Leadership Influence on Subordinate Behavior, the most important concept that I have learned is “Adapting” because if I develop this skill, it will show that I have the flexibility to deal with any situation at any given time. Within Adapting, I think that I have the “Team Leader” leadership style because most of the description for this leadership style fits me. However, I also know that there are other types of leadership styles and they are Authoritarian, Country Club, and Impoverished leadership styles. If I am able to utilize them based on the current situation, I will have a better strategic view and will be able to better plan for it.
According to the required reading, Chapter 2, Leadership Influence, “Adapting involves adjusting your behaviors and other resources to what you have diagnosed/observed in a way that helps close the gap between the current situation and what you want to achieve.” I believe that if I develop my skill of adjusting my behavior to adapt to any situation, I will be able to handle any task that I am given in a more effective and efficient way. Furthermore, it will make me a better leader and will improve my overall leadership skills by giving me the ability to view any situation differently because sometimes things are not what they appear to be.
One of the implications of not applying this concept is the failure to get tasks completed in the allotted time. If I do not know how to adapt, I can have a negative effect in the current situation and negatively influence my subordinates, peers, and supervisors. For example, my office is working a task and all of my subordinates engaged. All of a sudden, a more highly prioritized task comes down to us, but I decided to wait until the current task is completed, then my supervisor comes back to asked for the status of it. With this situation, the impact of not applying the concept is failing to adapt and causing my work center to fail. This situation will negatively affect my subordinates because my peers and supervisors may have the perception that we cannot adapt and work under the pressure of multi-tasking.
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I can also lose my peers’ trust because they may be waiting for our section to do our part before they can perform what they need to do for that task. Furthermore, I can lose my supervisors’ confidence in me because I do not have the skill to prioritize and adapt to any situation, which makes me an ineffective leader.
Finally, I will apply this concept in my work center and unit by ensuring that I practice my skill to adapt to any situation. I will do my best to implement it successfully by developing my skills to multi-task, prioritize, and effectively manage my time. If I do this, I know that I will have a positive influence to my subordinates, my peers, and supervisors.
