Reflection on Book Title “The Leader, The Teacher & You”
I share the same sentiment with the author that “Walk the ground!” is essential for a leader to earn respect from the ground. Walking the ground also requires social competency skills such as being able to “communicate to influence” and having “interpersonal effectiveness”. In future, I will apply this principle of “Walk the ground!” by constantly engaging my superiors, peers and subordinates for their guidance and opinions through cohesion and feedback sessions on how various tasks can be done more effectively and efficiently. Through these sessions, I will seek to understand their concerns and challenges in their area of work. I am confident that effective communication in the company …show more content…
Another perspective I gained from this is that I should always try to use layman terms to explain something complicated so as to make it easier for junior staff to understand. For example, to demonstrate a complicated method of troubleshooting component, I can use a self-drawn circuit diagram that is broken down and easier to understand. The ability to rephrasing a complex solution in a simple manner requires deep understanding of the problem and solution. This requires critical and creative thinking. In the future, I will constantly incorporate this skill in my future lesson plans of my training …show more content…
In the modern era and technology, ways of inspiring and grooming our third generation leaders need to change in order to improve the organisation and sustain the “wealth” beyond three generations. It is important for future generations to retain knowledge acquired by previous generations. As an instructor, I could leverage on technology such as computer tablets, to transform and store my teachings in various interactive formats on the tablets. This is to aid in the transfer of knowledge to future generations, to help in improving the organisation. For example, I will create learning games and cool quizzes related to my lessons using game-based learning platforms such as Kahoot! I will also improvise on case studies and group presentation on SAF history so that our future leaders can understand and remember the hard work contributed by our
I share the same sentiment with the author that “Walk the ground!” is essential for a leader to earn respect from the ground. Walking the ground also requires social competency skills such as being able to “communicate to influence” and having “interpersonal effectiveness”. In future, I will apply this principle of “Walk the ground!” by constantly engaging my superiors, peers and subordinates for their guidance and opinions through cohesion and feedback sessions on how various tasks can be done more effectively and efficiently. Through these sessions, I will seek to understand their concerns and challenges in their area of work. I am confident that effective communication in the company …show more content…
Another perspective I gained from this is that I should always try to use layman terms to explain something complicated so as to make it easier for junior staff to understand. For example, to demonstrate a complicated method of troubleshooting component, I can use a self-drawn circuit diagram that is broken down and easier to understand. The ability to rephrasing a complex solution in a simple manner requires deep understanding of the problem and solution. This requires critical and creative thinking. In the future, I will constantly incorporate this skill in my future lesson plans of my training …show more content…
In the modern era and technology, ways of inspiring and grooming our third generation leaders need to change in order to improve the organisation and sustain the “wealth” beyond three generations. It is important for future generations to retain knowledge acquired by previous generations. As an instructor, I could leverage on technology such as computer tablets, to transform and store my teachings in various interactive formats on the tablets. This is to aid in the transfer of knowledge to future generations, to help in improving the organisation. For example, I will create learning games and cool quizzes related to my lessons using game-based learning platforms such as Kahoot! I will also improvise on case studies and group presentation on SAF history so that our future leaders can understand and remember the hard work contributed by our