Social Change Model Of Leadership Analysis

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Throughout this term I have learned so much about the world we all live in, how society affects us and how we can affect society for the better. One of the first readings we discussed in class that got me thinking was Susan Komives and Wendy Wagner’s “Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership Development”. While we only read the first chapter, there was a lot to take away from the readings, and the most obvious one was what key components make up the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM). There are countless aspects to the SCM but there is a clear difference between this style of leadership and the traditional concept of leadership. Throughout most of my life leadership has been defined as a single person who takes charge and makes …show more content…

Looking back on my first definition of leadership I realized how much it has both changed and become enhanced throughout the term. I originally said that leadership is a position someone puts themselves in to help society improve, but the concept of leadership being an assigned role is something I completely disagree with now as I find this to be an old fashioned style of leadership. I think Curtis Brungardt’s article, “The New Face of Leadership” truly had an impact on the concept of leadership becoming less of a singular role and more of a collaborative experience. Brungardt explains that “the words ‘lead’ and ‘leader’... referred only to authority figures… leadership is not the work of a single person, rather it can be explained and defined as a ‘collaborative endeavor’ among group members”. Funny enough this completely goes against my definition but, enhanced another part of my defintion where I stated that Leadership is also about teamwork. I think Brungardt and many of our other readings enforced this idea, which means that teamwork and collaborative leadership is how I will personally approach future projects and activities in my life. Leadership is all about being respectful, working together through our differences and attempting to achieve a goal for the common

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