Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal (Peter G. Northouse). Peter G. Northhouse in his book Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice mentions that leadership is a trait, ability, skill behaviour and a relationship.
In spite of the fact that leadership and management mean the same and is often used interchangeably it is important to highlight the difference between them.
The main difference between leadership and management is that a leader is not assigned the authority whereas the manager is allotted the authority and is required to satisfy the allotted obligations, assignments and ventures in the meantime dealing with the personnel who go under his reporting line. It involves designation of his obligations to his sub-ordinates. A leader has an altogether different part to perform; it involves motivation, concentrating on enabling others, and in addition spurring, and affecting others.
Vision:
To use my newly acquired knowledge, skill and talents to be an effective leader and thus achieve a progressive success in my career while helping my colleagues and the organization in achieving their vision.
Leadership Policy
Why a leadership policy?
Independent of our ages, each of us improves when we comprehend what we should do, how well we are getting along and where our advancement needs may lie.
Along these lines, the Policy can offer an association some assistance with gaining more from the exertion of every employee while additionally giving them a more prominent probability of satisfaction in his or her work.
Leadership policy:
Effective leadership is essential in passing on high quality care, ensuring wellbeing of the patient and empowering positive staff development.
Objectives:
• Improve my knowledge of the drivers for change.
• Develop leadership skills which will help me to be a better leader back at work.
• Develop emotional intelligence
• Develop skills of principle negotiation.
Analysis of Change theories
Kurt Lewin’s theory of change.
Kurt Lewin wrote that “An issue is held in balance by the interaction of two opposing sets of forces – those seeking to promote change (driving forces) and those attempting to maintain the status quo (restraining forces)”.
Driving forces
Knowledge gained after completion of the course
Flexibility
Optimistic
Enthusiasm
Restraining forces
Poor leading skill
Initiative skills
Persuasiveness.
Principle negotiation
The management
Evaluation of Leadership theories.
Transformational and Transactional Leadership.
The term transformational leadership was first coined by Downton (1973)
Transformational leadership is a process that motivates followers by appealing to higher ideas and moral values where the leader has a deep set of internal values and ideas and is persuasive at motivating followers to act in a way that sustains the greater good rather than their own interests (Burns, 1978).
1. Idealised influence
2. Inspirational motivation
3. Intellectual stimulation
4. Individualised consideration
Transactional leadership: Offering rewards to others consequently for consistence is characterized as as transactional leadership (Sims et al 2009). It involves:
Contingent reward
Management by expression
Strength scope:
In feedback from the Strengthscope suggested that I need to develop leadership skills.
Emotional Intelligence:
The emotional intelligence theory by Goleman.
Emotional intelligence -person’s self-awareness, self-confidence, self-control, commitment and integrity, and a person’s ability to communicate, influence, initiate change and accept change
Developing Emotional Intelligence will advance my capability as a transformational leader
Challenge current leadership practices in principled negotiation.
Principal Negotiation is an interest-based approach to manage course of action that focusses basically on peace advancement and strife determination. It uses an integrative approach to manage finding a commonly shared result.
Principle negotiation involves according to Fisher and Ury in their book
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In
1. Separating people from the problem
2. Focus on interests
3. Invent solutions
4. Outline objective criteria
Conclusion:
Being at the start of my personal journey and having a vison led plan that will see me add to my leadership and people management skills all through the accompanying 2 years which will engage me to achieve my vision of being seen as a responsible leader.