Jackie Robinson's Leadership Qualities

Leadership Leadership is a difficult thing to measure. There are countless different ways that a person can display leadership skills, each carrying their own unique and personal twists. Every person has their own special characteristics that can make them good leaders, but few people truly use these given abilities to blossom into the best possible leader that they can be. In this brief essay, I will be describing three men whom I know to be true leaders, including one that I have a deep personal connection with. All three of these men use and have used their own unique skillsets to lead and make a lasting positive impact on the world, each in their own way. George Washington: the Father of the United States of America. This nickname bestowed …show more content…
What he endured as a black man playing on a white man’s baseball field is almost unimaginable. The death threats, the physical harm, the nasty comments and jeers from opposing teams and players - he took all of this and more without fighting back. He stayed calm and focused on the job ahead of him: changing not just baseball, but the world forever. Robinson was so much more than a great athlete. He was a true man and a true leader. He showed his amazing leadership skills in every action that he made, on and off the field. He began his journey with the end result in sight. He was concerned with the future for others and himself over the current state of things. Robinson always focused on what mattered most - the big picture. This is what gave him the discipline and courage that he had to successfully achieve his goal of integrating baseball, and ultimately contributing to the fight against racism that still continues …show more content…
His name is Neil Sanders. Neil is my youth pastor at Grace Community Church, but what he does goes far beyond that title. Neil has helped me develop as a man of God and a leader ever since I first met him. Neil always puts value in the most important things in life, which is his faith in Christ. He helps me do the same in life - focus on what really matters. It’s not money, sports, or academics. It’s not popularity. It’s the way that a person uses his gifted life to make a purposeful, Christ-centered impact on the world. In my opinion, that is the definition of a true leader. Neil isn’t concerned with the approval of others, but the approval of God. He has shown me that it’s impossible to please everyone, but very possible to be a positive part in everyone’s life. That is a man of God. That is a