Developing the Leader in You - Transforming Your STEM Career Through Leadership and Innovation - page 92

Chapter 5

Developing the Leader in You

Raise your hands. Raise your voice. Be ambitious. Don't take no for an answer. The
world would be a better place if more women were running it, and so long as that is true
then ambition in women should be celebrated as a gift to us all.

Susan Estrich

Chapter Outline
Leadership Development Theories

94 Leadership Is in All of Us 106

“Great Man” Theories 94 Set Your Sights on

Leadership Roles

Trait Theories 95 108

Contingency Theories 95 Assess 108

Situational Theories 95 Learn 108

Behavioral Theories 95 Prepare 109

Participative Theories 96 Proceed 110

Transactional Theories 96 Creativity 111

Relationship Theories 96 Be Creative in Our

Approaches

What Does It Mean To Develop
Your Leadership Skills?

112

99 Learn to Deal With Adversity 113

Establishing Your Vision
and Mission Statement

Take Good Care
of Yourself [13]

99 115

Your Personal Mission
Statement

Prepare Young Women
to Lead

102 118

Personal Assessment of Leadership
Characteristics

Conclusions 121

103 Chapter Resources 122

Creating Your Leadership
Development Plan 104

The basis of the leadership development premise associated with this topic is
that we can all develop as leaders. The theoretical foundation for this perspec-
tive is found in the research conducted by the Center for Creative Leadership
Development where leader development is defined as the expansion of a per-
son's capacity to be effective in leadership roles and processes [1] . The question
then becomes, how do people acquire or improve their capacity to be leaders
and how should organizations approach this ever pressing issue? The use of