A leader is someone that has a strong passionate desire to influence and change the future. A leader seeks to maximize a group’s utility by envisioning and striving toward a common goal. A leader accepts a hard sense of responsibility for achieving the goal and
A leader is someone that has a strong passionate desire to influence and change the future. A leader seeks to maximize a group’s utility by envisioning and striving toward a common goal. A leader accepts a hard sense of responsibility for achieving the goal and is the most devoted effective individual in the group. A leader must communicate well, strategize, and execute a plan with all of the followers trusting the leader. No matter the plan or strategy, a leader will undoubtedly perform every task required by the group’s vision with determination and fortitude. While achieving the goal, the leader should choose to lead ethically and morally. A leader should follow the set of morals and laws society has defined in order to justify achieving the goal. Therefore, by adhering to a broad set of social standards and principles a good leader can rationalize any difficult action that may be presented.
Throughout my education in Leadership Studies, I have been able to enlighten and expand my views on leadership and how to lead. The new knowledge and theories that I have been introduced to allows me to provide rational explanations on behalf on my leadership philosophy. The philosophy statement was mostly derived from personal experiences, applying theories to leadership and studying the great historical leaders.
In my philosophy statement, the first sentence is used to define a leader’s intention. This is every leader’s purpose for their thinking and action. Leaders are individuals that ignite change. They influence the future by being innovative and thinking creatively. In order to inspire change, a leader has to be willing to change itself, its followers and its surroundings. This is referring to the Transformational Leadership