Leadership is leading by way of example. Also in order to be a leader you must have passion and show that you really care. You must be a credible person also. It is also leading by use of marality and inspiration. There are so many levels of leadership.
Jose, In answer to your inquiry from class and the email. 1. I give the class an A because I wasn't sure what to expect so what we are doing is just perfect!
2. I think the only thing that might need some polishing is encouraging some of the more quite class memebers to share some of their important information they have with the class. Even if they don't think it is important, I have found that some of the remark have given me some other point of view as well reminding me that I am not the only one that feels that way.
3. What we need to keep doing is more of the great stuff we are doing. Keep encouraging everybody to give their point of view and making everybody feel like their thoughts are important as well as informative. A person can never tell what might come from a comment. Might be another way to look at a subject or maybe some information someone else has been trying to obtain.
4.Over all thoughts or comments: like I said in #1. I wasn't sure of what to expect from this class so everything I learn is frosting on the cake or bounus. I am so pleased you decided to offer and teach this course. I cannot tell you how much I have, and am learning! I would recomment this course to everyone interested in any kind of Leadership skills. Thanks for setting this up.
Jose, As I was reading our book for class, I thought of the converstation about your co-worker whom you wanted to publicly acknowledge for the great job she had done and how she was so against it. I wonder if she, at one point in time, had be acknowledge for a job well done be she felt like it was all fake. So with that sour taste in her mouth, it would be easier to avoid those feelings then to have them come up again. I may be in outer space about this but it is something to consider.
I'm leaving this in several places, because I don't know where it goes...
PART EIGHT LEAD FROM THE FRONT
By Adam Berman 14 LEADERS LEAD FROM FROM THE FRONT
“Leadership is the ability to hide your panic from others.” - Anonymous “The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.” -Walter Lippmann
The overall impression one might take away from this book is that the amount of information and extraordinary events these individuals succeeded in accomplishing is exactly that, extraordinary. How can ordinary individuals, such as you or I accomplish such events. If everyone could achieve these extraordinary accomplishments, wouldn't they just be ordinary accomplishments? The truth of the matter is that placement and access are the two largest multipliers of receiving the opportunity to excel. When the leadership of a company removes themselves far enough away from their lowest level workers, they do so to benefit themselves at the cost of the company. It is hard to realize that employees are being overworked when the only interaction with them is through meetings with their supervisors who are saying exactly what they need to be saying to keep their job, maintain productivity, and vie for promotions and bonuses.
LEAD FROM THE FRONT
In the realm of leadership, there are essentially three types of leaders. Those that lead from the front, those who have lead from the front, and those who are yet to lead from the front. These three types of leaders have vastly different objectives and act accordingly to their roles. Those that have yet to lead from the front find themselves occasionally reading books, going to seminars and asking questions about leadership. There are too many important things going on in the daily affairs of these individuals that take precedence in learning about how to win an argument or succeed in managing a multi-billion dollar organization. It might be useful to learn how someone managed to organize a massive collection of new & used wheelchairs for poor people in Central America, thus being awarded a Nobel Prize, however the kids still need to get to school and the toast is burning. By saying that someone has yet to lead from the front, it in no way implies that they are any less capable of being leaders than those currently at the front, but rather that they have not had the opportunity. When an individual finds themselves with two mortgages, a family of seven and a career where they are treated as more of a statistic than as an integral part of the company, the leadership opportunities are likely to be rare if not non-existent. The key to becoming a leader is obtaining placement and access, in other words you need to position yourself according to your abilities, desires, and the needs of the company. A great example is found in Johnny English. Following the events of 9/11, Johnny English found himself questioning his role in life as a landscape developer in Georgia. Johnny grew weary of watching members of a younger generation fight the war on terror straight out of high school. In his profession, Johnny had learned much regarding the dynamics of working with college-aged professionals. Through this knowledge Johnny gained perspective on the importance of strong leadership. While Johnny knew that there were many senior leaders in the military, based on the books and media he concluded that they were mostly “cold war relics” with leadership styles that needed to either be modified or abandoned. With college degrees and his leadership experiences as a landscaper and business owner, Johnny felt that the best placement and access he could find with which to demonstrate his leadership abilities was as an enlisted member of the United States Army. In training, Johnny English was known amongst his peers as someone who could be trusted with any assignment, no matter the size. His ability to rapidly settle disputes, organize and coerce others into accomplishing the tasks at hand, and developing leadership aptitudes in others was impressive. When the bathroom needed to be cleaned, he organized a few people, gave them the task at hand, sought out the cleaning supplies, handing them out and making mental notes of what was needed for future cleaning details, and was the first person in the bathroom wielding a toil bowl brush and some comet cleaner. His “lets get it done” style of leadership had the key aspect of emphasizing a collective responsibility, yet demonstrating stoic ideals by not only performing the most disgusting task at hand, being the first to begin, but also by going the extra mile in giving the list of cleaning supplies in demand to the supervisor after the bathroom detail was over. Though he was in no way superior to his peers by virtues of rank, status or job description, by taking on the task that no one desired, being the first to clean, and ensuring the success of future details, Johnny English earned the respect and admiration of his peers by demonstrated strong leadership from the front. When Johnny English arrived in Afghanistan, he realized that there were too many operators in his chosen career field. Johnny found himself performing tasks more oriented towards keeping him busy than supporting the war effort. Not wishing to spend his deployment in a capacity so far removed from the war effort that he may as well have been at home watching it on CNN, Johnny found himself volunteering for other assignments. Within a week, Johnny found himself at a small base hundreds of miles from the nearest television, cell phone or radio tower. His capacity had changed from one of supporting the war from an airbase, to guarding an elite team operating in a rural region of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The first place that Johnny visited as a member of the team was a police station in a rural village. He sat down, listened to what they had to say and took a series of mental notes. That night, as the team relaxed in front of a small bonfire, Johnny expressed his feelings regarding the police officers they spoke to in the village. From his experience of working with people that seemed to believe lying to get out of work is part of their job description, he learned to gage honesty in others. His concern for the situation was felt by the rest of the team, so the next day they returned to the village. Upon their return, the welcoming committee had a significantly altered demeanor than the day before. Upon further investigation by members of the team, it was discovered that the leadership of the village were busy meeting with members of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. By trusting the instincts he developed as a leader in his former occupation, Johnny helped bring justice to a corrupt village. The role Johnny played in this scenario was a supporting role, made significant because of the skills he gained as a former leader. The transitional gap between current and former leaders is a small, yet significant gap that is necessary for the success of any organization. While Johnny was not superior in rank, salary or status to any member of the team, his lifetime experiences proved invaluable to the team and the operations they conducted. Should any member of that team have dismissed Johnny's emotions as first day “jitters” or signs that he did not yet understand the culture of the people, then a great opportunity would have been missed. On the other hand, had Johnny attempted to stage a coup or bully the other members of the team into going back to the village, he would have been “voted off the island.” By thoughtfully expressing his concerns, Johnny enabled the team leader to act upon said concerns in a productive manner which ensured the overall success of the team. The knowledge one gains as a leader can prove invaluable both while in positions of leadership, and while aiding those currently in positions of leadership. The stoic ideal that everyone should put in their “two cents” to ensure overall success is an ideal that must be encouraged by both the words and actions of the current leadership. Whether one finds themselves in a role of support or command, the experiences gained from each can prove beneficial to the other. In order to gain these roles, it is incumbent upon individuals to prepare themselves capable of performing each role. While the parent of six attempts to put out the burning toast, those in leadership positions are reading dozens of leadership books and attending countless workshops and seminars. The success of a team may depend somewhat upon the knowledge and skills of a leader, however without individuals actively seeking out ways to enable the leader, such as the cleaning supplies example, the overall productivity cannot be as great. IN SUMMATION Throughout this book many examples have been given towards what a leader is and how they exemplified good leadership qualities. In addition to this book, many examples have been given in the classroom discussion which also describe both good and bad leadership policies, decisions and experiences. The ideas that have stood out above all of the others are those that have followed the ethical guidelines of our society and culture. From the inspirations of Martin Luther King's speech to the unique feeling of community among the employees at Charles Schwab, a common reoccurring theme is that equality and socialistic ideals help shape not only our political atmosphere, but our business atmosphere as well. When a people not only feel taken care of, but that they are an integral part of something worthwhile, then they will not only be satisfied, but productive members of not only the business, but in society as a whole. So whether one finds themselves as a fast-food manager, or in the White House, these principals of leadership not only still apply, but are essential to a successful administration. Good luck, and I hope you commit yourself to the treacherous trails filled with failures and disappointments so that you may find yourself able in a position to enable others, thereby ensuring the success of your organization and fulfilling your stoic duty to society. I ask only that you follow the trend in this book, and even if it leads to utter failure, I implore you to act in a manner fitting any responsible citizen of this great nation.
4 comments:
Leadership is leading by way of example. Also in order to be a leader you must have passion and show that you really care. You must be a credible person also. It is also leading by use of marality and inspiration. There are so many levels of leadership.
Jose,
In answer to your inquiry from class and the email.
1. I give the class an A because I wasn't sure what to expect so what we are doing is just perfect!
2. I think the only thing that might need some polishing is encouraging some of the more quite class memebers to share some of their important information they have with the class. Even if they don't think it is important, I have found that some of the remark have given me some other point of view as well reminding me that I am not the only one that feels that way.
3. What we need to keep doing is more of the great stuff we are doing. Keep encouraging everybody to give their point of view and making everybody feel like their thoughts are important as well as informative. A person can never tell what might come from a comment. Might be another way to look at a subject or maybe some information someone else has been trying to obtain.
4.Over all thoughts or comments: like I said in #1. I wasn't sure of what to expect from this class so everything I learn is frosting on the cake or bounus. I am so pleased you decided to offer and teach this course. I cannot tell you how much I have, and am learning! I would recomment this course to everyone interested in any kind of Leadership skills.
Thanks for setting this up.
Jose,
As I was reading our book for class, I thought of the converstation about your co-worker whom you wanted to publicly acknowledge for the great job she had done and how she was so against it. I wonder if she, at one point in time, had be acknowledge for a job well done be she felt like it was all fake. So with that sour taste in her mouth, it would be easier to avoid those feelings then to have them come up again. I may be in outer space about this but it is something to consider.
I'm leaving this in several places, because I don't know where it goes...
PART EIGHT
LEAD FROM THE FRONT
By
Adam Berman
14 LEADERS LEAD FROM FROM THE FRONT
“Leadership is the ability to hide your panic from others.” - Anonymous
“The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.” -Walter Lippmann
The overall impression one might take away from this book is that the amount of information and extraordinary events these individuals succeeded in accomplishing is exactly that, extraordinary. How can ordinary individuals, such as you or I accomplish such events. If everyone could achieve these extraordinary accomplishments, wouldn't they just be ordinary accomplishments? The truth of the matter is that placement and access are the two largest multipliers of receiving the opportunity to excel. When the leadership of a company removes themselves far enough away from their lowest level workers, they do so to benefit themselves at the cost of the company. It is hard to realize that employees are being overworked when the only interaction with them is through meetings with their supervisors who are saying exactly what they need to be saying to keep their job, maintain productivity, and vie for promotions and bonuses.
LEAD FROM THE FRONT
In the realm of leadership, there are essentially three types of leaders. Those that lead from the front, those who have lead from the front, and those who are yet to lead from the front. These three types of leaders have vastly different objectives and act accordingly to their roles. Those that have yet to lead from the front find themselves occasionally reading books, going to seminars and asking questions about leadership. There are too many important things going on in the daily affairs of these individuals that take precedence in learning about how to win an argument or succeed in managing a multi-billion dollar organization. It might be useful to learn how someone managed to organize a massive collection of new & used wheelchairs for poor people in Central America, thus being awarded a Nobel Prize, however the kids still need to get to school and the toast is burning. By saying that someone has yet to lead from the front, it in no way implies that they are any less capable of being leaders than those currently at the front, but rather that they have not had the opportunity. When an individual finds themselves with two mortgages, a family of seven and a career where they are treated as more of a statistic than as an integral part of the company, the leadership opportunities are likely to be rare if not non-existent.
The key to becoming a leader is obtaining placement and access, in other words you need to position yourself according to your abilities, desires, and the needs of the company. A great example is found in Johnny English. Following the events of 9/11, Johnny English found himself questioning his role in life as a landscape developer in Georgia. Johnny grew weary of watching members of a younger generation fight the war on terror straight out of high school. In his profession, Johnny had learned much regarding the dynamics of working with college-aged professionals. Through this knowledge Johnny gained perspective on the importance of strong leadership. While Johnny knew that there were many senior leaders in the military, based on the books and media he concluded that they were mostly “cold war relics” with leadership styles that needed to either be modified or abandoned. With college degrees and his leadership experiences as a landscaper and business owner, Johnny felt that the best placement and access he could find with which to demonstrate his leadership abilities was as an enlisted member of the United States Army.
In training, Johnny English was known amongst his peers as someone who could be trusted with any assignment, no matter the size. His ability to rapidly settle disputes, organize and coerce others into accomplishing the tasks at hand, and developing leadership aptitudes in others was impressive. When the bathroom needed to be cleaned, he organized a few people, gave them the task at hand, sought out the cleaning supplies, handing them out and making mental notes of what was needed for future cleaning details, and was the first person in the bathroom wielding a toil bowl brush and some comet cleaner. His “lets get it done” style of leadership had the key aspect of emphasizing a collective responsibility, yet demonstrating stoic ideals by not only performing the most disgusting task at hand, being the first to begin, but also by going the extra mile in giving the list of cleaning supplies in demand to the supervisor after the bathroom detail was over. Though he was in no way superior to his peers by virtues of rank, status or job description, by taking on the task that no one desired, being the first to clean, and ensuring the success of future details, Johnny English earned the respect and admiration of his peers by demonstrated strong leadership from the front.
When Johnny English arrived in Afghanistan, he realized that there were too many operators in his chosen career field. Johnny found himself performing tasks more oriented towards keeping him busy than supporting the war effort. Not wishing to spend his deployment in a capacity so far removed from the war effort that he may as well have been at home watching it on CNN, Johnny found himself volunteering for other assignments. Within a week, Johnny found himself at a small base hundreds of miles from the nearest television, cell phone or radio tower. His capacity had changed from one of supporting the war from an airbase, to guarding an elite team operating in a rural region of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
The first place that Johnny visited as a member of the team was a police station in a rural village. He sat down, listened to what they had to say and took a series of mental notes. That night, as the team relaxed in front of a small bonfire, Johnny expressed his feelings regarding the police officers they spoke to in the village. From his experience of working with people that seemed to believe lying to get out of work is part of their job description, he learned to gage honesty in others. His concern for the situation was felt by the rest of the team, so the next day they returned to the village. Upon their return, the welcoming committee had a significantly altered demeanor than the day before. Upon further investigation by members of the team, it was discovered that the leadership of the village were busy meeting with members of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. By trusting the instincts he developed as a leader in his former occupation, Johnny helped bring justice to a corrupt village.
The role Johnny played in this scenario was a supporting role, made significant because of the skills he gained as a former leader. The transitional gap between current and former leaders is a small, yet significant gap that is necessary for the success of any organization. While Johnny was not superior in rank, salary or status to any member of the team, his lifetime experiences proved invaluable to the team and the operations they conducted. Should any member of that team have dismissed Johnny's emotions as first day “jitters” or signs that he did not yet understand the culture of the people, then a great opportunity would have been missed. On the other hand, had Johnny attempted to stage a coup or bully the other members of the team into going back to the village, he would have been “voted off the island.” By thoughtfully expressing his concerns, Johnny enabled the team leader to act upon said concerns in a productive manner which ensured the overall success of the team.
The knowledge one gains as a leader can prove invaluable both while in positions of leadership, and while aiding those currently in positions of leadership. The stoic ideal that everyone should put in their “two cents” to ensure overall success is an ideal that must be encouraged by both the words and actions of the current leadership. Whether one finds themselves in a role of support or command, the experiences gained from each can prove beneficial to the other. In order to gain these roles, it is incumbent upon individuals to prepare themselves capable of performing each role. While the parent of six attempts to put out the burning toast, those in leadership positions are reading dozens of leadership books and attending countless workshops and seminars. The success of a team may depend somewhat upon the knowledge and skills of a leader, however without individuals actively seeking out ways to enable the leader, such as the cleaning supplies example, the overall productivity cannot be as great.
IN SUMMATION
Throughout this book many examples have been given towards what a leader is and how they exemplified good leadership qualities. In addition to this book, many examples have been given in the classroom discussion which also describe both good and bad leadership policies, decisions and experiences. The ideas that have stood out above all of the others are those that have followed the ethical guidelines of our society and culture. From the inspirations of Martin Luther King's speech to the unique feeling of community among the employees at Charles Schwab, a common reoccurring theme is that equality and socialistic ideals help shape not only our political atmosphere, but our business atmosphere as well. When a people not only feel taken care of, but that they are an integral part of something worthwhile, then they will not only be satisfied, but productive members of not only the business, but in society as a whole. So whether one finds themselves as a fast-food manager, or in the White House, these principals of leadership not only still apply, but are essential to a successful administration. Good luck, and I hope you commit yourself to the treacherous trails filled with failures and disappointments so that you may find yourself able in a position to enable others, thereby ensuring the success of your organization and fulfilling your stoic duty to society. I ask only that you follow the trend in this book, and even if it leads to utter failure, I implore you to act in a manner fitting any responsible citizen of this great nation.
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