Learn to be a leader!

[[Jett]-OMEGA]

A couple times a year I do some searches on leadership skills. I read a couple of them and then try to apply them to whatever task I have in front of me. For those that are in a position of leadership or even those looking to manage life a bit better you should give this a shot too. All the seminars in the world won't help you if you don't apply what you learn. That's why I suggest taking in small portions and digesting them. Here is another link for 11 crucial leadership skills everyone should read.

http://www.whitestag.org/skills/

Lets talk about number 1 next week to see how it impacted your life.

[[Jett-CC]-Mr_Yellow]

I'm currently taking a few courses on organizational management and we recently covered leadership traits and principles.

Traits identified by Michael Maccoby:
i. Gamesman
-1. oriented toward innovation
-2. competition
-3. challenge
ii. Company Man
-1. security minded
iii. Craftsman
-1. production
-2. quality
iv. Jungle Fighter
-1. power oriented

10 Leadership principles:

i. Leadership and Power are not the Same
ii. Leadership is Different from Authority
iii. Leadership and Management are not the same
iv. Leadership is not always heroic
v. The demands for leadership vary by context
vi. Leadership is Relational
vii. Leadership is Different from Position
viii. Good Leaders need the “Right Stuff”
ix. School Leadership takes place in Organizations
x. Effective Leaders are Flexible Thinkers

*Please let me know if you would like the name of the book which I extracted this information.

[[Jett]-Razorflight]

I would take some classes here at the college, but I am hating school so much right now, it would take a while for me to warm up to take a class that is not required for my major.

[[Jett-CC]-Mr_Yellow]

I would take some classes here at the college, but I am hating school so much right now, it would take a while for me to warm up to take a class that is not required for my major.

We've all been there. Concentrate on the basics to get the job and then you can work on the management skills for the promotion. Just hang in there and endure undergrad work.

[Kaeaskavi]

Hmm, I hatre being the Charge Nurse but ok, I'll look at these maybe it will help :)

[[Jett]-OMEGA]

So who used this last week to practice the lesson in leadership? I had my opportunity when I had a meeting I had to attend with a few of my field workers. They gave me some good input and I had to practice my note taking skills and listening skills. I also had the opportunity to turn around and relay information to their boss. I think this lesson actually proved to be valuable last week and I hope to expand on it some more in the future.

One thing I learned from the lesson and recent experience is that note taking is key. Take valuable notes that you will be able to understand in the future. Don't write notes that you will have to try to decipher or remember the meaning of what you wrote. Take notes as if you are taking them for your boss to read directly. That way when it's time to review the notes you have good detailed information.

I'm interested to see who else used the lesson last week.

[[Jett-CC]-Mr_Yellow]

Concerning # 1, I took the administrative role on organizing an upcoming presentation on debt in america for my human resource management class. I spoke to each group member and identified their experiences with home, student, and credit card debt.

Evaluating their personal experiences without dwelling too much into their personal lives brought the group together and really got us off to a good start for the upcoming task. Now each of the group members know exactly what they have to do and they each feel confident that they can cover their portion.

Communication that works both ways is what makes a team.