Personal Narrative: Coach Centric Leadership

Since attending UNLV I have heard a lot of professionals, alumnus, and professors “keys to success” but one that seems to come up time and time again is just how important it is to be a leader. There are several kinds of leadership including servant, autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire. Brett Shannon talked to us about what it means to be a coach centric leader. A coach centric leader is someone in whom leadership seems effortless, a positive attitude is contagious, and sees that every interaction is a possibility for teaching. Mr. Shannon shared with us the twelve talents required to be a successful and confident coach centric leader. The first talent required to be a successful coach centric leader is an acute awareness of self, knowing how to stay true to yourself and what your morals and values will set you up with a …show more content…
I believe you can apply this to the 4th UULO which is global/multicultural knowledge. It is important to learn about other cultures and your place and effect in them. When I traveled to France two summers ago I went through a kind of culture shock where I realized that everything I did in the USA affected others, not only in other towns but on other continents. I realized that this world is not just us, and every action has a reaction on someone else. The ninth talent is to communicate dynamically. Which very obviously applies to UULO number three; developing a good sense of communication. The ability to communicate well is often a deciding factor in job interviews and internship interviews. Without communication, nothing can be successful. Think of a restaurant, if the patron doesn’t tell the server, and the server doesn’t tell the cook, and the cook doesn’t record it for the bookkeeper, the business will quickly fail. Being able to communicate successfully in different ways with different people means success not only in the business world but in your personal