My Goals As A Leader

Leadership can mean something different to everyone. To me leadership encompasses many things. Leadership is being able to motivate others to achieve. Leadership is listening to what others have to say and acting on it. Leadership is using interpersonal skills to communicate with others. Leadership is being a good example to others.

Leadership is all about having the right amount of heart and determination to help make a difference in someone’s life. It takes certain qualities to be considered a good leader. A leader should want to help inspire others to make a change and to be the best that they can be. A true leader does not need to feel powerful, instead they empower those around them. Throughout my life I have come across various leaders who have made an impact on my life. It takes a very special person to inspire and touch people’s lives. Leadership is so much deeper than having power and bossing people around.

Leadership can be hard to define and it means different things to different people. To me it means being able to create an inspiring vision of the future and help people achieve that vision. It also means being able to help people acquire that vision either directly or indirectly and help them grow.

I see myself as a potential leader, trying to get everyone on task and doing on what we need to do. So being a leader will help other students and me be successful,and that we may surpass the teacher's expectations.

Whenever someone else makes an accomplishment, small or large, they deserve all respect and recognition for their hard work. I constantly work to build others up and ensure that their efforts do not go unnoticed. John C. Maxwell, author of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, notes that “If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.” As humans we are driven by the recognition of others, and I recognize the value of encouragement. By building others up, I have the power to assist others in their development as

When leadership comes to mind, I think of helpfulness; you need to be helpful and know what to do in any given situation when necessary. Although, being a leader also requires to know your boundaries and give space when needed.

My idea of leadership is being able to inspire others, motivate, set a vision, communicate, respect others, and of course, lead by example. A leader must have an honest understanding of who they are, what they know, and what they are capable of. To be a successful leader, you have to be able to convince your followers, not just yourself or your superiors, that you are worthy of being followed. In my opinion, this can build confidence in their followers to have faith in you, in order to be able to lead. I strongly believe that good leaders are made rather, and not born. If you have the desire and willpower, you can become an effective leader. Good leaders are developed through a never ending process of self-study, education, training, and

The thing that I am interested when I am being a leader are: Inspiring individuals to be their best, becoming a much better leader of myself, becoming more creative, helping out to solve problems with other people, learning about what other people are excited about and learning from other

In life, there are leaders and followers; I want to be a leader. Currently in high school I am involved in as many clubs and activities as time allows me. In almost every activity I am a leader. I currently try to lead in my high school as much as possible. Leaders are meant for the Air Force Academy. Every cadet that attends the academy is a natural leader. When coming out of the

What being a leader means to me encouraging others in addition to serving as a role model to influence positive behaviors in a community. I have come to the conclusion that there are over a thousand problems that I may face my life time, but there is a solution to every last single one of them. To begin with I worried a ton about what kind of lifestyle I would have after I graduated high school within the last five years I have realized that my life will not get any better if I don’t invest in myself now. Investing in myself will allow me lead others I do enjoy working at Publix but I truly believe God has bigger plans for me. I don’t have a best paying job nor were there not a ton of higher career opportunities opening up for me due to my

I can empower leadership with a vision to inspire others and give them opportunity to do so. To help them develop a plan and strategy to create the vision. In order for people to follow you must lead by example, but the same time allowing your people to carry out the vision. The best leaders are always mindful. They watch. They listen. They serve. They seem to have a magical ability to anticipate the needs of others. The outcome of any task is always improved by improving the lives of those you lead/serve. The greatest tools you can bring to any job is an attitude of gratitude and a spirit of service. When I am lost as to what to do, I ask myself, “how may I serve?” My short-term and long-term goals are that I am simply going to achieve my Masters to obtain a position in

To me, leadership is more than a title. It is more than just being in charge. Leadership is honestly, learning, listening, and most importantly application. Leadership means going the extra mile or two, doing the right thing no matter who’s looking, staying encouraged and encouraging other even when times are hard and you have every reason to quit. Leadership doesn’t mean you’re rich, well known, liked, or respected but it does mean you are a passionate, caring, and authentic. Leadership means you care about something so much you are willing to risk everything you have for this belief or idea. Leadership is doing whatever you can in your power to make things better for those around you.

The sum of education, experiences, and observations lays a foundation upon which I will grow to become a good leader. In this plan, I will focused on those aspects of leadership that I believe are most required for personal development as well as those which will be so significant for my future leadership career. I have identified three goals which will guide me in the development process. My goals are to develop my integrity, listening skills and communications skills. I assume that this plan will change and be altered as required by life circumstances.

My mission is to be a leader of integrity who is honest, open and transparent with the followers and this will help me create trust with the people around me. As a leader, I want to be a motivator and a role model for the people around me by inspiring and positively influencing them so that they can also do the same for other people. Most importantly, my mission as a leader is to help people enrich themselves by encouraging them to embrace who they are, and what they stand for, so that they can reach their maximum potential and also enrich their communities.

Gary Yukl (2006) defines leadership as “the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives.” (Educational leadership: A reference handbook 2002) A leader needs to take control of its employees in a workplace. They should be a trusted person, and also be a people person. Without communication, effective leadership will become a failure, due to the fact that nobody will understand what is going on in the work place. Goal setting for leaders is one of the most important factors, as they want to become a successful leader, by achieving goals for the organisation, for that to become successful as