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                                           Developing a Philosophy of Leadership 
                  
                 A leadership philosophy is the way we see ourselves as leaders. This philosophy guides our actions, our 
                 behaviors, and our thoughts. Our philosophies are influenced by external and internal forces. We can 
                 change who we are as leaders by simply changing our philosophy of leadership. Leadership philosophies 
                 can change as you grow to understand yourself within the context of leading.  
                  
                 Creating or finding your leadership philosophy means that you must explore and reflect upon your 
                 personal values, assumptions, and beliefs about leadership. 
                  
                 Personal values are qualities or characteristics that you value. You would rather leave an organization or 
                 step down as a leader than violate your values. Your values guide your intentions and they influence how 
                 you lead. When your personal values are clear and you are conscious of them, you create a solid 
                 foundation for leading. 
                  
                 Assumptions are ideas that are assumed or believed to be true. As a leader it is important to understand 
                 what assumptions fuel your leadership thinking. Often leaders are not aware of the assumptions because 
                 they are operating from certain paradigms that will not allow them to see assumptions. Reflection into 
                 one’s leadership is an excellent way to uncover assumptions. 
                  
                 Beliefs are ideas that we hold to be true; they shape our realities. If a leader believes that the only 
                 individuals in an organization that can make decisions is the management staff, then that belief will 
                 influence how the leader treats others. Beliefs can also be unconscious; they are for us a habitual way of 
                 thinking and acting that it doesn’t cross our minds that our beliefs may be prohibiting us. 
                  
                 The following is an exercise to help you create, find, or define your personal philosophy of leadership.  
                   
                 Exercise 1: Identifying Your Leadership Values 
                  
                 From the list below, pick five core values that you feel describe and guide who you are as a leader. You 
                 may choose other values that are not on this list. Place them in the following chart and answer the 
                 questions in the matrix. 
                  
                 Achievement             Balance                 Creativity                      Integrity 
                 Activity                Challenge               Diverse perspectives            Justice 
                 Advancement             Change                  Duty                            Love 
                 Adventure               Collaboration           Economic security               Loyalty 
                 Affiliation             Community               Friendship                      Personal Development 
                 Affluence               Competency              Health                          Recognition 
                 Authority               Competition             Humor                           Self-respect 
                 Autonomy                Courage                 Harmony                         Wisdom  
                  
                  
                 Other values that you would like to include but are not on the list? 
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
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                                                                 Identifying Your Leadership Values 
                       
                                      VALUES                        Personal Definition of Values                  How do you envision these 
                                List your values here                  List here your definition of these           values playing out in your 
                                                                                  values here                                leadership? 
                      1. Creativity                                The use of the imagination or                I frequently use creativity in my 
                                                                   original ideas in the production of          leadership roles as the Virginia 
                                                                   a graphic or artistic work that              Tech Student Government 
                                                                   represents the individuals’ ideas            Association (SGA) Hokie Effect 
                                                                   or beliefs                                   Director, Virginia Tech Alumni 
                                                                                                                Association graphic designer, and 
                                                                                                                Landscape Architecture student.  
                                                                                                                Whether the creativity come 
                                                                                                                through physical design or an 
                                                                                                                innovative way of how to get my 
                                                                                                                team(s) motivation to click. 
                      2. Community                                 Leading the feeling of friendship            Since I have many leadership 
                                                                   with others, as a result of sharing          roles on campus, bringing the 
                                                                   common attitudes, interests, and             common theme of the university 
                                                                   goals                                        to each of my positions is 
                                                                                                                essential. I do this by living the 
                                                                                                                spirit of the eight pylons 
                                                                                                                (Virginia Tech’s core values) at 
                                                                                                                War Memorial Chapel - 
                                                                                                                Brotherhood, Honor, Leadership, 
                                                                                                                Sacrifice, Service, Loyalty, Duty, 
                                                                                                                and Ut Prosim. 
                      3. Humor                                     The attribute of being funny,                Anyone I work with will express 
                                                                   entertaining or comic, especially            how I have a large comedic side 
                                                                   as expressed in literature or                to my personality – and I use this 
                                                                   speech                                       to keep interest in tasks/goals 
                                                                                                                within my teams on a daily basis 
                                                                                                                here at Virginia Tech. Personally, 
                                                                                                                I believe humor brings happiness 
                                                                                                                to people, and productivity works 
                                                                                                                on high levels when members of 
                                                                                                                your team are at their happiest. 
                      4. Personal Development                      Activities that improve awareness            As a fifth year student here at 
                                                                   and identity, develop talents and            Virginia Tech, I feel as if I have a 
                                                                   potential, build human capital and           completely different personality 
                                                                   facilitate employability, enhance            as I did freshman year. Virginia 
                                                                   the quality of life and contribute           Tech made me go outside my 
                                                                   to the realization of aspirations            comfort zone using my skills, 
                                                                   and overall improving self-                  talents, and dreams to go above 
                                                                   awareness                                    and beyond in the groups and 
                                                                                                                organizations that I was fortunate 
                                                                                                                enough to become a part of. 
                                                                                                                Much of what I am involved with 
                                                                                                                requires interviews and tasks that 
                                                                                                                goes beyond what I was 
                                                                                                                comfortable doing just four years 
                                                                                                                ago. Because I was pushed, I am 
                                                                                                                now an outgoing individual who 
                                                                                                                is eager for new challenges on a 
                                                                                                                daily basis. 
                      © Copyright 2006 – Leadership Paradigms, Inc. – www.leadershipparadigms.com                                                                  2 
                   5. Adventure                         Engage in exciting and potential     When you’ve spent five years at a 
                                                        dangerous activity, especially the   university, going outside of your 
                                                        exploration of unknown territory     comfort zone to discover new 
                                                        or fields of study/work              possibilities and even fail is 
                                                                                             essential to becoming a stronger 
                                                                                             person. 
                    
                    
                   Exercise 2: Uncovering Your Leadership Assumptions 
                    
                   Answer the following questions about leadership. By reflecting on these questions, you will find what 
                   assumptions are driving your leadership thinking. 
                    
                    
                   1. Write down two stories of leadership. One story should describe a positive experience you’ve had with 
                   leadership and the second story should describe a time when you had a negative experience with 
                   leadership.  
                    
                   Positive: Passionate about Hokie Effect 
                    
                   I have peer leadership position of being the Hokie Effect Senior Director for the Virginia Tech 
                   Student Government Association. As the main fundraiser support for the Virginia Tech Student 
                   Government Association, I have the role of creating the t-shirt slogans and designs, working with 
                   the t-shirt manufacturer and Virginia Tech University Bookstores, and selling over 40,000 t-shirts 
                   annually for the Virginia Tech Football and Basketball programs working closely with the VT 
                   Athletic Department. I manage Hokie Effect social media pages and designs graphics for 
                   promotional purposes working with 3 other assistants. As a leader I have seen many successful 
                   ‘Effect’ football and basketball games that have been highlighted on ESPN and ABC television as 
                   the crowd, team uniforms, and field paint all match – showing my dedication to the program and 
                   the hard work that goes into pulling it off. 
                    
                   Negative: Too committed/busy 
                    
                   Often, as a leader in multiple organizations on campus, I am very busy which allows me not to 
                   commit as much time to a lot of activities as I should. To be considered a role model, I need to 
                   realize that relationships take time to build and grow to their potential. I just assume sometimes 
                   that new students into organizations catch on a lot faster than they actually do. I need to take the 
                   time to get to know the people that I am supposed to be a leader and role model to, and thrive off of 
                   the opportunity. I need to talk to them to find their strengths that can be brought to the team and 
                   their weaknesses that I can find a way to make up somehow. By learning new things that are 
                   important to my team's individuals, I can find out what their priorities are and how much they are 
                   going to contribute to the overall group goal.  
                    
                    
                   2. In the space below, write down your definition of leadership.  
                    
                   Leadership is about changing and motivating those that the leader is in charge of and/or 
                   guiding. Leadership skills are developed through action and practice over a certain period of time 
                   when aiming to reach and achieve a goal. Being open-minded through focus, confidence, passion, 
                   and patience while also being held accountable for the determination of the group is the key to 
                   short and long-term success. 
                   © Copyright 2006 – Leadership Paradigms, Inc. – www.leadershipparadigms.com                                         3 
                                            
              3. Using your definition of leadership, please elaborate how you first came to understand (or know) your 
              leadership definition.  
               
              Leadership comes through promoting and engaging in change. Creating change through student 
              organizations and academics. I first discovered leadership during my time on the Class of 2016 
              Leadership Team as ring design member-at-large. My values are from my wide range of ring 
              design experience include honesty, hard work, and discipline to get everything done in time and to 
              perform my best. Having to step up as the one to take charge of the design and assign tasks held 
              everyone accountable through determination was the key to short and long-term success to 
              reaching our goals for Ring Premiere held for 3,000 members of the Class of 2016 in Burruss Hall 
              with our friends and family. 
               
              4. Describe who are the individuals or organizations that influence your leadership definition. 
                                                   
              Joe Edens, our Virginia Tech SGA Advisor, influences my leadership in Hokie Effect and Laura 
              Wedin, the Virginia Tech Alumni Association Student Programs Director, influenced my 
              leadership in Ring Design. Joe influences my leadership because he treats his students more of a 
              friend, so I feel really comfortable making my own decisions. Laura influences my leadership 
              because she has 30 years of experience in the Ring Program, so I often asked her questions of what 
              or how to do something to complete my tasks. 
               
              For each of the questions in this section, ask yourself: 
               
                  1.  What were my assumptions? 
                  2.  What influenced my assumptions? 
                  3.  Would others (co-workers, friends, supervisors) see the situations I described differently? 
               
              Exercise 3: Understanding Your Leadership Beliefs 
               
              Answer the following questions about leadership beliefs. By reflecting on these questions, you will find 
              what beliefs you hold about leadership. 
               
              1. Can people who have caused others harm be leaders, e.g. Adolph Hitler? 
               
              Unfortunately, yes, people can still be leaders who cause harm to others. They were able to cause 
              harm because they became a leader through power. Good leadership? No. Leadership? Yes. 
              Adolph Hitler was able to impact the entire world as a leader, and had millions of followers and 
              was able to have millions killed because of his rise to leadership powers based upon his actions and 
              beliefs. 
               
              2. Should leaders have certain qualities to be able to lead? 
               
              I believe that each individual has the opinion of what makes a leader able to lead. However, I 
              believe that leaders must be open-minded through focus, confidence, passion, and patience while 
              also being held accountable for the determination. 
               
              3. Who decides who leads? 
               
              © Copyright 2006 – Leadership Paradigms, Inc. – www.leadershipparadigms.com              4 
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