Discussion:
Have you achieved your goals for course?
I believe that I have achieved my goals, however I believe that I could have done much better in the process of doing so.
After completing course, how has your idea of leadership changed?
My idea of a leader has changed, due to not knowing the different type of styles or approaches. I was a leader some time ago and what this class has taught me is that I am a mixture of transformational and transactional.
Examine your description of the challenges of leadership. How well equipped are you at the end of this course to handle those challenges?
Leaders have many challenges and what I would say is some of the challenges are creating a culture of diversity, team development, building individual and team relationships. Another challenge of leaders is micromanaging, this is due to most leaders do not have the ability to delegate efficiently which leaves no time to develop staff. The biggest is inspiring or motivating a team towards a goal, objective, or organizational change, if the leader is not respected or trustworthy the follower will not follow. I would also have to say coaching, mentoring, or developing employees, this is a challenge mainly because of the responsibility that leaders have which make time an issue.
I would say that given my previous leadership experience, this class has enhanced the leadership knowledge that I have and let me know that I have room for improvement. As far as if I can handle such challenges of leadership, I would say absolutely. My personality is controlling however, I am fair, I do judge, and I see people for who they are, their ability to do the job, and the skills that they possess. I take immense pride in seeing people achieve success especially when they are under my leadership.