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this research with her findings that although managers' self ratings were
generally less accurate than those of others when compared to objective
criterion, more successful managers were less likely to inflate their self-
ratings of leadership. In her study, ratings of leadership style revealed
that the stronger the relationship between the managers' self-perceptions
and those of their associates, the more likely managers were perceived as
transformational. Therefore, it should not be surprising that hospital
CEOs, with their high level of transformational characteristics, tend to see
themselves as others see them. Transformational leaders, by definition,
are likely to seek feedback from others and be concerned with the needs
of others. Transformational leaders welcome input and feedback and,
therefore, are more likely to integrate that input and feedback into their
self-perceptions.
Self-awareness is a promising area for research around the topic of
leadership. It is an area in which developmental activities could be
targeted; where leaders could identify gaps between their self-perceived
style and the perceptions of others and work to close them. Such
research might best utilize gap-analysis to differentiate between observed
and desired leadership behaviors and guide the leader in developing skills
and behaviors needed to close the gap.
4. The stated values of hospital CEOs do not significantly correlate with
their self-defined or associate-defined leadership style.
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