My own personal leadership philosophy

 

When thinking about how to create my own personal leadership philosophy, several ideas come to mind, although a disclaimer would be important to be issued right from the bat, said disclaimer being the fact that, when it comes to picturing the leader I want to become I am not aiming at joining a small, medium or large organization, pay my dues, and little by little scale my way up. Not at all. I believe I have already tested that road before and have moved on to the current stage of my career in which I enjoy the flexibility and liberty of the freelance consulting world online, working solo.

 

That being said, my personal leadership philosophy indicates that as an independent freelance professional, what I want to convey is the image of a one-man orchestra director who cares about order, prioritization, organization, and being deadline-driven, who happens to want to exploit his bilingual skills to trigger profits both to his clients and to himself, and someone who is trustworthy and dependable.

 

Therefore, my leadership philosophy must reflect relevant traits, such as vision, emotional intelligence, knowledge of the diverse businesses I intend to do consultancy for, self-confidence, big-time honesty, creativity, drive, among others.

 

Fortunately, after some 15 years of professional career under my belt, I somewhat have the means to support, using reference letters and such, that those values, beliefs, and behaviors that I claim to have and / or that I intend to further improve on, are indeed part of my DNA, as former employers, current clients, colleagues, etc. may be able to confirm on my behalf. At the end of the day, it is not what you say you are, but what you are able to proof.

 

Hence, creating my personal leadership philosophy comprises duly identifying the values, beliefs, and behaviors, realizing which ones I need to focus more on for improvement, and developing a plan to make it happen, and once that is done, making sure the right parties are duly notified. How? By advertising, and us professionals advertise through LinkedIn, through networking and referrals, word to mouth, enrolling in college programs to further enhance and refresh knowledge, etc.

 

In summary, my personal leadership philosophy is made for me as an independent freelance executive, who wants to convey the image of a bilingual and dependable business administration professional and interpreter who seeks to earn his clients’ trust and help them communicate with stakeholders in different languages.