Leadership synthesis

Reflection #10- What have you done to work on your leadership style? What are your plans and goals going forward?

I have realized that regardless of what my LPI results said, I’m really bad at “encouraging the heart.” I just tend to hold people up to very high standards and don’t really think people should be thanked all the time, because it takes away from the value of it. Then again, if I never thank them or say good job, etc. then it’s not doing much good either. So this is one area where I have consciously tried to improve—as I mentioned in class, I often write them down so that it’s almost like a to do list thing. I don’t know if that’s making it meaningless, but whatever works. Another very important lesson that I have learned is to reserve judgment until I know ALL the facts and have heard from every perspective. It’s not like I jumped to conclusions at the very first comment before I took this class, but just that sometimes, reserving judgment helps both the persons involved and you. My plan and future goals in terms of leadership is that I am looking forward to being an RA and using what I have learned in this class to other leadership positions. In the meetings I’ve had so far, I have heard some very creative ideas from many individuals. On that note, I think one of the best resources for a leader is from individuals from within the group. As such, I will capitalize on the ideas provided by the group and hope that helps not only in the planning I have to do as a student leader, but also in the actual skills that I will take with me, beyond my position.