{"id":5109,"date":"2021-06-18T20:41:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T00:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/jepsoninternship2021\/?p=5109"},"modified":"2021-06-18T20:41:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T00:41:32","slug":"reflection-2-theories-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/jepsoninternship2021\/2021\/06\/18\/reflection-2-theories-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection 2: Theories in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

As another week has gone by at FLIP National, I am seeing different theories from my LDST 300 class come to life. When reflecting on my times at FLIP National, I think I really see the LMX theory come out. LMX theory, or the Leader Member Exchange theory, follows closely on how a leader interacts with a singular member, and is thus a dyadic focused theory of leadership. I always found this theory fascinating, even though my class never devoted much time on it. After all, we most vividly notice how our leaders\/supervisors interact with <\/span>us, <\/b>and that holds a strong hold over other dynamics.<\/span><\/p>\n

My supervisor Chris works very hard to have a close bond with every fellow at FLIP National. When doing the interviews, he cares about each person\u2019s own story as a first generation\/ low income student. The application process also requires everyone to put in their favorite meme which is a fun way to open up and bond. He also regularly checks up on us fellows when we mention having personal issues or feeling stress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reflecting on my own experience with Chris, he is very aware of my own personality and places of growth, so I do vividly remember our interactions and his advice for me. Even with COVID-19, he has maintained strong connections to each and every fellow. I was definitely going through a difficult time during the quarantine summer, so I am very appreciative of his patience and kindness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, focusing on LMX theory does make it so I cannot go into detail on how my supervisor interacts with the fellows as a whole, or even how we fellows interact with one another, but I will be sure to do this in another reflection. However, there is no denying that this is a weakness in the LMX theory, as it does ignore a great deal of complexity present in all leadership dynamics.<\/span><\/p>\n

While I will explore this more, I am curious if this really strong bond between my supervisor and each fellow results in any imbalance or dependence on that form of bond, instead of a more collaborative structure between fellows or teams. Sometimes, especially because we are a fully virtual internship, my team and I do not interact a ton at a more personal level, so this could possibly be a place of growth within the structure of the fellowship itself or just within myself to seek out such friendships myself.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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