PART TWO: THIS IS AN ADD ON TO MY FIRST PAPER COMPLETED.

Rokeach Value Survey

On the following two pages are two lists of values, each in alphabetical order. Each value is accompanied by a short description and a blank space. Your goal is to rank each value in its order of importance to you for each of the two lists. Study each list and think of how much each value may act as a guiding principle in your life.

To begin, select the value that is of most importance to you. Write the number 1 in the blank space next to that value. Next, choose the value is of second in importance to you and write the number 2 in the blank next to it. Work your way through the list until you have ranked all 18 values on this page. The value that is of least importance to you should appear in Box 18.

When you have finished ranking all 18 values, turn the page and rank the next 18 values in the same way. Please do each page separately.

When ranking, take your time and think carefully. Feel free to go back and change your order should you have second thoughts about any of your answers. When you have completed the ranking of both sets of values, the result should represent an accurate picture of how you really feel about what’s important in your life.

Page 1

A Comfortable Life	___11__
a prosperous life
Equality	___5__
brotherhood and equal opportunity for all
An Exciting Life	___12__
a stimulating, active life
Family Security	___4__
taking care of loved ones
Freedom	___7__
independence and free choice
Health	___3__
physical and mental well-being
Inner Harmony	___1__
freedom from inner conflict
Mature Love	___6__
sexual and spiritual intimacy
National Security	___8__	Terminal Values
protection from attack
Pleasure	___17__
an enjoyable, leisurely life
Salvation	___2__
saved; eternal life
Self-Respect	___9__
self-esteem
A Sense of Accomplishment	___10__
a lasting contribution
Social Recognition	___18__
respect and admiration
True Friendship	___13__
close companionship
Wisdom	___14__
a mature understanding of life
A World at Peace	___15__
a world free of war and conflict
A World of Beauty	___16__
beauty of nature and the arts

Page 2

Ambitious	___4__
hardworking and aspiring
Broad-minded	___6__
open-minded
Capable	__5___
competent; effective
Clean	___18__
neat and tidy
Courageous	_1____
standing up for your beliefs
Forgiving	___7__
willing to pardon others
Helpful	___2__
working for the welfare of others
Honest	___8__
sincere and truthful
Imaginative	___11__	Instrumental Values
daring and creative
Independent	___9__
self-reliant; self-sufficient
Intellectual	___10__
intelligent and reflective
Logical	___14__
consistent; rational
Loving	___12__
affectionate and tender
Loyal	___3__
faithful to friends or the group
Obedient	___13__
dutiful; respectful
Polite	___17__
courteous and well-mannered
Responsible	___15__
dependable and reliable
Self-controlled	___16__
restrained; self-disciplined

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Reflection

In an effort to determine my personal model of leadership, I undertook the Rokeach Values Survey assessment. Key terminal and instrumental values were then ranked in their order of significance. These values were essential in determining my personal model of leadership. Terminal values, also referred to as ends-oriented values, prescribe desirable ends or goals for an individual and represent what a person ultimately strives to attain. Terminal values may include personal or social values (Tuulik et al., 2016). According to the Rokeach Values Survey results, the three most important terminal values that I possess include social recognition, clean, as well as pleasure-seeking. As a leader, I clamor for social recognition through respect and admiration. In particular, I hold the view that promoting peer-to-peer recognition is an essential element of a successful employee engagement initiative. I also believe that the practice of celebrating success by recognizing people’s performance improves others’ performance in the contemporary workplace. Apart from social recognition, the results showed that I admire cleanliness and pleasure. I believe that a clean, neat and tidy workplace provides a supportive environment for employee performance and productivity. A good working condition should include a clean environment where people can breathe fresh air and tidy. I also believe that observing general body cleanliness and neatness goes a long way in increasing other people’s confidence in a leader. As such, I like placing much emphases on general body cleanliness. Finally, being a social animal, I am a pleasure seeker. The clamor for pleasure can motivate me to follow the right course of action.

Instrumental values, also referred to as means-oriented values, prescribe desirable standards of behaviors or approaches for reaching an end. As such, instrumental values are a set of beliefs regarding the types of behaviors that are appropriate for reaching the desired goals (Tereshchenko et al., 2016The Rokeach Values Survey results indicated that my three leading instrumental findings included: self-control, politeness, as well as being responsible. As a leader, I often exercise self-control by exercising restrain and self-discipline in all the decisions that I make. To my, self-control is the foundation of leadership since leading others first requires the ability to lead and control oneself. Self-control provides me with the opportunity to deliberate on an important issue before making any decision. Self-control is a critical character trait that all leaders with responsibilities should possess (Tereshchenko et al., 2016). However, I also believe that self-control rarely shows up on any list of the most important traits that constitute a good leader. My ability to exercise self-control improves my level of emotional intelligence. Although many people overlook the significance of self-control, I value it because it can enable me to control negative emotions such as anger. Further, the results indicated that I am a polite person. In all my interactions with peers and followers, I often try as much as possible to exercise courtesy and good manners. Finally, I am a responsible individual because I can always be counted on to accomplish specified tasks and responsibilities.

References

Tereshchenko, N. G., Zakirova, L. M., Khamitova, L. M., & Frolova, I. I. (2016). Values of the

modern leaders as reflection of changes in society and requirements of managements

activities. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 9(16), 90680-90680.

Tuulik, K., Õunapuu, T., Kuimet, K., & Titov, E. (2016). Rokeach’s instrumental and terminal

values as descriptors of modern organisation values. International Journal of

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