After examining different leadership styles this semester, I feel that my personal leadership model fits more closely with James MacGregor Burns' transformational leadership model . Burns' research focuses on how leaders can motivate and improve working conditions to increase performance. While my experience in a position where I had the ability to produce leadership results was limited, the experiences I had helped shape my career and sharpen my interests. In the following pages I will discuss my theoretical concepts that correspond to transformational leadership and how my mission, values ​​and professional goals coincide with the fundamental principles of transformational leadership. I will also go over some examples where I have seen good and bad leadership skills, as well as some of my own personal leadership examples. Finally, I will discuss what my professional leadership goals are and how I plan to achieve them. Transformational leadership includes four main characteristics, called the four “Is” of transformational leadership. They are: • Intellectual stimulation • Individualized consideration • Idealized influence • Inspirational motivation My personal leadership style includes all of these characteristics. I use intellectual stimulation by challenging the norm or what is currently in place. I am constantly looking for new, innovative ways to complete tasks that help save time and help others complete their work more efficiently. I also believe in challenging oneself and others. If you challenge yourself to do better and your team or group sees your determination to finish or produce the desired results, they will follow your lead if you...middle of paper...ers.I believe that to be a great leader transformational you also have to be creative. You need to show your team members that you are not afraid to take risks and encourage others to do so. By demonstrating that you encourage risk-taking, you show your employees that it's okay if they make mistakes. When an idea doesn't work as expected, it's better to learn from the mistake rather than pursue the punishment option. In both my personal and professional life, I tend to use humor and sarcasm, so I make that clear to the team. I think this makes people more comfortable when you can laugh at your mistakes and let them know that you're only human and everyone makes mistakes. It's also important to find creative ways to reward those who challenge themselves and are independent thinkers. These types of team members who are strong and are win-win.