The Leadership Challenge The Leadership Challenge book provides great perception on ways to become a better leader. The author will review lessons learned from the first three chapters and provide insight on how some of the leadership qualities have been displayed in her life. When Leaders Are at Their Best At the start of The Leadership Challenge book in the first chapter, it discusses a success leadership story that generates thought into what the author has done in her own past and what can be done from here on out to create a high level of leadership success.…
1. What insights have I gained about my role as an educational leader from these chapters? As an educational leader you need to realize that racism and negative behaviors can happen intentionally or unintentionally. Although we may not realize that it may offend a certain group of individuals it should be brought to the attention of the one who spoke the crime.…
Nitharsiga Uthayasandiran MGHC02 December 1st, 2014 Leadership Assignment Abstract Success in any professional environment requires an individual to acquire and maintain intrapersonal and interpersonal skills. Through a personal evaluation, I have determined that the type of skill that needs the most improvement is my social skills.…
Leadership Learning Experiences Throughout my professional career, the following leadership experiences has helped shaped me to be the leader I am today and define the role of leadership. The Health Program Coordinator role provided me the time and space to practice my public speaking skills. This role empowered me to address the health concerns in my community and increased my courage to speak in public. Secondly, my team lead role provided me several analytical, technical, and quality skills to supervise a team of twenty.…
Effective leaders come from all sizes, colors and religions. There are countless qualities that build an impressive leader. The two that are crucial, in my opnion, are effective communication and respect. Displaying these and other qualities is important and doing so has impacted my life as well as the lives of the people around me. Effective communication is a key component of leadership because many problems arise from substandard communication skills and when appropriate commendation is handed out it is more likely that the entire group will thrive.…
I’m currently a member of a group called YP4 (Young People for Change) which is a long-term leadership development initiative that identifies, engages, and empowers the newest generation of progressive leaders. Within this organization when I first joined a clique was formed with a liaison, isolated member, one who bridge everyone together and a gatekeeper. The clique was formed because we had to break up in little groups to get to know each other and understood everyone social justice plan. For me I was isolated one, I never gave the group my ideas or engaged in conversation everything was limited unless it was a topic I was passionate about than I would give little interaction. Jason was the gatekeeper because he was the group leader and…
I see the big question “what is effective leadership?” emerging so far in the Lord of the Flies book. As Jack and Ralph compete for leader, some of the children must have considered how leadership under each party would have been. We know that Jack is a leader because he was leading the choir boys around the island and able to control them into following his orders even when they don’t want to. Even after knowing that Jack had leadership experience and not knowing whether or not Ralph would be a good leader, he was elected over Jack.…
I am an RA at Northern Kentucky University. As an RA, I help students transition to college and help them understand how to live on their own away from parents. It is my duty to enforce University Housing policy- to ensure the safety of students plus maintain a positive learning environment. As an RA, I have developed a unique set of skills because I get to work with students to ensure they are receiving a full well rounded college experience while enforcing rules that some tend to break. This can be challenging because I still have to live with them unlike police; for example, they get to go home after they interact with someone so they don’t have to deal with it when their job is over.…
If I have a goal in mind, I will be 100% persistent in reaching that goal. I do however believe in being completely fair to others, and I will never hurt or deceive another in order to make myself better off. I care about other people a lot, and would go out of my way to help someone in need, or someone I care about. I tend to be extremely open minded, and am always accepting and open to the opinions, ideals, and practices of others. I appreciate all cultures, religions, and social or political ideologies.…
Putting authentic leadership into practice can affect the nursing workforce, occupation, the way healthcare is delivered, and the general public as a whole. Generating a healthy work atmosphere for nurses is vital to sustain an acceptable nursing staff. Nursing is a stressful occupation leading to poor health, disability, chronic illnesses, and high truancy causing nurses to leave the profession. The stress on nurses is contributing to the escalating shortage of nurses in health organizations. Leaders have a crucial role in the retention of nurses by modeling the healthcare setting to have quality results for the nursing staff and clients.…
There are two unique perspectives that have shaped me as a leader, a person and as an upstanding citizen within my community. During my junior year of high school, I was nominated by my school’s faculty for the Rotary Youth Leadership Award program (RYLA). RYLA is a leadership camp awarding students who have demonstrated leadership abilities and a passion for making a difference in the world. Out of my entire junior class, I was selected to attend based after a rigorous essay and interview process.…
I would describe myself as a hardworking, dedicated person who cares a great deal about other people. Through collaboration and connections, I am constantly able to thrive and work well alongside others. Meeting new people and using their ambitions to further inspire me has always been a strong attribute of mine, as I am an outgoing and sociable individual. When I find something I am interested in, I pour myself into it and pursue every opportunity to enrich my knowledge. Seeking out charities that are important to me, and volunteering my time with them to help make a difference fulfills me.…
Hey Erin! How’s this week been thus far? I’ve been waiting to go back to school for so long. I get excited everyday! Your experience reminds me of when I first became a supervisor.…
I can still remember the day when my parents told me the phrase, “You are a leader, not a follower.” It was in kindergarden right after I told them about a few girls who were making fun of a friend of fine, and I decided to stop them and defend her. When my parents told me that phrase, it definitely stuck with me throughout my life. I think that’s a phase most kids hear time to time in their childhood. It’s that phrase that makes you question, what it a leader?…
I am grateful to be able to say that I have never worked for a principal who I have viewed as a boss. The two I have worked under were inspiring leaders who worked diligently to lead the teachers on the missions they declared for the school. I imagine working for a boss would be frustrating and get very tiresome after awhile. Most adults do not like to be told what to do and it truly limits their growth as an educator.…