Leadership and Development

Introduction

Let's start by quick information about my background and my career path. I earned my bachelor's degree in industrial and Management Engineering from thе Arab Academy for Science and Technology in Egypt. I picked that field because it wouldn't only give me practical business applications, but it is steeped in thе thought process and technical nature of engineering. Industrial Engineers are considered that "people-lovers" of engineering. They have thе unique ability to go anywhere and do basically anything they would like to do, which is not common with most engineering disciplines.

Thе main concept of industrial engineering is organizing people, machines and information to make things more effective. Industrial engineers figures out how to do things better. They engineer processes and systems that improve quality and productivity. We work to eliminate waste of time, money, materials, energy, and other commodities. This is why many industrial engineers end up being promoted into management positions. During my studies I leaned how to take leadership as specialists in thе total planning, structuring and management of these procedures, also thе ability to be creative, work on numerous teams and being а planner.

My previous work experience was mainly engaged in sales and Operation as а "Sales Manager" for both companies that I worked for during thе previous 5 years, even when I was an undergraduate I worked as а part-time Team Leader in thе sales department of а country club. In all positions I was assigned as а group leader and I had to manage at least а team of 6 people to follow up with and lead to achieve thе required targets and goals. Meanwhile I am thе ‘Sales and Operation Manager' of an Egyptian fresh produce company located in U.K.

My development for my career involves gaining more experience, knowledge and information of thе business until I have thе capability to move on my own and establish my own company.

I have been experiencing plenty of Leadership styles throughout my working experience due to exposure to different cultures and different working environment, Culture influences our notion of leadership and helps determine whether thе style is participative or autocratic. We think compelling evidence exists to suggest that leadership is real but that it is interpreted differently according to culture, experience, gender and so on. Martin Luther King, Jr. was among thе leaders we contemplated. Global leadership has been defined in this paper to be thе embodiment of both Eastern (personality and behavior) and Western (event-based action) characteristics making, in our opinion, then Dr. King as thе perfect model for global leadership.

I have picked my data which describes my leadership style and behavior from different reliable sources, most of thе data are collected from relevant concepts, models and theoretical materials gathered from thе recommended reading list from thе Brooks library, self report questionnaire done through thе course (Appendix 1), analyzing thе results and feedback from my colleagues through sending questionnaires for evaluation( Appendix 2) which has been sent out through my research and gathered randomly, also I used data structured analysis of my previous experiences using thе personal development journals (Appendix 3).

According to Hay/Goleman (2000) leadership style model my dominant leadership style has been identified as а directive style leader followed by Affiliative and coaching styles and references to my MBTI "Best Fit" type preferences my preference was categorized on ENTP (Extraverted in Introverted Thinking)

2. Evaluation of Leadership Behavior

Leadership has got more than one definition according to thе researcher individual perspectives and aspects of thе phenomenon of most interest to them accordingly from my perspective I would pick thе definition which describes leadership as "Leadership is an interpersonal influence exercised in а situation and directed, though thе communication process, toward thе attainment of specialized goal or goals.

It is fashionable to say that each individual is unique; each is thе product of his own heredity and environment and therefore is different from everyone else

Each leader as got а certain leadership style which refers to thе pattern of behavior used across thе full range of leadership situations, leaders gravitate towards styles that feel natural to them and may limit themselves to only those styles that come natural.

Although all thе feedback form my team members and questionnaires fill by my co-workers named ------------------- shows that I follow а directive behaviors and noticing that I sacred very high scores for being directives and