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Leadership Portfolio

Angela Williams

Saint Leo University

Leadership Applications in Criminal Justice 565

Dr. Eloy L. Nunez

March 1, 2015

Table of Contents

Personal Mission Statement 1

Weekly Self Assessments and Leadership Skill-Building Exercises 2

Module 1 2

Quiz Reflections 1-1 2

Quiz Reflections 1-2 2

Quiz Reflections 2-1 2

Quiz Reflections 2-2 2

Quiz Reflections 2-3 3

Exercise 2-4 Traits, Motives, and Characteristics 3

Module 2 5

Quiz Reflections 3-1 5

Quiz Reflections 3-2 6

Quiz Reflections 4-1 6

Quiz Reflections 4-2 6

Quiz Reflections 4-3 6

Exercise 3-3 Charismatic Leadership 6

Exercise 4-6 Task-Oriented and Relationship-Oriented Leadership Behaviors 7

Module 3 8

Quiz Reflections 5-1 8

Quiz Reflections 5-2 9

Quiz Reflections 6-1 9

Quiz Reflections 6-2 9

Exercise 3-3 Charismatic Leadership continued 9

Exercise 5-3 My Leadership Approach 9

Exercise 6-4 Report on an Ethical or Social Responsibility Scenario 10

Module 4 11

Quiz Reflections 7-1 11

Quiz Reflections 7-2 11

Quiz Reflections 8-1 12

Quiz Reflections 8-2 12

Exercise 7-5 Power, Politics, and Leadership 12

Exercise 8-4 Influence Tactics 13

Module 5 13

Quiz Reflections 9-1 14

Quiz Reflections 9-2 14

Quiz Reflections 10-1 14

Quiz Reflections 10-2 14

Quiz Reflections 10-3…………………………………………………………………………………………………………xx

Exercise 9-4 Team Building 15

Exercise 10-5 Motivation Observation Exercise 15

Module 6 16

Quiz Reflections 11-1 17

Quiz Reflections 12-1 17

Quiz Reflections 12-2 17

Quiz Reflections 12-3 17

Exercise 11-4 My Creative and Innovative Ideas 17

Exercise 12-4 How Well Do I Communicate to Others? 18

Module 7 X

Quiz Reflections 13-1 X

Quiz Reflections 13-2 X

Quiz Reflections 14-1 X

Quiz Reflections 14-2 X

Exercise 13-3 Opportunity to Think Strategically X

Exercise 14-3 Cross-Cultural Leadership X

Module 8 X

Quiz Reflections 15-1 X

Quiz Reflections 15-2 X

Exercise 15-2 My Leadership Portfolio X

Final Reflections X

References 20

Attachments 21

Resume 21

Quiz Results 24

Personal Mission Statement

“I intend to become a well-respected corporate professional."

My personality is determined and guided by my personal mission statement “I intend to become a well-respected corporate professional.” This is my main goal in life and is indicated by the demanding pressures of the corporate world that require an individual to be sharp and well focused. The mission statement is personal and reflects on my leadership qualities that have been analyzed using the self-assessment and self-awareness test.

Weekly Self Assessments and Leadership Skill-Building Exercises

Module 1 2

Quiz Reflection 1-1: Readiness for the leadership role

I managed to score 95, which mean that I have got high readiness for a role in leadership. This was made possible by the fact that I am a skilled negotiator, a motivator and a figurehead in what I aspire to do.

Quiz Reflection 1-2: leadership Experience Audit

In my leadership experience, I have been privileged to hold a position of leadership as a head of the department. This came with responsibilities and I was in charge of conducting interviews in the department for new staff, and vital decision-making ability was tested when I had to take charge during a crisis (Couto, 2007). I was entrusted in calming down an enraged staff, and I managed to do so by cutting down a hanging offender in their cell block.

Quiz Reflection 2-1: Behaviors and attitudes

On the traits motives and characteristics of leaders, I managed to get a fair score of 42 which showed that I exhibit attitudes and doings of a trustworthy leader. This is brought about by the manner in which I portray myself as am perpetually self-confident in all my undertakings.

Quiz Reflection 2-2 Behavior and Attitude of a trustworthy leader-Trustworthy

My behavior and attitude towards others mean that I can be trusted amongst peers, and the trust is also extended to those in a position of leadership. This has been brought about by developing an internal focus on what I do and exhibiting a great sense of self-control. I am enthusiastic in my endeavors, and the enthusiasm takes the form of being very optimistic. This helps keep any group that I work with in an upbeat mood and with the hope that they can conquer anything thrown at them successfully. Too much optimism, however, can be a downside in that sometimes even when things are going wrong for situations beyond my control; I subject myself to a lot of self-blame.

Quiz Reflection 2-3 Personal resiliency

I managed to score 14 on the personal resiliency quiz and my stint as head of a department played a big role in calming my nerves even when faced with situations that were enough to make one fret. I managed to remain level headed even in times of crisis. A resilient leader has to show a lot of tenacities that is a key ingredient in bouncing back from setbacks.

Quiz reflection 2-4: My leadership portfolio

My leadership traits have also been analyzed, and I have found that I have very key characteristics, motives, and traits. All these are linked to the leadership qualities to become a good leader in the organization. Some of the leadership traits I have discovered in myself include; humility, self-confidence, assertiveness, trustworthy and authenticity. These are all the qualities I have as evaluated by the weekly self-awareness exercises that we did in class. The self-confidence is an important element in becoming a good leader, and I have taken time to sharpen this element (Powell & Koltz, 2012). I want to be confident in my decision-making process. I have also noticed that it is important to be assertive and hold one's ground in the case of giving instructions to one's employees. This is an integral part of being a leader in allowing other employees to respect authority (Dubrin, 2013). The other skills sets include being trustworthy with the organization's resources and employees who look up to you. There is also an importance in maintaining the trust between the employees and the leaders of the organization. Humility and authenticity are also important elements that I have harnessed over the duration of my leadership course.

Module 3

Quiz reflections 5-1: Least preferred co-worker

My ability to work with others as a team is excellent. I harbor no misgivings towards co-workers, and I interact with all of them freely. My interaction with them, however, is a task motivated which explains my score of 48. This is a manifestation of my strong situational perspective both as a leader and as a manager. In all my interactions with people that I work with I have not found a reason to believe that co-workers would rather be working with someone else. They have always be open in what they share with me which means that I am endearing to them, and they find working with me least stressful.

Quiz reflections 5-2: measuring situational perspective.

On this book exercise my score was 10, which admittedly were very low. This places me in a position where I am defined as rarely taking situational perspective as a manager and a leader. I have reservations on that score as I believe that every situation needs different solutions depending on the variables at stake. Motivation to a very skilled worker ought to happen same as to an unskilled worker for every one of them need to be motivated to perform better.

Quiz reflections 6-1: Leadership assessment scale.

My results on this assessment were 23, which means that I am highly ethical leader who can be trusted as a leader or as a potential manager. I hold dear values in a society and work very hard to make sure that what the community appreciates what I do, which would be very hard if ethics were not my driving force. A goal theorist, Edwin H. Locke presented that ethics is at the very center of leadership since the goal of rational leaders is merging the interests of all parties for the benefit of everyone in the society (Couto, 2007). If everyone benefits from a venture then all people are ethically well treated.

Quiz reflections 6-2: The ethical mind of leadership

The perception of others are a true reflection of what a person is to a community and my scoring high on this test is a testament that I am not unduly self-praising myself. An ethical leader must be honest with self and must show integrity in deeds (Dubrin, 2013). This according to Thomas Becker goes beyond conscientious and honest but must also include integrity. A leader who has a degree of integrity, for example, will feel empathy towards workers who may be underpaid and treat them as their services deserve. This would be done while also applying some pressure to them to increase their productivity for the benefit of their employer.

Module 4

Quiz Reflections 7-1

To continue being a strategic leader , it was imperative that I continue being a person with strategic techniques. This is essential in preparation of future managers and leaders so that they learn how to apply different management methods. By doing so, they will be able to impose themselves on the staff working under them and will help them gain self-confidence.

The right attitude in a job environment is very critical and helps keep the right environment for the incubation of ideas. The right attitude helps put in place any preconceptions that people at the workplace may have had and helps both the individual and the group to remain focused on the task ahead. A SWOT analysis is needed to evaluate the environment through which work is performed and to evaluate the characteristics that may have hindered the potential of both the company and for the employees (Powell & Koltz, 2012).

With the right attitude, I have managed to constantly have personal growth as well as having a better understanding of responsibilities through self-discipline mentorship and experience. There are far more challenges that arise which at some times were not planned for, but as a dutiful manager, my role has been to face challenges and make opportunities out of them. Enhancement of interpersonal skills has made this possible, and though my expressions may not be very colorful, I am able to perform my duties to the expectations and inspire others for the good of the company.

My charisma is what has enabled me to keep pace with societal expectations. This is because added responsibilities have made me to cope with the demands of all the subordinates while pacifying them making it better for my seniors to conduct business without undue stress.

Quiz Reflection for 7-2

On the organizational politics questionnaire, I managed to score between ten and fourteen, which implies that I have no time to engage in office politics. This has been my way of conducting myself, and I have had no distractions in my workplace as I spend almost all the time focused on the task at hand. From my studies, I have come to realize that distractions at work to engage in endless chatter have the effect of decreasing productivity, and I would not want to be a liability in the work environment. The negative energy emanating from office politics and chatter has the counter effect of hating the tasks given while looking forward to meeting again with fellow staff to continue on what may have been the subject f the chatter (Powell & Koltz, 2012). The only thing I would envisage looking forward to in a workplace is the satisfaction brought about by dutifully performing my tasks.

The manager impression survey is a vital supplement to good performance at work (Dubrin, 2013). I have devoted time to make sure that I do not portray myself in any way that is contrary to expectations in my line of work. This has helped keep me focused on accomplishing tasks, while it has also shown the others that I am not easily distracted on what I do. Even at school, I have displayed capacity to have participatory leadership by delegating responsibilities so that we will all triumph as a group and reach out to the summit of our capacities. Such latitude is extremely important, especially in a group setting where different ideas are floated, and it would be a problem if they are not harmonized.

Quiz Reflection for 8-1

The end results of the performance of any leader are a result of the tactics and influences that are used. The tactics are then affected by his/her traits and the way of conduct in stressful situations. The three possible outcomes may be compliance, commitment or resistance. When commitment is, the tactic adopted the desired output is easily achievable as every other person is geared towards making the venture a success through giving it maximum possible effort. Compliance, on the other hand, is when the subjects agree on performing but are not fully devoted to making it their priority. When compliance is the adopted tactic, the goals may be realized, but there will be hindrances in the way. Partial success may only be what will be realized. When resistance comes into play, the desired goals cannot be achieved, and a lot of negative energies is exhibited and various reasons are forwarded as to why the task cannot be accomplished.

As a manager, my goal in an organization is to inculcate the norms of devotion to a particular task so that every one of us is committed to accomplishing the task involved. In all the leadership posts I have held in my educational pursuit, I have made it a necessity to be in groups where the goals are clear, and the way, of achieving them, is well set out.

Quiz Reflections 8-2

On the measure of ingratiating behavior in organizational setting, I managed to get a score of between forty-one and forty-nine. This implies that I have a moderate degree of ingratiating behavior. Political tactics are part and parcel of a successful relationship between the manager, the subordinates, and the boss (Dubrin, 2013). There is always an increased awareness of the need to please the boss without resorting to acts of sycophancy and without reducing self to being used in the discharge of duties.

Any political tactic adopted has the chance of being considered unethical if it to be carried to its extremes. The adopted approach for this reason has not to be unequivocally unethical, should not involve backstabbing. It should not seek out to demolish or set a person for eventual failure and should not set subordinates to a position where they will have to clash with power by playing territorial games. I have therefore, had to avoid situations where I would commit irresponsible snide remarks on the bosses to make my place in any organization I have ventured into open for debate.

I have always had a calculated plan of how duties are to be discharged in every manner of working environment without having to turn out to be pleasing the boss unduly. This has meant a greater understanding of the nature of conduct and knowing when to assert myself and when to back off from challenges. Rational persuasion is a tool that I have effectively deployed to help me maneuver in this adventure. The knack to be self-appealing and inspirational leadership is what has broken the barriers to making the commitment more while appreciating the tasks to be done.

Exercise 7-5 Power, Politics, and Leadership

Exercise 8-4 Influence Tactics

References

Dubrin, A. (2013). Leadership: Research Findings, Practice, and Skills. Mason, Ohio: Cengage Learning.

Couto, R. (2007). Reflections on Leadership. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America.

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Powell, C., & Koltz, T. (2012). It worked for me: In life and leadership. New York: Harper.

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