Personal Leadership Philosophy Examples

My leadership philosophy or the way I would define myself as a leader has changed throughout my life. Since a young man I have been taught how to be a leader and have had many role models. There has been those who showed good leadership qualities along the way as well as those who did not possess good leadership traits. All these experiences has helped to shape who I am as a leader and has helped to create my leadership philosophy. In this essay I will expound on the value of respect, just one of my personal values that I feel is the center of my leadership style and philosophy.

Respect is a value I learned at a very young age. I was taught to respect those around me whether it was at home, at school or with a stranger out and about. As I grew older and gained more experiences, I found that I was drawn to and had a desire to follow those leaders who showed respect to others. I enjoyed being around them. They earned my trust and I was willing to do the tasks they needed me to accomplish. I would like to share two examples from my life to help illustrate why respect is so important to me. …show more content…
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