Stepping onto CMC, I was captivated by the modern style architecture that complemented the entire campus. The first building that caught my eye was the Kravis Leadership Institute because of its mismatched placement of perpendicular rectangles. The rectangles added grit to the character of CMC. The building acted as a direct symbolization of how I felt CMC would add to my character through its leadership sequence. Throughout four years, the sequence would offer me a basis to add layers to my prior leadership skills through expanding my scientific, philosophical, and literary approaches to leadership. Although at first mismatched to my primary layer of leadership developed in ASB, the sequence offers another “rectangle” to build myself to the future leader I hope to one day encompass.
Passing the Kravis Leadership Institute, I was, yet again, awestruck by another architectural piece, the Living Room. The completely glass cubicle surrounded by water was bold, something I hoped CMC would challenge me to become. Entering the International Relations major, I would be challenged to expand my political knowledge in Introduction to Comparative Government and my global perspective in
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The first building that caught my eye was the Kravis Leadership Institute because of its mismatched placement of perpendicular rectangles. The rectangles added grit to the character of CMC. The building acted as a direct symbolization of how I felt CMC would add to my character through its leadership sequence. Throughout four years, the sequence would offer me a basis to add layers to my prior leadership skills through expanding my scientific, philosophical, and literary approaches to leadership. Although at first mismatched to my primary layer of leadership developed in ASB, the sequence offers another “rectangle” to build myself to the future leader I hope to one day
It is one thing to have the knowledge of “the practice of mobilizing people to tackle tough challenges and thrive”. What I am persistent to do with that knowledge is what is important. My biggest take away is that I need to get on the balcony. By being on the balcony I can see that is it really the bold guy with the dance moves who starts the party, not the DJ. Silly to me that I never realized that is where I needed to be, that is where people could find me in a real life party. A year from now I hope that is still where I will be, looking for new data and learning more about myself in new circumstances. There will always be more to learn, although every once in a while I will have to intervene in situations that will make me uncomfortable. To carry on improving on the skills I picked up during the course of this class, it will be crucial for me to reevaluate the goals I set for myself. I plan to reset them all and provide myself with a timeline to achieve the goals. KU offers a minor in leadership studies and this classes is the foundation for all of those leadership classes to come. This class will be impossible to forget as I move forward in complete my minor. I will be using what I have learned in this class still three years from, it is kind of
Kouzes, James, and Barry Posner. The Student Leadership Challenge. San Francisco: A Wiley Imprint, 2008.
Kouzes, J., & Posner, B., (2007). The leadership challenge, (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-
Mork taking the time to share his views of administration leadership styles and strategies allowed me to gain knowledge of the reasons why certain decisions were made at Crescent School and why information was presented in the manner it was. This discussion also helped me to develop some of my own thoughts about how I would like to have things run when I am an administrator.
Our interests and talents define us; to determine these aptitudes and utilize them to channel energy in a productive manner is paramount. At Johns Hopkins University, I envision further cultivating my talent for leadership as I did while in high school, and in so doing both contribute and learn from my college experiences.
SLC has introduced a new perspective on a wide variety of topics. The recurring theme of relational leadership allowed me to critically analyze myself and the extent of which I personally live up to its intended benefits. Perhaps the biggest realization for me throughout the course of the semester was my strength in leading ethically but my inability to diversify. As the past leader of a religious youth group, I believe that I have done well in staying true to ethical leadership, however I have also seen how differences in belief and culture can make individuals feel, especially if they are an odd one out.
For Leadership day I attended the political science major lecture. I regret that my seminar did not travel anywhere like other majors or have the same networking opportunistic like the criminal justice major seminar being held next door. Part of the leadership seminar was identifying personal values and representing this institution. Honesty is a trait that holds strong with most cadets here and it is certainly a value that The Citadel believes in. Holding true to the standard of honesty, I must be honest that this seminar did not present anyone with new concepts. Elevator speeches, networking and follow ups are concepts that have been covered time and time again on Tuesday LTPs. To dedicate a whole day to this was a wasted opportunity. We
Success as business leaders come from a combination of context and characteristics. Most business leaders possess certain characteristics such as vision, perseverance and risk tolerance; but it was less of their possession of any specific set of characteristics, rather than the deployment of them in ways that capitalized on the context in which they found themselves that set these leaders apart. Business schools, such as Ted Rogers should aid students in the process of understanding and appreciating the contexts in which they will operate. In addition, they should help to refine and enhance an individual’s understanding of his or her own leadership potential. The biographies of great leaders suggest that some leaders may well have had natural talents that were apparent early in their lives, which they were in a sense born leaders. Equally, though, there were just as many who appeared to have learned to lead over time, from mentors, from experience and from education. This will affect Ryerson in the future as many people who graduate from the program may have all the academic tools with them but will not have any leadership skills which is just as important, if not more important in the business world
My strengths within the MCT (Pearson, 2016) was mastering Basic Arithmetic, as stated in question 2 multiplication is a strength of mine along with addition and subtraction. I believe I am ok at division as I have the understanding that this is the opposite of multiplication. Long division I have trouble with as I cannot grasp the concept, I continue to find myself reaching for the calculator to provide the correct answer. Since completing the test, I have had long division explained to me again and completed numerous examples to practice my skills. A massive strength of mine is the ability to recite times tables, my parents were an influence with this as they spent many afternoons assisting me with my homework. Each time I learnt a new table
Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2007). The Leadership Challenge (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA:
John C. Maxwell is spot on when he says “Leadership makes a difference.” Not only does leadership make a difference, it is the difference between success and failure, especially when it comes to a school. Granted Maxwell is more of business person, his knowledge, wisdom, and experience can easily translate into any setting, especially the education field. After reading Maxwell’s book, I sat down with my mentor and discussed a few of these nuggets of Leadership Gold.
The greatest blessing has been the leadership organizations that have come into my life. Both in South Carolina and here, I have been honored to be selected as one of the schools emerging leaders. Here, the Emerging Leader Institute has nurtured the challenge of self-exploration. Each forum looked at an important aspect of leadership in a creative and interactive manner. There was rarely a dull moment! From analyzing my personality, to communication exercises, to looking at a real human brain, ELI allowed me to realize my skills in organization, creativity, and communication.
On top of my comfort level at being a leader in all levels of education, I now feel that distributed leadership is a crucial part of leading. Before this program I
Kouzes, J., & Posner, B. (2007). The Leadership Challenge (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA 94103-1741: Jossey-Bass.
In this brief paper, I will articulate some of the outcomes of my reflection, reading, and research, organized within a framework consisting of two parts. Part one, “Self,” will focus almost exclusively on the application of my learning to my own, personal, leadership journey. Part two, “World,” will focus primarily on the broader application of my learning, concentrating on the how what I have learned affects the way that I perceive and engage with the culture and organization within with I live and