Leadership Philosophy Example
In an article titled "The Importance of a Clear Leadership Philosophy," writer George Ambler quoted
noted author Stephen R. Covey: "Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space, is our power to choose our response. In our response, lie our growth and our freedom."
Ambler, himself, asserted, "How we choose to respond, in the space we're given, between stimulus and response, is greatly affected by our understanding of leadership, that is, it's affected by our leadership philosophy."
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Leadership Philosophy
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Examples of leadership philosophy may vary, but one constant is a leader's core belief about people. Leaders respond to people and circumstances based on that belief.
Positive Reinforcement Philosophy
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One example is to lead with positive reinforcement. That, according to Ambler, is the approach of renowned basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University. Krzyzewski, Ambler said, believes in sympathetic support and an open-door policy to motivate his team.
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Results
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The leadership philosophy of positive reinforcement, radiates success for Krzyzewski, whose Duke teams over the past 29 seasons have won 78 percent of their games---760 wins with only 215 losses. He has coached the Blue Devils to four National Championships and has been named national coach of the year 12 times.
Collaboration
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"My philosophy of leadership," writes Karen R. Klinger, "is one of collaboration and teamwork within which members of a team can utilize one anothers' strengths to counter individual weaknesses. The greatest leaders know their limitations and are adept at leveraging their strengths and the strengths of others to compensate."
Klinger serves as an assistant to the vice president for student life at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
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