Milk, The Main Character Harvey Milk

Civil Rights activist Harvey Milk was praised by many, and was influential to the LBGT community while it wasn’t accepted by many, Milk has plenty of characteristics that make him an over all an amazing leader: Courage, integrity, along with served justice. Harvey Milk lived up to being a good leader until his very last day.

Harvey was born in New York in 1930, gay rights and community leader Harvey Milk, he made history when he became one of the first openly gay in the United States in 1977, when he was elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors. He was sadly shot and killed the following year, and many books and films have been made about his life.

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

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Harvey Milk was one of the first openly gay officials in the U.S in 1977 who was unjustly assassinated because of jealousy and his lifestyle;however, others that disagree with his choices think he deserved to die. Harvey Milk was murdered do to political reasons and differences in opinion. Some people argue that he was murdered instead of assassinated.

Our world is filled with many successful leaders. The gift of being a leader can be learned; however some individuals have a natural born talent to be a leader. Each leader has his or her own unique leadership style. The gift of being a leader can be learned. Certain individuals are born with a charismatic style and can easily be a leader. A successful leader is one who can inspire and motivate people towards a goal. Martin Luther King Jr. was an individual with a born gift to lead people. The following paper will discuss how Martin Luther King Jr. was able to inspire and motivate people with his effective leadership style.

The following work aims to take a closer look at cultures, leadership and paradigms in Columbia Pictures’ (1992) film; A Few Good Men. This film provides many examples of differing cultures as well as illustrating examples of leadership, management, and followership. Many lessons can be learned; standing up for what is right and standing up for what you believe in are apparent, as well as leaders not always making the best decisions. At the end of the day, one must be at peace with the direction of their own moral compass and actions.

Barbuto, J. & Wheeler, D. (2007). Becoming a servant leader: Do you have what it takes?

My whole life I lived in fear of myself, until I heard about Harvey Milk. I have very vivid memories of myself as an adolescent, running away from boys who gave me a feeling that nobody else seemed to experience. That feeling was of course love, and I wouldn’t come to understand this emotion until I learned about a man who died to defend my right to have it. Harvey Milk was born in Long Island, New York, to two Jewish Lithuanian Immigrants, in the year 1930. After college he served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955. Following his discharge, Milk taught high school math, then worked as an actuary, and finally worked as a statistical analyst, until moving to San Francisco in 1972. Here he opened

A true leader stands high on on the pillars of success: dedication, servitude, respectability, and honesty. The mark of a fulfilled life is not one who has collected many awards, not one who has an insurmountable amount of money and fame, it is one who has touched the most souls in his journey of life. A leader destined for greatness will touch many people along their journey to the top. In my short years on this Earth I have made it my mission from the start to leave a lasting impact on everyone I come in contact with and as a student of Howard University I will continue my mission without fault. From birth my parents noticed I had an insatiable thirst for knowledge, a heart of gold and an unconquerable ability to lead. In the 5th grade I was awarded the

What does it mean to be a leader? “A leader is someone who demonstrates extraordinary dedication to his or her team, and will do whatever it takes to better the team as a whole”. Leaders strive to be role-models to others. Being a leader comes with experience, being a role-model, and having confidence. Leaders are responsible for whatever. Good leaders are committed to being a leader because they know what its takes to be a leader. Malcolm X was a good leader because he fought for human rights and he encouraged his people to think for themselves, and question authority. “Malcolm X was well read, articulate, a powerful orator, and also a rare different voice for young blacks”. Malcolm X was a gifted speaker, people look up to him especially young blacks. Malcolm spoke against the unfair treatment to the African Americans.

Harvey Milk said, “If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.”(Aretha 83). Harvey Milk was the first gay politician that moved people’s hearts. He changed the way people thought about gay people back in the 1970’s. Defending homosexuals from criticism, he civilized them with the people. Since the background of homosexuality was harsh which affected Harvey Milk’s early life, he took the action to process of becoming civilized as an officer, and he left many legacies.

Robert Greenleaf and James Hunter are both experts when it comes to leadership. Greenleaf coined the term “servant leadership” and published his first essay regarding this topic in 1970. Hunter is a world renowned author and speaker because of his leadership forte, and has worked with thousands of business executives on developing leadership skills that create successful businesses (Hunter 1998). Both of these men are distinguished professionals because of their philosophies and approaches to efficacious leadership, but they each have a different approach of how they present and represent these ideas.

For decade’s individuals, companies, and organizations have spent an unprecedented amount of money on researching, molding, modeling and working to define what a leader is and what characteristics make successful leaders. Despite all the research, there is not a quick answer or even full agreement as to what makes an individual an effective leader. The definition of a leader is “someone who can influence others and who has managerial authority.” (Robbins, Decenzo, Coulter, 2015. P.370)