I found that I am a moderately participative, in my leadership style and followership style. This means that I like to have a group consensus on what the boss decides; therefore, the boss makes suggestions and some rules and my fellow workers and I decide what would work best for us in the work environment. I feel this is very fitting for me because in my work environment I like to do what’s best for the clients and workers and definitely follow whatever guidelines my boss tells me.
In my followership style I am an independent worker and don’t need close supervision, I just need a little feedback from my supervisor. This suits me as well because I feel I am a great independent worker but I also work very well in groups. I do not care for my supervisors to watch every action I make. I do feel it is necessary for my supervisors to give me some sort of feedback on how I am doing and if there are any changes they think I need to make.
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Renewal of License

In the state of California Licensed Vocational Nurses need to renew there license every two years with satisfactory completion of continued education. The state will send a notice about six weeks prior to your expiration date to remind you that you need to renew it and pay the fees. You also have to notify if you have had any delinquencies or convictions since the last time you renewed. You also have up to four years to renew it and pay all the fees. If you pay or renew it within the first 30 days you only have to pay the “timely” fee otherwise you have to pay extra fees for sending in lat, and the later you send it the more fees you have. When you renew you have the options of renewing as active nurse or inactive, depending if your working or not.

Leadership/Followship Test
In regards to our test for both of them it described me as ‘Mixed’. I am good at being a Leader if I was put into that position and needed to be in charge of others. Yet I am also a good team player and good at working under someone’s command. I am a very flexible person but easy to work with.

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my overview about leadership is that it allows you to find your place as eighter what kinds of feedback and direction you might need. for example during the followship test, i am an independent worker, dont need close supervision, and just a bit of feedback. According to this i believe it to be very accurate. i am someone that is able to work independantly and doesn’t need constant supervision. but at the same time i am able to work together as a group with a team. According to my leadership test i am in the mixed leadership catorgory which is where boss suggests ideas and consults groups, and many expectations to regulations. i like this theory because the boss involves everyone in the suggestions instead of just giving orders. this makes job and everything else so much easier. overall this leadership/followship test was a great excercise. it was good to be able to know what catigory you fall within.

After reading Chapter 9 and taking the leadership and followership test in the Leadership and management text book I realized that I am a “mixed” leader and a “moderately participative follower”. I feel being a leader is a dynamic task and can not be overly ridged. At the same time a lack of discipline and guidance as a leader could also lead to disastrous results. As a follower I am an independent worker that requires constant positive feedback from my leader and group to assure I am adhering to our mission.

I think I am both a leader and a follower depending on the circumstances. I can be autocratic if warranted like giving discipline to subordinates. A leader needs to be tough and firm on his decisions, never allowing himself to flip-flop. But I can also bend strict rules to accomodate problems and opinions of members. Delegation for me is an important function of leadership as long as there is a system maintaining accountability and responsibility. I am open to suggestions beacuse I want to be heard too. Bottom line is the bottom line, at the end of the day and if the tasks are performed, I could care less if I was the leader or the follower.

My score for my leadership test suggest that I am a “mixed” type, in which I make exceptions to regulations and consult groups. I find this to be far off the mark. I have been in many management positions. I rarely, if ever, make an exception to the rules. Me and my team always follow everything through to the letter. I do this because it makes both me and my team the most efficient group in an area. I personally cannot stand inefficiency. If the machine has a single weak spot, the machine will break down, ruining our efficiency. By immediately acknowledging our faults and where we can improve, that enables me and my team to become efficient once again. I rarely consult groups. Allowing total group discussion will eventually promote a system that has free floating rules and expectations, ultimately slowing the group down, breaking morale down, and confusing the hierarchy of leadership. My style may sound ruthless, and at times it can be when something is not working correctly, but it does encourage and transform any team of workers into a highly efficient, cohesive unit that will get any job done.

My follower score was also mixed. Again, I disagree with this. I am sociable when I need to be, but typically I prefer to work alone as much as possible. I like to be given an order from a boss, and I will make it happen, no matter what. The only time I will not follow through is when the order goes against company policy, seriously violates ethics, or is illegal. I do like to participate in collaborative groups. It helps me make sure I’m not overlooking something or if I may be approaching the situation from the wrong angle. Once I know what I am to do, I make it happen. I enjoy finding my own way to make the job get done, no matter what.

Discipline is important in an organization. A leader should be a role-model to the subordinates to be effective & functional. Having a leader in an organization whom other members elect plays a viable role in coordinating leadership, their activities and to represent the group to the rest of the organization. I learned that people do the best job when they are allowed to exercise self-control because people are responsible for themselves and no one else. It is necessary for the leader to effectively communicate to the subordinates in order to relate the tasks to be done, to know ways how tasks can be accomplished.

After taking the “Leadership & Followership” style test, I discovered that both my leadership & followership styles are categorized as “Mixed”. I believe that this score interpretation is accurate of the way I lead and follow because I like to be part of balanced decisions made. This is a beneficial way of leading because it is one that allows the concerned group to freely share their ideas equally. Furthermore, I believe that this style of following is a well-balanced style with relying on teamwork as well as being fully capable of working independently.