Respond to the following post by explaining how the leadership skills they described may impact your organization or your personal leadership, or by identifying challenges you see in applying
the skills described.
” In a systematic review, Sweeney et al. (2019) concluded that “the challenges of leadership may vary in different organizational contexts.” As a result, the insights derived from the scholarly articles reviewed are that leaders must conclude that flexibility in the choice of leadership style is dependent upon the setting. According to Broome & Marshall (2021, p. 10 -11), the skill of leadership is comprised of multiple things such as having a particular style, having leadership attributes such as physical vitality…stamina…action-oriented, possess a range of eight successful habits (proactive, remaining focused, having an attitude of winning), possess attributes such as being trustworthy…compassionate…reliable, and possess leadership competencies (professional, being business-like, & knowledgeable). In one of the three articles, active-duty soldiers were researched to obtain opinions regarding characteristics of good and effective leaders. The research concluded that the five strengths of a good leader were: integrity, leadership, good judgment, trustworthiness, and teamwork (Gayton & Kehoe, 2019). On page 12 of the text, Broome & Marshall (2021) lists four styles of leadership that are situational dependent. The styles describe a leader 1)- who gives direction by telling others what to do, 2)-who allows learning while they merely coach/augment the experience, 3)- who participates and shares decision-making with others, and 4)- one who delegates responsibilities to others.
Description of a leader who has or of a Situation I have Seen the Behaviors/Skills Used in Practice
Huikko-Tarvainen (2021) describes the expected leadership role of a physician. The doctor’s style of leadership often depends on the situation; the style might be one who gives directions to others, one who shares decision-making with nurses and other doctors, and/or one who might delegate responsibilities to others as when electronic orders are given for the registered nurse to initiate an IV access. Once again, the style of leadership is situation-dependent.
Explanation of How the Skills Were Effective & How the Use of It Impacted the Workplace
During the day-to-day activities associated with the provision of healthcare, the example given of the leadership style for the doctor demonstrates the effective execution of quality care to patients. Of the three styles of leadership for the doctor, the style for ‘shared decision-making’ is likely to be most challenging at times due to time constraints..”
