Leadership has been defined as “the ability to drive change and innovation through inspiration and motivation” Gulati, R., Mayo, A. J., & Nohria, N. (2017). The theory that resonates the most with me consists of charismatic leadership. Charismatic leadership has been defined as “individuals who arouse strong followership through inspirational visions and/or compelling personal attributes” Gulati, R., Mayo, A. J., & Nohria, N. (2017). Charismatic leadership occurs to individuals from others and is socially constructed. When I was the captain of my high school tennis team I was the role model and leader of the team. Therefore, I had the responsibility to inspire my teammates to do their best, and give 100% of their effort in practices and
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Through multiple mini group talks with my peers and projects in the class, I have realized that my peers naturally respect me and give me the leadership roles. They naturally look to me for direction, and appoint me the role of the leader without me saying something. This happened with the group in the top row and the group I had with the group presentation. More specifically, my group for the group presentation gave me a nice complement about my leadership. The group immediately chose me as a group leader without me saying anything. Then, on the day of the presentation they told me that I was the best person to be the leader of the group and that they admired my leadership skills. Due to these comments, I realized that my peers have always naturally selected me as a leader. Last year I was appointed the group leader for each group project I had. In addition, when I first transferred to Towson, one of my professors (to this day I still do not know who), nominated me to the National Society of Leadership and Success. A professor must nominate you to the society in order for you to get a letter asking you to join the exclusive society. The student must possess leadership qualities in the classroom, as well as, have a stellar GPA. I never knew this society existed until I received a letter from the society. Receiving this letter and learning how I got nominated to join, led me to believe that not only do my peers see me as a leader, but my professors see it as well. I always felt like I was a good leader, but sometimes, like in my case, having your peers and older adults tell you goes a long
Through multiple mini group talks with my peers and projects in the class, I have realized that my peers naturally respect me and give me the leadership roles. They naturally look to me for direction, and appoint me the role of the leader without me saying something. This happened with the group in the top row and the group I had with the group presentation. More specifically, my group for the group presentation gave me a nice complement about my leadership. The group immediately chose me as a group leader without me saying anything. Then, on the day of the presentation they told me that I was the best person to be the leader of the group and that they admired my leadership skills. Due to these comments, I realized that my peers have always naturally selected me as a leader. Last year I was appointed the group leader for each group project I had. In addition, when I first transferred to Towson, one of my professors (to this day I still do not know who), nominated me to the National Society of Leadership and Success. A professor must nominate you to the society in order for you to get a letter asking you to join the exclusive society. The student must possess leadership qualities in the classroom, as well as, have a stellar GPA. I never knew this society existed until I received a letter from the society. Receiving this letter and learning how I got nominated to join, led me to believe that not only do my peers see me as a leader, but my professors see it as well. I always felt like I was a good leader, but sometimes, like in my case, having your peers and older adults tell you goes a long