Leadership Principles And Methods Of Leadership - 1437 Words

I came into this class not knowing what to expect. I thought we would just learn about leadership principles and methods of leadership. Another thought was we could possibly study great leaders and what they did that made them a great leader. This was my own narrow view of what leadership was supposed to look like. I soon found out my opinion of this class was wrong. I learned so many different aspects about myself and my own leadership. Through this class I learned many theories and views of leadership, which helped transform my previous view on Leadership. I learned the best leadership I can do is the leadership where I can be myself. A leader who can be effective is one who knows their S.H.A.P.E. It is their Spiritual Gifts, Heart,†¦show more content†¦I learned there were many theories on leadership. My view of leadership had many similarities to the Great Man theory view on leadership. The theory basically states that leaders are only born. I also was taught there was f ive other theories of leadership. There is Trait theory, which is saying only people with certain traits can be a leader. Behavioral theory is similar to Trait theory, but it states that leaders only are people who exhibit specific behaviors. Situational Contingency Theory claims that leaders are only people who meet the needs of specific leadership in a specific situation. There is also Influence theory, which states leaders are people who can only influence people to an idea or desired task. Lastly, is the Reciprocal Leadership theory, this theory claims that everybody is a leader and works together as a leadership group. Learning about these theories helped changed my view on leadership. I was taught, as Christians, we are all called to be leaders. Leadership is an honorable aspiration to God. God has given us abilities, gifts, and talents to be leaders. Also I found out that there is no specific mold for leadership. Every leader is an individual so they have an individual leader ship style. It is up to people to find their strengths and weaknesses to know their sweet spot for leadership. My view of leadership has changed drastically from before I started this class. I now realize that everybody can be a