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Leadership is a trait that many people misunderstand. Some people believe that leaders need to be mean, assertive, dominant, and have overwhelming control over a situation, however, this could not be farther away from the truth. Often times people confuse being boddy with being a leader. Personally, I think that in order to be a leader you must be nice, as well as showing the way by example instead of orders. In school I try to help all of my friends with any schoolwork they need help with whenever I can. The most important role as a leader that I have is for the school’s junior varsity baseball team. This school district is a lot smaller than many other school district, so we face many teams that are able to have all junior and sophomores on junior varsity. We are about half sophomores and half freshmen and I feel that it is mine, as wells as the other sophomore’s, responsibility to lead the team through example. Even in tough situations I still motivate the team with encouragement, constructive criticism, and positive actions in order to keep our heads

After tallying up the responses and reflecting on the interpretations of my findings, I was somewhat surprised to learn that my directive and collaborative approach to supervision was equal at 40% each and my nondirective approach was much less than I would have desired at 20%. My initial amazement comes from the fact that I typically learn and grow best in collaborative and nondirective settings, and I believe most students, educators and others in different fields do as well. These are the types of learning environments that I fostered as a classroom teacher and continue to do in my current role as a Library Media Specialist. Most of my professional growth and inspiration to become a leader is attributed to working in environments where leaders were open to ideas, trusting, caring and transparent and to think that my beliefs and practices may not be parallel is a bit startling. However, this inventory has encouraged me to deeply reflect on the bases of my beliefs and provided me with a different frame of self-awareness that will be beneficial as I move into my role as a school leader.

I have exemplified leadership in a couple different ways through out my high school career. One way of this is through leading my team members in cheerleading. I look out for my new team members, especially since they are learning a lot of new material. This can be stressful and difficult at times. I know this feeling since I was once brand new to the Mason Cheerleading Program and didn’t know any of the material. If I

Leadership is the process by which one person can influence an individual or a group into the completion of a goal or an objective. The ability to inspire and motivate others stems from his or her capacity to efficiently manage time and people. I was recently placed in a leadership position, where I facilitate a group of clients who are low-functioning schizophrenic adults at a mental institution. My role as a group facilitator, which I sometimes view as teaching, is to guide and teach members the different coping skills for their illnesses. It is also my responsibility to make sure that members participate and are able to achieve their desired goals. My greatest challenge as a leader is understanding the importance of group dynamics.

To inspire and influence others, a leader must possess many skills and abilities. As motivational speaker Peter Northouse, states, “a leader should be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant” (Northouse, 2013) Moving an entire group of individuals toward a singular goal is a considerable undertaking. Without effective communication skills and a clear vision of what needs to be accomplished, one will feel like they are trying to herd cats rather than leading.

Understanding My Self Throughout this entire course we have learned many concepts and strategies to synthesize and use leadership as a means of working in a group setting. These concepts allowed us to learn not only how to lead other

I occupy my time in clubs and activities that both captivate my interest and are most important for my peers and me. These include but are not limited to my positions in Link Crew, Student Council, and Senior Board. They range from Senior Class Representative to Vice President. Many of my teachers and mentors have identified a characteristic of mine as a great leader, and I wanted to improve on these skills. I don't dominate discussion or action, I simply guide it. I take all of my positions seriously and always bring my best attitude; my leadership methods distinguish me from other

This recently became evident to me when I joined the IB program and was assigned several group projects. Each occurrence, I felt the need to direct my peers, assign equal parts to each student, and I am guilty to admit that I felt uncomfortable when I was not able to take charge. Because I am so young I have not gotten much of a chance to be a leader, but each summer I volunteer two weeks to become a teacher at my church’s vacation bible school. This year, I was the lead teacher of sixteen children between the ages of seven and eight. I not only got the chance to guide them in making crafts and singing songs, but also leading them to

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The role of leader did not appeal to me, the only reason why I didn’t look forward to leading was because I didn’t think anyone would follow. Mr. G expressed to me that I needed to take pride in what I do and set the standard for others to follow. I took these words and put them into action with my first step starting with the track team. I quickly began to inspire others to reach beyond their capabilities and perform with maximum effort. The classroom processed the same way, Mr. G made each and everyone of his students give their best efforts on each test we took and our test scores gradually

The hardships of being black and a slave were enough to bear, now within the community there is a ranking system that makes one group feel better than the other because of something they cannot control, the natural texture of their hair and skin colour. This divide has carried on

As Vice President of the CBHS SHAPE Club, I have acquired many leadership skills through overcoming obstacles and learning to communicate with my peers. Being a leader is much more than having power or simply being in charge. The skills necessary to effectively guide a group of people towards success goes way beyond the title. Holding a position of leadership, no matter how big or small, is a huge responsibility. One must be committed, reliable and organized. Most importantly, a leader must be proactive and efficient. In other words, a leader must be willing to do whatever it takes to reach his or her group’s goal. In order to do this, one must be able to delegate tasks to ensure that they are all completed adequately while making sure that all members have an opportunity to participate. In addition, a leader must be open-minded to change and must be willing to take risks.

When Professor Lopez Littleton asked the class to delve inside of our minds, we took a variety of questionnaires about ourselves. One that stood out to me was the Locus of Control questionnaire. The very first two statements are leaders are born, not made and leaders are made, not born. I chose the second statement that leaders are made, not born. When I was younger, I was quite insecure with myself and I wasn’t much of a leader. Sure, everyone in the class always wanted to work with me because I received satisfying grades and I always prepared proficient work, but I didn’t guide people to greatness. I always felt like I was my own leader but I didn’t really have any followers. I was not born a leader, but I became a leader as I grew older. I absolutely love being a leader and I couldn’t imagine who I would be today if instead I was a follower. Being a leader has gotten me so far in life and continues to get me ahead every day. I have always been the leader when it comes to group projects and with school in general. I believe when there is turmoil, people always look to me for answers. If I am on an adventure, I love to be in the lead because it motivates me when I am motivating others. This happened in Brazil last summer when my boyfriend and I went on a hiking and mountain climbing excursion. As I was in the lead, and the group was falling behind, I cheered them on and encouraged the group to keep on. They highly appreciated my motivation and it made me feel great, too.

Supportive leadership focuses on keeping a strong relationship with participants: “The leader using this style of leadership is concerned with establishing a positive, supportive relationship with group members and is open and responsive to suggestions,” (Edginton, 2011, p. 117). When a leader is receptive to the ideas of others in the group, but ultimately makes the final decisions, they hold the values of a participative leader (Edginton, 2011, p. 117). An achievement-oriented leaders challenge participants to reach their potential by setting specific standards of “high output,” (Edginton, 2011, p. 117). These styles have been prevalent in my leadership skills throughout the semester. After reflecting on my two leadership experiences, I did find, however, a difference between my leadership styles in each

Discovering My Leadership Style Finding a leadership style is like finding the dress or suit that fits just right. It may take several attempts, but once you find the one that fits, it is usually the one you will keep. For this class, we were asked to take a 50 question