My Personal Model of Leadership

1. My Personal Model of Leadership Melissa Farrish

2. Theoretical Context Authentic Leadership Servant Leadership Transformational Leadership

3. Authentic Leadership Authentic Leadership • Genuine • Practice my values consistently • Lead with my heart as well as my head • Develop long-term meaningful relationships • Integrating life by staying grounded

4. Servant Leadership • Good listener • Empathy • Self-awareness • Stewardship • Commitment • Building community • Making a difference in the lives of others Servant Leadership

5. Transformational Leadership • Inspire others • Balance organizational objectives with employee needs Transformational Leadership

6. Personal Definition • Leadership is the ability to motivate and inspire others by promoting personal and professional development.

7. Word Portrait

8. Leadership Metaphor • Leadership is like being an actor. You must be able to play the part. Leaders must wear many hats.

9. Leadership “hats” Leaders must act as law enforcement officers by keeping the peace and establishing and enforcing standards of conduct. Leaders must act as teachers by educating the people around them. Leaders are constantly learning and switch between the roles of teacher and student. Leaders must act as a politician by looking after constituencies and forging alliances

10. Leadership “hats” Leaders must be positive and encourage others.

11. Leadership in Action • Serving as the Registrar at Mountain State University

12. Leadership Task • Parent • Employee • Student

13. Inspiration • Philippians 4:13 (King James Bible) states, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

14. Leadership Poem The paradoxes of being a "Servant-Leader"poem Strong enough to be weakSuccessful enough to failBusy enough to make timeWise enough to say "I don't know"Serious enough to laughRich enough to be poorRight enough to say "I'm wrong"Compassionate enough to disciplineMature enough to be childlikeImportant enough to be lastPlanned enough to be spontaneousControlled enough to be flexibleFree enough to endure captivityKnowledgeable enough to ask questionsLoving enough to be angryGreat enough to be anonymousResponsible enough to playAssured enough to be rejectedVictorious enough to loseIndustrious enough to relaxLeading enough to serve Poem by Brewer --- as cited by Hansel, in Holy Sweat, Dallas Texas, Word, 1987. (p29)

15. Let Your Light Shine . . .