Over the course of the semester, I have been reading a book called “The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle—How to Become a Servant Leader”, by James C. Hunter. Through out the book, I have been introduced to several principles that have influenced my decision-making in the Community Care Center over the past several months. It all began with Leadership Is About Character, followed by Leadership Requires Patience, and Forgiveness. One principle I wished I had incorporated more into my decisions is Leadership Requires Kindness.
The first principle that influenced my decision-making in the Community Care Center is Leadership Is About Character. This principle teaches that character is about doing the right thing. Everyday we are faced with making decisions; in fact our lives are based on the choices we make. Will I be understanding or ignorant? Patient or impatient? Whatever the choices may be, I must choose to do what is right. For example, in our facility there were a few workplace issues. One of the issues was that the front desk assistant was texting and not answering the phones. At this moment, there were many choices to choose from. I could easily write up the assistant for violating a rule or take her to the side and ask if there was an emergency. I chose to give her the benefit of the doubt. During the conversation, she opened up …show more content…
This means giving others attention, showing appreciation, and encouragement. Looking back, I realized I didn’t show much appreciation to my fellow staff members. I did the bare minimum and its unacceptable. Encouraging others gives them motivation to do their job, showing appreciation lets them know their hard work is noticed, and for some reason I didn’t do enough of it. This is something that I am going to work on to make sure my staff members feel valued in the
The first principle that influenced my decision-making in the Community Care Center is Leadership Is About Character. This principle teaches that character is about doing the right thing. Everyday we are faced with making decisions; in fact our lives are based on the choices we make. Will I be understanding or ignorant? Patient or impatient? Whatever the choices may be, I must choose to do what is right. For example, in our facility there were a few workplace issues. One of the issues was that the front desk assistant was texting and not answering the phones. At this moment, there were many choices to choose from. I could easily write up the assistant for violating a rule or take her to the side and ask if there was an emergency. I chose to give her the benefit of the doubt. During the conversation, she opened up …show more content…
This means giving others attention, showing appreciation, and encouragement. Looking back, I realized I didn’t show much appreciation to my fellow staff members. I did the bare minimum and its unacceptable. Encouraging others gives them motivation to do their job, showing appreciation lets them know their hard work is noticed, and for some reason I didn’t do enough of it. This is something that I am going to work on to make sure my staff members feel valued in the