Personal Statement : Manager And Leader

After consulting with my team members and hearing their thoughts, I gained a lot of insight as to how my performance as a team leader was. I asked them to give me their thoughts on my first week of being a team leader and then I asked them again in regards to my second week of being a team leader. The changes they told me about were quite surprising. For starters, my team told me that my first leadership week wasn’t too great. They said I was not vocal or authoritative enough so they didn’t really know what they were supposed to be doing while we were out of class. Also, during my week we were doing the video assignment and they said that during the meeting which we were recording, I was too quiet and wasn’t leading the discussion like a leader should. Overall, they said I did not act or communicate like a leader during my first week. Now, following my second week as team leader, there were some major changes in the group’s feedback. During this week we started working the T6 assignment, and this time the group told me they had a much clearer idea of what their roles were as I assigned everyone a task. For example, Lisa and Kerine were assigned to revise the T2 and T4 assignments and they felt much better about knowing what it was they had to do. In sum, after my second week as a team leader my team members responded saying I was much better with communication and actually leading them.

First, about my past leadership skills were understanding and gaining knowledge from people. When I was a child, I would always look up to my father and mother as role models to help lead a family together. Both of my parents gave me positive reinforcement in school and out of school so I can be successful in life. I have also taken an interest in

Is a leader as defined in the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, merely one who leads - synonymous with a boss? Or something more? I believe that a leader is much more than that and can be defined in any number of ways. In attempting to define a leader personally, I will use both myself and others as examples.

When asked to describe a bad boss, Melanie Kidder said, “Someone who is not ready to take a leadership position.” She goes on to describe one of her former bosses as someone who takes out his stress and problems on his employees. He thought that being forceful with them would create results, but the opposite happened. Many of the people on the account ended up quitting and going on to take other jobs. This really emphasizes the issues that can occur when a boss does not form positive working relationships with his or her

One of the most important aspects of a successful career is leadership. It plays a key role in personal development and career development when working with others. Successful people have a good grasp on their leadership skills, and that allows them to develop personally and professionally. Many could argue that the success of someone is not defined by what they own, wear, or know, but rather their ability to use leadership to impact others and be a catalyst for change and progress in what they do. It is imperative for people to believe in leadership since it is what provides direction to follow towards achieving their goals and objectives personally and professionally.

I am Staff Sergeant XXXX and this essay details my personal leadership philosophy current as of January 18, 2016. I find it necessary to include the date because my leadership philosophy is alive, it adapts and changes as new experiences enrich my life. This philosophy has been developed and shaped by a myriad of experiences, both personal and professional. Therefore, it’s my belief that every aspect of my life, whether it be positive or negative, has molded me into the person I am today. I believe that translates into the type of leader I am. My leadership philosophy can be broken down into three main components: what I expect from myself, what others can expect from me, and what I expect from others.

While I attended Wichita State University for my bachelors of Social Work, I was afforded the opportunity to participate in a leadership program two consecutive years. We learned tips on strategies to become more effective leaders. Whenever I participate in activities that require me to take a leadership or supervisory role, I tend to think of what I learned in the program. The conflict that I identified as a supervisor in this activity was mainly that we had a student with erratic behavior, with firearms at home, and a mother who not only, saw nothing wrong with it, but wanted him removed from public school and is largely uncooperative with the school regarding his psych eval.

Over the past 14 years, I have had the opportunity of experiencing many diverse styles of leadership ranging from the enlisted ranks in the Navy to being a commissioned officer in the Army, each experience with its own distinct style of leadership. I find that having such a diverse range of experience contributes greatly to my current position as a Maintenance Test Pilot.

In terms of my leadership, I think I grew much more confident and strict as a leader. When I started, I remember thinking that all my residents would be wonderful and would listen to their RA, because I always did so everyone else would too. That was clearly not the case, especially when it came to quiet hours. Confrontations are frightening to me because I have had bad experiences in the past. But as an RA, it is part of what I need to do. Once residents started complaining about one another, I realized warnings were not sufficient. So I started documenting residents who were loud during quiet hours. I also grew as a confident leader through my trivia week. I remember feeling really nervous to knock on everyone 's door to do trivia. I am

This year my key responsibilities have been as a manager in the school hygiene,leading a team in the logistics of supplying the schools hygiene products. I have also organised short PE sessions for my peers with the help of fellow students.

I witnessed leaders who were neither personable nor pleasant. These individuals did not communicate with or mentor their subordinates, did not provide guidance and micro-managed all actions. These leaders simply dictated their wants and berated subordinates who did not comply. They were strict and harsh; the embodiment of my younger self’s vision of what leadership was. Although I wanted to be a leader, I knew I never could exhibit leadership the way they did. I was too shy, too caring and most of all, I did not agree with their leadership methods. However, I did learn from them. I learned what not to do. As Lou Holtz stated in his book Wins, Losses, and Lessons (2006), “You can learn a lot by observing, as well as by performing” (p. 17).

In my twenty or so years of employment, I worked under several types of leaders. Some were effective while others were ineffective. This course gives plenty of examples and descriptions of both effective and ineffective leadership styles. I understand the significance of pairing effective leadership with appropriate followers. Assessing each party’s traits prior to putting them together, which aids in decreasing tension. In this paper, I am discussing my experiences with bosses and leaders in different aspects of life.

I worked as an assistant manager at a dry cleaners, Sky Cleaners, from July 2013 - December 2015 where I demonstrated the ability to work in a fast paced open environment. I worked on both discount days where activity in the store was higher than usual and I was consistently taking and fulfilling

During the last six weeks, I have learned a lot about the true meaning of a good leader. The discussions have helped me identify what my strengths are and what are the areas that I need to improve on. Although, I have been in management roles, I would not identify myself yet as a leader. I am a very result driven individual which is strength of mine, but that can also lead me to be desensitized to other’s emotions or challenges they might be facing. Throughout the course, I have also come to realize that I have limited self-awareness. On the contrary, one of my strengths is my social awareness. I have the ability to go into social or networking events and pick up on emotions, or facial expressing to understand the overall mood of that environment. To be socially aware is particularly beneficial because, I can find common ground with anyone I meet to initiate conversation. Therefore, when I see that person again, I can make those personal connections. Another one of my strengths is the ability to look at a current process and streamline it to a leaner, more effective and efficient way. During the last several years I have been hired to be the visionary of new divisions and to implement processes that would support the company’s vision and mission while still driving results. My values are what contribute to the success I have been able to achieve over the years, however. My resilience and work ethic towards my job shows through in the

According to Schwartz (1997), Goizueta joined Coca-Cola at a time when the company was in trouble. Slowed by bureaucracy and with an eroding stock price, the beverage maker was slowly loosing its market share to rivals like Pepsi. An inspirational leader, Goizueta was able to turnaround the beverage maker and before his exit, the company had become one of the most recognizable brands in the world. His managerial style as Rowe and Guerrero (2010) point out was more intellectual than hands-on.