How I defined "leadership" in my LEAD 110: Introduction to Leadership course (12/8/14):
"In the introduction to leadership section of the Lead 110 course at Radford University, the class defined leadership as “a trait that allows an individual to unify members and accomplish and prioritize goals while taking an initiative.” After completing the course, I think that there is much more to being a leader then what the class defined it as. I also think that it can be a learning process instead of a trait. In the book, a trait is a defined as “a distinguishing quality of an individual, which is often inherited” (Northouse, 2012, p. 3). After completing the course, I recognize that leadership skills can be learned and developed. There would be less value to this course if leadership were something that is often inherited.
The book defines leadership as “a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal” (Northouse. 2012, p. 6). Both definitions involve achieving or accomplishing a goal. I think that this part of leadership should definitely remain a part of the definition. Our community service project was an example of how the class practiced leadership skills while working toward a common end goal. It was also a learning process, similar to the class in general. We learned how to coordinate a plan, implement what we learned in class, and unite together to accomplish our goal of winterizing a garden at Selu. In the future, I feel that it would be very beneficial for the class to practice other forms of leadership aside from the community service project.
When searching for the definition of leadership, similar ideas arise in multiple places. They include a vision, the ability to manage others, defining the group’s values, and effective communication. I agree that these are some of the most important parts of leadership and should be included in the definition. However, I like the term “unifying members” better than the “ability to manage others.” In our leadership class, we had a vision to contribute hours to Selu. We unified as a class and worked together to achieve this goal. We also defined our values in class through a very useful exercise. Finally, we all communicated through our GroupMe app that is similar to a big group chat.
After everything that I have learned in the Fall 2014 leadership class, how would I define leadership? I would say that it is a process whereby an individual or individuals unify members by effectively communicating and illustrating a vision in order to achieve a common goal. This definition defines it as a process instead of a trait. It keeps the part about unifying members from the class definition. It adds two important concepts of leadership: a vision and communication. It includes the commonality between the class and book definitions, which was achieving a goal."
"In the introduction to leadership section of the Lead 110 course at Radford University, the class defined leadership as “a trait that allows an individual to unify members and accomplish and prioritize goals while taking an initiative.” After completing the course, I think that there is much more to being a leader then what the class defined it as. I also think that it can be a learning process instead of a trait. In the book, a trait is a defined as “a distinguishing quality of an individual, which is often inherited” (Northouse, 2012, p. 3). After completing the course, I recognize that leadership skills can be learned and developed. There would be less value to this course if leadership were something that is often inherited.
The book defines leadership as “a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal” (Northouse. 2012, p. 6). Both definitions involve achieving or accomplishing a goal. I think that this part of leadership should definitely remain a part of the definition. Our community service project was an example of how the class practiced leadership skills while working toward a common end goal. It was also a learning process, similar to the class in general. We learned how to coordinate a plan, implement what we learned in class, and unite together to accomplish our goal of winterizing a garden at Selu. In the future, I feel that it would be very beneficial for the class to practice other forms of leadership aside from the community service project.
When searching for the definition of leadership, similar ideas arise in multiple places. They include a vision, the ability to manage others, defining the group’s values, and effective communication. I agree that these are some of the most important parts of leadership and should be included in the definition. However, I like the term “unifying members” better than the “ability to manage others.” In our leadership class, we had a vision to contribute hours to Selu. We unified as a class and worked together to achieve this goal. We also defined our values in class through a very useful exercise. Finally, we all communicated through our GroupMe app that is similar to a big group chat.
After everything that I have learned in the Fall 2014 leadership class, how would I define leadership? I would say that it is a process whereby an individual or individuals unify members by effectively communicating and illustrating a vision in order to achieve a common goal. This definition defines it as a process instead of a trait. It keeps the part about unifying members from the class definition. It adds two important concepts of leadership: a vision and communication. It includes the commonality between the class and book definitions, which was achieving a goal."