One of my leadership experiences would be mentoring young people to set a goal in life. Setting a goal to the young people I mentor, benefited themselves. These young people were in eighth grade and I taught them that in high school, you need to have a goal in their lives because they needed to look forward to something. The best part about mentoring these eighth graders were seeing their face expressions. Another leadership experience was leading my volleyball team to the championship round on…
example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time. Throughout my life, and the last four years especially, I have been given the opportunity to be a leader in many different situations. My first experience was being the president of my elementary school. While juvenile, it was an honor to serve and it influenced me to move on to bigger, more important positions as I grew up. Some of my…
My Leadership Philosophy Remona Williams My leadership philosophy is a derivative of my upbringing, my military experience and my core beliefs. By definition according ADP 6-22, Leadership is, “the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.” In all areas of my life mentioned above, I have had an example of this definition of leadership in my life. I want to be able to do the same as a leader.…
My experience as a group leader was, at times, faced with some difficulty. I was a group leader on two separate occasions. My first experience was more difficult than I believed it was going to be. Our leadership assessment was divided into five sections to be scored by group members. The first section is how well I stimulated group participation. During my first experience as a leader, my average score given by group members was higher than I expected. I found myself focusing on what my next…
My first leadership experience came from being a voluntary work as a life- and management skills trainer, where I had to deal with different background, minds and studies trainees, to be the leader of my own session, the thing that let me build my communication, discussion and presentation skills. During this period I have met so many people with various way of thinking, where I succeed dealing with them each time. After that I started working as assistant supervisor in a psychological support…
difference to your company’s overall success. Author from “it’s your ship management Techniques from the best damn ship in navy” gave such good examples of how to take command, learn real leadership and lead by example. In this paper I will explain about my leadership experience and compare it to this author leadership. First Author, explain that it is okay to not being likable and is not high among ship captain’s job requirement. What is essential is to be respected, trusted and effective. I…
UC System Application 1. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time. My sophomore year, I was placed into a group of four other kids for my Spanish class. I saw these kids as lacking confidence and motivation to do good in school. In my eyes they were the class clowns. I’ve always cared about my grades, so I was initially upset; however, I got myself together and told…
When I was 20 years old, I got a job at an after-school program for children ages 5 to 11 years old. It was an educational based after-school program, facilitating enrichment activities and tutoring for the children. This was my first “real job”, and I was over the moon excited about it. What really got me excited about the job, besides the fact that it paid relatively well, I was working in a team setting; I was working with other adults, and we were all working towards the same goal, to…
Although my role as the charge nurse was brief, I enjoyed the experience. It was interesting to watch the morning rush from a different perspective; I also had the opportunity to help my peers locate their nurses to receive report. I felt that throughout the day people accepted my role but I often felt like I was pestering them for information, but I understood that it was important for me to stay on top of their patients’ current statuses. Having the opportunity to help my peers with patient…
that has designed for me. My connection to social work first started with my personal experiences. Growing up as a child, my family and our happiness was disrupted by the violence and corruption on my home country The Democratic Republic of Congo. When I was seven years old, my father, who worked as an army general, was assassinated by a political group that was trying to rise to power. Social injustice was part of my life from childhood. After that, I was separated from my mother and siblings…