Kurt Lewin

A role model of mine, John C. Maxwell, once said in his book, Developing the Leader Within You, “Everyone talks about it; few understand it. Most people desire to cultivate a high capacity for it; few actually do.”. I acquired leadership through a team sport that changed my life, and put me in many situations that shaped me. The best thing that has ever happened to me has been the ability to play softball. I started at five years old. Being apart of a team was always something I loved. A…

The specific leadership I am referring to with the organization Free the Children, is the two week Leaders in Training facilitation camp that I was recommended for. It was the first time that this program had run and they were looking to have a small group of dedicated, inspiring, passionate, hard working and interesting upper year high school to be a part of it. The program was slightly difficult to adjust to since it had never been run before, but the five applicants selected made it into the…

1 Introduction Leadership has been an intriguing and important part of human interactions for as long as people have lived and worked together in groups. Bass (1990) assert that leadership is a ?universal phenomenon? and that ?the study of leadership is an ancient art? (p.5). Leadership is one of the most widely talked about subjects and at the same time one of the most elusive and puzzling. Although the concept of leadership is as old as human history, interest in…

When I wake up in the morning, I don’t automatically think I’m a born leader. No one gets out of bed thinking that they will randomly lead a group and be the best leader. Like everything else in life, we slowly learn. We have to experience it ourselves in order to become better leaders. Maybe one day I’m given the task of leading a group. Honestly, I will work with my group and see if we would get a task done. No one said I would be a good leader. I am willing to try, though. Like Erika Andersen…

Reaction Section One 1. Discussion of your personal reactions and experiences (thoughts, feelings, behaviors) during the session. Each time this group assembles, I feel a difference in the dynamics. There remains no stability except for membership. Because of this inconsistency, I feel confused in the group. As the leaders entered the room, they requested us to switch seats and then invited each of us to share one-by-one: our homework assignment about safety, how our week went, why we wanted to…

The Five Dysfunction of a Team addresses those impediments that can prevent a group of people from working effectively and efficiently together towards a goal. My experience as a member of a Cornerstone formation team last year exemplifies how those obstacles make team work almost impossible and definitely unpleasant. I will summarize that experience and evaluate it in terms of the five dysfunctions explained in the book, ending with my assessment and recommendation on how our group could have…

“Model the Way” • A leader must lead by example. Therefore, it is essential that leaders not only understand their values, but also strive to uphold them. However, it is critical for a leader to listen to and respect the values of others while working to identify the values that the group shares. In conclusion, others should be able to see the values and beliefs of a leader based upon his behavior, and a leader should attempt to conduct himself in a manner that demonstrates his values. • My…

Article review Name Institutional affiliation The paper is a follow up study to Tuchman’s approach of using various studies to isolate common concepts that produce generalizable models of changes in group life. The paper uses studies that reference Tuchman’s approach. It attempts to isolate common concepts that produce a generalizable model of changes in group life over time. It uses studies of human relations training, therapy groups and natural groups. The manner in which the members…

Leadership is the action of leading a group of people or organization. This doesn’t mean you have to work unaccompanied. Being a leader is a big responsibility and from time to time you can’t do it alone. Many leaders have a partner or a crew to help them along their journey. This is another quality called joint effort, which Odysseus and his crew had great familiarity with. Odysseus and I are both leaders because we took control in problematic situations and always got the job done. My 8th…

What defines a leader? Is it someone who stands out within a crowd? Is it a person with the ability to lead? Is it someone who goes above and beyond to provide leadership? William Golding’s character, Jack Merridew, from the novel Lord of the Flies, would use none of these definitions to define a leader. In his eyes, a leader is someone with control and power over a group of people. Based on events thus far in the novel, it is obvious that Jack will emerge as the leader due to his constant…