Leadership Reflective Paper

Running head: LEADERSHIP REFLECTIVE PAPER
Leadership Reflective Paper
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Introduction
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way” – John Maxwell
(Azhar et al. 2013). The essence of leadership lies in the art of motivating people towards
achieving a common goal. Effective leadership captures the essentials of being able to and
prepared to inspire others (Lituchy, Metwally and Henderson 2017). It is a procedure of social
influence where an individual is capable to provide assistance and support to other people for the
successful achievement of a collective or communal mission (Dinh et al. 2014). It is a skill, an
ability and an influential procedure that is measured by effectiveness and victory. Most people
who start out with a small leadership capability can actually become great leaders. As I reflect
upon my life, I have understood that leadership and learning go hand-in-hand, they are
indispensable to each other.
Personalities impact largely on many platforms of our life. It regulates how we interact
with others in our day to day life. The personality of person plays a major role in the
effectiveness as leaders. Hence, it is important for those in leadership positions to recognize the
impact of their personality on their leadership skills. The concept of leadership widely includes
encouraging and influencing individuals to target and work towards a common achievement
(McCleskey 2014). Leadership constitutes a leader’s tasks, responsibilities, abilities, duties, and
personal skills. Effective leadership qualities include ceaseless working and effective
communication skills so that people around get influenced and motivated.
This paper examines my personal leadership style in the context of some basic theoretical
frameworks of leadership skills. It further reflects some valuable leadership traits that I have
obtained and learned during the course of my life: how to be a group player, to enhance my
listening skills, to be self-confident, to be open to constructive criticism and to be a problem
solver. Even though I have gained a lot, I still have to learn to become more determined, more
sympathetic and a good adapter in various situations.

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Discussion
When I was deciding which course to pursue at Regent’s University. I went through the
modules that were going to be taught to me. That was the first time when I got acquainted with
leadership as a course curriculum module. Leadership was a concept that I could only define.
Before this semester I had zero knowledge about the theories and concepts related to leadership.
As this semester is coming to an end. I believe I have gained enough knowledge to reflect upon
the various leadership theories and concepts. In this paper, I would like to reflect on various
leadership theories and concepts using the different moments that I have experienced in my life,
which I think can be used as an example to reflect on leadership theories and concepts.
The framework of the leadership effectiveness model that I learned from my course
curriculum summarizes the following:
Source: (Nanjundeswaraswamy and Swamy 2014)
Leadership Effectiveness is equivalent to
combined influence of three sets of factors
Characteristics Behavior Style