ophy and smaller world.Personal Theory/RationaleMy evolving philosophy, curious as a newborn, is based on four principles: awareness, adaptability, interpersonal ecology, and connecting. My rationale is as a leader maintains and focuses on these principles, the leader proactively contributes by identifying and leading the charge for change. To be proactive, a leader must understand the following, as they relate to self:Awareness: a conscious ability to observe and process useful information pertaining to relationships developed between others or relationship of self. Of course, it is impossible for anyone to be constantly conscious of what experiences are unveiled at any given moment all of the time. Each fleeting moment various aspects of awareness come in and out of focus. With a conscious effort, however, awareness used a tool gives a leader a framework for discovering and understanding crucial information of self and others. A leader’s capability to be aware of and ability to manage and understand self allows a leader to elicit desirable behavior from others. The key to opening up this awareness, therefore, begins with the part of the system within any individual’s sphere of influence—self. Change in self stimulates change in other parts of the system. Adaptability: the extent to which relationships and systems are able to change to meet various circumstances. Leadership is reflected in the means in which goals and directions are determined. In a structured system, leadership is top-down, authoritarian. This system’s stability comes from the same people making most of the important decisions. In a less structured more flexible system, however, democratic relationships create an environment where everyone has input. The ultimate responsibility for coordination and decision making is shared or rotated. Flexible systems plan, but those plans are easily and readily changed determined by the current...
