Leadership Class Group Task

In the past few weeks, we were assigned to create an understanding for a problem around the school. The trash, organization, and the care for facility has been a problem for many students. But the problem that we faced as a group was the effort of participation from classmates around the school. We collected data from all resources around the school, such as: faculty, student body, pictures of trash-concentrated area. We used our leadership abilities to succeed during this project by using group awareness; noticing if everyone is doing their part, and lastly focusing on the big picture to make a difference, which is helping the school being more aware of the care for the facility and have all students take part in help cleaning. But the most important thing that we used for or project was team work, we all filled in our parts, and we were aware if someone needed help through communication. This project helped us the value of team work and getting stuff done.

My next Steps

In the next year, I have big shoes to step in. I will be a junior on the football team, and a lot of senior captains have gone into college. Next year, I want to become a captain on the football team, because all teams have to have a team captain to be successful. I want to be a team captain because I want to our football team to be successful, again. The things that I learned in class that would help me become the best leader possible, is to be a resonant leader. As I saw examples of a resonant and a dissonant leader, I quickly realized that resonant leaders are the best possible. Being self-aware, and doing what you say you would do, helped me identify what a true leader should symbolize. But the one important thing about being a leader, is to make (or desire to) make a difference.

Resonant Leader

The way I would advise a leader to be resonant is to show by example, as in Gandhi, or any other fantastic leader in the past. The way a leader could learn is to learn off of other leaders experience, and to take a path in through their footsteps. That is the best way a leader can be the best resonant leader possible; observing others, learn from mistakes, and make a difference in a general cause. But you can't reach your goal to its highest standards if your not a resonant leader. To understand the surroundings and to listen to the community, and allow the ideas to flow through the room, can help any leader that is desiring to be successful, reach his/her goal. If your a leader who wants to get things done right, and for the best of all the community, you would be a resonant leader. If your a leader who cares to much about there ego and power, they would not get much effort from the community.

Goleman Quote Reflection

The Goleman quote is using an analogy for a one-winged creature for to relate to that a bird can't fly with one wings, but needs both wings to succeed to fly. One wing, heart and head, is the desire and the confidence to lead. The other wing, which is necessary for the bird to fly, feeling and thought, are the abilities to be aware of the surrounding of the community in which we work in, and the thought of making the best for the community. Without either of these two wings, A leader can not be the best to its potential. An example of these attributes is on a team, where a team captain has to have the desire and the confidence to lead, and have the relationship and the judgment of the community surrounding him. Without the desire and confidence, the leader will not succeed, and without the awareness and the thought, the leader likely will not succeed. With both wings, the leader has all attributes in which can help a leader to succeed.

Myers-Briggs Tools

I think my results where semi-accurate. There are days when I am very active and other days when I am jind of quiet. What suprised me about my results was that it said I was a focuser on the big picture, i base my decisions of off logic and fact. What I did know about myself is that I never really plan ahead. My parents would always say I need to get oranized and plan ahead. From the myers Briggs, it said I didnt plan ahead which could confirm that I am spontaneous. From what my results say, I think I should be able to act more actively everyday, and make better decisions based on logical facts and to stay moving forward on the big picture.

My changed aspect of leadership

Before I was in leadership class, I thought leaders were born, not made. I thought you have to have the genetics and the the out-going personality that the most people consider are "leaders." But that perspective of where a leader comes from definately changed for me, studying the different examples that we encountered during our first seven classes.  Before I was in the class I thought I could never be a leader because I thought I didn't have the DNA of a leader. From what I learned, a leader is not born with the ability to lead, but the practice and desire to lead. So now, I see myself as a potential leader in the Parish community. The people around me, my friends, peers, teachers, and parents from what I now see all have different expectations of what a leader really is. There are many different forms of leaders that are developed throughout the world. An obvious example is coach Nady, a leader of a football team and a very well respected man through many peoples eyes. A CEO, being a leader of a company. Lastly, an ordinary student, which having the desire to lead and to make a difference, also makes another leader.