Reflective Essay On Leadership Assignment

There has always been a debate about the leadership, does some people poses this quality by birth, or people are trained and educated and they become leaders. However, for me leadership is necessity to poses because it is part of my job. I studied for four years in the military academy and one of the key elements that we were taught to have is leadership. After graduation, and on my first military assignment I had to prove to myself, what I have learned about leadership and what I am going to learn about leadership on my assignments. My first assignment was to a field work in a small village near our capital. This village needed help and support from the military in renewing the road infrastructure. On this assignment I learned that I must possess knowledge, motivation and respect. These tree skills were very important to me as a leader, and they were crucial elements in enhancing and straitening my leadership abilities.
Knowledge is the first key skill in leadership which every military officer has to have. On my assignment I learned the importance of possessing it. In the military academy we were taught how to do complex tasks in different field assignments. Furthermore, we had opportunity to spend some time in big …show more content…
In my point of view every person can become a leader by education and practice. But as a leader in my experience and as I learned on my first military assignment, knowledge is important in implementing in the leadership. Another important element that I learned is motivation, which it should be spread by the leaders. Moreover, leaders should always be certain that his subordinates are motivated enough. Furthermore, I learned that giving respect to everybody included in the assignment, gives positive results and efficiency. Therefore, I learned that in leadership I should always enhance and improve this skills, especially in knowledge, motivation and