A leader should influence others to be effective in many ways, but, the most powerful effective essentials are a shared vision, motivation, and effective communication. Leadership is important since the intricacy of many organizations calls for the skills of an efficient leader. Leadership can connect the management world and provide its traits attributed to employees.
Having leadership in a workplace can be recognized as being able to deal with individuals who hold a direct impact on the degree of efforts and deliver productively in the workplace.Leadership is providing the right words and conveying the message through the individuals. This would mean having to explain situations and get the right message as a leader. Lastly, another element is providing a positive attitude it reflects leadership. A good leader is consistently having encouraging attitude. Proficient leaders are the ones who achieve their team or individual’s objective and success.
Leadership is taking a step ahead and understanding each individual. Landsberger, J. (n. d. ). Citing Websites.
In Study Guides and Strategies. Retrieved June 13, 2013.Employer- Saint Thomas University This is a private University located at 16401 NW 37 Avenue, is where Saint Thomas University has a total of over 500 employees from faculty to administrative staff. Currently, I am employed by STU since 2005, as an Assistant Director of Human Resources. Therefore, as of today we will be recruiting for a Technical Manager. The recruitment will be analyzed by: As an Assistant Director of Human Resources, the position will be evaluated by Job Analysis, this will consist of analyzing the position and the qualifications needed to fill the position.
We need a technical person or a computer savvy person who has the ability to handle faculty/administrative staff troubleshooting computers and printers. Also, there is a University Committee that will be selecting and making a final decision for this recruitment. Assistant Director of Human Resources; I must provide a preliminary interview, such as screening applicants and providing preliminary telephone screening. Therefore, according to the Job Analysis a Job Description with its qualifications and requirements is mandatory.Thereafter, the Job Description should be provided to the department, so that, it can be clarified as to the position’s requirements and some revisions might be needed. The job description is a unique document that describes the job duties and responsibilities.
This unique document (Job Description) will explain the IT Manager’s position, and how it oversees all aspects of the University computing scale. Therefore, the applicant must match the specifications of the Job Description. Subsequently, an advertisement will be placed on CareerBuilder seeker applicants for the position.After, I have gathered all applicant we make a selection for the best candidates for the position. This position will require making a phone screening first and then another selection will be made on one applicant.
Furthermore, we schedule an appointment to have a preliminary interview with the Assistant Director of Human Resources by via telephone. Step #1 Phone Interview A total of six applicants were selected for the position with the right qualifications and were contacted for a preliminary phone interview.The phone interview where all conducted with a highly successful applicants. The candidates were selected, and a total of three that will be call back for further questions. Being a leader helps me not only make the right qualified individual for this position but also identify good behavior.
The interview carried out with Ms. Joanna Smith, she proved to be quite helpful in providing an amount of resourceful information about her background and her computer knowledge. Besides having a Bachelor in Computer Science she was an individual with various computer certifications.Ms. Smith is pursuing her Master in Information Technology at Saint Thomas University and currently enrolled in her last semester. Ms.
Smith, will be granted a MIS Degree in the Fall 2013. Step - #2 Interview at STU After concluding the phone interview, I was sure that Ms. Smith would be the right candidate for the position. Therefore, Ms. Smith was scheduled a meeting to meet the University Committee for the Information Technology position at STU. She had the right attitude answered all questions as a leader and was ready for the next step.
The official interview with the University Committee will be scheduled for a final decision. The decision is based on questions and answers with all faculty and administrators. At first, I really thought she had Transformational skills as a leader, she would focus on followers, motivating them to high levels of performance, and in the process, help followers develop their own leadership potential. Official Interview Ms.
Smith’s official interview was intense. She entered the conference room at Saint Thomas University- Kennedy Building where she will be challenged with various questions.Therefore, a decision will be based on her attitude and answers to difficult questions. A total of four Administrators and two faculty members will be present at this interview.
Leadership in the Human Resources Field- How I see myself as a leader? After, having a career in the Human Resources field as a leader to all faculty and administrator at higher-education for many years; I have high expectation and believe that most efficient leaders are the ones who could achieve the team’s objectives and goals.As a Human Resources leader, I see myself influencing others to be a professional individual and have the proper attitude for any goals they foresee. However, I believe that an efficient leader illustrates ethics and values within individual behavior and incorporate these ethics and values into organizations procedures. There are several factors that could fall outside the control of manager or leader like the available pool of skills within the organization, time restraints and policy issues.After, this interview was preformed I consider her to have Inspirational Motivation- Leadership skill she had the degree to which the leader articulates a vision that is appealing and inspiring to followers. Leaders with inspirational motivation challenge followers with high standards, communicate optimism about future goals, and provide meaning for the task at hand.
What I know now that I wish I would have known 5 or 10 years ago?In higher education, I have become highly knowledgeable in my field Human Resources and will continue to learn every day. Therefore, in the future as a leader there are many opportunities that I need to accomplish and pursue in life. For example, the Professional Human Resource Certification (PHR) examination, that will open many opportunities in the future. However, there are many opportunity that I would have change in the past, like not completing my Master Degree early in life.
What is the hardest piece of feedback I’ve ever received as a leader?Feedback is necessary for smooth working environment, because if there are no proper communications between staff and management then it will create problems for the organization in the future. So, in every business either it is small or big feedback is necessary. The hardest feedback would be the not being able to communicate certain confidentially information to employees at STU. For example, employees not passing a fingerprint background check for employment verification for an employment offer.For instance, I surely believe that leadership decisions often take paths that define our personality and character and it is not always one easy straight and narrow path, but rather a multifaceted undertaking that often has no one correct answer. As a leader in the Human Resource field, we must have the discipline to work toward his or her vision, as well as to direct his or her actions and those of the team goals.
Action is the mark of a leader. The job of a leader is to motivate those under them and provide interpersonal skills.
