‘We all have the capacity to inspire and empower others. But we must first be willing to devote ourselves to our personal growth and development as leaders’ (George et al. 2007, p.5).
The above statement struck me when I was reading the paper. Looking back at my past 11 years Engineering career, it didn’t occur to me at least once that I could empower others to act to deliver superior results within my team and organisation.
My current company is a medium size technology based company that has three main business segments. The three main business segments are Data Services, Parking Technology and infringement software, and Research Management software. We are the number 1 market leader in two business segments. My company’s goal would be
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I’ve learnt that leadership is not about me as individual but how enable others to do their jobs and, lead them into positions where they can succeed.
Mastrangelo et al. (2004) suggested that professional leadership (direction, process, and coordination) is an essential first step in the leadership process and it a foundation lead to willing to cooperate.
In order to understand my personal leadership, I’ve done two assessments on personality and one on emotional intelligent.
My Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has clearly displayed that I am a definitive ESTJ. Characteristic of ESTJs are logical, objective and analytical. The possible weakness I can identify is at work I am overpowering and refusing to listen to others. This lead to potential pitfall of I may decide too quickly, may not see the need for change, may overlook the niceties in working and get the job done, may be overtaken by my feelings and values.
On the other hand, to be fully aware of my personalities, I’ve asked total of 24 of co-workers, acquaintance, and friends to my personalities me using Johari Window online. Johari Window has helped me to identify my dominant traits as trustworthy, and I have appear to be no façade to others. The possible weaknesses I can identify through this exercise are sentimental and
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You are not interested in sharing responsibility with others or making team decisions. You rather believe the saying "shared responsibility is no responsibility". You prefer work to be well divided and for each person to have their own task. The challenge is to find how you can keep your independence and still share information and pool resources and skills. If you have to work in teams, we recommend reading Katzenbach's "The Wisdom of Teams".
Personal leadership outlined by Mastrangelo et al. (2004) are:
Expertise – It is the perceived ability and competence of leaders. In the feedback of my co-worker, I’ve demonstrated that
Trust – Trust is the perceived honesty, sincerity and dependability of leaders.
Caring – Caring is defined as empathy, listening, and politeness to others.
Sharing – It is defined as sharing authority and information.
Moral – Moral behaviour is defined as a moral code generally based on treating others with integrity, fairness, and