Reflective Essay: The Most Important Leadership Practices Of Today

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There are many leadership practices that I feel very comfortable with today. One that I try to do everyday is “asks what we can learn”. In my opinion this is the most important one. People make mistakes everyday and instead of just dreading on them, you can learn from you mistakes. Right now that applies most to me with school work. I have learned from past mistakes that if you just get upset about a bad grade on an assignment or a test, it does not help. What you should do is correct what you did wrong so you know it for the next time. All mistakes can be learned from for the better. Another very important leadership practice that I feel very comfortable with is “treating others with respect”. This is very important in all aspects of life. …show more content…
In todays rapidly changing environment it is the best leadership philosophy. Within this leadership style everybody gets a say. The conversations are very open and everyone gets to put in their diverse viewpoints. This also encourages unity, unlike authoritarian where what the leader says goes. Everybody gets to show all of their skills and talents rather than conforming to the leader. If a company has a democratic leader compared to an authoritarian leader, the workers will feel more as a team. When they feel as if they are a team there will be faster results and a better work environment. I would like to be a democratic …show more content…
I do not want to be feared by subordinates, I would want them to talk to me if their is a problem. I want to be the kind of leader that people aspire to be. I would like to give everybody a say in important decisions, with me being the deciding factor. I also would like to be a leader of a company that has a very close staff. I know sometimes people might get distracted if they are close with their colleagues but I feel if people actually like who they are working with results will come faster. I also do not want to be the leader of a company that nobody wants to work at. I would want to implement a bunch of team building activities to get the employees minds out of the office for a little bit. When I went on a corporate visit to Edible Arrangements the CEO was talking about how that makes the employees want to go to work. Ten years from now I hope to be a very successful

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