Monday, December 12, 2011
How my View of Leadership Changed
Over the past seven class periods, I don't believe my view of leadership has changed, however I am a lot more aware of the impact that leaders can make. When Mrs. Mayfield came to talk to us about her job, she further solidified my view that leaders must all continue to grow and evolve especially as roles change and leaders all have their own style and personal skill sets. For example, as a Freshman the community service requirement was a burden. While I completed the 15 required hours, I knew it was nothing more than the proverbial "checking a box." Sophomore year, started no differently, but as the year progressed I started hearing about other organizations that began to spark my interest. The first was Teen Contact. I've always thought of myself as a good listener and could help others through their rough patches. This lead me to applying to be a peer counselor at Parish and to apply to be on the Teen Contact Board. After turning in the application and having a formal interview I knew I had discovered a great organization that I have become passionate about. Also by watching and speaking with other leaders within my community, I quickly found the Junior Leadership Board at Children's Medical Center. My experience with this organization has been greatly enriching, and I'm proud to work and help lead an organization that will hopefully find a cure for Zach. Again, I think I've always understood what a leader was, but I hope that I am becoming a more dynamic one.
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I said the same thing about my view of leadership changing. About how my view hasn't changed but I am now more conscious of the leaders in my life. I have also tried to better myself as a leader as you have. It didn't even cross my mind that the organizations that I am a part of also make me a leader. Great post, Emily!
ReplyDeleteI agree that my view of leadership itself hasn't changed, but I think that I am becoming more aware of how dynamic being a leader really is and how someone isn't just a "good" or "bad" leader. That is really cool that you have found an organization that you enjoy working with! Great job!
ReplyDeleteEmily, you have two good posts here. I have marked the leadership interview post an M at this point, so enter it when it is done.
ReplyDeleteWhat I like best about these posts are their substance. You have included significant amounts of information in both instances which adds to our investigation of the leadership neighborhood.
The DAC post was a tough one because we did not spend a lot of time on this concept in class. Still, you did a nice job with it, identifying in each person you chose what you thought they did best. This was impressive.
I am not surprised your view of leadership has not changed too much. You strike me as one who has led and will continue to, and thus has thought about this a lot before coming into the class. What you identify here is the necessity of finding your area of passion, because once you find this, then you are most likely to deploy the persistence and exhibit the desire necessary to lead.