personal leadership
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TEACHER MENTOR PROMOTION
Francis H. HodgesEDL/500 Personal Leadership
October 8, 2012Dr. Thomas Ashley
CONTENT
Introduction
Supporting Evidence
Conclusion
References
WHAT IS A LEADER
A leader is a person who motivates people to carry out the mission and vision of any organization (Blankstein, 2004). Effective leaders have the qualities to mentor and inspire others.
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
-John Quincy Adams
According to the StrengthsFinder 2.0 evaluation, my strengths are as follow:LearnerRestorativeBeliefAchieverContext
PERSONAL STRENGTHS
STRENGTHS
Learner Loves to learn Always drawn to the process of learning Want to continuously improve
Restorative Adapt at dealing with problems Good at figuring out want is wrong and
resolving it
STRENGTHS CONT’D
Belief Have certain core values that are
unchanging Has a defined purpose for their life
Achiever Great deal of stamina Hard worker Has great satisfaction from being busy and
productive
STRENGTHS CONT’D
Context Enjoys thinking about the past Understands the present by researching its
history
Each individual strength compliments the others.
Learner
Restorative
AchieveBelief
Context
COMPETENCY TO LEAD
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Competent in classroom technology Versatile
PERSONAL LEADERHIP STYLE
Democratic/People –oriented (Primary) Includes team members in process Helps develop people skills Encourages creativity
Autocratic (Secondary) Task oriented Micro-manage Rigid
CONCLUSION
My personal strengths and my leadership styles will be effective in being a efficient leader/teacher mentor. My strengths will lead me to becoming a efficient and effective leader. It can help me build positive relationships and help me reach my goals and assist others in reaching their goals. My leadership styles will help in mentoring and inspiring others to develop their strengths and take on difficult task.
Developing my strengths is only a small part of becoming an effective leader, I must also develop my weaknesses into possible strengths.
REFERENCES
Blankstein, A. (2004). Failure is not an option. Corwin Press.
Rath, T. (2007). Strengths finder 2.0. New York: Gallup Press.