1. Stephen Covey (1991) contended that effective leaders “begin with the end in mind.” These leaders have a deep understanding of their own goals and mission in life. How would you describe your own values and purpose in life? In what way is your leadership influenced by these values?
My life is very driven by the goals that I intend to meet. My purpose is to enjoy life to the utmost potential, and in order to fulfill that I need to be successful in my professional life. One key factor to that is education because it not only drives me towards success, but it also empowers me and is something I can’t have taken away from me. The values that govern my life are somewhat simple, and are based around coexisting without sacrificing my own ideals. I don’t want to impede in anyone else’s lifestyle as long as they are not creating conflict for myself, or someone else. My leadership style is very influenced by these values. Because of my coexisting nature I try to empower people to accomplish tasks how they choose to, and only intervene if I feel that …show more content…
A good example of this is how we have to clean and organize everything that is going around in our work spaces. All tools and parts have designated storage areas, and the area must be kept immaculate. When people question why a work area needs to be so clean and orderly I have always defaulted to something they can relate to, and in this case it is racing. Have you ever seen a garage that maintains racecars? It is absolutely spotless, and it requires a lot of work to maintain that. The reason they exert the effort to keep their work area so clean is because if the car begins to leak any sort of fluid they will know that it is new, and not something left behind by previous work. It eliminates defects and allows them to ensure the safety of the driver. Little things that people relate to have always been the most effective means to communicate a vision for
My life is very driven by the goals that I intend to meet. My purpose is to enjoy life to the utmost potential, and in order to fulfill that I need to be successful in my professional life. One key factor to that is education because it not only drives me towards success, but it also empowers me and is something I can’t have taken away from me. The values that govern my life are somewhat simple, and are based around coexisting without sacrificing my own ideals. I don’t want to impede in anyone else’s lifestyle as long as they are not creating conflict for myself, or someone else. My leadership style is very influenced by these values. Because of my coexisting nature I try to empower people to accomplish tasks how they choose to, and only intervene if I feel that …show more content…
A good example of this is how we have to clean and organize everything that is going around in our work spaces. All tools and parts have designated storage areas, and the area must be kept immaculate. When people question why a work area needs to be so clean and orderly I have always defaulted to something they can relate to, and in this case it is racing. Have you ever seen a garage that maintains racecars? It is absolutely spotless, and it requires a lot of work to maintain that. The reason they exert the effort to keep their work area so clean is because if the car begins to leak any sort of fluid they will know that it is new, and not something left behind by previous work. It eliminates defects and allows them to ensure the safety of the driver. Little things that people relate to have always been the most effective means to communicate a vision for