Personal Leadership Statement
Leadership is one of the most needed qualities and skills in today's world. Because of globalization, more and more diverse interests and cultures are coming into greater contact with one another. To reconcile these differences is the task of leadership (Rondinelli & Heffron, 2009). Effective leadership can help society to realize the promises of such interactions while ineffective leadership is more likely to stoke such differences and amass power from the differences within society. This holds true for society as a whole as well as for different institutions within society such as religion, education, business and economy.
My personal leadership approach has been shaped by a variety of factors. My parental upbringing, socialization, inborn traits, formal education, interpersonal relationships, religion and exposure to the media have all contributed to shaping my perceptions of human beings, the relationships they share with one another, their interests and the potential for achieving the common good by harnessing the power of these interests. Being of Jordanian origin, the Arab culture and Islamic teachings have greatly shaped my outlook towards life and my view of the relationships between people. Islamic teachings stress the precedence of upright character and moral qualities over wealth, status and lineage for attaining leadership. Islamic ethical values have also found place in modern corporate management (Abbasi, 2011). Therefore, I also believe in democratic right to leadership of every individual. I also believe that leadership can be inculcated and developed just as moral character can. Islam also teaches that leadership is not a reward but a responsibility to serve the community. Therefore, I also believe in the concept of servant leadership where it is the responsibility of the leader to serve the best interests of the followers instead of using them as tools for advancing his or her personal ambitions (Spears, 2011).
In addition to the above mentioned factors, I also believe that my personal qualities and inborn traits have also played a great part in shaping my personal approach to leadership. I tend to be a friendly and affectionate person and this makes me quite capable of treating people with warmth and openness. Secondly, I am also demonstrative of my feelings and I frankly communicate my views to people. This makes me capable of expressing positive statements to the people under my leadership and of helping to raise their self-esteem. I have seen people around me work hard to develop these qualities but it seems to come naturally to me. Therefore, I believe that the trait leadership theories are not as irrelevant as claimed in current leadership theory. In fact, trait leadership theories should not be used to ignore other aspects of leadership such as moral values and skills that can be developed through effort.
I have demonstrated the above mentioned qualities in several instances during my life. Being a father of five daughters, I have to assume the responsibility of leadership for my family. I have to make sure that all my daughters are treated fairly by me, that they are healthy and happy, and that they receive all their rights. I also have to make sure that the environment at home is positive and that all problems are dealt with effectively. When my eldest daughter was facing bullying at school and I found out about it, she refused any help from me in this matter as she felt it would be embarrassing for her. I could have ignored her request and taken up the matter with her teacher without her knowing about it but I did not. I sat down with my daughter and told her that she was very brave. I also explained to her that it was important to speak up for oneself if one was being treated unfairly. I also assured her that I would not do anything without her permission but that I simply wanted to invite the girl and her parents to dinner. She consented and during the dinner I talked to her parents about the problem. They agreed to talk to the girl and since then the two have had a less adversarial relationship.
I believe that it was my personal ability to respect personal decisions of my daughter, my desire to gain and keep her trust, and to use dialogue and
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