By taking the Gender-Leader Implicit Association test I was surprised to learn that even though I consider myself to have progressive views with regards to women in leadership, I still have gender biases since I received a positive score. Evidently, the beliefs about women are culturally entrenched in society and they are subliminal because they …
Society has longstanding beliefs towards women in elite leadership positions that are so subtle and ingrained that it is almost undetectable. Women, such as the situation Lisa Weber faced, frequently face the glass ceiling effect while attempting to move into a leadership position. The glass ceiling is a metaphor, which means that women face an …
Many people get to the end of their time on this planet and realize that they had many dreams that were never acted upon due to the paralyzing fear of failure. Fear has destroyed more dreams than failure ever has. William Shakespeare warns us, “Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we …
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Although I did not directly answer the question that Dawn posed, she did inspire me to develop some interesting thoughts. In her post, Dawn eloquently articulated principles of effective ethical behaviour and how ethics are the strong foundation to authentic transformational leadership. However, if transformational leadership is not grounded in strong morals and values, it …
I thought it was effective how Monica used the analogy of a water droplet falling into a body of water, creating ripples that gradually increase. She draws connections that this is the same impact that leaders have in the lives of their employees, the organization, and the world at large. A leader sets the tone …
Sarah effectively articulated the Confucius’ principles related to his primary message “what you do not wish done to yourself, do not do to others” (Watson, 1951: p. 196). This is taken from the Golden Rule of Christianity: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. I liked how Sarah related these simple …
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Transformational leadership entails a leader motivating and inspiring followers to perform beyond expectations while sacrificing self-interests and serving the common good (Wang & Oh, 2011: p. 224). Furthermore, transformational leaders tend to challenge the status quo, which may result in increased performance levels due to both creativity and innovation (Wang et al., 2011: p.228). The …
Within our turbulent world, authentic leadership is needed more than ever. From fake news to corruption to white collar scandals, the public is anxious and apprehensive to have an ethical, authentic leader that is compelled to act in a way that appeals to not only universal principles of social justice, equality, and benevolent values, but …
Currently, John holds several leadership position as he is a pastor of a church, a director of church planting initiatives, and a research catalyst for an up and coming graphene company. I spoke to John to discuss his goals and professional development. When are you at your best? Describe a time when you performed really …
Norm did an excellent job articulating an employee development plan for his manufacturing company. He briefly defined what a hybrid organization entails and then discussed how it encourages creativity and innovation while building trust and citizenship behaviours amongst employees. More specifically, the strong link between trust leading to innovation. I thought it was interesting to …
