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Determining Your Perfect Position
University of Phoenix
30 July 2012
LDR/531
Stefanie Hopson
It is the opinion of this author that every leader wants to be in the perfect position for leadership. Determining what the perfect position is will lead to many questions that one would ask about them. Being a leader is not something that should be taken lightly. In the pursuit of becoming a leader, one should take any and every step to becoming the best leader possible. How people or leaders develop their style can be more than challenging. It can be somewhat of a journey. Based on assessments and other sources, the author will determine what leadership style would serve well.
Many people have defined what leadership is. For the rest of this paper, the author has elected to use the text definition of leadership. The text states that leadership is the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives (Yukl, 2006).
One way that the author attempted to develop a leadership style was by taking assessments. By doing this, the author became aware of his behavioral leadership style. From these results, the author is far from being a balanced leader. According to the Dominance, Interactive, Steadiness and Cautious (DISC) Assessment, the best leaders have balance (DISC Assessment, 2010).Using the DISC can be very valuable for anyone looking to improve leadership skills. The assessment has a unique way of helping leaders as its main objective is to concentrate on goals. The assessment tool shows how to use strengths that a person already has. The tool also It also focuses on peoples realistic style or normal behavior that affects styles of leadership (DISC Assessment, 2010).
There are 16 different sub styles. After completing the assessment the author was rated as Ic, which is known as The Impressor. The Impressor is...