Assignment: Consider your future in leadership and reflect on below questions. Write a 1-2 page paper, TImes New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, 1″ margins.
Notes: I have typed my answer below each question. Please make better word and sentence choices with the information I have provided. I have attached article that question 2 is referring to. (I reflected on my leadership skills as a multi-modality imaging director.)
1. Who did you think of and what was it about that person that made a lasting impression?
The one professional connection that made an impact on me was my former Hospital CEO. I have to be honest and state that I even appreciate him more now that I have experienced a few others since him. He was always direct with answers. When you left his office, you knew exactly what direction to take, there was never any questions on where he stood or where you stood with him.
Although very stern and loud at times he was also very compassionate. He truly cared about the employees. He always had our back and fully respected loyalty. He gave praise to longevity unlike many administrators who would rather have newer employees that can be paid less. During his tenure, our turnover rate was minimal. It was very hard to get hired at our facility because everyone stayed until retirement.
2. What is your personal leadership style? See the attached article for help.
My type of leadership style is a mixture of Transformational leadership and Charismatic leadership. I had true respect, loyalty, and trust in most all of my employees. I collaborated on issues and explained the mission as well as my vision on projects. I always explained to each employee how and why their role was vital. At the same time I explained the mission in a way that the employees would buy into it and understand why we need this change and how in the end it will make us more successful with higher quality work.
3. What leadership skills do you need to work on developing to take the next step in your career?
In the future I would conclude that I should learn to add transactional leadership to my skills. I have a hard time with this type of leadership due to the fact that I shouldn’t have to reward you for doing what I am requiring. When viewing this type of leadership, I only see it being beneficial for short term goals and as the article stated it would potentially decrease the quality of work. I imagine that this type of leadership would only work successfully in particular situations and I need to learn which ones
