1). Leadership style: What kind of leader am I?
I am a very laidback and easy going person so I would definitely be a free-rein leader. Not everyone can work successfully when there is a strict way of doing the task at hand. However, everyone can be successful if they can choose how they work at the task that I have given to them. From personal experience I know that I have trouble following strict instructions. However, when I am told to complete a task and they don't care how it gets done, I really enjoy doing the task much more. This causes me to work better and then eventually finish the task better than I would have with strict instruction. One example of this was a paper that I wrote my sophomore year. My teacher made it so everything had to be a specific way. After grading that paper she asked if I would meet her outside of class to talk about the paper that I had written. I failed the paper and I did not know why. She could see my confusion and thought of a possible solution. She requested that I rewrite my paper, but this time I could do whatever I wanted. When I came back to the same teacher to discuss my new paper she told me that it was one of the best papers I had ever written. Letting me take control of how I wanted to do the paper not only resulted in me finishing it but actually improving my final score from a F to an A. To me this really showed how important personal preference is when completing a task that is given to you. That is why I am a free-rein leader.
2).Be specific and concise
As a leader I know that I need to be very specific and concise with whomever I am giving a task to do. One of the worst things that could happen as a leader is giving someone a task to complete and finding out that the outcome of the task is not matching to the task given. I know that as a leader to effectively create progress I will need to be specific with all of the people that I am leading. When a person who is working to complete a task fails to complete the task it not only hurts the group but also it hurts the individual. Keeping members of the group positive is crucial to a business or organization of all types. When a group member messes up or does not effectively complete a task it makes that person feel bad that they failed the task. This causes them to perform even worse. I will always be specific to group member so that as a group we can minimize failed tasks causing the group members to stay positive witch turns into better work.
3).How would I motivate?
I believe motivation is a big part of being a leader. Regardless of whether or not you like what you are doing, you will always improve if you are working toward something you want. Many companies offer people raises for achieving a certain goal. However, some people don't find certain things motivating. As a leader, I would havea individual conversation with each of my group members and discuss what they are looking for as motivation. Once we come to a agreement to what their motivation is I know that they will be motivated the best way they can be. I know this because they decided what they want so they will work hard to achieve that reward. Motivation is crucial because without it the group would be doing the minimum work to complete a task. However, when they are motivated they will work hard causing a better outcome of the task given to them.
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