Personal Leadership Research Articles

Factors determining Leadership characteristic its impact on Employee Performance: An Empirical Study

Employee performance in India is greatly influenced by a leader's personality traits. The impact of successful leadership on employees is influenced by a number of things. Employee performance is influenced by a leader's capacity for clear advice and effective communication. Clear communication promotes comprehension, alignment, and gives workers the power to complete their jobs effectively. Positive work environments are fostered by leaders who are emotionally intelligent and empathic. Employee motivation and feeling valued results in improved output and performance. Effective decision-making and problem-solving abilities are characteristics of effective leaders.Their decision-making skills foster employee trust and confidence, which has a favourable effect on productivity.Additionally, managers who support a collaborative environment and teamwork provide their staff members incentives to collaborate, which fosters creativity and boosts productivity.Leaders who recognise and recognise exceptional performance inspire staff to work at the highest levels, which boosts dedication and productivity.

Presencing Connection: Life Writing and Personal Development

"The global present has been diagnosed as a disruptive moment of disconnection. In this essay, I stage an interdisciplinary encounter between the self-reflexive genre of life writing on the one hand, and recent theories of personal development and leadership in order to compare recent approaches to the present as a moment of transformation. In order to overcome present disruptions, it is necessary to acknowledge past patterns of relating to the social and natural environment, but also to go beyond self- and systems awareness and develop innovative ways of connecting that complement a cognitive understanding of crisis with affective and embodied practices. By bringing together life writings and leadership theories, I introduce a range of current ways of envisioning connection and sketch how they may contribute to making more sustainable relational imaginaries and practices accessible to a wider public."

Outcomes of the AAFCS Leadership Academy To Enhance Professional Leadership Qualifications

Leadership planning is essential to an organization's survival. This study evaluates the success of the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Leadership Academy measured by participant benefits, the influence on participants' personal and professional satisfaction, and changes in leadership roles within AAFCS before and after participation. A 33-item web-based questionnaire was sent to AAFCS Leadership Academy participants in cohorts from 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019. Results showed that the respondents found the AAFCS Leadership Academy beneficial in developing personal and professional leadership skills that enabled them to serve in a leadership role related to employment (73%) and in enhancing their career path or goals (73%). The findings further revealed that respondents reported increased levels of personal (73%) and job (50%) satisfaction as well as increased capability in personal empowerment, networking, and service within AAFCS. The recognized need for a continuing stream of competent leaders to drive and support the future of AAFCS inspired the creation of the AAFCS Leadership Academy. Although planning efforts to engage new professionals in leadership development began earlier, the first AAFCS Leadership Academy launched in 2013 as a pre-conference event for the AAFCS Annual Conference. Since then, the AAFCS Leadership Academy has been offered bi-annually in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021.

A Form for the Masses! The Brazilian Process of Politicization in Patrícia Galvão's Parque Industrial

Patrícia Galvão's Parque Industrial: romance proletário (1933) is a study of the politicization of the masses at the very beginning of Getúlio Vargas's populism. In this piece, I analyze the ways in which the novel intervenes in the incipient getulismo, destabilizing its political logic by negating two of its key elements: nationalism and strong personal leadership. Then, I parse the novel's political counterproposal by examining how it aesthetically works through the ambiguous relationship between the proletariat and the masses. In doing so, I propose that the novel presents us with an aesthetic of the masses that exposes the masses' political nature. Finally, I argue that Parque Industrial's political and aesthetic project displays an essential problem that both the Left and Vargas were facing: how to give political form to the masses.

Developing Human Potential

This Online Educational Resource textbook is intended to provide an overview and introduction of leadership through the lens of how students can develop and maximize their own interpersonal skills. Interpersonal skills are crucial to navigating the professional world and can help us to better understand ourselves. This textbook approaches interpersonal skills from a personal level and allows the reader to immerse themselves into activities and scholarship across topical areas. Through the text, learners can create their own Personal Leadership Philosophy and expand this into a Civic Leadership Philosophy to help them understand the impact leaders can have on their communities and workplaces. This text is freely available per the terms of the Creative Commons copyright. Links to digital PDF and ePUB file formats are provided but may not maintain intended page breaks or formatting. About the Editors Contributors Foreword: History Foreword: About the Title I. Main Body Introduction 1. How I See Myself 2. Defining My Personal Values 3. Defining my Vision & Setting Personal Goals 4. Communicating with Leadership Congruence 5. Nonverbal Communication & Active Listening in Small Groups 6. Developing Trust & Being Trustworthy 7. Perceptions are Only From My Point of View 8. Diversity & Inclusion 9. Meeting the Challenge of Effective Groups & Teams Membership 10. Engaging with Empathy 11. Managing Conflict Expectations 12. Leadership & Civic Engagement: Becoming the Change Maker This book was originally conceptualized as a textbook for a class at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln called “Interpersonal Skills for Leadership.” A book by the same name was originally written in 1996, with a second edition published in 2005 by Dr. Susan Fritz and colleagues (Fritz et al., 1996, 2005). Since the text was up for a new edition, we met with Dr. Fritz, who is a strong supporter of Online Educational Resources (as well as all free or low-cost texts for students). Dr. Fritz graciously offered to write a part of the Foreward for this text and offered great feedback and advice (aka, wisdom). Two of the three authors of this chapter have worked with Dr. Fritz for many years as graduate students, as staff, and, eventually, as faculty. We are grateful for her support and mentoring over the years, including with this current project.

Agon—Are Military Officers Educated for Modern Society?

The research question in this article concerns how a competitive environment affects the learner’s (officer cadet’s) personal leadership development and their relationship to their team and with future civilian foundations. More specifically, what are the possible learning effects of the ‘hidden’ curriculum? This article investigates how more than 250 years of leadership education provides new army officers with new skills and how this environment may affect the cadets’ leadership training. The article builds on ethnographic data gathered during the three-year education programme in most of the relevant practical locations and contexts. Data were collected using both interviews and a questionnaire. Regarding trust in their learning environment, cadets reported a mean score of 2.83 on a 1 (low trust) to 5 (high trust) Likert scale, underpinning interview data regarding the lack of trust in the Norwegian Military Academy (NMA) and in their fellow cadets. Cadets also pointed out that competition hindered their learning (mean = 2.50). These findings are interpreted in relation to possible negative effects stemming from internal competition and the evaluation system as a whole. The overall output of this system is a zero-sum game, and thus affects evaluative practices and learning processes. This study is of relevance to higher education officers responsible for designing learning environments.

In the Shadow of the Gods: The Emperor in World History, by Dominic Lieven

It has been claimed that the history of the world is the history of empires. From Sargon of Akkad (c.2334–2279 BCE), empires and emperors have been an ever-present feature across the world and throughout history. In Dominic Lieven’s formulation, empires are vast territories with great resources, that rule over ‘many and diverse peoples’, and possess great power: unless for ‘a significant part of its life a state [has] played a major role in the history of a sizeable slice of the globe it does not deserve the name of empire’ (pp. 27–9). Lieven opens this impressive book by acknowledging that the topic is too vast for a single volume, and there is much that cannot be included or known. Rather, this ‘is a collective biography of [Eurasian] emperors and an anatomy of hereditary imperial monarchy as a type of polity’ (p. 1). A central aspect of the work is Lieven’s focus on the ‘personalities’ of the emperors in question, as ‘personalities of top leaders often disappear behind the office they hold and the behaviour it imposes on them’ (p. 2). This runs parallel with several themes that permeate the work: ‘the human life cycle, the dynamics of family politics, the role of women, the politics of succession and the training of heirs’ as well as leadership and what it meant to be an emperor (p. 3). This is achieved through a mixture of biography and ‘empathy’, in a world outlook that focuses on Eurasian empires but moves beyond Eurocentrism to provide a more inclusive assessment of the experience of being an emperor.

The Correlation between Innovative Leadership and Early Childhood Education Teacher Performance

Given that they deal with complex difficulties on a daily basis and due to economic realities, educational leadership today needs to be more creative and innovative. A creative educational leadership talent that forms the basis of a person's leadership style is still necessary for any leadership style to be effective. This study aims to determine whether there is an influence of innovative leadership for improving the performance of educators in ECE institutions in Serang District. This research uses quantitative data collection through a survey. The results show a simple linear regression equation Y = a + bx, with the value of Y = 10.022 and X = 0.922, implying a positive b-coefficient. The correlation coefficient value = 0.755, signifying a strong correlation between the X and Y variables. The coefficient of determination is 57.1%, while the remaining 42.9% is influenced by other factors. The hypothesis testing provides tcount > ttable (20.714 > 7.739), so H0 is rejected, and Ha is accepted. Based on the result, there is a positive and significant influence of the innovative leadership of the ECE principals towards the performance of ECE educators.
 
 Received: 20 February 2023 / Accepted: 19 April 2023 / Published: 5 May 2023

Under the Lens: Team Perception of Trauma Video Review.

Video-based assessment and review are becoming increasingly common, and trauma video review (TVR) has been shown to be an effective educational, quality improvement, and research tool. Yet, trauma team perception of TVR remains incompletely understood. We evaluated positive and negative perceptions of TVR across multiple team member groups. We hypothesized that members of the trauma team would find TVR educational and that anxiety would be low across all groups. An anonymous electronic survey was provided to nurses, trainees, and faculty during weekly multidisciplinary trauma performance improvement conference following each TVR activity. Surveys assessed perception of performance improvement and anxiety or apprehension (Likert scale: 1 "strongly disagree" to 5 "strongly agree"). We report individual and normalized cumulative scores (average of responses for each positive [n = 6] and negative [n = 4] question stem). We analyzed 146 surveys over 8 months, with 100% completion rate. Respondents were trainees (58%), faculty (29%), and nurses (13%). Of the trainees, 73% were postgraduate year (PGY) 1-3 and 27% were PGY 4-9. Of all respondents, 84% had participated previously in a TVR conference. Respondents reported an improved perception of resuscitation education quality and personal leadership skills development. Participants found TVR to be more educational than punitive overall. Analysis of team member types showed lower scores for faculty for all positive stemmed questions. Trainees were more likely to agree with negative stemmed questions if they were a lower PGY, and nurses were least likely to agree with negative stemmed questions. TVR improves trauma resuscitation education in a conference setting, with trainees and nurses reporting the greatest benefit. Nurses were noted to be the least apprehensive about TVR.

Medals, Rings, and Olympic Dreams: A Review Essay of Antonio Sotomayor and Cesar R. Torres, eds., Olimpismo

Medals, Rings, and Olympic Dreams: A Review Essay of Antonio Sotomayor and Cesar R. Torres, eds., <i>Olimpismo</i>

Call Individuals to Action.

This commentary calls on individuals, researchers and leaders to reconsider the sustained and ongoing impact of colonialism with respect to our individual commitment to relationships in a context where policy alone will not address the issues we face. The author intends to recognize people's individual power and accountability in their relationship with Indigenous Peoples and describes how relationships, in the end, will drive the change that is needed. The author raises the need for distinctions-based legislation to carry and convey the intention for change. Individuals empowered by the legislation are urged to use their personal leadership to address racist policies and services. This paper is a call to make the commitment to being in relationship with Indigenous People and using levers within their scope of practice to address discrimination and racism against Indigenous Peoples in healthcare.

Determining factors affecting innovation capacity of students at economic universities in Hanoi

This study aimed to explore the factors affecting the innovation capacity of students at the National Economics University, Vietnam. Researchers inherited and developed this work based on previous research to focus on analysing and evaluating dynamics, measuring innovation capacity, and the factors affecting innovation capacity of university students. The innovation capacity model is used based on six factors: creativity, self-confidence, personal energy, risk propensity, leadership ability, and ambiguous problem solving. The empirical analysis used data from the survey data of 250 students from the economic sector in Hanoi with reliable tools (SPSS 26.0 software). The data were analysed by frequencies, percentages, means, Pearson’s linear correlation coefficient, exploratory factor analysis, and multi-linear regression model based on the survey data. The research results identified the following factors affecting the innovation capacity of university students: personal energy and leadership ability, which have the strongest impact on student innovation capacity. Self-confidence, risk propensity, and ambiguous problem solving had strong effects on student innovation capacity. Finally, creativity also affected student innovation capacity. There is also a positive relationship between all factors and student innovation capacity. Several recommendations are suggested to enhance innovation capacity for students in Vietnam.

Team Teaching in Higher Education: Personalities, Leadership Styles, and Preferences

Objective: This study aims to find out more about a) certain personality types, leadership styles, and teaching philosophies of those who have participated in team teaching, as well as b) their preferences for team teaching. These preliminary results ought to be helpful to faculty who may be asked to consider team teaching with a colleague(s), and results may help academic administrators assign and match faculty to team teach courses in their program offerings.Background: Given that few faculty have had the opportunity to team teach relative to the numerous courses they offer solo, there is a lack of focus, faculty development opportunities, and research on this subject. This does not, however, diminish the value of this method of delivering courses in higher education. Faculty may explore collaborative teaching in a number of ways, such as inviting a colleague to provide a one-time guest lecture, distributing assignments according to the collaborators' specialized knowledge, or working together on every part of the course.Methods: Using previously developed Myers-Briggs personality type finders and leadership style research tools, the participants' leadership and personality types were identified (Malak et al., 2022). People's experiences with teaching and preferences for leading vs. following were mapped using both qualitative (self-report) and quantitative (survey) approaches.Results: Sixty-three percent of the respondents identified as utilizing either servant leadership or coaching/mentoring. The majority of "E" type personalities like to "Lead," especially in a team-teaching atmosphere, according to this study's findings. The traditional team-teaching method was adopted by 49% of the participants, while 26% used cooperative learning, 11% used integrated learning, 9% used parallel learning, and the remaining 6% used monitoring learning. It is important to highlight that more than 60% of the subjects who had "E" qualities had backgrounds in nursing, public health, health administration, or health care.Conclusions: In summary, the faculty survey data reveal an overall profile of the faculty who have team taught in higher education as an extrovert with a penchant for judging; who prefers to lead rather than follow; uses a coaching/mentoring or servant leadership style; and prefers high level cooperation with a colleague(s) in the full range of teaching/learning activities.

Pelatihan Personality Development dan Keterampilan Komunikasi Kepemimpinan Remaja di Kampung Sejahtera Kota Medan

The community partnership program with the title Personality Development and Leadership Communication Skills for Youth in Kampung Sejahtera Medan City is to provide knowledge of soft skills in terms of developing communication skills for adolescents in Kampung Sejahtera, Petisah Tengah Village, Medan Petisah Subdistrict, Medan City. This activity was carried out at the Kampung Sejahtera river school hall, Jalan KH. Zainul Arifin, Medan City. The implementation of this activity is carried out in the first week and end of July 2022. The method of implementation in this activity program is using lectures, group discussions, and mentoring for youth in order to improve soft skills of personality characteristics, good personality, good performance, and skills and abilities. skills in communication. The results of the activities that have been carried out in this community partnership program have provided a positive response for the youth activity participants, such as high enthusiasm in participating in the activities. In addition, some that appear that are often encountered can be given an explanation from program implementers that can increase youth's knowledge regarding the development of communication skills and skills .

A Playcentre learning story: Te Whāriki as a framework for reflecting on emergent leadership

Abstract Research into leadership in early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand is in its infancy. At this early stage, distributed leadership has been identified as the most common style of leadership used in teacher-led early childhood education and care services. However, as a parent-led early childhood education service, Playcentre uses emergent leadership. Currently, professional development opportunities on leadership in early childhood education are geared towards teacher-led services. Therefore, how can a parent who has experienced emergent leadership identify the leadership skills gained that will form part of their professional practice when they return to paid work? This enquiry uses Te Whāriki as a leadership framework for reflecting on leadership skills gained through Playcentre. An autoethnographic case study method was employed to explore this framework in the context of the leadership skills that I gained while working at Playcentre over a 16–year period. The enquiry concluded that combining Te Whāriki with the early childhood education assessment for learning framework provides a matrix for examining leadership practice, as well as a way of developing insights into personal leadership practices. The use of the matrix provides scope for Playcentre leaders and other early childhood education leaders to reflect and gain insight into their leadership and for developing their own leadership framework of practice.

Pengaruh Leadership Position dan Financial Literacy terhadap Keputusan Investasi

When the investment industry develops rapidly, the general public's demand will increase, and it is generally assumed that investing will increase one's income. One aspect of personal finance that has caught the attention of academics is the concept of investment risk. Risk takers include those with lavish lifestyles, high-level jobs, and leadership roles within companies. The main objective of this study is to better understand the impact of leadership position and financial literacy on investment decisions. Quantitative method with correlated design is used in this research. Questionnaire results data were used in this study through a sample data collection technique involving 239 individuals drawn from six communities. SPSS is an analytical tool used in research as a strategy analysis. Findings from studies on the influence of leadership and financial literacy on investment decisions suggest a measurable, if modest, impact. A person's financial literacy has no effect on investment decisions, although a person's leadership position does have some influence in this area.

Tiktok New Media Analysis as Personal branding (Qualitative Description Study on Tiktok Account @Vmuliana)

Along with the rapid development of technology and followed by the development of new media, it has its own influence on the creation of various sites interacting through the virtual world. Until then, a new communication medium was created, one of which was Tiktok. The new media Tiktok is a social media platform that uses short videos of about 15 seconds - 3 minutes accompanied by music. The presence of Tiktok has another function, with Tiktok also being able to build personal branding from its owner. A content creator, named Vina A. Muliana, is quite familiar to the ears. The content published through Tiktok is packaged by Vina in a unique and fun way. This study aims to find out how the new media Tiktok as a personal branding tool for Vina A. Muliana. The problem is focused on the personal branding of Vina A. Muliana, in order to approach this problem, the theoretical reference of the eight main concepts of personal branding (the eight laws of personal branding) is used. The data is collected through videos or descriptions published on the Tiktok account @vmuliana using a qualitative approach. This study concludes that Vina Muliana's personal branding through her Tiktok account (@vmuliana) fulfills all eight main concepts for personal branding, namely specialization, leadership, personality, difference, appearance, unity, constancy, and good name

What if? Counterfactual Trump and the western response to the war in Ukraine

Abstract Because of his personality, had Donald Trump won the 2020 election the remarkable and unexpected united response by NATO allies to the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine would not have happened. Relying on leader personality research in foreign policy, we demonstrate this by using the counterfactual method of analysis. Specifying key differences between Biden's and Trump's personalities in terms of their experiences, traits and beliefs, we explicitly show that president Trump would have been very unlikely to share US intelligence, rally NATO allies in support of Ukraine or challenge Vladimir Putin. In contrast, these responses fit very well with Joe Biden's personality. We first present counterfactual analysis as a method before comparing Biden and Trump along personality characteristics known to significantly influence foreign-policy decisions. Through our case-study, we demonstrate the value of using systematic and theoretically grounded counterfactual methods for assessing the importance of individual differences between leaders and emphasizing their impact on international affairs.

The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Management Strategies From the Nurse Managers' Perspective.

Everyday nursing work inevitably involves conflict. Healthcare workers may experience this as a result of diverse human beliefs, knowledge, values, or emotions. In order to effectively manage and lead the nursing staff in hospitals, a multitasking leader with a wide range of abilities is needed. Multiple elements, such as the leader's personality and overall workplace conditions, might influence effective managerial leadership. Effective management leadership is affected by multiple factors, such as the personality of the leader, the general conditions in the workplace, and the quality characteristics of employees. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and conflict management strategies from the head nurses' perspective. Methods The study utilized a quantitative, cross-sectional correlation design. Twenty-one hospitals in the Aseer region that are affiliated with the Saudi Ministry of Health were included in this study. A non-probability sample consisted of 210 head nurses who have at least one year of experience working as head nurses or with managerial experience. An online questionnaire involving three sections - socio-demographic, trait emotional intelligence, and conflict management - were used. Results The study revealed that the level of emotional intelligence was average and that the level of conflict management strategies was high. Approximately three-quarters of the sample studied were female (78.1%), and for an educational level, the majority of participants had a bachelor's degree (62.4%). Regarding the working departments, 34.3% were in general wards, while 23.3% worked in critical care. Approximately two-thirds (62%) of the sample were married; 63.8% of the participants were Saudi, and 49% had fewer than three children. Also, gender identity and emotional intelligence were significantly correlated statistically. Likewise, the level of monthly income, marital status, and nationality are significantly correlated with conflict management strategies. Conclusions In the current study, emotional intelligence has no statistical correlation with strategies for resolving conflicts. While the relationship between subdomains of both main variables was negative, that ruled out an important positive relationship between cooperation and well-being. Teaching nurse managers about emotional intelligence might help them more effectively handle conflicts at work. Likewise, employing emotional intelligence practices requires nurse managers to lead by example, teaching their teams how to regulate their emotions and resolve frequent workplace conflicts.

An Experimental Investigation of Perceived Differences in Personality and Leadership Attributes of Social Entrepreneurs Compared to for Profit Entrepreneurs and Non-Profit Organisations Leaders

Social enterprises (SEs) strive for the fulfilment of a social mission based on an elaborated income strategy. Consequently, they are largely conceptualised as hybrid enterprises combining logics of traditional non-profit organisations (NPOs) and for-profit enterprises (FPEs). This is sound on the organisational level; however, it remains unclear to which extent the perception of SE leaders on the personal level mirrors this hybridity as previous studies are limited in scope and methodology. Our work examines perceived personality traits, work-related values, leadership styles and leader attributes of SE leaders compared to FPE and NPO leaders. Using a vignette-based, comprehensive experimental design with a sample of business students ( N = 170), we find that whereas notable differences in personality and leadership comparing SE and FPE leaders exist, SE and NPO leaders were perceived as not different. Based on our findings, theoretical and practical implications are discussed.