Self-Reflection on Leadership: Values, Goals, and Lessons Learned

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SELF-REFLECTION ON LEADERSHIP
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Self-Reflection on Leadership
Purpose statement
To support integrity and fairness in others and myself.
Values
In my daily life, I would like to strength the following values; respect, responsibility, and
leadership. For respect, I always show kindness and courtesy to all, humility and I do not
discriminate. Besides, on responsibility, I would like to take charge of my life, handle situations
with decorum, be answerable for my deeds, and live a focused life where I set goals and work
smart to achieve them. Lastly, on leadership, I would like to be a role model to my peers, inspire
hope, and transform the society.
Importance of my values
According to Dean (2008), values play a significant role in our lives, and being able to
articulate, understand and recognize my set of values is critical in sound decision making.
Similarly, Fatoki (2014) observe that values are a powerful force behind the behavioral responses
of individuals. As such, leadership is very important in supporting integrity and fairness. As a
leader, I am able to accommodate divergent opinions and act in ways that do not compromise
every situation I find myself in. This means that I will be doing the right things because that is
what is expected of me. On the other hand, responsibility influences my levels of integrity and
fairness by taking charge of whatever I do. I will speak the truth at all times even if it means
losing my friends. Intrinsically, I will remain true to myself and be fair to my conscience. To
finish, by respecting everyone, I will be able to correct them whenever they wrong me or if they

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are doing wrong things. In such a situation, I will not turn a blind eye to injustices meted on
individuals or collude with others to injure an individual for personal gain.
What I have done to achieve my SMART goals
Nelis et al. (2018); Ogawa et al. (2016) assert that goal setting is important in one's life
and working to achieve them improves individual well-being. In this regard, the following are
the actions I did to achieve my goals.
On leadership value, I took it upon myself to inspire others as well as act as their role
model. The SMART goal was acting as a role model to my peers. In particular, I participated in
community service together with church members. In essence, every month our church engages
in corporate social responsibility and thus I take part as a member. We usually engage in
cleaning the environment and planting trees. Since I am a student and have other commitments, I
participate in community service once per month where we usually clean the surrounding during
morning hours.
On respect, I showed kindness and courtesy to all without discrimination. My main goal
was treating people with respect and fairness. My specific action is not to interrupt anyone while
speaking because I believe in giving audience. Ideally, I talk only after my respondent has
finished expressing their opinion after listening keenly. In reality, I consequently engaged them
in meaningful discussions then give my colleagues time to express themselves too after I finish
talking.
The value of responsibility majorly focused on engaging in income-generating activities.
My goal was to use my free time constructively. With this in mind, I specifically designed