Self Leadership

Question 1

How to build self-leadership

Answer 1

1. Intention, need to understand why you are achieving something
2. Self awareness, ability to acknowledge and understand your own values, strengths, weaknesses and leadership potential
3. Self confidence, when you understand your strengths and weaknesses you are more self confident and equipped
4. Self - efficiency, people with high self efficiency are confident in their abilities to handle situations

Question 2

SOAR model

Answer 2

Self: assess understanding yourselves and who you are
Outlook: understanding of how you view the world
Action: taking steps to achieving your objectives
Reflection: learning from outcomes and how to improve

Question 3

Ethical leadership behaviours

Answer 3

1. Lead by example
2. Cultivate external awareness
3. Put others first
4. Hold yourself accountable
5. Let your values guide you

Question 4

How to demonstrate integrity

Answer 4

Be fair, be honest, be open, be accountable, giving credit

Question 5

Ubuntu leadership

Answer 5

Is ethical leadership. It is leadership where others are put first

Question 6

Coaching leadership

Answer 6

These leaders see individuals strengths and weaknesses and are able to motivate and help them improve

Question 7

Servant leadership

Answer 7

These leaders out the other peoples needs above their own

Question 8

Level 5 hierarchy:

Answer 8

1.  highly capable individual
2. Contributing team member
3. Competent manager
4. Effective leader
5. Level 5 excecutive

Question 9

How to become a level 5 leader

Answer 9

1. Practise humility: Do not focus on your own ego and success, and avoid being boastful and looking for praise
2. Ask for help
3. Take accountability

Question 10

Instant gratification

Answer 10

Being impulsive and working for immediate, short-term rewards

Question 11

Delayed gratification

Answer 11

Using your willpower to determine what’s best and get a long-term reward

Question 12

Willpower is effected by:

Answer 12

• use: the more you use it the more depleted
• environment
• poor sleep
• stress

Question 13

Iceberg illusion

Answer 13

People only view the top of the ice berg which is short term rewards but the rest of the iceberg is rarely seen, which shows long term rewards are better

Question 14

The pleasure principle

Answer 14

When we are young are unconscious mind drives our behaviour, wanting instant gratification. As we get older the more we use the reality principle: our unconscious mind becomes less dominant and we develop the ability to access our experiences the real world, we make decisions on those decisions rather than wanting instant gratification

Question 15

Grit and growth mindset

Answer 15

Studies illustrate that grit and similar emotions keep you motivated and moving towards your long term goals and objectives. Which is importance for leadership
A growth mindset is also important for leadership