During my senior year of high school, I was the National Honor Society Treasurer. When I ran for this position, I was oblivious to responsibility, time, and effort I was bound to confront, however, when my term was up, I realized that I went in as just an officer and left as a leader. As treasurer, I was responsible for going beyond the minimal fifty hours of community service—as well as verifying the time other members completed.…
The qualities that I possess that will make me an effective leader is my dedication to the groups I am in, being organized, and I always try to bring in new ideas to the table. Other qualities of mine include confidence, being understanding, good communication, and passion. Although I was an officer this year as parliamentarian,…
There are many traits that conform a leader, and there are various types of leaders. To me, a leader inspires people around them with his or her actions. Integrity plays a major role to influence others and also to be trusted. Doing what is right sometimes can be more difficult, but I believe that this will create a better relationship with people around us. To be a good leader trust is essential, from both the leader and the followers.…
Effective leaders come from all sizes, colors and religions. There are countless qualities that build an impressive leader. The two that are crucial, in my opnion, are effective communication and respect. Displaying these and other qualities is important and doing so has impacted my life as well as the lives of the people around me. Effective communication is a key component of leadership because many problems arise from substandard communication skills and when appropriate commendation is handed out it is more likely that the entire group will thrive.…
One breath away! One breath away, someone is freezing, all alone. The last shred of warmness in his body will be gone. His heart will turn cold. He is one breath away from complete coldness.…
A final leadership attribute that I cherish is the ability to work with others, instead of working over them. When someone works over others, the job is not done as efficiently; however, when a leader works with other people, the job is completed on time with efficiency and care. I believe that this characteristic was most prevalent in my actions during my Eagle project, because instead of telling people what to do, I showed them what I believed was best for the project, and then worked with them until it was…
Many superb leaders have good qualities, and this is what makes them that superb leader. Having good qualities can make you successful. Nobody wants to hire or hang around somebody with bad qualities that are always getting them into trouble. Having good qualities for leadership is important because, you need them to be successful and no one wants to hire someone that is always getting into trouble. When you have the qualities that are best used to lead, you are more likely to be the one chosen to lead that.…
Throughout my high school career, and even earlier, I have shown the characteristics of a member of the National Honor Society through my actions and accomplishments. Beginning with scholarship, which can be clearly seen with my activity within the school and the community. I receive outstanding grades in all my classes and have participated in nearly six activities the school offers. I have also volunteered at the Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono, formally known as Pocono Medical Center, where I not only displayed scholarship, but also leadership. I, along with a few other seasoned volunteers, were chosen to train new volunteers and give a tour of the hospital.…
I am qualified to be in the National Honor Society because I am willing to take leadership and help others. I have been doing community service since I was ten and I have loved helping people ever since. I volunteer regularly at Somerford, which is an Alzheimer's home. I help the residents there and love making their day better. Along with assisting residents, I also mentored a little girl through Project K.IND.…
Which proceeds to one of the second most important traits a person could have, which is leadership. Leadership is something only a handful of people are born with and taught during their lifetime; thus making it a more unique trait to have. Although it’s unique, it doesn't shy away from being a very important mindset to have. Being a leader takes a lot of responsibility to be able to make commands in arduous situations to create a better outcome. In some cases the people whom you are trying to lead may disagree with the way you’re trying to handle the situation.…
Only one NJHS chapter before us had raised enough money to go all the way to Washington, D.C. We were determined to reach that same goal, but things don't always go as planned. As a member of NJHS, it was clear to me that it was my responsibility to maintain the 90 and above minimum grade requirement placed by NJHS membership.…
Though several believe that all it takes to be a leader is power and strength, it takes a selfless and courageous individual who can unite people towards a common goal. Though…
George Washington Being born with some qualities a leader may have does not mean a person will make a great leader. However, as someone lives and gains wisdom, more qualities show and they have the ability to be a wonderful leader. Qualities such as honesty, the ability to delegate, communicate, commitment, and the ability to inspire others to a different point of view are just some of the qualities needed to make a great leader. George Washington was one of those amazing leaders, especially in his time period. However, Washington was not born with these qualities.…
It is essential to first take a look at the definition of leadership that Northouse (2013) has identified as practices is which one impacts and influences groups of people in order to accomplish a “common goal” (Sharp, 2015). In module one, Leadership Primer, Sharp explains that in order to be an effective leader, one has to be able to “reach out and engage other people as followers” (2015). This becomes a common goal amongst leaders; however, various approaches and theories base an individual’s leadership ability on different processes. The trait approach explains leadership as assigned and inborn characteristics and argues that all leaders share the same traits such as intelligence and extraversion (Northouse, 2013). On the other hand, the skills approach explains leadership in terms of emergent skills that anyone can develop in order to become an effective leader (Northouse, 2013).…
“So you, as a leader, must manage these conflicting role expectations with communication and compromise” (G. Lumsden, D. Lumsden & Wiethoff, 2010, pg. 264). The role of leader influences your personality in regards to making you a more independent-minded individual. “They proposed that leaders possessed certain personality traits courage, decisiveness, intelligence, attractiveness, and so on that made them intrinsically followable, bureaucracy be damned” (Rothman, 2016, pg. 66). Leaders and their members all have a common goal to successfully create a strong team. Leadership is the qualities to motivate, set goals, teamwork, strategize, manage and to overcome challenges which work to accomplishing the end goal.…