A person that has had a profound impact on me during my time here at Virginia Commonwealth University is Rachel Wasilewski. Rachel is the Senior Recruiter for the School of Engineering. I first met Rachel after I received an email from the Welcome Center in the School of Engineering, requesting volunteers to help run Open House for prospective students and their families. She was one of the first staff members at VCU that shaped my collegiate experience in a positive manner. Over the past three years and 13 Open Houses later, I have gotten very close to her and have developed a very meaningful relationship. I chose to write about Rachel because she has provided me with the guidance and support needed to persevere through the grueling years …show more content…
Rachel is very modest and never uses her position to substantiate what she is trying to do for the recruitment organization. She only does this in some instances when she is trying to get the attention of students before an event. Because of her easy going and timid personality (at times) this ends up causes some issues because students have begun to take advantage of this and tend to slack off. Rachel heavily relies on reward power to gain potential student volunteers every year. By participating as an Engineering Ambassador students are provided with engineering promotional items to sport while on tours and on Open House days such as t-shirts, polo’s, and fleece jackets. She also provides breakfast and lunch for all volunteers that participate in our large Open Houses and admitted student days. When analyzing Rachel’s personality against the “BIG 5 Personalities with Specific Traits”, she fits under the “Agreeableness” category. She consistently embodies this personality and is very cheerful and nurturing. Through this personality she has gained a lot of conceptual and interpersonal skills in her line of work. When it comes to the traits related to effective leadership, there are two traits in particular that she is not able to embody due to her personality. Because Rachel is extremely nice and loves to engage in meaningful conversations with everyone, she has a very high need for affiliation and really cares about what people think of her. This can be
The 5 traits of personality consists of openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. The 5 trait model began from the research of D. W. Fiske and was expanded even more by other researchers as well. This Big-Five trait model is important due to the fact that it gives human path and logic of what makes up a person's character trait, personality, and much more. The answer to finding what makes an ethical leader is the fact that most of them contain all of the Big-Five traits. Many studies and different analyses have studied and research why an ethical leader needs the Big-Five traits and why it is effective through leadership (Kalshoven, Hartog, Hoogh 350). One person that was known as an ethical leader and exemplified openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism is Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
As mentioned in (Lussier, R. N., & Achua, C. F. 2013 Pg. 37). The Big Five Model of Personality gives traits of an effective leaders which are surgency, agreeableness, adjustment, conscientious and openness to experience. My organization wants these traits to be imbibed in its employees.
Everyone has a significant person that has impacted their life. For me, it would have to be my mother. My mother has always been a great teacher because she has taught me how I should view situations. She has taught me major lessons in such simple ways. I learned how to be caring, forgiving and grateful for what I have. I know that I can always rely on my mom as someone to look up to when I’m mentally struggling.
This approach emphasize that having a leader with a certain set of traits is crucial to having effective leadership. It’s the leader and the leader’s personality that are central to the leadership process.
When I think leaders who have impacted me the most, there are many that come to mind. I think of whom I have served with, former United States Presidents, and people who are first responders. I think of many others in history and others who have fought battles not associated with wars. I contemplated for days on whom I felt impacted me the most with their legacy. I decided to choose a leader whom I have known my entire Army career; SSG Lacy L. Behl (Brown). It was not an easy decision to select SSG Behl because I have known many leaders in the Army that have outstanding legacies that positively impacted my career. SSG Behl has always been there for me. She has shown me the strength of her character (through her actions in her military career and throughout her civilian life) when she faces challenges head on. She has a commanding presence and does right for her country, her family and herself. She is the example I strive to embody daily for the soldiers I serve with.
(2016). p.33). There are many traits that a leader must have to be able to be successful. Three that come to mind are trustworthy or honest, motivated, and knowledgeable. Ever leader needs to be honest and have the trust of those who are following them. This is essential for any plan or idea to be carried out steadily. Also, open communication cannot happen if one does not trust their leader. Next, a leader must be motivated and have energy. If a leader is not motivated, those who are following them are also not going to be motivated either. Someone has to be able to push others to keep up the hard work to get to where they need to be. Lastly, a leader needs to be knowledgeable. At work, often when faced with something that I do not know the answer to, I go to my charge nurse who is very knowledgeable on almost all situations that may arise. If lacking any vital knowledge, staff under that leader will not have anyone to go to in times of need. This leads to the follower being lost and not knowing what the next step is in their situation. All of these traits are what I like to see in a leader in my work
An African-American individual that has been an inspiration in my life is my dad. He inspires me to be successful. He also advises me to take responsibility for my actions, try as hard as I can, set goals, and never quit. My dad inspires me not only in words but also through his actions. He is very hard-working and tries his best to take care of our family.
Additionally, Rachel loves to go shopping with friends and chat on the phone. Furthermore, this past summer Rachel has worked in Nagilla Summer camp since she greatly enjoys working with children and Kiruv . She is currently working in a local Jewish day school as a teacher’s assistance for first and third grade boys. However, Rachel’s real passion is helping others see the beauty in Judaism. Showing them what Judaism has to offer. She aspires to work in Kirov and make a difference to people’s lives. She ultimately will like to have an open home where people should feel at ease to just come and speak about anything and everything. Though she is young and inexperienced her determination to succeed and make a change drives her to keep learning and growing. she is like that tiny drop of water in the huge ocean creating a ripple effect, touching others and their life’s. One can ask themselves what difference can I make I am only one individual but in reality one person
A parent or parents ability of honesty, accountability, enthusiasm, and other qualities all have an affect on how a child will see the personality trait of leadership. Being able for others to know that someone is meaning their word influences peoples trust. Knowing that someone is accountable or reliable always makes a positive position in leadership. Being able to have fun or look enthusiastic helps tremendously on how others view leadership in someone, but the most important person to show the right leadership qualities is a child. A child can form more of each qualities that make up leadership to become more bossy or more introverted. Showing balance in a child's life helps them figure out the good qualities to take away. They see the respect that others have when one obtains leadership. Emily has many of these qualities that make her a leader. Her parents and siblings always showed a tremendous amount of honesty, accountability, and enthusiasm. A huge role model in her life is her sister. She wanted the relationship that her sister had with others, where she would be respected by others because others knew that she was honest and
In this world, there are many types of people and personalities. The personality trait in question is a leadership. From group leaders to CEOs to presidents, leaders are around us. However, what makes one a leader? Well, a leader needs to possess the characteristics of cooperation, problem solving, integrity, confident, and the list goes on. A leader also needs to live up to any mistakes and learn from them instead of pushing it off or blaming someone else. A leader needs to not take bias, but instead be fair and look at the big picture. I have many of these traits in leadership.
The DISC assessment labeled me with an Interactive personality and I actually disagree. I tend to have more of a Dominance personality. I want to be in charge, keep things at a fast pace, and tend to get irritated when there is a delay in my projects. I feel "a good leader is usually passionate about the organization and his or her work, exudes confidence in his or her abilities, can organizes and makes sense of complex situations, maintains high standards and inspires others to do the same, can motivate and inspire employees, and is generally looked up to as a person of vision" (Hill, 2009). This is a quote that I want base my leadership on. I agree with everything it expresses. I feel that I could inspire greatly the members of my group and motivate him or her to accomplish their goals.
I completed the Big Five Personality Test. The personality traits in which aid my leadership abilities are as followed: I am relatively open to new experiences, very well organized, and can be relied upon. I am social and enjoy the company of others, good-natured, courteous, and supportive, and I remain calm, even in tense situations ("Big Five Project - Personality Test," n.d.).
I believe that leadership is exemplified by certain traits such as integrity, perseverance, and positivity. Kate has always exhibited these traits. I have frequently noticed that she calmly handles the stress of handling a full academic workload, plus her extra-curricular activities. Kate continuously shows stamina and resourcefulness. The detail-oriented focus which Kate shows is rare in young people, and I know that it makes her well-suited to following directions, leading when necessary, and performing creative, helpful deeds.
According to Sullivan and Decker (2009), leadership is influencing others into working toward accomplishing a common goal. Some people are born with an innate leadership quality within them. Others require learning leadership and management skills. It takes a certain personality trait that makes them a natural leader. Intelligence, personality, and abilities are three categories of the trait theory that is a part of the profile of successful leaders (Sullivan & Decker, 2009). I will discuss my personal views of leadership. It will
This theory is based on the premise that there are certain personality characteristics that are essential for a person to possess in order to be a leader. The main emphasis is on what the person is in terms of a constellation of personality traits. This theory searches for that set of universal leadership traits that will assure success. Numerous traits have been suggested: courage, integrity, loyalty, charisma, ambition, intelligence, honesty, clairvoyance, persistence, arrogance, health, political skill, confidence and vision.