Personal leadership describes an individual’s commitment to ongoing personal and professional development. It encompasses the individual’s unique approach to leadership, their values, integrity, and commitment to ethical practice.
Personal Leadership aligns with three of BC Corrections’ identified leadership competencies:
Personal Learning
Integrity, and
Adaptability
Personal Leadership reflects a strong and active interest in learning, an awareness of personal strengths and areas for improvement, participation in development opportunities and an openness to feedback. It reflects an adherence to a set of values and principles that the leader espouses and stays true to. It reflects leadership practices that are open, transparent, authentic and credible. It reflects adaptable leadership that responds easily to new environments and different conditions and an ability to remain flexible during times of change.
Personal Leadership is the foundation of effective, well-rounded leadership skills. With focus on Personal Leadership, we come to better understand ourselves, our value systems, our areas of strength and weakness, and the impact we have on others. By developing strong competencies in Personal Leadership, we gain the capacity to confidently lead others with authenticity and integrity.
Each topic below includes information on courses and/or workshops that are recommended on the path of relational leadership as well as additional resources that can be explored.
Unconscious bias is a phenomenon that all humans engage as a mechanism to help explain and understand our surroundings. Unfortunately, it can inhibit our interactions and make us draw conclusions that are incorrect (From: JIBC; Mode: Independent learning, online module; Next offered: ongoing).
At the core of being an effective leader is the knowledge of who you are in order to lead authentically. In this course, learners will gain a deeper understanding of their personal leadership style and its impact on others (From: JIBC; Mode: In-person, scheduled course; Next offered: n/a)
In this workshop, Marli Rusen will introduce leaders to her MIRROR Method - a practical and legally defensible framework to follow to ensure that they conduct - and are seen to conduct - fair and objective workplace reviews (From: Marli Rusen; Mode: In-person, scheduled course; Next offered: TBA).