Personal Leadership Theory: Exploring Leadership Styles and Influences

This essay explores the student's personal leadership theory, identifying transformational leadership as the preferred style due to its emphasis on change, flexibility, and long-term impact. The essay highlights the importance of effective communication, teamwork, and a farsighted approach. Jeff Bezos is presented as an inspirational role model, demonstrating the value of innovation and team-based operations. The student's leadership experiences emphasize the significance of communication, motivation, adaptability, and delegation. The essay underscores the importance of aligning individual and organizational interests and developing interpersonal skills for effective leadership. The student believes that effective communication, motivation, and a team-oriented approach are essential for successful leadership, as well as a focus on continuous development and improvement.

Running head: PERSONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY
Personal Leadership Theory
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s note

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 What type of person and situation does your personal leadership theory describe?
A leader is an individual who drives a group of people towards a common goal. The
leadership style that describes my personal leadership is transformational style. I think this is the
best style suited for me as I am a person who is always looking forward to evolve and change in
order to improve. According to me development and improvement of a situation will only occur
if changes are adapted and flexibility is in the characteristic trait of the person (Odumeru &
Ogbonna, 2013). I do not only consider a situation from the short-term perspective I think that in
any situation and in any organization the impact of an activity has a long term impact. Adaption
of change, flexibility, farsightedness and working with a team is the main characteristics that
drive my personal leadership theory. I also think that effective communication is the fundament
of being a good leader. Constant communication with the team and the stakeholders of the
organization will lead to understanding and determining the strengths and weaknesses, as well as
the opportunities and threats that the organisation will come across (Bottomley et al., 2014). The
person who is motivating, encouraging and is willing to work with the team in order to improve
and develop the process is the one who describes my personal leadership.
• Identify and describe a mentor or role model who most strongly has influenced your
beliefs and preferences in regard to effective leadership.
The person who inspires me in my leadership theory is Jeff Bezos, he is the CEO of
Amazon Inc and has achieved great honors in a very less period of time. He is a contemporary
example of transformational leaders, in his leadership he has not only changed the way of is a
person who has brought about a pioneering difference in the retail industry, with his visionary
outlook he has in a very short period of time have become a major threat in the industry and has

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challenged the traditional methods of the industry (Avolio & Yammarino, 2013). What I
appreciate most in the transformational leadership and in the leadership style of Jeff Bezos is that
innovation and team based operation plays an important part in the approach of their leadership. I
have learnt that it is important to have a wide perspective on the opportunities from the
leadership styles of Bezos. The focus is on the performance development and being inclusive in
the decision making system are some of the qualities of a transformational leader. I think
including the perspective of a the employees is important in the process of innovation and
research. Another important aspect of being a transformational leader is being motivating and
inspiring, I think it is important to criticize when there is a mistake in order to learn but it is
equally important to appreciate on achievements so that people are encouraged to work better.
Effective leadership is aligning the interest of the people with the interest of the objectives
therefore it is important to establish a valuable relation with the people in order to achieve
• My Experience with Leadership and Leaders has taught me that the most important
aspects of leadership are?
The experience I have with leadership must begin with the fact that I had a very
supportive team who also believe in the values and principles that drives me. I think the personal
values and principles of a leader reflects on the style they choose to lead, I think I am a
transformational leader as I always urge to develop, learn and change my ways and habits in
order to improve myself, therefore I always look ahead for opportunities and try to work with the
team. I believe in team work; I think the success of a leader depends heavily on the team and the
way the team behaves impact the operations of the leader. I have learnt that it is important to
understand the people and determine their strength in order to overcome their weaknesses.

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Some of the most important aspects of leadership that I have learnt in my experience are as
follows:
 Developing effective communication strategies
 Motivating the people is equally important to ensure that they are productive as well as
efficient at the same time.
 To have a far sighted approach towards change and flexibility
 To develop inter personal skills in order to understand the situation and the people better
 Delegation of task is one of the most important part it is essential to delegate the right
person at the right time will get the job done.

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