Understanding Government Leadership Styles and Approaches Through Smart and Adaptive Leadership Models

Understanding Government Leadership Styles and Approaches Through Smart and Adaptive Leadership Models

Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/IJSEUS.312234
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Abstract

Mass shootings, COVID-19, political partisanship, and natural disasters have made government leadership more challenging and more complex. Unfortunately, the government's current leadership development approaches have been under resourced, ineffective, not comprehensive, and not fully infused with the concept of the public stewardship and public trust. This paper explores an understanding of leadership and its application to government through an exploration of leadership models from emerging research and the literature. The value of this approach is to take a plethora of dispersed complex models and combine them in a context suitable for a smart, needed, and relevant discussion.
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Emerging Leader

Team or work group member / First-time project leader / Aspiring supervisor / Developing technical expert / Typically GS-7 to GS-11

In this leadership role, ask yourself the following questions:

Becoming Self-Aware

  • What are my values?

  • Am I paying attention to my emotions?

  • How am I challenging myself and investing in my personal development?

Achieving Results

  • What kind of data do I collect, summarize, and analyze to support my work?

  • How do I take ownership and responsibility for my work?

  • What technology should I learn and master to succeed in my role?

  • Am I providing excellent customer service, both externally and internally?

Engaging Others

  • Am I actively listening when talking to others?

  • How can I support collaboration in my team?

  • How do I identify  counterproductive behavior?

  • What biases do I have?

Leading Change

  • How am I incorporating  innovation into my day-to-day duties?

  • Am I establishing credibility in my field by producing high-quality work?

  • How do I react to unexpected organizational changes? What are my strategies for adapting?

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Leader Of Teams Or Projects

Team or work group leader / Project leader / New supervisor /  Technical expert /Cross-functional liaison or direct support to principal / Typically GS-12 to GS-13

In this leadership role, ask yourself the following questions:

Becoming Self-Aware

  • Am I seeking feedback from my colleagues?

  • How am I receiving and incorporating feedback?

  • What are my strengths and weaknesses?

Achieving Results

  • How am I holding myself and my team accountable toward our goals? How are we being accountable to our customers?

  • Can I interpret data to make effective decisions?

  • How does my team or project fit into the larger organization?

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