The Five Practices Of Exemplary Leadership Challenges

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One artifact that should be introduced to freshman in FBI is the book “The Leadership Challenge”. Within this book, the authors James Kouzes and Barry Posner explore “The 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership” which derived from their extensive research. Among these five challenges, the one that should be emphasized to freshman is “Challenge the Process”. I believe that this topic could be really beneficial because of the way it can influence your everyday activities as well as your future in business. The necessity of challenging that which does not work within our business/lives, and enabling our power as knowledgeable creators to design the reality we wish to see. Challenging the Process is the practice of growing a business, and growth is …show more content…

First of which, in order to challenge to process, you must first process the challenge. From here you will be able to “Seize the initiative,” by recognizing that challenges are difficult and persevering to follow through no matter the difficulty. With freshman learning this, they will be able to bring change to their team, whether this is in their project groups, or in their future job one day. If the freshman can be taught to take the initiative, they will be viewed by others as leaders because, leaders are ones who take action, have determination and enthusiasm to make things happen. They sacrifice themselves for the betterment of society. One example of this would be the individual that moves the table that professor Johnson blocks the door with before a lecture. They brought change by sacrificing them self for the betterment of the …show more content…

With that, they would absorb the knowledge of upperclassmen to make their work better and or more efficient. Relating to businesses, every 2/3 innovations come from outside of the company. With listening to other teams/businesses you will be able to pick up on things that have worked well for them and things that have not, and make them your own after reflecting on what you have learned. Innovation requires more listening and communication than routine work does. If you want your team/company to be innovative, then destroying the walls that confine you will lead to an attitude toward others opinions and

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