D253 Task 2 Values-Based Leadership - 2025
(Passed First Attempt)
the child on your shoulder - Are you OK for doing the action, even if your children are
watching?
Value-based leaders - By word, action, and example, these leaders seek to inspire and motivate,
using their influence to pursue what matters most; greater good, positive change
principles of value-based leadership - self reflection, balance, true self-confidence and genuine
humility
self-reflection - when people take the time to reflect on what is important and why
balance - the ability to understand all sides of an issue
self-confidence - leaders recognize what they know and what they don't know
genuine humility - keeps leaders grounded, don't forget where you came from, values-based
leadership principle allows leaders to thrive and team members to work to accomplish the
mission with respect for the leader's decision-making
leadership - the ability to motivate people and mobilize resources to accomplish a common goal
honesty - positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, and
straightforwardness, creating trust, most important trait
positive change - attribute that values-based leaders use to influence others
, K and P five critical elements of effective leaders - model the way, inspire vision, challenge the
process, enable others to act, challenge the process, encourage the heart
model the way - Leaders must clarify their values and set an example for their employees to
imitate, underscoring the importance of modeling positive characteristics such as honesty
the vision - the emotional element of a company's mission statement, and this vision must be
communicated honestly and with passion, inspires employees
enable others to act - Leaders often make the critical mistake of micromanaging, as opposed to
trusting others to do their job. Trust stems from honesty, and creating an honest environment
allows other employees more personal autonomy
challenge the process - Leaders need to be attentive to how things are done, not just what gets
done, and they must be willing to address areas that require change. These practices are
essential for continuous improvement, progress toward goals, and innovation
encourage the heart - Leaders must nurture the emotional dimension of their relationships with
followers. Showing appreciation, creating a supportive environment, and fostering community
sentiment help build commitment to the leader's vision
CAL) Characteristics of admired learners - leadership qualities the employees said they were
more likely to follow, honesty, competent, inspiring, forward-looking
leadership competence - leader's track record and ability to get things done
malignancy #1 - degradation of reputation
malignancy #2 - (mis) matches between values of employee and values of the organization
(Passed First Attempt)
the child on your shoulder - Are you OK for doing the action, even if your children are
watching?
Value-based leaders - By word, action, and example, these leaders seek to inspire and motivate,
using their influence to pursue what matters most; greater good, positive change
principles of value-based leadership - self reflection, balance, true self-confidence and genuine
humility
self-reflection - when people take the time to reflect on what is important and why
balance - the ability to understand all sides of an issue
self-confidence - leaders recognize what they know and what they don't know
genuine humility - keeps leaders grounded, don't forget where you came from, values-based
leadership principle allows leaders to thrive and team members to work to accomplish the
mission with respect for the leader's decision-making
leadership - the ability to motivate people and mobilize resources to accomplish a common goal
honesty - positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, and
straightforwardness, creating trust, most important trait
positive change - attribute that values-based leaders use to influence others
, K and P five critical elements of effective leaders - model the way, inspire vision, challenge the
process, enable others to act, challenge the process, encourage the heart
model the way - Leaders must clarify their values and set an example for their employees to
imitate, underscoring the importance of modeling positive characteristics such as honesty
the vision - the emotional element of a company's mission statement, and this vision must be
communicated honestly and with passion, inspires employees
enable others to act - Leaders often make the critical mistake of micromanaging, as opposed to
trusting others to do their job. Trust stems from honesty, and creating an honest environment
allows other employees more personal autonomy
challenge the process - Leaders need to be attentive to how things are done, not just what gets
done, and they must be willing to address areas that require change. These practices are
essential for continuous improvement, progress toward goals, and innovation
encourage the heart - Leaders must nurture the emotional dimension of their relationships with
followers. Showing appreciation, creating a supportive environment, and fostering community
sentiment help build commitment to the leader's vision
CAL) Characteristics of admired learners - leadership qualities the employees said they were
more likely to follow, honesty, competent, inspiring, forward-looking
leadership competence - leader's track record and ability to get things done
malignancy #1 - degradation of reputation
malignancy #2 - (mis) matches between values of employee and values of the organization
