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Leadership Development: Personal Leadership Philosophy
The purpose of the Leadership Development assignments is to deepen your understanding of who you are as a leader. They encompass a variety of topics including your personal best leadership experience, leadership values, your leadership philosophy, failure and the power of questions, and developing trust and influencing and empowering others. These assignments may include incorporation of various resources or readings
You may use the following template. Assignments should be single-spaced with a 1,500-word minimum NOT COUNTING THE TEMPATE WORDS. (Note: meeting the minimum word count does not guarantee a perfect score.) The assignment will be graded as follows:
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· Responses to all items are detailed, well-developed, and supported with specific evidence. AND · Uses critical thinking and shows depth in application of course content. |
· Most responses are detailed, well-developed, and supported with specific evidence. AND/OR · Demonstrates surface-level understanding in application of course content. |
· Item responses are incomplete and/or very brief. AND/OR · Demonstrates little insight into application of course content. |
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Writing must be appropriate for an upper-division course. |
Personal Leadership Philosophy
Your Leadership Philosophy comes from reflection on your values and what really matters to you. It will guide your actions and should correspond to how others view you as a leader. The following reflection steps will help you create your Leadership Philosophy in a way that is meaningful to you, and that will resonate with others.
Think back over your life to recall important turning points (highs and lows) that are significant events that made a difference in the trajectory of your life. Make a few notes about each moment. Write down the year in which the even occurred. List at least ten events.
What common themes are woven through your life events? What are the Ideals that attract you? Be specific.
What are the Values that give meaning and purpose to your life and work? How do these Values intersect with your Themes and Ideals? Be specific. Remember, you completed the Personal/Organizational Values earlier this semester. You may use information from that assignment here.
What are you passionate about? What brings you joy, energy, and excitement in your life?
What in your experience (your lifeline) has formed you as a leader? How do your themes, ideals, values, and Passion interconnect with your experiences?
After your reflection time, focus your attention on writing your Leadership Philosophy. To help you focus, begin with this question, “What do I believe about my leadership?”
Your Personal Leadership Philosophy should be personal. It should reflect the information you from Steps 1-5 in this assignment. It should NOT look like a leadership definition, a motto about leadership, or be impersonal.
Adapted from Bill Mugavin and Renee Harness’s Activity “Creating Your Philosophy of Leadership”
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Personal Leadership Philosophy
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Why should you have a Personal Leadership
Philosophy?
§ “Before you can effectively lead others, you have to understand who you are,
where you come from and the values that guide you.
§ People want to know your values and beliefs, what you really care about and
what keeps you awake at night.
§ They want to know who most influenced you, the events that shaped your
attitudes and the experiences that prepared you for the job.
§ They want to know what drives you, what makes you happy, and what ticks you
off.
§ They want to know what you’re like as a person and why you want to be their
leader. They want to understand your personal sto
ry
.
§ They want to know why they ought to be following you.”
Kouzes & Posner
•40% more
effective
•30% more
trusted
IMPORTANT NOTE
The following personal leadership philosophies are
examples from Oprah Winfry, Bill Gates, and Pat Summit.
They were developed by your professor to provide
examples based on quotes, life events, etc. and are NOT
actual statements that these well-known leaders have
made about their leadership philosophy.
Leadership inspires others
to be their best selves
through communication,
relationships, resilience,
and integrity.
Leadership is about
pushing the boundaries of
conventional knowledge.
Through persistence
ambition, and innovation,
we can create tomorrow’s
solutions to today’s
problems.
I believe in discipline and
that we show who we are
when we outwork others.
I believe that attitude is a
choice and that what we
think we can do, negative
or positive, will most likely
happen.
I believe that to be
successful you must accept
full responsibility.
I believe that teamwork
involves working through
the struggles, the
setbacks, and the
heartaches to reap the
rewards.
I believe that in facing our
weaknesses we find our
strength.
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Dr. Clark’s Leadership Philosophy
Leadership is getting others to do
that which they believe is
impossible to do.
Leadership is seeing in others their
potential even when they do not
and developing that potential to
achieve the believed impossible.
Th
er
e’s
a s
to
ry
Leadership is
building the
capacity for
personal growth
and lifelong
learning; and
bringing a
calming presence
and harmony in
what we do.
Dr. Raffo’s Personal Leadership Philosophy
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WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP
PHILOSOPHY?
