{"id":348,"date":"2021-02-07T18:22:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T02:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0165\/?p=348"},"modified":"2021-02-07T18:28:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T02:28:48","slug":"admired-leadership-attributes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0165\/admired-leadership-attributes\/","title":{"rendered":"Admired Leadership Attributes"},"content":{"rendered":"
This post was authored in collaboration with\u00a0Jonathan Carpenter<\/a>,\u00a0Patrick Guichon<\/a>,\u00a0Mike MacKay<\/a>,\u00a0Cheryl Haley Nix<\/a>, & Christopher Rowe<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n

During our first group activity in LRNT 525, our team was presented with the task of organizing a list of twenty leadership attributes in order of most to least important.\u00a0 The goal of this activity was to come to a consensus on what we collectively thought of as prioritized qualities in a leader.<\/span><\/p>\n

We first approached the task by each independently organizing the provided list of attributes based on our own experience and understanding of leadership.\u00a0 The results of our first attempt are represented in Figure 1.\u00a0 What we immediately found when coming together to discuss the results was that there was a lack of consistency in our interpretations of the context of a leader.<\/span><\/p>\n

Figure 1\"\"<\/a>Note:\u00a0<\/em>Jonathan \u2013 Considered leadership in a general context;\u00a0Patrick & Christopher \u2013 Envisioned their ideal supervisor;\u00a0Mike \u2013 Considered leadership in an online\/remote environment;\u00a0Cheryl \u2013 Considered leadership in the context of the dental\/medical field<\/span><\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, considering the varied interpretation of context, there was some variation in our responses.\u00a0 The largest deviation came from Cheryl\u2019s prioritization of ambition as the most important attribute in a leader, while the rest of the group placed it near the bottom of the list.\u00a0 Upon discussion, it was determined that there were two possible explanations for the deviation, including gender and profession.\u00a0 As a contributor to ForbesWomen, Prossack (2018) noted that ambition is often interpreted by women as a negative quality, but that it should be something to be embraced and used for personal and communal gain.\u00a0 With that in mind, it was Cheryl\u2019s opinion that there\u2019s been a shift to prioritizing ambition as a means for professional advancement.\u00a0 Additionally, in a study that observed the attributes of medical students, Kiolbassa (2011) recognized that \u201c\u2018Future perspective\u2019 and \u2018Personal ambition\u2019 were rated as most important reasons for specialty choice by students\u201d (p. 5).\u00a0 As a result, it stands to reason that ambition would be considered a valuable attribute in the medical field at large.<\/span><\/p>\n

After further discussion and a dive into the literature, we came to the conclusion that we would have a better consensus if we all approached the task with the same context in mind.\u00a0 In addition, we included some attributes that we thought were omitted from the original list including credibility, communication, adaptability, and transparency.\u00a0 We chose to tackle the activity again, thinking about leadership in the context of an online environment.\u00a0 We surprised ourselves by how much our lists changed.\u00a0 The results of our second attempt are represented in Figure 2.\u00a0 After completing the task for a second time, honesty and qualities associated with communication moved to the top of our list.\u00a0 Castelli (2016) observed that a violation of trust in the leader\/follower relationship results in the follower\u2019s withdrawal.\u00a0 It was our opinion that all other attributes a leader possesses stem from a position of trust.\u00a0 When the bond of trust is broken, the effectiveness of the remaining attributes is diminished.\u00a0 Furthermore, Castelli went on to identify transparency and credible communication, amongst other attributes, as the qualities of effective reflective leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n

Figure 2\"\"<\/a><\/strong>Note:<\/em>\u00a0Second attempt prioritizing leadership attributes considering the context of an online environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

In conclusion, we came to the consensus that a strong leader in an online environment is one who possesses the ability to build trust through open communication and transparency.\u00a0 An additional conclusion was that the priority of leadership qualities can shift depending on the people and the context involved.\u00a0 It would be a mistake to determine leadership qualities that are a top priority in all circumstances. Rather, one should consider the needs of the people in the relationship and the environment in which they find themselves before adopting a path towards effective leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n

References<\/span><\/p>\n

Castelli, P. A. (2016). Reflective leadership review: a framework for improving organisational performance. Journal of Management Development, 35(2), 217\u2013236.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1108\/JMD-08-2015-0112<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Kiolbassa, K., Miksch, A., Hermann, K., Loh, A., Szecsenyi, J., Joos, S., & Goetz, K. (2011). Becoming a general practitioner \u2013 Which factors have most impact on career choice of medical students? BMC Family Practice, 12(25), 1\u20137.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/1471-2296-12-25<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Prossack, A. (2018). This one leadership trait will help both men and women get ahead. ForbesWomen.\u00a0https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ashiraprossack1\/2018\/05\/07\/ambition-the-new-trend-driving-womens-leadership\/?sh=1bbb04626718<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n


\nFeatured Image: “Leader<\/a>” by Creative Stall, PK<\/a>\u00a0from the Noun Project<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
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