Dr. Denise Lofton outlines her approach to inspirational leadership in her personal leadership statement. She believes in a relational, respectful, motivating, and inspiring leadership style that moves beyond directives to link personal and organizational goals. Her goal is to lead in a way that solves immediate problems without creating new ones, and encourages others to become leaders that others choose to follow. She aims to motivate and inspire others through self-assured and self-efficacious leadership, in order to create positive change rather than disorder.

1. My Personal Leadership Statement
Denise Lofton
Doctoral Learner
Dr. Denise Lofton,
thedocshop.dl@gmail.com

2. Inspirational Leadership
 My approach is to provide inspirational
leadership with a catalyst approach.
 Inspirational leadership is one that is
relational, respectful, motivating, and
inspiring.
Dr. Denise Lofton,
thedocshop.dl@gmail.com

3. What Is The Challenge?
 Today’s issues and problems require leaders
that move beyond a directive from on high, to
link personal goals with organizational
strategies.
 Leadership creates followship and influences
organizational commitment
Dr. Denise Lofton,
thedocshop.dl@gmail.com

4. How Would I Lead? I Want…
 To operate in a manner that yields a decision
that solves the immediate problem, without
creating a new one.
 To be the kind of leader that believes in an
open, receptive operating paradigm, that
encourages others to become someone
others choose to follow.
Dr. Denise Lofton,
thedocshop.dl@gmail.com

5. Inspirational Leaders Motivate and Inspire
 To carry out this vision means one has to be
self-motivated and assured, possess a high
self-efficacy and belief that they have the
power to motivate and inspire anyone,
anytime and anywhere.
Dr. Denise Lofton,
thedocshop.dl@gmail.com

6. What Would My Leadership Success
Look Like?
 I want to create room for revolutions, not
riots.
Dr. Denise Lofton,
thedocshop.dl@gmail.com

7. What Would My Leadership Success
Look Like?
 I want to create room for revolutions, not
riots.
Dr. Denise Lofton,
thedocshop.dl@gmail.com