Nick's Leadership Blog 2012
This blog will reflect on the lessons that have been learned in leadership class and how I have developed as leaders over the course of the year. In this blog i will be talking about future goals, favourite moments, quotes, and the true meaning of leadership. Hope you enjoy!
Friday, January 18, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
I admire my father because he taught my many of my life lessons on how to grow up as an independent individual and how to become the person I am today. He listens to what I have to say which is one highly admired executive. He does that by showing up as a listener which makes people comfortable telling him what’s going on. He is always there for me the most admired leaders give their full presence and attention in the meetings they’re in. They focus intently on the conversation and who’s participating. He always knows what to do when I need him most. My dad is a repectable old man who I love with all my heart.
Interest In Others
If you don’t show any interest in helping others to achieve results and success in their careers why should they be interested in helping you get results? Team leaders who make the time to take a genuine interest in helping others achieve results will get benefits well in excess of the investment of time and energy that that they make.
Making Decisions
I might not always have 100% support for every decision that I make but people will value the fact that you take decisions. Being led by someone who procrastinates over every decision is a huge de-motivator and hugely frustrating for those that you lead. This is something that I really need to work on to improve my leadership role in the school.
1.I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.” - Dudley Field Malone 2. “If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts.” - Albert Einstein
3. “The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” - Bill Copeland
4. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” - George Eliot
5. “All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.” - Walt Disney
6. “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
7. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” - Milton Berle
8. ”An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” - M.K. Gandhi
9. ”Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” - John F. Kennedy
10. ”I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas Edison
Providing Clear Intrusctions
As the leader of the team you need to provide direction to others. This includes giving a clear message of the overall direction of the team or function as well as clearly setting the expectations of the team of people that you lead. If you fail to do this, chances are that the results that you deliver will be less than they could potentially be.
Treating Everyone Fairly
Just as in life, there will be some people that you connect with more than others. This in itself is not a problem as such unless it starts to compromise how you treat others. Treat everyone fairly and you will gain the respect and support of those that you lead in most cases
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