From my IPW result showed that I belong to the category of Gold colour personality. Gold colour personality symbolise a person who has some characteristics such as traditional, responsible, systematic, good thinking, loyalty, conservative, and focus the attention. In overall, the person which categorize in Gold colour personality is a responsible person in his/her life. For me, I believe that I am a responsible person for myself, my family, my friend and my studies. This is because as an eldest…
Happiness is easily achieved once you find the right balance between your physical, mental, spiritual and emotional selves. As Thomas Merton said: "Happiness is not a matter of intensity but balance and order and rhythm and harmony." Nevertheless, intensity should never be underestimated, as it may be of help from time to time. For some, achieving balance in their lives may seem a bit difficult, especially if they are very busy individuals with little or no time for themselves... or so they…
One might come across manager who never loses his temper, no matter how difficult the situation might be. At times, subordinates might find their managers quite approachable and making highly informed decisions. The quality which differentiates such leaders is Emotional Intelligence. The technical and IQ skills are important for any managerial position in an organization. They form threshold capabilities for any executive-level positions. However, if one will be successful or not in that…
Riches Come, Not by Chance or by Luck What do you want to be? “Successful”. What do you mean by ‘Successful’? “I think everybody defines success differently.” Do you think Success is a Real or Abstract concept? “Definitely abstract. It could even be all in the mind.” So, do you think it’s enough to work hard to achieve ‘Success’? “Sometimes, hard work isn’t enough. There’s definitely a factor of luck involved.” What do you mean by ‘luck’? “You know, luck. It’s kind of a bonus in your destiny.…
1. As a leader, which values are most important to you? Why? While all values in leadership are significant, humility and respect are the most important to me. At times humility can be confused with low self-esteem or underestimating of one’s talents. I believe humility is being aware of your own strengths and weaknesses. I believe humility is being able to consider others points of view and opinions. Humility is being able to admit mistakes thus being able to recover from them. In respect to…
A Message to Garcia The Army Doctrine Publication 6-0 explains in detail the concept of mission command. Understanding the philosophy of mission command will facilitate the success and development of my military career as an officer. The philosophy of mission command is the exercise of authority and direction by commanders using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander’s intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations (ADP…
An effective leader is a person with a passion for a cause that is larger than they are. Someone with a dream and a vision that will better society, or at least, some portion of it. Psalm 23 by King David, Utopia by Thomas More, and the Speech before the Spanish Armada Invasion” by Queen Elizabeth I all have leadership characteristics that they have shown and shared. According to Psalm 23, Utopia, and the “Speech before the Spanish Armada Invasion” an effective leader should lead their people in…
be decreased if I did not have to go through the beginning and developmental stages of life. I feel that I have lived a good life and I would not want to change anything about my life. 5. Might some positive results have emerged from the troughs, or negative results from the peaks? Yes, many positive results emerged from the trough. The trough taught me how to be independent and self-sufficient. I cannot recall any negative results that have emerged from the peaks. 6. Where are the divisions…
Born To Be Good is a non-fiction novel by Dacher Keltner. Keltner is a psychology professor and a director of a science center that studies emotions. He has dedicated his time and research to the study of positive emotions thus, giving him the credibility and authority to write this book. Throughout the entire novel he uses accurate representations of rhetorical devices to make the argument seem more plausible to his audience. The novel gives an in-depth analysis about emotions and their origins…
It takes a lot of skill to be a leader. Whether you’re leading a class or leading a country, a leader must have what it takes to make it through any situation. Almost every group needs a leader. However, not just anyone can be a leader. To be a leader you must be experienced, determined, and responsible. Being an experienced leader takes time. Many political officials had years worth of past experience before running for an office. Leaders won’t know how to lead as well if they’ve never been in…