Leadership Essay 2022

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Leadership: Self Reflection
The concept of leadership is not limited to the work environment it can be seen in each and every
aspect of life. I understand this concept and identified that Leadership is considered as the
process in which an individual induce, motivate or influence behavior of others in order to make
things happen. Leaders are the individual who have ability to lead the team or group on the basis
of their style or approach of leadership and this style may vary according to the scenario that
could be home, work or other places1. I analyzed from the various situations and practical
scenarios that leadership is an important aspect or parameter to become a successful
organization. Leader should possess skills that can lead the group or followers. In my opinion the
most important and appreciated skill that make a leader different from others is long term vision
and strategic thinking. Further skills that are important and have to be present in a leader
includes creativity, integrity, communication, emotional intelligence and self-driven 2.
From classroom study, I learnt more about leadership theories and link of these theories with the
situation and leadership style of an individual. Theories of leadership are contingency theory,
behavioral theory and trait theory. Trait theory defines the individual personality traits and
focuses on the quality of the person that best describes a leader. Behavioral theory states that the
traits of leadership can be learnt and behavior of an individual can be changed according to the
circumstances and conditioning. Contingency theory focus on the leadership style and situation
as it states that an individual leadership style mainly depend on the current scenario and situation
and readiness of the followers3. From class learning, I find out that leadership styles of an
individual are different and Kurt Lewin defined it as, autocratic style, laissez faire, and
democratic style. Individual can use different style of leadership according to the situation or as
per their personality. Autocratic style is defined as when leader use control and authority and
dominate others with its power and authority to make things done and don’t involve others in
decision making. Democratic style is totally opposite of autocratic in this leader delegate its
authority to some extent and welcome suggestions of others in a positive manner in order to
boost creativity and motivation in the organization. In this style leader always try to encourage
others to engage and participate in decision making. The most preferred leadership style in this
competitive environment is laissez faire, in which leader delegate all of its authority to
subordinate and let them do the task as per their caliber without any limits and authority, through

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this follower get confident to handle the things by their own way without any assistance and
direction4.
This section gives insight about my understanding and experience related to leadership concept,
styles and theories. I have seen and experienced various circumstances and scenarios that shaped
my perspective on the concept of leadership. I see myself in the role of a leader “one who
converts vision into action for a future that influences others to follow me” and reflect that the
most important part of a leader is to motivate, develop and induce others towards achievement of
goals and unite them, guide them in the same direction5. With analyzing my weaknesses and
strengths and thinking about my past experiences I see myself as the transformational leader as
from my strengths I understand that I try to find the best way for each and every problem and
always motivated towards my goals. All these traits are related to characteristics of
transformational leader. Some of the traits that I think I possess are:
1. Creativity and New ideas: The traits that I experienced in myself are creative thinking
and readiness to accept the challenges. Like when I work in a team to complete
assignment I always try to find different ways for doing the same thing rather than doing
same thing with a same method I initiate to adopt new ways and love to experiment and
think out of the box.
2. Proactive and Adaptable: Adaptability is the most important element in order to be
successful as a leader as I believe that “which doesn’t change, doesn’t grow and that
which doesn’t grow will die” so proactive person can accept the change easily and this
help in both the aspects in personal as well as in professional life.
3. Discipline and Self Driven: For me discipline and motivation is the key that drive an
individual in the life it is like fuel in a car that drive the vehicle. I am goal oriented person
who always directed towards achievement of goals by following strict disciplines and
rules. I develop my skills day by day as continuous improvement is key for achievement
of goals. I try to motivate myself by learning new things and be curious that can add
some skills in my personality that helps me to shine in near future.
This reflection helps me to gather much more information about my traits and leadership style by
applying leadership theories and approaches. I am feeling motivated and confident about my
leadership traits and understand style that I follow in order to lead the group or team. On the