Leadership

Running head: LEADERSHIP
Leadership
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note:

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Introduction
Leadership can be referred to as a capability of an individual and a group of people
for the purpose of influencing and providing guidance to followers (Puddington 2014, p. 91).
I have followed several principles of leadership wile dealing with the issues and complexities.
With the help of these principles and philosophy, it was easier for me to resolve the problems
efficiently and effectively for both my team and team members (Iqbal, Anwar and Haider
2015, p. 6). The following reflective essay outlines about my application of leadership
philosophy and leadership qualities.
Discussion
Part A: Leadership Philosophy
a) My Leadership Style
There are several styles of leadership that are being followed by various leaders in all
over the world. The most common types of leadership styles are democratic leadership,
autocratic leadership, Laissez Faire leadership, strategic leadership, transformational
leadership, transactional effective, bureaucratic leadership and many more (Hendriks and
Karsten 2014, p. 52). Each of these types of leadership styles are extremely effective in their
own terms. Amongst the above mentioned leadership styles, I have the major and the
significant quality of democratic leadership. This particular leadership is the type of
leadership style, where the members of any specific group eventually take a more and better
participative role within the entire process of decision making. This is mainly because I
emphasize on the proper collaboration as well as free flow of ideas and concepts (Antonakis
and Day 2017, p. 3). I always believe in taking ideas and ideologies from each of my team
members as I believe that all of them can make the decision making process much easier. I
am a democratic leader since I allow shared participation within decision making and I share

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the group responsibilities amongst each of my team members. I provide them guidance and
always keep discussions controlled as well as balanced (Beerbohm 2015, p. 650). I believe in
participation and mutual respect is shown amongst every team members and hence my team
always has a positive thinking and forward thinking capacity.
b) Leadership Qualities and Principles that I do not have willing to Violate
I have a democratic leadership style and I follow the principles of democratic
leadership so that my team and team members are highly benefitted from the approach.
However, there are some of the major principles and qualities that I do not want to violate
under any circumstance (Hackman and Johnson 2013, p. 3). These principles are as follows:
i) Instead of being concerned regarding productivity and performance, I always put
higher expectations on quality of work. This is required for maintenance of better efficiency
in work within the team without much issue.
ii) The second principle that I do not want to violate during my leadership is
promotion of a free flow of ideas (Teles 2015, p. 25). I have always seen input as a major
resource that is to be allowed to flow freely for undertaking effective decisions.
iii) Another significant principle that I do not have the willing to violate is the specific
inspiration of respect and trust. I allow my team members to feel comfortable for sharing of
creative ideas and hence I maintain a sustainable relation with my employees.
iv) An emphasis on values and morality is the next subsequent principle that I do not
violate in my leadership tenure (Mariotti 2014, p. 421). My belief system is based on morality
and ethics and thus it becomes easier for me to complete my leadership without much
complexities.
c) The Impact of Personal Beliefs on my Leadership Approach