Application to organization leadership and capstone project

            Introduction

    This paper will focus on the application of the integrative leadership which will climax the general learning development throughout my degree involvement. It will also focus on the way in which education skills, as well as the implementation of the new skills, will be incorporated so as to assist in the achievement of the organizational leadership attainment and sustainability in the future.  Being a servant motivational leader, I have experienced so much from the leadership program which has acted as an eye opener. The world is changing each and every new day and this has been reflected with the increment in the competition in the economy and thus in the marketplace. This has attributed to the need for organizations to learn on the way that they would use to bring about change so as to be able to become competent and sustainable. Thus the organizational leaders have had to change in different sectors such as in their leadership styles and attitude to leadership with an aim of building and leading competitive and workable interactions, groups, and establishments. The education experience all the way through the leadership education program has been so immense. However, I have incorporated parts of education that talk of issues of mindfulness, a resilient sense of responsive intelligence, and understanding of people so as to be able to become the best leader. These specific capacities of learning were quite new to me but I, however, was able to gain valuable skills, experience, education as well as a toolbox of techniques that will help me in becoming a good leader and the way in which I can implement the best practices in leadership. Some of these practices will include building relationships, team development, leadership development skills that will help me in leading my future business and its employees towards a great success and sustainability.

    My main focus in leadership application is on the applying of the adult learning standards in my own organization this will be enhanced through the development, modeling and evaluating of the educational training lessons focusing on the adult learning standard. I will also aim at improving on my organizational leadership through progressing, modeling and evaluating the efficiency of the new educational and workflow progression. Another aim of the leadership application is to change the entire organization so as to be able to offer them what they need most such as the leadership, management of the operations and remediation. This will be enhanced through the improvement, implementation and analyzing of the needs valuation survey.

    Servant leadership is established on a firm foundation that deals with service for oneself and for others. Its concept deals with the self-sufficiency, empowerment, involvement, shared authority, shared vision, shared obligations and the establishment of a society of trust. The servant leadership model has four elements that are; putting off service before self-interest and it requires that leaders should make a conscious choice of assisting others towards taking preference over the urge to achieve a formal leadership place and attainment of control over others (Greenleaf 1977).  Another element is on listening so as to support others and thus leading to a fuller understanding of the challenges that face other people. It is through this understanding of the other people that the servant leader is able to contribute to the best cause of action. The other element is on the inspiring of trust by being trustworthy. This will enhance the servant leader to form trust by achieving what they actually say through being truthful and giving up on power but rather focusing on the good will of other people. Trust is therefore believed to grow from believing others to make personal decisions. Servant leaders advance trust since they offer everything that is governance, payments, facts, and acknowledgment.

 The final element of the servant leadership model is on the nourishing of other people and making them feel complete as it necessitates the leader’s confidence in the special prospective of each individual so as to have a progressive influence in the world. As leaders make themselves vulnerable to other people showing their own pain and humanity, makes them become close to other people (Greenleaf 1977).

    According to Meng, there is a strong correlation between leading sensibly and emotional intelligence. The use of mindfulness is important as it allows the training of a quality attention that is strong in intelligibility and stability (Meng Tan 2012). This is thus used to direct the power charged devotion to the physiological aspects of emotions with an aim of perceiving emotion with high brilliance and resolution. The capability to perceive the emotional knowledge at a higher level of precision and resolution builds the basis for the emotional brainpower.  This, therefore, results in the capability of leading others with intelligibility, compassion, and understanding and with recognition of motivators which leads to trust between the leaders and those that are led. The expected outcome of this leadership is much more productive more fulfilling workplace relations, more job fulfillment and a higher rate of morale and larger levels of happiness (Meng Tan 2012). Leaders mind can be developed beyond that one of the non-leader through the sovereign thinking, open-mindedness, organizations thinking and individual mastery. Integrating all of these disciplines provides a basis that can assist leaders in examining their mental models and overcoming of blind spots that may restrict their leadership efficiency and the success of their organizations. Sensibility in this context can be viewed as the constant re-evaluation of the previously learned techniques of doing things in the context of evolving information as well as shifting situations in the organization.

Mindful leaders, therefore, are regularly looking for new ideas and styles that would enhance the betterment of self and that of other people. This is because all the four disciplines reach that can move forward in a significant manner towards the mastery of their minds and hence lies on each other and leaders are working towards developing at least one of their mental mindfulness thus becoming more efficient.

    According to Putz and Raynor, an integral leader is capable of objectively assessing the way in which the individual’s identity tends to be created within the setting of a true but partial model and he thus has the capacity to change his sense of self-identity as needed in the phase of model change. This capability is to restructure the identity as one way through which the integral leadership separates itself from other forms of leadership. Development is a key element in integrating the theory of leadership. This enhances the identification with one level to the other and this allows the differentiation and development of distinct traits (Putz & Raynor 2004).  

    Transformational leadership is interested in the inspiring and motivation of the followers so as to assist them to attain high levels of moral conduct and value centered actions. It involves the assessment of followers’ motives, fulfilling their motivation needs and treating them well as human beings. Thus they are involved more in development, ethics and morals (Reams 2005). Transformational leadership is thus important as it offers track of where one wants to go as far as occupation is concerned. Having the complete knowledge of the strengths, weakness, personality conduct, and emotional intelligence will enhance effective leading the organization. Transactional leaders, on the other hand, are focused on the job and the running of the day to day operations. This is so essential while leading as it will enhance the leader to be able to run the departments, manage others and self. However, a transformational leader is more effective as they lead other people through inspiring, involving and motivating them.

Thus these types of leaders are able to establish and inspire the organizational goals that make transformation occur (Reams 2005). Being a transformational leader is of more essence as compared to other types of leadership. This is because of the positive impact that these leaders have on other people and the transformation that occurs. Serving others is a matter of making the relevant changes for oneself and for others thus allowing them to transform in a better way that is of benefit to them and to the entire society.

 

            Conclusion

    Servant leadership primarily deals with the encouraging of other people in their personal development and also assisting them to be understood and appreciate the greater determination of their work. Leaders are always concerned about the way their employees feel about themselves, their role and their relations with other people. Leading thoughtfully practices maintain and enhance personal growth and improvement of emotional intelligence which leads to a better governance and management over the emotions that people have. This capability can be developed further through the various consideration practices that may be as simple as taking a meaningful pause. Constant personal growth and improvement allow one to develop skills and capabilities in developing the same to other people. Leading sensibly will enhance the leaders into leading in a more intellectual, moral, ethical and in a sound decision-making that will enable one to be able to see the bigger picture. This will also enhance the leader to listen to other people's input and to consider other people’s creative ideas. Throughout my study, I have learned various essential tools and methods that are important to me as they give me meaning, determination, job satisfaction and eventual happiness in my work.

Thus with this kind of knowledge and experience, it is my main goal to acquire a job or an organization that fulfills both my personal and professional needs. It is through this that I will be able to lead mindfully so as to help me in fulfilling these professional and personal needs to others and also to create a high level of emotional aptitude, job gratification and contentment for those that I am leading and serving. It is through this interpretation that I am able to connect between thoughtful leading and servant governance and how this will enhance me in attaining abundant achievement as a leader and in helping other people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

    Greenleaf, R. (1997). Servant Leadership; A journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. Paulist Press, Mahwah, NJ.

    Meng Tan, C. (2012). Search inside Yourself; The unexpected Path to Achieving success, Happiness And World Peace). Harper-Collins, New York, NY.

    Putz, M & Raynor, M. (2004). Integral leadership: overcoming the paradox of growth. Unpublished manuscript

    Reams J. (2005).What’s Integral about Leadership? A Reflection on Leadership and Integral Theory.