My Development as a Future Leader

‘Serious leaders understand that, both by design and default, they’re always leading by example. Some want to “lead from the front” while others prefer “leading from behind.” But everyone senses their success — and failure — at leading by example is integral to their “leadership brand.” Smart leaders want to build their brands. The lead-by-example stories executives tell sharpen their leadership brand propositions… The true lead-by-example test is who follows those examples and how. Do colleagues and clients see those examples as leadership? Are direct reports inspired to admire and emulate? When people describe “the right way” of getting the job done or getting the best out of people, is an example explicitly referenced?’ (Schrage 2016:2-4). So, what is your leadership brand? And how effective has your brand been to acquire followers who feel supported and inspired by you? Do your followers trust your leadership and by doing so actively support the achievement of the team’s goals? Develop your blog to critically reflect on your performance this term as a leader of a team and what this means for your future development in your MBA. Blog instructions (word count: 750) conduct independent research that will require you to: 1. Appraise your leadership brand by justifying your choice of one theory or model of leadership that reflects your vision and values about leading other people to achieve a goal/result 2. Assess the relevance of your leadership brand to your chosen career in relation to the cultural norms of leaders in the role, industry or national context 3. Evaluate your current strengths and development needs when demonstrating your leadership brand by analysing the feedback from 3 different team members. Their feedback should include what they observed about the situation, the behaviour you demonstrated and the impact it had on your team to influence them to follow you and the results you achieved 4. Create a development plan that justifies how you will use more of your strengths and develop your weaknesses in leading teams in your future MBA studies      

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