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PERSONAL LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHIES
Many of us can think of leaders we have come to admire, be they historical figures, pillars of the industry
we work in, or leaders we know personally. The leadership of individuals such as Abraham Lincoln and
Margaret Thatcher has been studied and discussed repeatedly. However, you may have interacted with
leaders you feel demonstrated equally competent leadership without ever having a book written about
their approaches.
What makes great leaders great? Every leader is different, of course, but one area of commonality is the
leadership philosophy that great leaders develop and practice. A leadership philosophy is basically an
attitude held by leaders that acts as a guiding principle for their behavior. While formal theories on
leadership continue to evolve over time, great leaders seem to adhere to an overarching philosophy that
steers their actions.
What is your leadership philosophy? In this Assignment, you will explore what guides your own
leadership.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
To Prepare:
Identify two to three scholarly resources, in addition to this Module’s readings, that evaluate the impact
of leadership behaviors in creating healthy work environments.
Reflect on the leadership behaviors presented in the three resources that you selected for review.
Reflect on your results of the CliftonStrengths Assessment*, and consider how the results relate to your
leadership traits.
*not required to submit CliftonStrengths Assessment
The Assignment (2-3 pages):
Personal Leadership Philosophies
Develop and submit a personal leadership philosophy that reflects what you think are characteristics of a
good leader. Use the scholarly resources on leadership you selected to support your philosophy
statement. Your personal leadership philosophy should include the following:
A description of your core values.
A personal mission and vision statement.
An analysis of your CliftonStrengths Assessment summarizing the results of your profile
A description of two key behaviors that you wish to strengthen.
A development plan that explains how you plan to improve upon the two key behaviors you selected and
an explanation of how you plan to achieve your personal vision. Be specific and provide examples.
Be sure to incorporate your colleagues’ feedback on your CliftonStrengths Assessment from this
Module’s Discussion 2.
BY DAY 7 OF WEEK 6
Submit your personal leadership philosophy.
Vanessa Means
Your Signature Theme Report
SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 09-27-2023
DON CLIFTON
Father of Strengths Psychology and
Inventor of CliftonStrengths
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Many years of research conducted by The Gallup Organization suggest that the most effective people are
those who understand their strengths and behaviors. These people are best able to develop strategies to
meet and exceed the demands of their daily lives, their careers, and their families.
A review of the knowledge and skills you have acquired can provide a basic sense of your abilities, but an
awareness and understanding of your natural talents will provide true insight into the core reasons behind
your consistent successes.
Your Signature Themes report presents your five most dominant themes of talent, in the rank order
revealed by your responses to StrengthsFinder. Of the 34 themes measured, these are your “top five.”
Your Signature Themes are very important in maximizing the talents that lead to your successes. By
focusing on your Signature Themes, separately and in combination, you can identify your talents, build
them into strengths, and enjoy personal and career success through consistent, near-perfect performance.
Because many of your responses were in the Neutral category or unmarked, a note of caution is
warranted: Some people are unable to choose one statement from a given pair because they feel either
that both statements fit them well or that neither does. This is normal, but when it occurs very frequently, it
does lead to less confidence in the accuracy of direction indicated by your report.
Responsibility
Your Responsibility theme forces you to take psychological ownership for anything you commit to, and
whether large or small, you feel emotionally bound to follow it through to completion. Your good name
depends on it. If for some reason you cannot deliver, you automatically start to look for ways to make it up
to the other person. Apologies are not enough. Excuses and rationalizations are totally unacceptable. You
will not quite be able to live with yourself until you have made restitution. This conscientiousness, this near
obsession for doing things right, and your impeccable ethics, combine to create your reputation: utterly
dependable. When assigning new responsibilities, people will look to you first because they know it will get
done. When people come to you for help—and they soon will—you must be selective. Your willingness to
volunteer may sometimes lead you to take on more than you should.
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Restorative
You love to solve problems. Whereas some are dismayed when they encounter yet another breakdown,
you can be energized by it. You enjoy the challenge of analyzing the symptoms, identifying what is wrong,
and finding the solution. You may prefer practical problems or conceptual ones or personal ones. You may
seek out specific kinds of problems that you have met many times before and that you are confident you
can fix. Or you may feel the greatest push when faced with complex and unfamiliar problems. Your exact
preferences are determined by your other themes and experiences. But what is certain is that you enjoy
bringing things back to life. It is a wonderful feeling to identify the undermining factor(s), eradicate them,
and restore something to its true glory. Intuitively, you know that without your intervention, this thing—this
machine, this technique, this person, this company—might have ceased to function. You fixed it,
resuscitated it, rekindled its vitality. Phrasing it the way you might, you saved it.
Consistency
Balance is important to you. You are keenly aware of the need to treat people the same, no matter what
their station in life, so you do not want to see the scales tipped too far in any one person’s favor. In your
view this leads to selfishness and individualism. It leads to a world where some people gain an unfair
advantage because of their connections or their background or their greasing of the wheels. This is truly
offensive to you. You see yourself as a guardian against it. In direct contrast to this world of special favors,
you believe that people function best in a consistent environment where the rules are clear and are applied
to everyone equally. This is an environment where people know what is expected. It is predictable and
evenhanded. It is fair. Here each person has an even chance to show his or her worth.
Positivity
You are generous with praise, quick to smile, and always on the lookout for the positive in the situation.
Some call you lighthearted. Others just wish that their glass were as full as yours seems to be. But either
way, people want to be around you. Their world looks better around you because your enthusiasm is
contagious. Lacking your energy and optimism, some find their world drab with repetition or, worse, heavy
with pressure. You seem to find a way to lighten their spirit. You inject drama into every project. You
celebrate every achievement. You find ways to make everything more exciting and more vital. Some cynics
may reject your energy, but you are rarely dragged down. Your Positivity won’t allow it. Somehow you can’t
quite escape your conviction that it is good to be alive, that work can be fun, and that no matter what the
setbacks, one must never lose one’s sense of humor.
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Achiever
Your Achiever theme helps explain your drive. Achiever describes a constant need for achievement. You
feel as if every day starts at zero. By the end of the day you must achieve something tangible in order to
feel good about yourself. And by “every day” you mean every single day—workdays, weekends, vacations.
No matter how much you may feel you deserve a day of rest, if the day passes without some form of
achievement, no matter how small, you will feel dissatisfied. You have an internal fire burning inside you. It
pushes you to do more, to achieve more. After each accomplishment is reached, the fire dwindles for a
moment, but very soon it rekindles itself, forcing you toward the next accomplishment. Your relentless need
for achievement might not be logical. It might not even be focused. But it will always be with you. As an
Achiever you must learn to live with this whisper of discontent. It does have its benefits. It brings you the
energy you need to work long hours without burning out. It is the jolt you can always count on to get you
started on new tasks, new challenges. It is the power supply that causes you to set the pace and define the
levels of productivity for your work group. It is the theme that keeps you moving.
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