Reflective Essay: What Makes A Good Leader?

I have worked for good leaders and bad leaders throughout my career. I have also worked for leaders that what I would considered being lukewarm. The involvements within these relationships have influenced the way I perceive the actions between the two parties should be coinciding. I believe we all consider good and bad leaders differently because we as individuals are all different. Personalities clash causing what one individual may consider a good leader to be a bad leader in someone else’s eyes. However, some leaders are good leaders to everyone and there are bad leaders to everyone. No matter which leader an individual has worked with, they have learned through that experience what is a good leader and bad leader in their opinion.
When first beginning my career, my first leader would be the lukewarm individual. The reason I consider the individual to be lukewarm is because you never quite knew where you stood. It was not that …show more content…
Good leaders ensure the followers are taken care of and followers need to back the leader when necessary (Chaleff, 2009). If ever given the opportunity to be a leader, I want to be like the two leaders as I described as good leaders. I feel like even now that I can encourage others to do their best while striving for the goal. Being able to motivated individuals is what a good leader is able to perform. Learning from all of these experiences has taught me what most consider being a good leader. It has also taught me that I do not want to be the autocratic leader. Being a good leader is about listening to everyone and not solely making all the decisions. A follower may have a better idea than the leader. Therefore, the leader needs to be open-minded. However, the leader must stand their ground when followers are breaking the rules. Everyone must be treated equally in order to maintain a good leader/follower