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My Leadership Philosophy

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Leadership is an indefinable word. There is no definitive leader because every single group needs a different leader. For example, a group of children need a different leader than a group of adults and a group of rowdy people need a different leader than a laid back group of people. A leader needs to be constantly adapting to each and every situation, assessing every little reaction and changing their approaches. As well as being constantly adapting, a leader is constantly learning new ways to handle a group and gain their attention. Leaders need always be flexible with their methods, always be ready to learn new methods, and ready to be proven wrong. I am convinced that all the things I have done in my personal life have helped me to learn how to leader many groups of people. Of all the people I have had to lead, I believe that the dance team is one of the places that I have gained the most experience. On the team, I have lead fourth …show more content…

When working with young children, I have learned patience and a kind happy voice go a very long way. When working with older children, I have learned that sometimes the less firm you are when it is not warranted the better the whole group will listen to you. Besides patience, there are many other shared qualities of almost all groups of people. Most groups need someone who isn’t afraid to stand up against what other people say. Another quality that has really helped me is my loyalty. I throw myself 100% into my groups and I will fight for them tooth and nail. One of my greatest achievements thus far, is my ability to use my stubborn nature to my advantage. I have learned with some groups, you have to stick with what you really want for the group and keep pushing through, no matter how much they push back a resist. For some groups, that is just how they will best achieve what they need

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