Reflection Prompt: Take Pride in Being Unique
Part 1:
What makes your leadership style unique? Share 3-4 qualities, skills, or abilities that provide some context about your leadership style. Do not just state these, explain and dive into why or how these are unique.
Part 2:
Furthermore, answer 2-5 of these questions in-depth:
1.“What unique qualities, skills, or abilities do you look for in a leader?”
2.“What has been your most unique experience when working or engaging with leaders?”
3.“Share a time where you realized/actualized a unique quality of yours that contributes to your current leadership style or philosophy.”
4.“Why is it important to have different types of leaders?”
5.“What would the world look like with the same exact type of leader?”
Throughout the reflection, consider your background, identity, experiences, and values, and how they impact your definition of leadership (from the first reflection) and your leadership style.
*Note: use paragraphs when answering the 2 sections and indent, and ensure to meet the word count of 350+ words.
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Requirements: 350+ words
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The question of who a good and effective leader is, elicits different responses, depending on the person asked and the context within which the question was asked. The subjective nature of the response to this question indicates the different expectations varying people and cultures have for their leaders. Despite this, there are specific universally accepted attributes, skills, qualities, and attitudes; all good leaders should possess. Even though these do exist, an effective leader should endeavor to demonstrate unique leadership (Datiles, 2019). I ascribe to a hybrid leadership philosophy, which is born out of the combination of humanism, situational leadership, and servant leadership. By picking on the best elements of these three, I came up with a unique
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