Real Leadership: 9 Simple Practices for Leading and Living with Purpose
Table of Contents
Tittle…………………………………………………………………………………………..3
Book Overview………………………………………………………………………………..3
Evaluation of Major Points…………………………………………………………………….3
Applicability……………………………………………………………………………………4
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………5
References………………………………………………………………………………………6
Real Leadership: 9 Simple Practices for Leading and Living with Purpose
Book Overview
John Addison wrote the book and mainly addressed the most important habits that an individual can develop to live a successful life. The author is the former CEO of Primerica, which is the largest independent organization dealing with financial services. The author particular addresses the fundamental principles that are necessary for success in business leadership. Mainly, the author is addressing the audience who are involved in business leadership as he gives the tips needed for successful team leadership. The author outlines the factors of building an individual personality as the most important concept in leadership. According to the author, a leader will only be influential if he or she has a good reputation among the team members. The author states the importance of deciding whom one wants to be as he or she shines the light on others (Northouse, 2018). A leader has to harness the areas of his or her strength, focusing on the various factors that he or she has control over. It is through this that a leader earns his position.
Evaluation of Major Points
The book emphasizes on the nine best practices that can ensure success in a leadership role. The author mainly explains the best leadership approach is leading the team from within. According to the author, this helps in understanding the capacity of the team better, with the areas that need to be adjusted. The author states the importance of an individual making himself or herself proud of him or her as this will increase the confidence level and therefore ensure success in the business. It is important to create bridges for success as they help facilitate the process. The human resource is a very important factor and therefore, it is of great importance to create a closer link with the team members and the other relevant stakeholders. It is important to develop a peaceful environment within the workplace as this guarantees free interaction among the member of the organization. The leader needs to serve as the lighthouse to the activities of the organization as all the other members look upon him or her. Generally, the author outlines his main ideas on leadership based on building personal standards.
Just as the author outlines, personal attributes play an important role in shaping the success of an individual in leadership. The attributes determine how the leader interacts with his or her juniors and therefore, the influence he or she gains in the group. The argument of the author is basically based on the trait theories of leadership that analyze how individual traits determines the kind of a leader he or she is. Just as the author states, leadership requires an individual to be the light to the team he or she is leading. It is necessary that a leader decides the kind of a person he or she is and the principles of leadership he or she is. This is so important in deciding the kind of a team the leader wants to build in pursuit for the organization’s goals. However, concerning the situational theory of leadership, only the personal attribute does not make up a good leader, but a good leader is best known at times of crisis. A leader is best notified at times of crisis on how he or she responds to the situation (Cameron & Green, 2017). The best course of action is chosen depending on the variables at hand and how they are likely to affect the performance of the organization.
Applicability
The criminal justice system is also one of the areas that require a clear understanding of the principles of leadership. The art of leadership is not only a matter of having an influence on others but also requires the skills of communication, and collaboration and teamwork. Criminal justice mainly depends on these kinds of integral skills of leadership to coordinates the efforts in multiple disciplines towards a common goal. However, personal traits play a key role in leadership as people tend to believe in an individual who portrays the desired skills in leadership. All the skills of communication, collaboration and teamwork are based on the personality of an individual. Therefore, just as the author states, a leader in criminal justice needs to have an understanding of his or her traits that makes him or her a good leader.
Having knowledge of the best traits in leadership that a leader need to have is the most important step in leadership. As an individual aspiring to be a leader, these factors will serve as a guideline as I develop my skills in leadership. The ideas explained by the author will help me understand the basic personalities that I need to develop and the level at which they contribute to leadership. Mainly, leadership is based on the personality of the leader and how it relates to the basic skills of leadership that an individual has. I will, therefore, focus on using my traits to develop best the leadership principles that I need to have as a leader. This will basically help me focus on the area I am good and can achieve the best.
References
Addison, J. T., Teixeira, P., Pahnke, A., & Bellmann, L. (2017). The demise of a model? The state of collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 38(2), 193-234.
Cameron, E., & Green, M. (2017). Essential leadership: develop your leadership qualities through theory and practice. Kogan Page Publishers.
Northouse, P. G. (2018). Leadership: Theory and practice. Sage publications.