An Exploration of Leadership Qualities Demonstrated During Level II Fieldwork

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512505146p1-7512505146p1
Author(s):  
Amy Maurer ◽  
Breanna Chycinski ◽  
Kristin Willey ◽  
Summer Besteman ◽  
Jessica Mooney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Level Ii ◽  
Constructive Criticism ◽  
Primary Author

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. This project identified the leadership characteristics that master’s-level OT students demonstrate during their Level II fieldwork. Fieldwork educators reported that their students are effective communicators, show respect for employees, and respond to constructive criticism. Areas of improvement for the students include seeking out resources to drive action for change, taking risks by sharing new approaches, and taking on leadership roles by implementing new protocols. Primary Author and Speaker: Amy Maurer Additional Authors and Speakers: Breanna Chycinski, Kristin Willey Contributing Authors: Summer Besteman, Jessica Mooney, and Katelyn Hartman

A Thematic Analysis of Leadership Qualities of Women Leaders in Technology

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Laurie O. Campbell ◽  
Joshua H. Truitt ◽  
Christine P. Herlihy ◽  
Jarrad D. Plante
Keyword(s):  
Women Leaders ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Technology Leadership ◽  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Women In Technology ◽  
Awareness Programs

There is known gender disparity and inequity of women leaders in technology and STEM fields. A rapid gender decline in these burgeoning fields has sparked a national renewed interest in purposefully attracting and mentoring more women to roles in technology leadership. The gender disparity is not only in attracting young women to consider a technology or STEM career but it is in women staying engaged once they choose a career in these areas. Efforts have been made to improve the sustainability of women in technology leadership roles. Books, articles, and manuscripts have been written, formal and informal meetings and corporate awareness programs have been conducted and mentorship programs abound to attract girls to consider technology as a career choice. Further, identifying women role models has been a strategy employed to promote gender awareness. Within the chapter, the qualitative content analysis study investigates four women roles models and identifies leadership characteristics of these known women leaders in technology. It answers the following questions: What are the leadership characteristics of known women role models in technology? What do these leaders value? How do their differences impact their leadership in the field? Finally, what have they identified as propelling them towards innovation and discovery?

An Exploration of Leadership Qualities Demonstrated During Level II Fieldwork

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (4_Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 7411505120p1
Author(s):  
Breanna Chycinski ◽  
Amy Maurer ◽  
Summer Besteman ◽  
Jessica Mooney ◽  
Katelyn Campbell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Level Ii

Developing leadership qualities in environmental sustainability through university co-curricular activities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla Ordaz ◽  
Kelvin Tan ◽  
Sarah Skett  ◽  
Irene Marie Herremans
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
School Children ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
The University

Purpose This study aims to provide insight into the question of whether graduate students who deliver environmental education workshops/residencies to elementary school children will develop environmental sustainability leadership qualities in themselves: a goal set in the University of Calgary’s Institutional Sustainability Strategy. Design/methodology/approach Survey research was undertaken in a case study setting. The researchers collected and analyzed data related to environmental leadership qualities, using the theory of planned behavior and an adaptation of the competing values framework. Graduate students participating in the co-curricular program responded to questions about the effect that the activity had on their knowledge, awareness and leadership characteristics. Findings Graduate students demonstrated considerable leadership potential in environmental sustainability. The survey results showed that their participation in a community educational program impacted their attitudes and awareness favorably in developing stronger competencies for leadership. In addition, they gained real-world knowledge about environmentally sustainable practices and skills to influence pro-environmental behavior changes in the community. Originality/value Through a partnership between a non-profit organization and the university, graduate students in an interdisciplinary sustainable energy development program used their formal education and previous work experience to adapt and deliver engaging and educational environmental content to younger children. This informal co-curricular activity brought together local educational institutions, educational content providers, graduate students, and elementary school children in an effective experiential learning platform to develop leadership characteristics both in the graduate students and elementary school children.

scholarly journals Self-determining medical leadership needs of occupational health physicians

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 394-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prosenjit Giri ◽  
Jill Aylott ◽  
Karen Kilner
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Leadership Academy ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Experience ◽  
Medical Leadership

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore which factors motivate doctors to engage in leadership roles and to frame an inquiry of self-assessment within Self-Determination Theory (SDT) to identify the extent to which a group of occupational health physicians (OHPs) was able to self-determine their leadership needs, using a National Health Service (NHS) England competency approach promoted by the NHS England Leadership Academy as a self-assessment leadership diagnostic. Medical leadership is seen as crucial to the transformation of health-care services, yet leadership programmes are often designed with a top-down and centrally commissioned “one-size-fits-all” approach. In the UK, the Smith Review (2015) concluded that more decentralised and locally designed leadership development programmes were needed to meet the health-care challenges of the future. However, there is an absence of empirical research to inform the design of effective strategies that will engage and motivate doctors to take up leadership roles, while at the same time, health-care organisations continue to develop formal leadership roles as a way to secure medical leadership engagement. The problem is further compounded by a lack of validated leadership qualities assessment instruments which support researching this problem. Design/Methodology/approach The analysis draws on a sample of about 25 per cent of the total population size of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (n = 1,000). The questionnaire used was the Leadership Qualities Framework tool as a form of online self-assessment (NHS Leadership Academy, 2012). The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and simple inferential methods. Findings OHPs are open about reporting their leadership strengths and leadership development needs and recognise leadership learning as an ongoing development need regardless of their level of personal competence. This study found that the single most important factor to affect a doctor’s confidence in leadership is their experience in a management role. In multivariate regression, management experience accounted for the usefulness of leadership training, suggesting that doctors learn best through applied “leadership learning” as opposed to theory-driven programmes. Drawing on SDT (Deci and Ryan, 1985; 2000; Ryan and Deci, 2000), this article provides a theoretical framework that helps to understand those doctors who are likely to engage in leadership and management activities in the organisation. More choice and self-determination of medical leadership programmes are likely to result in more relevant leadership learning that builds on doctors’ previous experience in this area. Research limitations/implications While this study benefitted from a large sample size, it was limited to the use of purely quantitative methods. Future studies would benefit from the application of a mixed methodology to combine quantitative data with one-to-one interviews or a focus group. Practical implications This study suggests that doctors are able to determine their own learning needs reliably and that they are more likely to increase their confidence in leadership and management if they are exposed to leadership and management experience. Originality/value This is the first large-scale study of this kind with a large sample within a single medical specialty. The study is considered as insider research, as the first author is an OHP with knowledge of how to engage OHPs in this work.

scholarly journals Do Strategic Leadership and Self Efficacy Among School Leaders Make a Difference?

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (27) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
Hairuddin Bin Mohd Ali ◽  
Aniyath Ali
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
Strategic Leadership ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Starting Point

<p>The main purpose of the study is to investigate if there is any significant relationship between Strategic Leadership Characteristics of Maldivian school leaders and their Leadership Self-efficacy. The study employed a survey approach and the data were collected using an adapted seven point Likert scale survey questionnaire. Data were collected from 23 schools in the capital city Male’, Republic of Maldives. A total of 200 school leaders (45 males and 155 females) participated in the study. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation and Structural Equation Modeling. The findings of the study revealed that the school leaders in Male’ possessed all nine characteristics of strategic leadership. It also indicated that school leaders’ in Male’ have quite a bit of control in their roles as school leaders, revealing a high perception level of self-efficacy. Moreover, the results of the correlation analysis and examination of path analysis indicated that there was statistically significant and positive relationship between Strategic Leadership Characteristics of Maldivian school leaders and their Leadership Self-efficacy. The present study provides a starting-point for further exploring the strategic leadership qualities and self-efficacy of school leaders which are vital to bring a positive reform in schools. This study highlights that executing strategic leadership is essential to deal with both the need for sustainable change. It further indicates that both self-efficacy and strategic leadership are important to school leaders’ as they affect performance of the leaders through different mechanisms.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Strategic leadership; leadership self efficacy; Maldives school leaders; structural equation modeling.</p>

Representations of Political Leadership Qualities in News Coverage of Australian and Canadian Government Leaders

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Angelia Wagner ◽  
Linda Trimble ◽  
Jennifer Curtin ◽  
Meagan Auer ◽  
V. K. G. Woodman
Keyword(s):  
News Coverage ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
Leadership Competencies ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Canadian Government ◽  
Subnational Government ◽  
The Media ◽  
Over Time

ABSTRACT How do the media depict the leadership abilities of government leaders, and in what ways are these depictions gendered? Does the focus of leadership evaluations change over time, reflecting the increased presence of women in top leadership roles? To answer these questions, we examined news coverage of 22 subnational government leaders in Australia and Canada, countries in which a significant number of women have achieved the premiership at the state or provincial level since 2007. Analysis demonstrates that newly elected women and men leaders receive approximately the same number of leadership evaluations. Women are assessed based on the same criteria as men. All subnational political leaders are expected to be competent, intelligent, and levelheaded. That journalists prioritize experience and strength while downplaying honesty and compassion indicates a continued emphasis on “masculine” leadership norms in politics. Yet evaluations of new premiers have emphasized the traditionally “feminine” trait of collaboration as key to effective leadership and, over time, have given more attention to likability and emotions when covering male premiers. As our analysis reveals, media conceptualizations of political leadership competencies are slowly expanding in ways that make it easier for women to be seen as effective political leaders.

scholarly journals Identification of the Practicing Leadership Characteristics

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-476
Author(s):  
MUHAMMAD NAVEED RIAZ ◽  
HAFIZ MUHAMMAD ZEESHAN IQBAL ◽  
IRFAN EJAZ
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Motivation To Lead ◽  
Leadership Ethics ◽  
Point Rating Scale ◽  
Conflict Handling ◽  
Selection Of

The present content-analytic study of the memoir “In the Line of Fire” by Musharraf (2006) aimed at the exploration of the prevalent themes in the context of leadership practices of Musharraf especially with reference to post 9/11 scenarios. The main aim of the study was to explore the major leadership qualities of Musharraf through the content analysis of the memoir. After reading between the lines and with the help of the committee approach, 12 themes were derived to serve the purpose of thematic analysis from the leadership perspective. The autobiography comprised of six chapters. Each part was considered as a unit of analysis. Thus, the book was divided into six units. A 5-point rating scale was devised to enumerate the strength of each theme on the basis of their degree of intensity. The results through the enumeration system included the strength of each theme in each unit and the sum of all themes in all units. Themes were found in order of their correspondent strength in the memoir, (1) leadership during stress, (2) followers, (3) freewill versus determinism, (4) narcissism, (5) leadership ethics, (6) state of conflicts and conflict handling, (7) power and influence, (8) communication, (9) decision making, (10) motivation to lead, (11) leadership development through education, training, and experience, and (12) vision respectively. Validity of the study was maintained through the selection of the themes with the help of committee approach. Reliability of the scoring system was maintained through partial inter-rater reliability. Textual elaboration of themes was discussed. Keywords: Leadership, Vision, Decision Making, Power, Conflict Handling, Communication, Motivation.

scholarly journals School-Based Leadership Perspectives on University Partnerships

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley Wepner ◽  
Diane Gomez ◽  
Diana Quatroche
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
University Partnerships ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
School Based

The success of school-university partnerships depends on the leadership. This qualitative study reports on school-based leaders (SBAs) as critical stakeholders in the collaborative process of forming viable partnerships with colleges and universities. It describes SBAs’ responsibilities as partners, motivation for forming their partnerships, perceived benefits and challenges of the partnership, perspectives on forming and sustaining a partnership, and self-reflective comments about their leadership characteristics as an SBA and a partner. Sixteen SBAs, most of whom were school principals, responded to 12 interview questions. SBAs indicated that they have been engaged with Professional Development Schools (PDSs) an average of 10 years. They pursued their partnerships with colleges and universities to help their students, teachers, and schools. Even with the additional responsibilities and any challenges encountered, SBAs found that PDSs provided additional resources and support, collaboration, and opportunities to impact future teachers. SBAs believed that they had the necessary leadership qualities for developing PDSs as vehicles for promoting the profession. They saw themselves as collaborative, visionary, dedicated, organized, striving for excellence, motivational, and supportive. Ideas are presented for creating a leadership profile of SBAs involved in PDSs to establish guidelines for their optimum roles and responsibilities in partnership work.

scholarly journals Leader-Follower dynamics within medical students’ groups during clinical rotations.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Sigler ◽  
Amanda Gray
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Education ◽  
Leadership Training ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leader Emergence ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Biological Sex ◽  
Psychiatric Setting ◽  
Survey Responses

Clinical practical training is a common practice and a requirement for many medical professions in the U.S.A. This training often lacks in managerial and leadership training, leaving many future practitioners poorly prepared for the challenges and requirements of leadership roles. The complexity of the healthcare system brings about new challenges in terms of leadership, with the development of leadership skills for practicing physicians becoming even more crucial. This study analyzed a sample of students and resident doctors in a psychiatric setting during their clinical rotation. The particularities of the observed emergence of leadership within the scope of multiple theoretical frameworks in the field of leadership were analyzed by calculating the median values of each set of survey responses. The study found that biological sex did not play a significant role in Leader emergence (p=0.74), Followers scored Leaders highly overall, and Leaders showed that they had a solid insight into their own capacities and limitations. Overall, strong leadership qualities were identified across all theoretical frameworks with valuable implications for the development of future leadership training. More research is needed to test this methodology in different medical settings and to identify the most effective type of leadership training for clinical education.

scholarly journals Desirable leadership attributes are preferentially associated with women: A quantitative study of gender and leadership roles in the Australian workforce

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oren Griffiths ◽  
Lynette Roberts ◽  
Josh Price
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Leadership Attributes ◽  
Local Diversity

Women are under-represented globally in leadership roles. One theory suggests that this imbalance is due to a mismatch between the qualities women are perceived to have, and the qualities desired in business leaders. Yet, little is known about whether this incongruence remains prevalent in the Australian business environment. To this end, this study investigated gender stereotypes and desired leadership attributes in 1885 participants from 25 companies using a priopietary measure developed by a local diversity consulting company. Participants ranked the attributes that they believed were most important for leadership and rated the degree to which each attribute was associated with men or women. Men were more strongly associated with some agentic traits, whereas women were more strongly associated with a diverse range of both agentic and communal traits. Desired leadership qualities included both agentic and communal qualities, but generally favoured traits associated with women. JEL Classification: J16, M12

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