Leadership reflection

Leadership

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Leadership

I can describe leadership as a process of encouraging people to work towards attaining a specific objective. For example, I led my team in my company’s project and delegated some duties to the team members to ensure timely project completion. It can consist of giving directions for example, to employees to attain the needs of the organization. Leadership involves the ability to inspire a group of individuals and, for it to be effective, it needs to have ideas which are communicated to other individuals. Leadership skills enable others to follow the directions of the leader.

Effective leadership should be based on values, which include personal examination and reflection, objectivity, humility, and self-confidence. For instance, several employees demanded promotions but the company could only afford to promote two of them. As the human resource manager, I practiced objectivity by the comparing the work performance of all those employees and promoted the two with the best performances. It should be based on ethics whereby ethical behaviours enhance the credibility of leaders. Some of the ethical values are trust, respect as well as fairness. I demonstrate ethical leadership by protecting private and confidential information of the company

Response

Leaders should oversee all the activities both within and outside their organizations. They should make decisions without biasness and ensure that the operations are conducted as they should be. Also, they need to be flexible to interact with different kinds of people and support those under their leadership. Additionally, they should respect those above them and consider the opinions of their supervisors. They are accountable for their actions and should provide constant feedback to the concerned parties about progress. These are some of the leadership skills according to this peer.