Personal Review: Looking At The Dilbert

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” John C. Maxwell

Think about the quote: “How you think about leadership will strongly influence how you practice leadership.” Peter Northouse

To know how lead, first you got to learn how to follow. Knowing that quote help me understand my mentor Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith was my coach at first when I started Middle School at Paul Public Charter School. Mr. Smith had taught me to not put sports over education and to respect others.

Having a leader who doesn’t know what they are doing isn’t that great.There is no telling if they will pull through, or if they will get you out of the hard situations. We should encourage certain traits, so that we don’t have to worry if our leaders are up to the task. Two good examples of magnificent leaders are Lin-Manuel Miranda ( “Lin-Manuel Miranda Biography” Biography.com by Clarence Haynes) and Odysseus (“The Odyssey” by Homer). They help inspire us and remind us to be clever and determined. Some may say that neither are well fit to be called brilliant leaders, but would terrible ones be as loved and cherished as they are? Only the determined and clever make it to the top. Determination

It has recently become inappropriate for one to criticize certain societal topics without having others scold them for doing so. Thus, humorists have found success in various ways by accusing these issues with comical approaches. Humorists tend to serve a vital function in today’s society as this humor is what allows them to express their thoughts on specific beliefs that, if stated directly, would not be seen adequate in the public eye. Whether it’s a light-hearted, much-needed laugh, or a rebel trying to prove a certain point, there will always be a certain need for humor.

I believe that in order to lead you must be able to learn how to follow first. Following will allow you to gain knowledge that will help you lead in the future. Serving is a big part of leadership because you must be able to help people. People put their trust into you to help them through their problems. As a leader you must be able to put other people’s problems ahead of yours.

Being a leader is often seen as impressive and key in a resume, merely because it is glorified in today’s society. However, people often forget that if every person on this planet was a leader, there would be no followers, and therefore, no leaders. Becher and Sivers both argue that followers are significant in creating a leader, something I genuinely agree with. However, Sivers seems to point out that being the first follower is hard and can lead to ridicule; although I agree that it is hard to join a small group in action, I believe being the leader is harder and more dangerous regarding the possibility of ridicule.

On occasions, writers use a special technique called “satire” in order to convey a message in a more humorous way. Believe it or not, a satire is used every day, it is what we see around us and what makes us laugh. A satire is a form of irony that can be used in many different situations. They are commonly found in movies, books, and on TV shows such as cartoons, or news broadcast. In the cartoon above, the artist draws attention to the fact that cell phones, the internet, video games, all sources of technology have taken over the youth in our society and has made them into robots. The cartoon implies how the kids in society have no clue what is out there in the real world because they have become addicted to technology use. Everyone is aware

This comic strip is called “Explaining creativity” and is composed by Scott Adams. It effectively covers the difficulties that we have separating the correlational from casual explanations of creativity. Creative people cannot stop themselves from creating and this a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(OCD). In the comic, Dilbert is expressing the fact that is creative as he has ADHD, Dyslexia, Bipolar Disorder, as well as Schizophrenia. People with ADHD often generate new ideas and have unique ways of looking at things and as a result, brilliant creative insights emerge from these times when the mind is doing its own thing. Like ADHD, Dyslexia comes with many benefits such as having the ability to use their critical thinking when solving

Those called to lead can find doing so a daunting task. Those expected to follow can experience frustration when their leader is unable to lead and their organization seems to be going nowhere.

Henry A. Kissinger once said, "The task of a leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been." Leaders are the very people who shape our personal experiences and make us take the turns we do in the winding road of life. They take us places we have never been like foreign, unknown lands. Leaders influence us everyday whether we agree, disagree, or even if it's for the better or for the worst. This is known as leading by example. Leading by example is just a basic part of life. It is practically unavoidable. Some people say leading by example is just a construct, but it is always there no matter what we say or do.

In order for a leader to be a leader he/she must begin with the assumption that you are the one who matters most. As a leader you have to possess that level of confidence in yourself that you are capable of leading yourself “before you can lead others”. And when you develop this belief then you are better able of affirmative influence “on others”.

If one has no leadership ability, one cannot be a leader. If one does not make what his or her followers consider the correct decisions to achieve their goals, no one will have faith in the leader's abilities and, consequently, no one will follow and without followers, there can be no leader. Another important criterion which one must have in order to be a leader is a person who leads a crowd in the direction where the goal can be accomplish as well as someone who acknowledges a problem and finds solutions to it.

In this ever growing, rapid developing world as we can see today, there are many different successful leaders. As we know it, leaders are humans just like everyone else. How did they manage to stand out from the crowd? What did they do to achieve great success for an organization? As of all the successful leaders in the world, Steve Jobs is one of the successful leaders that managed to achieve great success for an organization. Therefore, Steve Jobs is the leader that I personally admire and would like to emulate.

It is known that individuals have different types of leadership styles. Some individuals are more successful when it comes to following others and some individuals are better at leading others. Being a successful individual is not only judged by the actions of completing a task but the ability to lead others.