Leadership and Corporate Storytelling

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Leadership and corporate story telling

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Introduction
When a person directs another person for accomplishment of any course of action and when
that person has a significant number of followers then the person is termed as leader. The
entire process is known as Leadership. There are various types of leadership. They are
process leadership, trait leadership, democratic leadership and many more (Sharma and Jain,
2013). Any person who wants to become a leader should possess few personal and
professional values. The aim of this reflective journal is to emphasize on my professional
values and ability to become a leader. The essay will also discuss about the skills which
various efficient leaders across the word possess and how this skill can be learned by me so
that I can incorporate while working in a real work environment.
Reflection on personal values
In this part of the essay I will focus on my personal and professional values which can help
me to walk towards the path of becoming a leader. As a person I think I am liberal and easy
going. This the reason I have the ability to hang out with different kinds of people without
any awkwardness. I belief that each and every one has a different set of values and to become
a leader it is important to be comfortable with all kinds of human beings. Most of my
personal values have been developed from the values which my family follows. My family
taught me to respect others, be passionate about any work. Over the years I have understood
that there is a thin line between discussing or debating an issue with others. In my school and
college, I have always tried to participate in healthy discussion instead of quarrelling with
other people.
Reflection on professional values
Building professional values is very important for each and every one who aspires to involve
themselves in a corporate environment. Over the years of my education I have developed few

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strong professional values which might help me in the near future. I am very self-motivated. I
keep myself motivated in every situation even though the situation is not in favor of me. I
responsibly handle every work and try to complete it with utmost seriousness and
responsibility. I have the ability to fit in to a group very easily. In every organization,
employers seek for people with positive attitude. I always try to maintain a positive attitude
towards everything. It is important to spread positivity in any working environment. This
helps in the formulation of an efficient team. In an organization it is important to perform in
team. Therefore, getting involved in the team is of utmost important. Integrity is also
important. While introspecting I have understood that I possess the quality of integration.
Finally, the most important professional value is honesty. It is important to remain honest
while carrying out any business operation. My family has taught me to remain honest in
every situation no matter what maybe the consequences is.
Aligning my values with an effective leader
Over the years this world has witnessed various leaders in the field of business and politics.
There are few common skills which is possessed by all successful leaders across the world.
Creative thinking is an important factor of leadership. Most of the leaders across the word has
the ability to think critically about every situation (Puccio, Mance & Murdock, 2010). Bill
Gates who is considered as one of the effective leader in today’s world possess some
important traits. Bill Gates always have a positive attitude towards everything in this world.
Bill Gates who is considered as one of the richest man in this planet always said that success
of a person should not be the reason for his/her distraction. According to him a positive
attitude should be shown towards success and one should stop becoming over confident once
they start enjoying success. As discussed earlier I have always been positive in every aspect
of my life. This is how I can synch my values with the values of Bill Gates.