Leadership is an ongoing process that is an art that continues to grow stronger over time. Leading people is an art. The art of guiding people to complete a particular task or mission. According to the Leadership Self-Assessment, there were only four points between my highest and lowest traits with only one point in between the top three. My highest was the servant leadership style. This style is more of a moral standard of encouraging and embracing the people that work for you. As a leader in this form, you believe in the good intentions of individuals and feel they will not betray your trust and do the right thing. (Song/Park/Kang Pg. 1751) I agree with the standard of giving people a chance; however, if the individual fails to meet the established goals then one's leadership style must change quickly for the sake of the team. I consider myself more of a situational leader.
Situational leaders take the mission, tools, and the individual's motivational and knowledge level into consideration. Moreover, this type of leader can adjust as any of these situations change. Situational leaders must carefully analyze both the individual and the group's abilities and motivation to base the skill they are going to use to get the mission done. In the medical field, situational leadership is a natural fit. Situational leadership model leads to the theory that these types of leaders possess diagnostical skills to optimize effectiveness. The majority of health care professionals have developed their diagnostic skills in working with peers, patients, and students. (Ladd) The scholar that has mastered becoming a situational leader can direct their people to meet the task at hand. Have the ability to coach and support them to develop professionally. Furthermore, they delegate their authority to their employees and keep the responsibility and give them the phrases for the job well done.
As a leader, the qualities I possess include confidence in my ability to guide individuals to become members of the team and take pride in the mission and get the job done. I'm a hard worker and demand the same from my workers. I have the courage to defend my employees and the resilience to continue the fight when I know that I'm right. As a first sergeant, I placed my career on the line and went head to head with one of my commanders. In the short term, I lost the battle. In the long term, I was given orders out of the squadron and given a new commander that enjoyed the quality. His faith in my moral standards and courage lead to my promotion to E-8. My weakness as a leader is empathy. I get too involved with the welfare of my employees. The other main weakness that I possess is in my communication skills. As a speaker, I do very well. As a writer, I'm still building this skill. A good communicator can keep lines of communication open and informative in all directions from the employees to the stakeholder. (Marques Pg 24)
The more I continue to develop my weakness in leadership and build on my strengths the more effective a leader I will become. Through my passion and resilience, I have the ability to guide my employees to seek more knowledge through continuing education or self-improvement. By improving my communication skills, I will become better at informing and influencing stakeholder throughout the health care field to make changes to improve their position within the community of health care but also the position of my employees. Everyone wins. The stakeholders, the team, and I win because of the collaborative relationship that is continuity built in all parts of the health care community.
Ethics has two parts. The first part refers to a founded standard based on rights, obligations, and society benefits with particular virtues. Ethics, in the health care industry, the right to protect patients from injury and their right to privacy. The second part is the development of a personal ethical standard. Through studying our belief systems and our moral conduct, we reach our destination. We must adjust to meet the goals of society itself. As a leader in any organization, you have to ask the following question. The decision that I'm making is it ethical right or wrong? (Velasquez/AndreShanks/Meyer, S.J & M.J.) As a leader, you must champion ethical standards. Make clear expectation of expectptation and give examples to clarify your points. Moreover, you have to address any ethical concerns mentioned by your employee and yourself. (Fox/Crigger/Bottrell/Bauck, Pg. 26) As a leader, my biggest weakness is again accurately identifying and communicating the concerns in a positive and productive manner. As a professional scholar, I will continue to work on my commutation skills through education and experience.
As a healthcare leader, we have to promote an industry that considers diversification in our workforce by employing