Introduction
Thesis statement: Personal leadership philosophies involve individual principles, values, and beliefs that form a decision-making foundation. They guide a leader’s life and work-related issues.
Personal leadership philosophies make people take responsibility for their choices and actions. The kind of leader I want to be is determined by my mission which keeps me from straying. Understanding individual characters is important because it becomes easy to define them, and I also incorporate who I am as a human being. Leaders should have respect for all and practice loyalty and integrity to ensure their mission is achieved. A leader is responsible for creating an environment that fosters effective communication to achieve success. Loyalty involves a commitment to an organisation’s mission by incorporating team members to complete the required tasks. Respect for others encourages the development of lasting relationships between employees and leaders. Communication and sharing of ideas are easy because of the relationship fostered in an organization (Shanafelt et al., 2021). healthy relationships encourage consultations and putting efforts towards achieving a particular goal. Integrity encourages transparency leading to trust between the workers and the leader. Integrity requires leaders to be honest and often acknowledge their weaknesses and strengths.
Mission and Vision
Mission: To bring hope and actively contribute to health by providing quality patient care.
Vision: To achieve positive health outcomes and help patients achieve their well-being.
CliftonStrengths Assessment
CliftonStrengths are based on discovering an individual’s top strengths and self-awareness in performance. My CliftonStrengths result from my talent, which helps me influence my workmates in doing what is right to achieve healthcare goals in the organization. Motivating fellow employees at individual levels is easy since I do what I love, and it makes me understand my innate skills. My other strength is that I look forward to maintaining positivity in my work environment; I encourage my colleagues to be responsible for their activities and have a passion (Shanafelt et al., 2021). A positive environment motivates employees to work hard and remain committed to their work which reveals their true selves.
The two main behaviours I should strengthen as a leader are self-awareness and commitment. A leader should be an example to others in an organization; therefore, there is a need to show a high commitment level which employees can follow to achieve organizational goals (Enyia, 2020). committed leaders determine workplace atmosphere because growth is encouraged. The second behaviour is self-awareness, where a leader needs to know areas that need improvement and encourage the provision of quality services. Self-awareness aims to maintain focus and complement oneself. A team has different members with different strengths, complementing each other to attain organizational goals.
Key behaviours to strengthened
I want to improve my self-awareness by having an open mind when handling issues and making decisions. I should get used to the emotions of people around me and know how to regulate mine. For instance, teamwork makes it easy for me to understand what every employee can do. It enables me to be part of the team and not always depending on one individual all the time. Opening up to others makes me as a leader to be creative and innovative (Bishop et al., 2023). Easy identification of emotional triggers in the environment enables me to understand the causes and look forward to addressing them through communication. Self-discipline is also important as it promotes endurance in the leadership position; for example, during teamwork, the main goal is important for all to work towards achieving it (Perry, 2020).
Development plan
The construction of career growth opportunities has increased commitment to healthcare organizations; for example, when nurses are allowed to learn as they work is important because it encourages progression and growth (Hai & Van, 2021). Engaging employees leads to constant communication that creates a healthy and loyal workforce. To achieve my vision, I will ensure teamwork is implemented to increase patient care, and as a leader, the required resources for the organization should be available to increase wellness.
Conclusion
Leadership behaviours influence the attainment of organizational goals; therefore, a leader’s values, thoughts, and beliefs make an organization succeed or drag behind. Aligning the vision and mission with the goals is important because working as a team to achieve specific objectives will be easy. Leaders must understand the importance of adopting values that will promote success and guide them in decision-making.
References
Bishop, C. T., Esaki, N., & Taub, M. E. (2023). Learning to Be a Leader Worth Following, Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, DOI: 10.1080/23303131.2023.2228853
Enyia, S O. (2020). Servant Leadership: Tear Down Pyramids, Empower Followers; Tear Down Pyramids, Empower Followers. S.L.: Page Publishing, Inc.
Hai, T. N., & Van, Q. N. (2021). Servant Leadership Styles: A Theoretical Approach. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thanh-Nguyen-Hai/publication/350969289_Servant_Leadership_Styles_A_Theoretical_Approach/links/60c97848458515dcee92f365/Servant-Leadership-Styles-A-Theoretical-Approach.pdf
Perry, A. (2020). Leadership philosophy in the fiction of C.S. Lewis.
Shanafelt, T., Trockel, M., Rodriguez, A., & Logan, D. (2021). Wellness-Centered Leadership: Equipping Health Care Leaders to Cultivate Physician Well-Being and Professional Fulfillment. Academic Medicine, 96(5), 641–651. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000003907
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