Business Review, 79,
Melvin Jordan
University of Phoenix
Leadership theories supporting my plan The writings from Avolio, Yammarino, Wren, and Clawson covered a multitude of information on leadership styles, practices, and models. Clawson described six categories of leadership in great detail. First, the trait approach focuses on a leader’s traits to prove the theory that some people have an advantage over their counter parts in leadership. References to the work of Stogdill, Bass, Maccoby, Gardner, and Collins are used to covey the power of trait. Second, the behavior approach has been researched since the 1950’s. Mintzberg and Kotter provide powerful insight from CEO’s on the roles that leaders fill. Stewart …show more content…
Components that make up emotional intelligence are self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skill. According to Gardner (1983), distinctions of intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies are demonstrated with personal competencies and differences between self-awareness and social competencies of empathy. According to Goleman (2001), the components are merely emotional competencies which place them in the category of learned capabilities influenced by high performance at work. Self-awareness and self-regulation and motivation are probably the easiest to learn while empathy and social skill are probably the most difficult to acquire. I remember working on a terminal design project with senior design engineers and architects and was encouraged to work 12-15 hour days during the final design review. I later realized that I had stepped up to the same performance level of senior design engineers and architects. This was a clear example of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy as a result of successful transformational …show more content…
I have received an award for reaching the status of Competent Communicator (delivered 10 speeches). I am working on an award for Competent Leadership in my Toastmaster’s club. I contributed in sponsoring a new Toastmasters Club at Norfolk State University. I will continue to attend workshops offered by the School of Advanced Studies (SAS).
References
Avolio, B. J., & Yammarino, F. J. (2002). Transformational and charismatic leadership: The road ahead. New York: Elsevier.
Bass, B. (1990). Bass & Stogdill’s handbook of leadership: Theory, research, and & managerial applications. New York: The Free Press.
Clawson, J. G. (2006). Level three leadership: Getting below the surface (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson.
Collins, J. (2005). Good to great and the social sectors: A monograph to accompany good to great. Harper Business.
Gardner, H. (1983). Frame of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. Basic Books.
Goleman, D. (1998). What makes a leader? Harvard Business Review, 76, 93-102.
Goleman, D. (2001). Primal leadership. Harvard Business Review, 79,