As we have studied the various types of leadership styles, certain styles have caught my attention more than others. And this is my questions, "Where can I find an authentic leader to work for?"
As most of us will searching for full time jobs after graduation in a month, we will find ourselves working at the bottom of ladder. I know that if I was in that position, I would like to find myself working for an authentic leader. The five dimensions of authentic leadership outlined in the book by Bill George, represent characteristics of a boss that I'm sure all of us would like to work for.
I spent my last summer in Beijing for a smaller business working under one of the managers of the company. I faced a few problems in working with this manager as I was looking for a more personal experience including guidance in my efforts to produce work to meet this managers standards. I received much more of a transactional leadership experience as I truly only had one legitimate conversation with him over the course of the summer. While Shane, my boss, may have shown a few of the dimensions of an authentic leader, he lacked in creating relationships with those he was leading. While this may have been the only dimension he was missing, it was significant enough that he was not the authentic leader that I wish I had.
What kind of leaders have you worked for in the past? What kind would you prefer to work for? How can you adjust to make sure you get the experience you want from working under a particular leadership style?
Also, if you were to measure yourself against George's characteristics for authentic leadership (Purpose, Values, Relationships, Self-discipline, and Heart), where are you strongest and where do you come up short?
Posted By: Kellen Hill
I think you don't need to be looking for your authentic leader. Who said you need to find a leader? Leaders are like love, you will know it when you find it. Wow, that was really sappy. It might be that you are the authentic leader. Do you posses what it takes to be an authentic leader? It seems like authentic leaders are never followers, and in your case it seems like you dislike the idea of following.
ReplyDeleteTry stepping up to the the plate and trying out being a leader. As you mentioned at the end of you post, authentic leadership does possess many traits. Do you need to have all of them to be a great leader? I think you don't. In my case, I have a strengths in purpose, values, and heart but sometimes come up short in relationships and self-discipline. I don't think this is such a bad thing, but something that makes me unique which is a characteristic of an authentic leader. Read my blog on athlete, Tiger Woods. He possessed all of George's characteristics but then later in life seemed to not care about some as much as others!
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