My Leadership Page

I made my leadership map into sections. Each section has links to where I would most likely look for what I am interested daily. If I have time to read and relax I can go into my section where I can do research or just learn some interesting facts!

My Leadership Map

Charasmatic Leadership!

 A Charismatic Leader!!

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on"

I was very attracted to the Charismatic Leadership Theory because I thought about just charm and personality of people. I believe that someone who is just so energetic and sends good vibes will always be followed no matter the outcome. Charismatic Leaders have this theatrical sense using metaphors, symbols, and storytelling.  Many actors, singers, and artists are known a charismatic leaders. This type of leader is well aware that they can attach a significance to a group to make them feel important and they can also speak in a one-on-one interaction.

A leader such as this is like the cheerleader that comes up to the top not because of authority but because of the way they present themselves.

I chose to to put a picture up of JFK because many political leaders are known as Charismatic Leaders. JFK had characteristics of charismatic leader. When he spoke about the goals the US should have he made us unique and proud to be American. When political leaders make their public speeches they all have different but exciting ways of getting their point across. Many leaders while running in an election use their charisma to excite their followers.

Overall, I really liked researching this theory because it also can tie with transformational theory. Both can create change within a group and it takes a charismatic leader to cope with change.

Finding Leadership

Definitely reminds me of transformational leadership. Now the fishes must figure out how to cope with change!

Feeling Leadership

As I look at this image I feel I have a better understanding of my personal leadership skills. From my first post I have definitely changed and analyzed how I really feel about leadership in me. I was very mixed up and I did not really see myself as one particular type of leader. As we have learned about different leadership theories I realized there is no TYPE of leader. Leadership can be created and anyone is capable of being a leader. The leadership theory I connected with most was Transformational Leadership.


Transformational Leadership stood out to me because I agreed that Leadership is coping with change and Managing is really focusing on delegating. Many managers are great managers because they do their job well and have effective outcomes. Yet, those same managers may not be great leaders. A person that is a great leader carries all the characteristics that is needed to basically change something and people will follow. The characteristics may have been developed or the leader already had them. I feel that when people think of leaders they think of those who have made a great contribution to a mass group of people. This theory makes me think about how I may get to be a real transformational leader. I feel there are steps to leadership. One may be a great leader with relationships but not very good at completing a goal. The person can then work on their task orientation and improve their leadership skills.

I am someone that knows I relate a lot to Path-goal theory. I really feel I should work on my relationships with others instead of just a task. In the future I hope to create some type of transformation. I want to be that leader that people can trust and feel that change will only improve the team, company, etc. One way to do this is to create a bond with my employees and then figure out if the employees understand the goal of where they are working. I hope to lead in a way were at the end of the day people are motivated to come back!

My Synthesis

I can definitely say that I have learned a lot about leadership. The midterm was a perfect way to really identify situations where leadership is seen. Watching the movie Mona Lisa Smile assisted me in identifying not only the differences in the leadership theories we have discussed but noticing the characters that may be in the background. I saw leadership in the background character and I feel this is what clarified my overall synthesis of leadership. Leadership is created and learned with the will and personality of a person. I feel that it is important to understand that a person may have the traits of a leader but they may not use them and they fall into the background. Someone that has the traits or does not but who has the will to learn and determination can be an effective leader. It is significant to understand from the theories that leadership must be effective. The path-goal theory describes a goal that must be achieved. In order to reach the goal having a relationship with the people that are helping you is important. Trust is definitely key in leadership not only with a leader and follower but trust must be within a leader.

From the first class I have definitely opened my mind about leadership. I am excited to learn about how I will develop with my skills. I am definitely task oriented and I need to work on my relationships. I really did not believe leadership could be studied or analyzed in so many ways. Transformational leadership was one my favorite theories because I understood the difference between managing and leadership. The only thing I do not agree with is the moral aspect. Although I feel people should be moral in there intentions it does not necessarily mean you are not an effective leader if you are not moral. The synthesis I created will maybe change at the end of the class. I am still a bit confused about the 360 degree behavioral based leadership and I still feel that I need to apply and research more on how to look at the theories in a situational matter. Overall, the class has definitely opened my eyes and the activity we did about combining all the theories into one paradigm was very interesting. I enjoyed it because I got to hear others opinions about how they explained the different leadership theories. This activity has left me wanting to learn more about leadership...

Mona Lisa Smile

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