Personal Narrative: A Career As An Effective Leader

I have been working as a messenger since assignment day for just shy of nine weeks. This job has exceeded my expectations by far. On assignment day, when I drew from the bag of jobs, I was extremely nervous. Disappointment ran through me when I pulled the job of ‘Messenger’ out of the hat. I had expected the job to be bland and boring, just running back and forth. But, since I have been on the job for several weeks now, all of those thoughts have been proven wrong. I love the job of Messenger. You get to run around, meet new people, and get to do things that you otherwise would not be able to do. On assignment day I was hoping that I would not end up with any bad job such as Mold Scraper, Pipeworks Laborer, or Trash Sifter. I think that the position of Messenger rates higher than other jobs like the ones that I just listed, because you get to have fresh air and run around instead of plodding around. I mean what could be better than running outside the whole entire day. Some of the responsibilities that you have to endure while being a Messenger would be that you must be quick to deliver your message. One other very important responsibility is

Imagine a young seventh grade student sitting in front of a massive room full of unfamiliar faces. Today her hair looks much nicer than usual, and she is wearing clothing with price tags that are freshly removed. Her breathing becomes uneasy and her hands shake. A deep breath escapes her shallow chest, she folds her hands delicately in her lap, and the questions begin. That was me. The interviews for Leadership Academy seemed daunting; I just wanted to become one of the fortunate students that would get the opportunity to excel for one week over the summer. At the conclusion of the interview process, I longed to see my name on the list hanging in the hall. Finally, at the bottom of the list, there sat my name. However, I never knew the impact Leadership Academy would have on my life. Now, as a senior in high school, I truly understand the positive impression attending Leadership Academy left on me. Personally, two examples bring me pride when referring to my skills as a leader.

I have had many job and volunteer positions that utilized most of the skill areas listed in the question. The projects I have carried out in these positions have required especially the last three skills, including working with external stakeholders, monitoring and reporting, and evaluation and correction. In the U.S., I have had fewer opportunities to deal with budgeting and contracts, and little to no fund-raising or grant application. However, in Togo, my experience included all the skills listed, including grants and funding along with budget forecasting and working with external paid help. Most of the positions and projects I have been involved with have focused on health.

I started off this election unaware, unconcerned, and uninformed. Truthfully, I loved my political ignorance. I didn't know anything about party platforms, I didn't know (or care) who the candidates were, and I wasn't worried about the fate of our country- if America has been around this long, it really didn't matter who would be our next president. Things are different now- I am different now.

It was a pleasure speaking to you at the Davis Companies’ “Creating a Culture of Success Workshop.” Given your role in recruiting, I can only imagine you’ve been bombarded with requests lately from job hunters seeking advice, but I couldn’t resist reaching out to you. As somebody with a blending background in Six sigma project manager of in-depth Healthcare industry knowledge (Hospital) interested in exploring positions where I can add value to the Medical Devices, Life Sciences industry. I would greatly appreciate your perspectives and insights.

High school students, skip this section. College students, write a paragraph describing your leadership activities in college organizations. (at least 150 words, no more than 500 words)

About halfway home from Vermont, my team and I stopped at a fast food restaurant along I-91 in Massachusetts. When we walked in and began to order our food, I saw that same coach sitting with his wife in a booth, seemingly enjoying their food. Being in no hurry, I stopped at their table, and simply offered my congratulations by stating: “Hi Coach. Good job today.” His response was something akin to what might come out of a Neanderthal era caveman. He never raised his head or made eye contact with me but, instead grunted, made some comment about “beating you”, and took another bite from his Big Mac. As I shook my head and walked away, his wife, who I had spoken with many times in the past, immediately began to reprimand and admonish him about

To be filled completely with a goal and willing to do anything to follow that goal. To overcome for success, that's how I felt rock climbing. I would drive up to a cliff hike in and decide what part of the face I would concur. With my pack of supply's pulling me back asking for me to just lay down I started my hike around the edge. On bolyai off bolyai, 15 steps at a time; I made jumps over cravasses and trusted my rope. On top of the cliff wall I look over as my heart pounds I bolyai down 80 feet. Just to challenge myself to climb up again. After a few times up and down, my last climb I gather my gear at the top, and hike down. The river rose as I climbed forcing me to find a new path. My desire to climb is intrinsic. I go through challenges to accomplish my goal. If I got distracted I could get lost or hurt myself. Being filled with a desire to climb allowed me to conquer.

A leader is someone that believes in their vision as well as those they entrust to assist in the fulfillment of their vision. A good leader knows they cannot accomplish their goals alone and therefore are always developing others by equipping them to be leaders as well. My choice for leadership coaching is a gentleman who works at the hospital where my Aunt is a Registered Nurse. This gentleman has been a manager for their Critical Care Unit also known as Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for many years and holds a master degree, but he has recently been promoted to a leadership position as Hospital Administrator. This position is responsible for hiring, evaluating, recruiting and leading specialist doctors and nurses as well as consultant anesthetists,

I think that being a leader is a great responsibility. It takes well thought out plans and being able to take control of a situation when the time comes. One of the times I had to take responsibility as a leader would be when I volunteered as a tour guide at the Woodbooger festival last fall. It was the first time I've ever really been in control of a big group. The groups would consists of around ten people and I would have to help guide them through trails in search of the “Woodbooger”. I believe that I worked well as a guide and got the job done.

The first is -Your Leadership Legacy by Robert M Galford and Regina Fazio Maruco (Galford & Maruca, n.d.). When I took this test I scored 16 points out of 25 for Ambassador (Galford & Maruca, n.d.). I scored 13 out of 25 for Advocate (Galford & Maruca, n.d.). I scored 18 out of 25 for People Mover (Galford & Maruca, n.d.). I scored 17 out of 25 for Truth Seeker (Galford & Maruca, n.d.). I scored 14 out of 24 for Creative Builder (Galford & Maruca, n.d.). I scored 15 out of 25 for Experience Guide (Galford & Maruca, n.d.).

I have always been fascinated with the military and its history since a very young age. I considered the military as a career briefly growing up, but I became very serious about the possibility in my senior year of high school. I began doing extensive research of each branch, along with the jobs offered within each branch. The Navy instantly grabbed my attention with the wide range of opportunities within the technical and engineering fields. From there, I did more research on the opportunity to become and officer. Leadership is an important quality in my life. I was involved in leadership groups throughout high school, and I am currently seeking ways to be a leader in the university I attend. I have always loved taking on the responsibility,

In order to bridge the gap between where I am now and where I want to go, I will need to continue to flight instruct at Purdue Aviation, LLC and push my students as hard as I can to succeed. The gap obviously won’t just close itself; therefore, I am going to have to work harder than ever before. In order to bridge the gap between where I am as a pilot to what I need to do to become an aviator is to continue to work hard, upgrade when I can, and build seniority so that I can eventually have the pay and lifestyle that I want. Other than just being a flight instructor and working full time, I hope to get some sort of part time job flying a King Air with a company called Metal Technologies based out of Auburn, Indiana (KGWB). If I am able to do this, I will continue to rapidly build hours as an instructor and build multi engine time in the King Air when I am able to get a trip.

As a principal of a high school, the big picture is always what you are working towards. Whether it be graduation rate or overall school performance score, an established goal is always the pinnacle. However, daily issues make conceptualization impossible at times. Facilitation is also a challenging goal. I oversee over one hundred staff members and everyone has an idea of how we can run our school better. At times, this creates more issues than it solves. This leads me into my last area of improvement, which is elevating my overall presence in the school and building that trust not only of the students but also the adults that call me boss.

Baccalaureate prepared nurse is trained to be leaders in his or her field of practice. This has been the goal of this program from day one. I remember one of our first semester’s assignments was to attend a professional meeting organized by a nursing organization in the Phoenix Greater area. The mentorship program conducted by the Student Nurse Associate was a priceless aspect of the program. Mentoring lower-level student and even some of my cohorts has been one of my strongest and enjoyable parts of the whole experience.