Reflective Essay on Toy Box Leadership (Book by Ron Hunter Jr. & Michael Waddell) This essay will present my views about the leadership lessons discussed in the book I recently read entitled Toy Box Leadership written by Ron Hunter Jr. and Michael Waddell (2008) as part of my learning reflection on the essential socio-cultural and personal competencies discussed in the unit CPD1102. The authors used the toys that we as kids love way back to explain leadership principles that are reflected in
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Through the course‚ I learned about leadership different styles and how they emerged and developed from the Trait Theories that focus on the leader characteristics to the Goal Orientations Theories that require collaborative methods between leaders and followers. As I mentioned before‚ I had always linked the leadership weight to the leader leading characteristics. However‚ I would argue now that leadership is gained through practice and experience and it is powered through followers. As a school
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An Unforgettable Experience It has always been my dream to visit China and when I was chosen by my school to participate in the Global Young Leaders Conference to be held there‚ that long yearned for dream became a reality. A reality that was beyond words. My parents and grandparents were overjoyed at the news and preparations for my trip got underway. After months of agonizing waiting the D-day finally arrived. The night before my flight was the longest night of my life. I tossed and turned
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The Reflective Leadership Paper Mark West Leadership for Organizations: MGT 380 Instructor: Stacey Taylor January 27‚ 2011 The Reflective Leadership Paper Leadership‚ Wow‚ I can’t say that I have ever studied about a word with so much meaning and diversity. Considering that there are many definitions of leadership and no one in particular is right or wrong. I want to explain what I believe is the key theories of leadership success within profit and non-profit organizations‚ which
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After watching this interview‚ I feel that a well defined leadership purpose statement is the distinction between a good leader and a great leader. Carolyn McKnight’s interview on leadership purpose statements really opened my eyes to the power of these statements‚ and the time and energy one needs to put into creating a leadership purpose statement. At first it seemed that completing a statement this powerful would be a very daunting task. After watching Mrs. McKnight’s interview‚ I am confident
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In today’s workforce we are seeing more innovation‚ a change in business models and rapid growth of leadership capacity in various industries. Technology and new approaches toward culture have been challenging perceptions and breaking the glass ceiling to opportunities of leadership. Society has witnessed strong leadership from the likes of Oprah Winfrey‚ Hillary Clinton‚ Michelle Obama and Indra Nooyi to pave the way for women influencers around the world. For example‚ for the first time in
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My reflection and model of leadership Reflection is the ability to think things through and debrief and it is a skill that is required to develop and progress as a leader (Smith‚ 2001). It is then using this experience as a basis for future action (Raelin‚ 2001). Reviewing the literature‚ the leadership models above have resonated well with me. Reflection on my past and current leadership style have shown that I have predominately practised a transactional leadership and as I have developed in my
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The leadership influences for me started on the first Monday morning quarters onboard the CGC Yocona. I was right out of recruit training‚ firing on all cylinders and ready to tow the Coast Guard line. Quarters was held on the mess deck and the young BM3 was handing out work lists for the day. I did not know who he was but I watched and listened to everyone call him by his first name. Once orders were given out to all parties he then asked if there were any questions. I was not introduced nor given
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main themes to my leadership philosophy; communication‚ training‚ and fitness. I was uncertain about the influence that this course would have on my career‚ especially due to the rumors that this was geared towards a certain MOS. Now at the end of this course‚ I can admit that much of the course material are concepts I’ve never seen and probably never will. However‚ experiences and material that I have been exposed to during the last seven weeks have either reinforced my leadership philosophy‚ or
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Reflective Leadership Plan Andrea Davis LDR/711A 7/25/2011 Dr. Rick Stewart A person with average charisma can be a superior leader. I consider myself to be a leader with average charisma and I am set on changing the world. I am a leader who has an exceptional relationship with my followers and it goes beyond setting goals‚ using resources‚ and conducting business (Nahavandi‚ 2006). My students do not see me as merely an Instructor but as role model and/or hero. One characteristic that defines
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