What is a leader? Who are chosen to be leader, and why are they chosen? What set these certain individuals aside from everyone else? A leader is someone who can encourage even those with feeble hearts, insecure souls and self-doubting minds. A leader takes not only their vision but everyone’s vision and create one beautiful creation that is seen throughout the world. My experiences with leadership range from the worst to the best. Once holding a great leadership position myself, I can testify the benefits of great leadership and the disadvantages of horrible leadership. Through my experience with great leadership and the effects on the people, it seemed to the naked eye that everyone was thinking the same thing at the same time. In actually it was the leader uniting the members together on one common chord to produce a sound that would remain in the souls. A leader is someone who not only leads, but also encourages people to do their best, share a collectively common idea or passion with a group, and challenge the process of a traditional style. There have been times when I questioned what my talents were, and how to utilize them to best of my abilities. I have been blessed with a speech impediment. Some people asked how it is a blessing, the usual response is because knowing what your disadvantage is to a common person can help you become better. When I was high school it was obvious to my teachers and peers that I had a speech impediment, but yet the school head officials were constantly asking me to speak here and there. If a city or state board member came to the school, I was one the five students they would pull out of class to speak with them. I would classify public speaking as a talent and skill, since in nursing you ... ... middle of paper ... ...ach a common goal. The leader should pose the qualities of encouraging the heart, modeling the way and inspiring a shared vision. As a leader, I want to do all three and more to everyone I meet in college and throughout my life. I do not want to be remembered for petty things, like awards and trophies but I want to be remembered as someone who made a difference in someone else’s life. The leader that actually cared about his followers and listened to what they had to say. A good leader is the best follower, I want to be that best follower. Works Cited "About NCSBN." NCLEX Examinations. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. • Kouzes, James M., and Barry Z. Posner. The Student Leadership Challenge: Five Practices for Exemplary Leaders. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008. Print. • "Nurse Practitioner Job Description." Healthcare Salary World. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
What is a leader? A leader is someone who takes command and leads an organization or group to success. Anyone can be a leader but in order to become a great leader you have to have to possess certain characteristics. I will be using Odysseus from the Odyssey isas an example of a leader who has suitable characteristics. You also have to know what harmful characteristics a leader may possess to determine if they are good leaders or not.
Introduction According to the Oxford Dictionary, a leader is defined as “the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country” (Oxford Dictionaries, 2013). Though there is a definition for what a leader is, people still have different ideas about what a leader should be and how he or she should act. There has never been a concrete idea of what a leader is; the only thing we know is that this person is the one in charge of the unit. We look at characteristics of those people we see as leaders and use those attributes to compare other people to see if they are able to be as good as, or even better than, those aforementioned leaders. We have to keep in mind that in different situations, leaders must do different tasks which indicates the need for different qualities.
A leader is described as a person who guides others and has authority and influence over others. They work to influence others into meeting certain goals. There is no right or wrong definition of a leader and there is no recipe that ensures effective leadership. Successful leaders have a good balance of vision, influence, and power. Leaders gain their authority from their ability to influence others to get the work done; because of this, anyone has the potential to be a leader. (Finkelman. 2012, p15)
Leadership is all about having the right amount of heart and determination to help make a difference in someone’s life. It takes certain qualities to be considered a good leader. A leader should want to help inspire others to make a change and to be the best that they can be. A true leader does not need to feel powerful, instead they empower those around them. Throughout my life I have come across various leaders who have made an impact on my life. It takes a very special person to inspire and touch people’s lives. Leadership is so much deeper than having power and bossing people around.
Leadership is being able to direct or guide other people by either your own actions or by actually guiding them into the right direction (Acumen). Inspiration to be a leader might come from many different areas like your family, friends, peers, or even teachers. My inspiration didn’t really occur to me until I started attending college in August 2013. In all actuality I never even thought of how to be a leader until I was in Mrs. Moore’s Perspectives class. I now have a desire to be a great leader, and the inspiration has come from Mrs. Moore, and my family. I am the first to attend college out of my family, so in a away I have already started leading my siblings in the right direction. Being a leader means inspiring others to pursue their dreams, and aspirations and helping throughout the journey to success. Being a leader has nothing with authority or being able to tell other what, and how to do things, it’s about having people who look up to you and want to follow your example.
To be a leader you need to be able to inspire others, get people motivated, and set an example to other people. A leader needs to do all of these because if one of these aspects fails people don’t look at the leader...
Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2008). The student leadership challenge: Five practices for exemplary leaders. [Kindle]. Retrieved from www.josseybass.com
Leader: A leader may be characterized as a man who builds up vision, sets objectives, spurs individuals and acquires their dedication to accomplish the objectives and understand the vision.
Leaders are the individuals who help to create options and opportunities. They help in identifying the choices and solve the problems. They build commitment and coalitions. Leaders do this by inspiring others and working along with them to construct the shared vision of the possibilities and commitments of a better group, organization or community. They engage the followers in such a way that most of the followers become leaders in their own right. The variety of demands of an increasingly complex world very often require that leadership be shared by most of the members of an organization, in appropriate ways for different situations. A leader is the on...
Theoretical Foundations and Review of the Literature/Themes The theoretical foundation used in this study is the authentic leadership theory, as defined by Avolio, Gardner and Walumbwa, (2004), act in accordance with deep personal values and convictions, to build credibility and win the respect and trust of followers. Authentic leadership is a developable skill set individuals can enhance, to lead more effectively through self-discovery. Theoretical foundations/conceptual framework. Authentic Leadership theory is the inward and outward development of authenticity in a leader (Avolio & Gardner, 2005).
A leader is someone who is not willing to sit down and take it all in, he/she is willing to speak up and is not afraid of what others might say. A leader is willing to be an example towards others, and they will walk the walk and not just talk the talk. Leaders are leaders because they are willing to help better the environment around them. “Leadership is not only having a vision, but also having the courage, the discipline, and the resources that get you there.”-George Washington. George Washington was a great leader, he helped free America from the British. He stood up for what he thought was the right thing to do; if he did not have the courage to stand up for what he thought was right we probably would still be under England’s
When we work together in a team, or in a broader sense as a society, the leader takes on the most important role. It is the leader that helps prioritize activities and direct people’s thought process in the right direction. They are the ones who have the ability to bring the group together as a whole. Because of this, not anyone can be a leader. Only people with certain qualities and abilities are able to fill this role. So what makes a good leader? There is a defined path and specific characteristics that makes someone a good leader.
Leadership is both a research area and a practical skill, regarding the ability of an individual or organization to "lead" or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. Leadersip can not definied by just one word but by action. I have seen development within myself through my volunteer service. Leadership is both a research area and a practical opportunity to share the ability gained as a individual, also through my organizations to lead or guide other individual team members who have a common goal. Volunteering in the church organizations matches my need to be of service to others. While volunteer at Fallbrook church I in return have been served I have been guided, nurtured, and challenge through the process. I have been
What is leadership? Leadership is defined as a process by which a individual will influence others to obtain goals. Leaders will guide, direct motivate, or inspire others. Leadership is defined by not only traits but actions as well. Leaders are inspirational, trustworthy and charismatic. Many people may think a manger is leader. Although leadership and management go hand in hand, they are not the same. Everyone has their own beliefs about what characteristics an effective leader should have. To me, communication skills, critical thinking skills, and having a vision are few characteristics of becoming an effective leader. A leader is not only born, but made. Some are born as leaders or some are made to be leaders.
Many people associate leadership with a specific job title or form of power within an organization. However, through personal experience, I have concluded that leadership can come in many forms and position as well as from multiple sources of roles and job titles both with and without power. Based on the definition of leadership, anyone can be considered a leader as long as they have the ability to influence people to achieve a particular result or goal which benefits the organization or group as a whole. Individuals with a secure sense of self and understanding, acceptance of diversity within an organization tend to be the strongest leaders that not only make others want to follow, but they also encourage other leaders to gravitate to their