Leadership Update

Last week's definition:
Leadership must be based on an understanding of yourself, the group you're leading , the situation at hand, and a self-awareness of your own strengths, needs and others' preconceived notions. A genuine calling can take a leader from good to great because others want to share in their goal to solve a problem. Knowing and communicating this identified problem reduces the stress placed on the leader, making him more effective and able to impact more followers. A leader must also understand the roles of others in the group by being able to identify the "communication patterns that may signal roles [group members] are adopting in the group" (Komives, Lucas & McMahon 173).

This week's definition:
Leadership must be based on an understanding of yourself, the group you're leading , the situation at hand, and a self-awareness of your own strengths, needs and others' preconceived notions. A genuine calling can take a leader from good to great because others want to share in their goal to solve a problem. Knowing and communicating this identified problem reduces the stress placed on the leader, making him more effective and able to impact more followers. A leader must also understand the roles of others in the group, and make continuous changes rather than expect single events to create results (Boyatzis 2006).

Analysis: This week's reading looked at how to understand intentional change in leadership. This process can come in several forms, but they must be performed repeatedly and continually to achieve results.

Boyatzis, R. E. (2006). "An Overview of Intentional Change from a Leadership Perspective." Journal of Management Development, 25(7), 607-623.

Komives, S. R., Lucas, N., & McMahon, T. R. (1998). "Interacting in Teams and Groups." Exploring Leadership: For college students who want to make a difference (pp. 165 - 194). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.