My Leadership Style: Who I Am In Instructional Design

 

My vision of leadership does not include managing others or being the leader of the pack. I believe there are many other ways to be a leader than being the one who tells others what to do. What is important to me is that I am innovative and lead by example. 

While I've never officially held a leadership position in a professional or educational setting, I often wonder how such an experience might shape my skills and confidence. The conventional leadership role sparks a bit of apprehension in me. The idea of telling others what to do or managing a team doesn't naturally align with my inclinations or strengths. This has led me to steer clear of traditional leadership opportunities because it isn't my strength. 

I've realized that leadership doesn't always have to be about following a strict hierarchy. It's not necessarily about overseeing a team but about being innovative, working well with others, and guiding learners and educators towards achieving their full potential. In this light, I realized that I don't necessarily need to have the typical authority to lead. Instead, I can rely on my own strengths and qualities to be an effective leader: initiative, creativity, and the drive to seek out and implement improvements.

Leadership for me means taking initiative in my role of making changes and being progressive. I always look for ways things can be improved and reworked and I have no issue with going to leadership and giving them suggestions on what can be done, I view this as my strength. 

At this time I don't have any images of myself in a leadership setting. I work from home and I am not in any educational position. But I will have images of this one day once my position changes. 

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