My personality traits that promote and inhibit my potential as a change leader 3
process of change. Resistance to change is a common scenario in organizations, and therefore, it
is important that the leader should convince and persuade the followers to accept change. To
ensure that the subordinates understand the need for change, it is important that the leader should
create a clear picture of the change process and its objectives. I have the ability to develop a clear
vision and articulate it in a clear and a detailed manner to my subordinates. The ability to
communicate my vision clearly as a leader enables me to win the trust and loyalty of my
subordinates, and this is instrumental in getting the desired support from my followers while
effecting change within my team. This is consistent with the transformation al leadership theory
where a leader works together with the subordinates to identify the need for change, and then the
leader develops a clear vision that will lead towards the achievement of the identified needs.
Flexibility and adaptability
As a leader, I very flexible and can adapt easily to new changes in my surrounding. These
characteristics will enhance my effectiveness as a change agent in my leadership position. In the
modern leadership environment, the occurrence of unexpected events requires that leaders should
take appropriate measures to ensure smooth operations. This is in line with the contingency
theory of leadership which argues that during the occurrence of unexpected events, leaders are
required to adopt contingency measures to curb the negative impacts of the unexpected scenario
(Roger, 2003). The success of a leader is dependent on the leader's ability match the existing
characteristics regardless of whether the leader is relations-oriented or task-oriented (Winkler,
2010). A relations-oriented leader is one who utilizes the supportive leadership style while a
task-oriented leader is one who uses directive leadership style. As a flexible and adaptable
leader, I am able to make appropriate deviations to my styles of leadership to one that is suited to
the situation at hand, and hence, I am an effective change agent (Peretomode, 2012).

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