Write a 2–3 page paper discussing the “compare and contrast” between your original goal statements and what your LP suggested for consideration.

Personal Leadership Mission Statement

Unit 2, Assignment 2

Richard Hairston

GM586-01 Transformational Leader

Dr. Sue Pettine

10/24/17

Personal Leadership Mission Statement

Writing a personal mission statement implies an act of one's self-reflection and discovery. It helps a person to uncover certain things which he or she might have ignored and give more focus. As a result, a personal mission statement should help a person to understand him or herself better and find out his or her sense of purpose in life. In summary, it provides focus, simplifies the process of decision-making, enables to self-integration and holds one accountable for his or her actions and decisions to take in life. Therefore, the following is a draft of my mission statement highlighting purpose and values. It also explains how I intend to put my values into action through a transformative leadership behavior.

My Purpose in Life

Since childhood, I have admired to serve as a leader, have a balanced life and apply ethical principles especially virtue ethics to make a difference. Therefore, my purpose in life is to focus majorly on the growth and the well-being of people and the country where I belong. It means being a servant leader who seeks out for the good of everyone. Statistically speaking, I have been keen and observant of factors one needs to be a great leader and a right person. Results show that a person needs to put him or herself out of a balance of key elements. They include health, social life, business, spirituality, family, finance and civic King, Case & Premo, (2010, p. 71). The ability to maintain a good balance between these factors is a good indicator of an individual trying to healthily and a fulfilling life. Most importantly, I aspire to find a balance between family, health, spirituality, and finance.

Mission Statement and Core Values

My mission in life is to live out a balanced life and be a servant leader to ensure that other people's highest priority is served. For me, living a balanced life implies nurturing four key aspects. They are academic for personal development, spiritual, health and the society balanced to keep a sense of well-being for self and the people. The mission springs from the values of I have always upheld including humility, trust, empowerment, integrity and assisting people with life issues to meet their goals. Values such as humility and empowerment align well with those valued by servant leaders Li, Frohna & Bostwick, (2017). Li, Frohna, and Bostwick assert that a servant leader values contributions made by others and intends to empower them.

Aligning Values into Action through Transformative Leadership Behavior

I believe in servant leadership as the best transformative leadership behavior to channel my values into action. Firstly, I intend to seek out everyone’s opinion regularly and value their contributions as a way of demonstrating humility. It affirms the assertion made by Li, Frohna & Bostwick, (2017) that servant leaders always stay up-to-date by seeking out opinions. Secondly, to empower others, I look forward to helping them deal with life issues such as helping those from humble households to afford education and obtain loans for start-up businesses. Also, through servant leadership, I want to build a strong culture of trust between leaders and the people. It offers an opportunity to create a collaborative team and work environment.

In brief, living a balanced life and caring for others through servant leadership summaries my mission and purpose to fulfill. I have uncovered three vital values worth embracing and putting into action through servant leadership. Indeed, trust, seeking diverse opinions constantly and being humble at all times form the most important values for me to inculcate and help realize the mission and purpose described above.

References

King, D. L., Case, C. J., & Premo, K. M. (2010). Current mission statement emphasis: be ethical and go global. Academy of Strategic Management Journal, 9(2), 71.

Li, S. T. T., Frohna, J. G., & Bostwick, S. B. (2017). Using Your Personal Mission Statement to INSPIRE and Achieve Success. Academic Pediatrics, 17(2), 107-109.