Leadership Statement

Aneliya Kochneva, Cohort II Spring 2013

Introduction: Who am I ?
Entrepreneur

Visionary

Mom Innovator Team player

Poet
Photographer Blogger

Reader Organizer
Dreamer

Foodie Library & Information Specialist Artist Crafter

Economist

Writer

Leader

Communicator

Leadership Experience

Corporate Software Trainer of a team of 250 people in India

Student Body Representative in college

1000 Book Club Organizer for a local school Leader in organizing team projects for Student Science Session

My Leadership Experience is based on

a Boundary Spanning Leadership experience (Yup, 2009):

Involving communication across organizational hierarchy; Accommodating different functions and experience; Developing communication channels with the companys international and local partners; Working with diverse groups in ethnicity, gender and nationality; Cultivating talent and motivating expertise;

Leadership with style: Democratic Leader

Motivates creativity Encourages team decision making

Fosters inspiration
Promotes Teamwork Respects opinions Facilitates brainstorming sessions

Managerial decision-making style

A combination of :
Thinking style- employing analytical
approach in decision making, based on

logical interpretation;
Sensing style- focusing on details and

facts to make a decision, as no detail is

considered too small or insignificant;

My Motivation Profile is
Achievement-Motivated: Result-driven Effective in moving projects along Perfectionist- upholding high standards Goal-Setter and Go-Getter Challenge seeker Empowering through collaboration

Strengths of my leadership style

Motivating through teamwork

Inspiring creativity
Reassuring by participation and example

Fair and just to all

Encouraging development

Leading to high satisfaction of employees

Cultivating talent

Weaknesses of my leadership style

Requires excellent expertise, knowledge

and understanding of all participants;

Decision making process can be time

consuming;
It can be inefficient in crisis/time sensitive

situations

Leadership styles easy to work with

Based on Leadership Styles (Mind Tools, Ltd , 2013): Charismatic Style- inspirational and exciting;
Laissez-Faire Style- facilitating freedom and independent work; People/Relation Oriented Style- supporting skills development, encouraging teamwork;

Servant Style- leading by example

Transformational Style- following the principle be the best, expect the best

Leadership styles difficult to work with

Based on Leadership Styles (Mind Tools, Ltd , 2013): Transactional Style- controlling, requiring obedience
Autocratic Style- dictatorial, complete power of the leader Bureaucratic Style- excessive rule following

Task-Oriented Style- in some cases it might shadow autocratic style, the end justifies the means

Key Leadership Values

Appreciation

Loyalty

Motivation

Courage

Ambition

Responsibil

Innovation

Personal Goals of Leadership Continuous Learning

Understand processes and functions

Improve

organizational skills
Create reflective

time management
Practice assertive behavior

Professional goals of Leadership

Gain Experience

Increase productivity through

organizational skills and time management

Strive for Excellence

Work on Dependability

Encourage Innovation

Leadership Goals (next 5 years)

Based on my personal and professional goals, my leadership goal is actually one- Continuous Learning: Learn how to promote productivity through motivation Learn how to discover and invest in peoples talents and skills

Learn how to be assertive and give tough love when necessary

Learn how to delegate work to others

Leadership plan of development ( year 1-2)

Goal/Year Leadership objectives/ goals Year 1 Complete MLS through learning and collaboration with fellow students Year 2 Find a position with leadership opportunities. Learn the effective leadership styles in the context of the organization.

Learning Methods

Leadership Activities

Distance education ( team/group study, online resources), self-organized instruction , reflective Printed materials, online resources (websites, practice, group discussions, Printed materials, webinars , online classes) seminars, classes, online resources (websites, webinars , online webinars. classes) seminars, classes, webinars, online databases, Network with fellow students and professionals to identify desirable organizations. Attend classes, seminars or webinars to promote the initiate thoughtful discussion topics, organize learning objectives, read scholarly articles on study group, attend conference 3TT the subject. If possible, practice what was learned at the workplace. Subscribe for a journal on leadership. Did I get a job ? Do I understand the Did I graduate ? Did I learn from my fellow leadership styles of the organization and the students ? Did my fellow students learn from me organization structure ? Can I identify paths to ? grow within the company ?

Evaluation

Leadership plan of development ( year 3-5)

Goal/Year Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Lead a small to medium team. Leadership Master my domain, earn the respect of my Take initiative and more responsibilities objectives/ peers. Learn more about entrepreneurship, Understand growth in my leadership within the team. goals keep current on leadership training. skills. Make a new plan. Supervisory / management training. Mentoring relationships w/ experienced company/team leaders. Sharing roadblocks and successes with fellow team leaders. Conversations with team members on problems and opportunities. Adjust my leadership styles to the needs of the team. Evaluation and self evaluation within the team. Team building exercises. Collect feedback through personal conversations and team interactions.

Learning Methods

Self-reflection. Applying knowledge and learning from experience. Professional publications and events.

Observation of company culture and practices. Reflection on leadership practices and styles. Evaluation of own and coworkers' performance, successes and failures.

Acquire in-depth knowledge of my day-toLeadership day activities. Collaborate with coworkers to Activities excel in assigned projects. Network. Learn what makes my team tick.

Apply deep knowledge and expertise to solve problems. Initiate conversations for improvement of team practices. Brainstorm ideas for growth and development. Help team members grow and thrive.

Do coworkers come and ask me for my expertise and advice ? Has my effort and Evaluation knowledge been recognized ? Have I been promoted for my individual contributions ?

Was I given team related responsibilities Do I have leadership responsibility and a ? Were my team contributions corresponding position and authority recognized by my peers and rewarded within the company ? Is my team by my superiors ? Is my team better off successful ? Is my company more because of my contributions ? successful because of my team ?

Conclusion
The most important part of learning what my personal leadership style is, is the opportunity to understand and employ my natural abilities with my cultivated ones for the benefit of growing personally and professionally in the future. Learning to work with what I have and striving to achieve what I can be, all with team success in mind.

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