Stallsmtih 1 Jessa Stallsmith Ms. Taravella English 12 Global Leadership 9 December 201 Lead it Li!

e "o# Mean it E$cellent leaders are made not born. %& the' have the desire and the (illpo(er) then the' can become an e&&ective leader. Good leaders develop thro#gh a never ending process o& sel&*st#d') ed#cation) training) and e$perience. To inspire others into higher levels o& team(or!) there are certain things the' m#st be) !no() and do. These do not come nat#rall') b#t the' are ac+#ired thro#gh contin#al (or! and st#d'. Good leaders are contin#all' (or!ing and st#d'ing to improve their leadership s!ills. The' have a ver' signi&icant role in the creation o& societ'. The' serve as s'mbols o& #nit'. To begin (ith) leadership is e$pressed in the article ,Something to -on! .bo#t/ b' S#san Johnston. This article e$plains in m#ltiple (a's ho( geese can be #sed as e$amples &or societ' to become good leaders. Geese travel in a distinctive 0 shape. . +#ote &rom this section is1 ,.s leaders) (e start a process (here the gro#p #nderstands and agrees on the goal and the ro#te to get there./ The gro#p has to agree on common terms 2#st li!e the geese. . goal can3t be reached s#ccess&#ll' i& no one agrees together on the steps that are necessar' to get there. Geese also ta!e t#rns leading. . +#ote &rom this section is1 ,4sing individ#al strengths strengthens the (hole team./ This +#ote is ver' po(er&#l. Ever'one is di&&erent. 5e all have di&&erent s!ills and traits. %ndivid#all' (e ma' not be that special b#t once (e are p#t together (e create a #ni&'ing &orce. 5hen ever'one brings their di&&erent strengths to &ollo( the leader) the goal is more li!el' to be achieved. Geese merge their 0s (itho#t a &#ss. . +#ote &rom this section is1 ,6rom the gro#nd) (e can3t tell i& the' disc#ss leaping on board) b#t the' 2#st seem to &orget that the'3re the ,ne( g#'s/ and &all in./ 5e sho#ldn3t let the &eeling o& ,them/ and ,#s/ !eep

Stallsmith 2 #s &rom being a s#ccess&#l team. Leaders (ant ever'one to &eel li!e a part o& the team and no one le&t behind. Stra' geese re2oin the &loc! +#ic!l'. 5e sho#ldn3t (orr' abo#t not belonging at &irst and tr' o#t best to adapt and &it in. Geese stic! b' each other. Leaders and their &ollo(ers all need to stic! together. 5e need to provide gen#ine s#pport so that (e can b#ild connection and m#t#al commitment. 6#rthermore) leadership is present in the boo! .nimal 6arm b' George 7r(ell. . +#ote that describes this is1 ,The pigs did not act#all' (or!) b#t directed and s#pervised the others. 5ith their s#perior !no(ledge it (as nat#ral that the' sho#ld ass#me leadership 87r(ell 9:;./ Leaders are normall' !no(ledgeable people. Leaders need to !no( (hat is going on in societ' and (a's that the' can improve it. <no(ledge (ill help leaders to ma!e (ise decisions and stand b' them. %t (ill also help them to see 2#st ho( con&ident and strong the' tr#l' are. Leadership is also sho(n (henever the boo! tal!s abo#t ho( the animals r#le and (hat decisions the' ma!e. Li!e(ise) leadership is present in the song ,Dream 7n/ b' .erosmith. This song is reall' inspiring in relevance (ith leadership. %t is abo#t providing an inspiring vision &or the team to p#rs#e. -aving an inspiring vision (ill give the team something to strive to(ards. The leader (ill help lead the (a' and g#ide them to s#ccess. . +#ote &rom this song is1 ,Dream #ntil 'o#r dream come tr#e./ Leaders help to create a dream &or people to dream &or. The' (ill strive &or this dream #ntil it comes tr#e and #ltimatel' leading them to s#ccess. .nother +#ote is1 ,"o# got to lose to !no( ho( to (in./ =ot ever' vision that the leader has (ill be a s#ccess) the' (ill need to e$perience &ail#re &irst. 6ail#re helps people to learn and gro( and the' (ill do better the ne$t time the' &ind something (orth dreaming &or. 7nce someone loses) the' (ill !no( (hat the' have to do in order to (in the ne$t time aro#nd. .dditionall') leadership is sho(n in the boo! -arr' >otter and the Deathl' -allo(s b' J.<. ?o(ling. -arr' >otter has to ta!e on the role o& a leader in the &inal boo! and &ight against Lord 0oldemort. -arr' has never had the opport#nit' to be a leader thro#gho#t his li&e and it is 2#st thr#st

Stallsmith #pon him. . +#ote &rom the boo! is1 ,%t is a c#rio#s thing) -arr') b#t perhaps those (ho are best s#ited to po(er are those (ho have never so#ght it. Those (ho) li!e 'o#) have leadership thr#st #pon them and ta!e #p the mantle beca#se the' m#st) and &ind to their o(n s#rprise that the' (ear it (ell./ Some people even tho#gh have never been a leader reali@e that the' ma!e a great one. The' become one that societ' loo!s #p to &or g#idance. Leaders li!e -arr' t#rn o#t as good leaders even tho#gh the' have never had the e$perience be&ore. %n the end) leadership is present in ever'thing. Societ' needs leaders there to help create a vision and get them thro#gh to#gh times. Leaders m#st capt#re the commitment and passion o& their team. The' m#st de&ine c#lt#ral norms and e$pectations. .nother thing the' do is enco#rage ris! and be s#re to ass#re the team members that the' are there &or s#pport (hen needed. Leaders m#st be care&#l not to micromanage their people. The' need to let each person pla' a part and not single an'one o#t. Leaders also need to be lo'al and optimistic &or their &ollo(ers. 5hen the times get to#gh leaders need to march &or(ard and not let an'thing get in the (a' o& their vision. The' need to be able to admit &ail#res to !eep &rom repeating them. The' can learn &rom them and help to gro( and move &or(ard. Leaders also m#st adapt reso#rces and pro2ect goals based on their sit#ation. The' m#st also) above ever'thing else) see! a c#lt#re o& #nit' (ith a compelling common goal to !eep ever'one &oc#sed and engaged.

Stallsmith 9 5or! Aited .erosmith. ,Dream 7n./ Johnston) S#san. ,Something to -on! .bo#t./ Ma' 200B. 7r(ell) George. Animal Farm. =e( "or!) ="1 -arco#rt %nc.) 199B. >rint. ?o(ling) J.<.) and Mar' Grand>re. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. =e( "or!) ="1 .rth#r .. Levine Coo!s) 200D. >rint.