It would be most effective for me to identify what barriers I might experience in my task, relations, and change-oriented behaviors in order to become an effective administrator someday. In order to identify these barriers I have to take into consideration my strengths and weaknesses in my personality traits. Personality traits often intersect with how we address situations and lead others. One of the biggest barriers that I expect to experience with task-oriented behaviors is micromanaging others. I find that I am very task-oriented. I like to make checklists of what needs to be done and set forth until I accomplish all of the tasks. I know that other people may not have strengths in this area, and I will have to have patience and not hover over them or micromanage them. I will need to take a step back and allow them to do their job the way they see fit to accomplish it. If not, this will create a tense work environment, reduce subordinates morale, and crush innovation and creativity. I want others around me to think for themselves and complete their tasks without giving up or relying on others to do it for them. In addition, one of the biggest barriers that I expect to experience with relations-oriented behaviors is that I usually put interaction and group harmony above deadlines or efficiency. A relational leader can put too much emphasis on group harmony at the expense of timely work. This may lead to inefficiency or missed deadlines. In some cases, the relationship-oriented leader is too concerned with being liked to push employees. My personality trait as an extrovert plays a role in this. I love to communicate and build relationships with others. I know that I will need to find a balance between task and relationship behaviors to be an effective principal. Lastly, change-oriented behavior may create barriers that I expect to experience. My personality does not adjust to change easily. However, if employees or members of a group see an area where change would advance their productivity, a change-oriented leader is ready to try a new way of doing things. I will have to know when it is appropriate to use change-oriented leadership because it is based on the situation. I will need to more susceptible to make necessary changes if needed. It is important to understand who you are, your traits, as well as others in order to face and address situations effectively. -- *Amanda Luttrell* *Zahn's Corner Middle School* *Sixth Grade Language Arts* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/ous-lp-rp13/attachments/20180621/0a962aa2/attachment-0001.html >
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