I'm sure everyone here has seen a picture of a mother duck leading her ducklings. Imagine the mother duck taking her ducklings up some stairs. The mother duck easily climbs the first stair and waits for the other little ducks to climb up. The first duckling stretches its wings as high up in the air as it can and stands on the tips of its little webbed feet. With a little help from its beak it manages to barely make the first step. Sometimes it requires a little help from mama duck to boost itself up. Despite the cute and rather funny part of this picture, it is possible to learn a lot from the ducks. The two ideas we can gain from them are leadership and following. In life each one of us is a leader and a follower at some point. …show more content…
As the senior class this year, our class decided to "bug" the junior highers by forming BUG groups. BUG, standing for "Buddies Under God", was designed with the purpose of leading the junior highers by example. The world and those who don't have a saving knowledge of Christ, look at the Church. The impression they should see is one that results from following Christ's example. They should see people who are full of the love of Christ. As leaders everyone should lead by example, but the example that you use must be based on the Bible. It is foolish to believe that people will want to do what they are told to do unless the leader is willing to do what he has asked of his followers.
In addition to, and perhaps even more important than, leading by example is leading through serving. Servant leadership at first thought sounds like an oxymoron. Popular opinion believes that the leader is supposed to have people who serve him. But if we are to follow Christ's example we must first serve. Quite possibly the most perfect example of servant leadership is the well-known story of Jesus washing his disciple's feet. The disciples were appalled that Christ would do such a thing for them because it was a servant's job and Christ was their leader. But because He washed their feet I am willing to bet that the disciple's respect for Jesus increased greatly. At the first retreat of the year our class went up a day early for a time of fellowship and
A servant leader must listen to a person fully without interrupting or judging them. While doing my service at the animal shelter there were two other people doing service. They were prisoners wearing the orange jumpsuit. Although most people would assume they are bad and not to talk to them, me and my group had a conversation with them about the dogs. They showed a lot of compassion about what they were doing. Although it was work they were forced to do they gave it their all. I listened and communicated with them the entire time without judging whatever they might have done. This was showing servant leadership in one of the hardest
To be a successful servant leader one must have a true honest desire to want others around them to be successful. The major strength of the servant leader is their contribution of the organization they are leading. I believe this type of leadership really aligns
When I was younger, I would often return home to a familiar question: So, what did you learn today? My answer would always be "nothing" or "stuff." As I look back, I never lied, yet, I never told the whole truth. Many people think that you don't know anything with only 18 years of experience; I think they're wrong. I've learned a lot about myself and others from the relationships I have built throughout the years. I believe my most important lessons were "people" lessons. Those are the ones which could never be taught out of a book or in a lecture; you have to go out and experience them for yourself.
WOW! So much has happened since June. The SV FFA and ag department had a rough start to our year losing three of our students who were on the FFA officer team to other schools. Even with this bump in the road, the four officers that remained visited Mt. Shasta City and had a blast bonding and learning more about each other at their officer retreat in August. Once school started we found three new officers and attended COLC (Chapter Officer Leadership Conference) where the entire team learned about their diverse leadership styles and were able to bond together as the official Surprise Valley FFA Chapter Officer Team for the 2017-2018 school year. If you see them around, congratulate President Cindy Hinze, V.P. Maddison Seely, Secretary Maya
Servant leadership from a Christian perspective is a replica of what Jesus Christ symbolizes. Jesus was a servant because he showed truth, vision, humility, commitment, teacher to his followers, and brought about change; he was a suffering servant, yet was merciful, he was a teacher, yet willing to be taught by the Holy Spirit. “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
It’s hard to believe that we are actually sitting here in the auditorium for the last time as students of Kheradmand High. But we are! We made it through four years of high school. Now we are teetering on the edge of the rest of our lives, having to grow up and head out into the “real” world. That thought might scare some people, but we are ready. After all, if you decide that you don’t want to be a part of the real world, maybe, you can always come back to Kheradmand High and maybe they will let you be a teacher.
Running Start is an initial advantage over other students upon graduation. By the time of graduation one who has completed this program is granted an Associate’s Degree with their high school diploma. The program allows a student to take college classes while they complete high school. A student who does this program graduates with their Associate’s Degree without cost, Students also get to experience a college atmosphere, and students also have the opportunity to take courses that coincide with their chosen degree or career choice. Running start is a great program for high school students to complete. This is because a student becomes more independent, they have a loss of socialization in high school, and increases in adult social experiences, as well as different school schedules that are likely to not match up when there are breaks or cancellations of classes, which makes it seem as though there are longer breaks of time than the schedule of a full time high school student.
Our minds begin to develop at a young age. From the first time you’re able to stutter the words “dada” to the time you broke your tooth on the swingset despite your mom telling you how much of a bad idea it is to be swinging so high with a loose tooth. We might not see it when we’re young and our minds are occupied by the newest episode of spongebob, but all those “do this” and “don’t do this” that are told to us are like a melody ringing in our heads; a melody that happens to be leading us down the right road one step at a time. Leading by example gives us concrete assertion to a successful society if we go about leading in the correct way. The way we do that is not as hard as we think. Take myself for example. As a young adult now I can always
Edgar Allan Poe once said, "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."
The concept can be complex to grasp sometimes because it is so vague. However, leading by example is the ability to lead through explanation as well as being able to demonstrate what you want to be achieved. The leader is being watched at all times, so it’s important for them to remember to show determination and strength. When they present these traits, the followers feel confident that their leader is cut out for the job and it stimulates them to operate at their potential.
Paul and Timothy (1 Tim. 4:11-16) “11 Command and teach these things. 12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.” Model behavior and Grass‐roots leadership could be grow in anyone regarding to the position and tide(see Horst Bergmann, Kathleen Hurson, Darlene Russ‐Eft;
Personally I think that the idea of being a servant leader is the best way to lead someone in any situation. It provides people with the necessary tools to be successful and keeps them motivated beyond the point of your being there to hold their hands through everything. It’s a small way to give people that necessary push and keep them moving forward. Instead of just giving people what they need at that time you give them the power to make their choices and propel their own life forward. Having someone realize that they “can” is a very powerful thing.
“If your actions inspire other to dream, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader,” once quoted by John Quincy Adams. How does leading by example influence you and your life? In life we as leaders should always try to lead by example, whether it is leading a child or adult. Every day we should try to do what is better for our community and world and lead someone down the right path for a better life. What we can do to lead others to the better choice. How one doing what is the best choice gets other to do what is the best choice . Why we should do good and lead others the right way. Leading by example is a reality .
Well, this is it, the day all of us have been waiting for has finally arrived. It seems like only yesterday we were picking our noses and flicking them at innocent bystanders or yelling childish phrases like, "Liar, liar, pants on fire!" or, wait, that was yesterday. Never mind. Anyways.
I’ve spent weeks trying to think of what it is I’d like to share with you on this special morning… what words of wisdom I could possibly impart, what bits of knowledge I have obtained during these past five years that I could share. And after careful deliberation and consideration, I came to the conclusion that I have absolutely nothing to say. I’ve asked several people, "So, like, if you were listening to a speech, and, like, you wanted to enjoy it… what would you want to hear?" And these several people all had the same reply, "Don’t be boring." So, that was a really big help.