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Boyatzis (2017) discusses the importance of relationships as they specifically pertain to leadership. By asking the student to identify a great leader and a not so great leader, Boyatzis helps us to realize the type of leader we get excited for and should emulate. This exercise showed me just how impactful both positive and negative leaders or "positional only" leaders have been in my career. I was able to think of a great and a not so great leader almost immediately without any reservations.
The great leader that came to mind had the following traits: attentive, had follow through (took action on things that they said they would), inspiring, believed in me as a person/professional, and was empowering. They were always concerned with helping me when I needed it and took time out of their busy schedule in order to assist me. On the other hand, the "not so great" leader had the following traits: lip service, lack of follow through, micromanagement, set a bad example, and views me only as a human resource (not as a human being).
I would most certainly follow the great leader anywhere while the other leader definitely makes me want to transfer elsewhere. It's easy to see the opposite ends of the leadership spectrum in taking a closer look at both of these leaders through the assigned exercise. The biggest to takeaways that I got from the exercise? First, that through his research, Boyatzis has identified that organizations can operate more effectively if they were to lose 70-80% of their management team, and second, that "ask and inspire" is much more effective than the archaic leadership approach of "command and control" (Boyatzis, 2017).
This exercise has inspired me to be a better leader and to emulate the behaviors of the great leader while remembering to avoid the behaviors of the not so great leader. The exercise serves as a reminder that we have to constantly evaluate ourselves to make sure we are hitting the mark as effective and resonant leaders. Using the leaders that we come across as a means to evaluate what good and bad leadership feel like can most certainly improve our leadership skills. In the end, the exercise was a fantastic way to understand how a leader's resonant behavior can impact us so powerfully.
References
Boyatzis, R. (2017). What is great leadership? [Video file].
Retrieved https://erau.instructure.com/courses/86643/assignments/1484134
The great leader that came to mind had the following traits: attentive, had follow through (took action on things that they said they would), inspiring, believed in me as a person/professional, and was empowering. They were always concerned with helping me when I needed it and took time out of their busy schedule in order to assist me. On the other hand, the "not so great" leader had the following traits: lip service, lack of follow through, micromanagement, set a bad example, and views me only as a human resource (not as a human being).
I would most certainly follow the great leader anywhere while the other leader definitely makes me want to transfer elsewhere. It's easy to see the opposite ends of the leadership spectrum in taking a closer look at both of these leaders through the assigned exercise. The biggest to takeaways that I got from the exercise? First, that through his research, Boyatzis has identified that organizations can operate more effectively if they were to lose 70-80% of their management team, and second, that "ask and inspire" is much more effective than the archaic leadership approach of "command and control" (Boyatzis, 2017).
This exercise has inspired me to be a better leader and to emulate the behaviors of the great leader while remembering to avoid the behaviors of the not so great leader. The exercise serves as a reminder that we have to constantly evaluate ourselves to make sure we are hitting the mark as effective and resonant leaders. Using the leaders that we come across as a means to evaluate what good and bad leadership feel like can most certainly improve our leadership skills. In the end, the exercise was a fantastic way to understand how a leader's resonant behavior can impact us so powerfully.
References
Boyatzis, R. (2017). What is great leadership? [Video file].
Retrieved https://erau.instructure.com/courses/86643/assignments/1484134
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