Reflection On Leadership In Business

Early last summer, I was on my way to becoming a high school senior. This was one of the most exciting transitions of my high school career. My best friend Modolyne and I always told ourselves senior year must be epic, I mean it’s our last year, right? So, this meant we were participating in all school activities - which wasn’t free. My senior year spending was well over a thousand dollars. Together, we decided to apply to a local Chick-fil-A in hopes of getting a job. I felt anxious towards applying, I’ve never been on a register before and I feared being rejected. Days past after applying and I grew sad. The self-fulfilling prophecy of me not landing the job was slowly echoing in my mind day after day. I woke up one gloomy morning, telling myself to forget about

The purpose of this essay is to examine theories of leadership using a reflective account. The author intends to discuss how the identified theories and/or models influence clinical practice in healthcare settings. Additionally, the essay will include discussions on the ways of measuring the effectiveness of these models. Finally, recommendations for the improvement of patient and staff experiences will be provided. The essay first defines leadership in general terms, and then focuses on leadership in the health care system.

At the beginning of this school year, I began to realize something. I realized that my high school years were coming to an end. This was an eye opener for me. I didn't know what to expect of my last year nor what I wanted to do after high school. I then began looking for a job. So I applied to Chick-fil-a. I waited patiently several weeks for a call, but received no call whatsoever. I patiently waited for a new opportunity to come along. Until finally, I was given an opportunity at an electrical shop. On the first day of work I was introduced to the staff and learned the procedures of what needed to be done. My job now was to maintain the shop clean and to keep all materials organized as well as other tasks that helped me grow with my skills.

I decided to attend the University but first I needed a job to do so. At the time, I was still living at home and dependent on my parents. I knew they would not be able to support me for long so I had to get a job. I sent out many resumes but didn't get called back. I was becoming impatient and annoyed at the whole situation of not getting a job.”

During my Freshman year, I obtained a job at Jake’s Supper Club just down the river from my house as a dishwasher. I worked there continuously for two years working my way up to buss boy and exposition food prep. This first official job for me taught me reliability, loyalty, how to compete in the workforce and successfully cohere with co-workers of all ages and backgrounds. Seeing my avid interest in woodworking, my youth group leader, Aaron Lee, asked me to be his construction assistant when the school year ended. I jumped on the opportunity and worked across midwestern Wisconsin and Minnesota during the summer of my Junior year and a month the following summer. During the first summer working with his crew, I had an incredible experience learning the tricks of the trade. I worked on three different sheds, a horse barn, and an entire house project from baseboards to truss. Lifelong skills that can forever be applied, were acquired at a teenage level; teaching me critical thinking, planning skills, strife for perfection and tests of endurance to push through the 13 hour truss days. I learned what it takes to be a residential contractor which is a possible occupation I could

I set at home for about four months and started the search for employment again. This time I went to a nursing home, obtained my CNA license. The continuous lifting of residents at this job showed me I couldn’t do that for the rest of my life. A friend at work experiencing the same problems told me about college and encouraged me to go with her to enroll and or ask questions. I went with her asked questions, investigated and made the decision to enroll. Shortly after I enrolled, the week college was starting I left the nursing home and remained focused on school for the first two months. With a need for money and getting comfortable with classes, the need for employment arose

I thought about making an EBay account or even working at my parents’ restaurant again, but the solution this time was a simple one; get a job. In December of 2014, at the age of fifteen, I applied for my first job. All it took was one application and about thirty minutes after I submitted my application I had a phone call for an interview. The next day I had a job at Panera Bread and I have worked there ever since. Working at Panera has helped me expand my work ethic, which will help me with my future in business.

The summer of 2016 I began to work in order to have money for myself and to help my family out, economically. It was definitely the worst job ever, it was in the field so it was obviously very hot, exhausting, and challenging. I arrived at work at about 6 am and it was already very hot, and I had to work in the sun all day until about 5 pm. By the end of summer, I was already all sunburned. Working in the sun almost all day and everyday was very exhausting for me. I would get home and take a shower, eat, and sleep until the next day to wake up for work again. The work was very challenging, because my wage was depending on what I made in the day. I had to work very fast in order to make many dozens of onions in order to have a good check by

I took a job on a whim based on a recommendation from a friend. As time passed, and I had been working consistently for a few years, I found myself at an interesting vantage point. I looked back at that directionless high-schooler and found that I no longer recognized him. I had matured and my mentality had changed. I think back to this moment, which I remember vividly, as the point where the fire within me was ignited and I realized the full potential of my own self-possessed motivation. I understood that I alone had the power to push myself forward. I dove headfirst into my career and the path toward higher

Management and Leadership are two different skill sets and positions, however, it is believed by some organizations that they go hand in hand. I believe that management is a learned concept that is taught in schools. Universities and colleges offer degrees in Management and/or Leadership. Authentic leadership is not actually taught but can be learned as a practical skill through being coached and mentored by a true effective leader. Leadership skills are gained by completing research, gaining ideas to inspire and help others achieve new skills to move into a better position or advanced career. Achieving new leadership skills is always a work in progress. In my IMG 233 class I learned that Management is the formal influence of the organization. Managers develop strategic goals, establish performance control mechanisms, and communicate instructions and information to ensure probability and production to meet the overall demands. Leaders are the heart of the organization and their role is to informally influence and inspire employees while creating visions and direction and at the same time building strong team relationships. An effective and dynamic leader empowers their team with the knowledge to be innovative and generate new ideas to increase productivity and performance.

In reflecting on my one specific leadership style is difficult because my leadership style sometimes changes depending upon the particular employee I am leading, the situations I am faced with and what I am trying to accomplish. Being the second in command of a small police agency with only twenty-two sworn officers, as well as six non-sworn employees, they all have small differences from one another. These employee differences vary widely from generational, skill sets, needs, wants and personal motivations. One particular leadership style may work well with one employee I am trying to get to complete a specific task while that leadership style may cause another employee to resist or shut down. I believe one of the true characteristics of a strong leader is the ability to recognize and appreciate the differences between my subordinates and then lead them based upon the style that they will best respond to in order to succeed.

Throughout my life getting a job was always one of my goals and not only was it something I was interested in, but also because I needed money. I spend a lot of money going out. When I first started my junior year of high school some of my friends were able to get jobs so I was even more motivated to get one myself. So one year ago I applied for a job at Genki Sushi. I went to the interview and they told me I was too young to apply because they serve alcohol at their restaurants. After that I was pretty sad that I didn’t get the job and had to go back to square one and look for another one. It took me months to find a job that I wanted, and a lot of applications. I finally found a job after a long search and it felt right applying for this job.

Due to my passive nature, I’ve always avoided leadership roles. With that being said I still aspire to be someone who can be looked to as a leader. In order to reach that goal I observe and try to mimic the actions of people that inspire me. There have been many people I’ve taken orders from, but I have “followed” few. Those are the ones I consider to be true leaders, and have tried to be like myself.

One of my favorite lectures for this course was the “leadership skills.” This lecture caught my attention from the beginning to the last second of it. It was very useful especially for the medical students because in the future they may become leaders for their medical health team at their work or be leaders in their classes at the universities. Therefore, as a medical student I studied this lecture to improve my skills in the leadership skill. In the past I didn’t know how to treat the problems between the members in the group and how to influence and motivate the behavior of the other members. However, after I had studied this lecture I learn many things. First thing I had learned was how to deal with the conflicts in the group by doing some important things which are focusing on the process and not the people as the source of conflict, developing common team purposes and values, emphasizing on collaboration, and recognizing that differences in the view points are inevitable and must be discussed openly. another thing I had learned was how to motivate the members to contribute by treating everyone with respect and courtesy, making people feel appreciate for the work they have done, making suggestions not demand, making people as though they are contributing something unique, and making sure all the members of the group understand the discussion. I hope in the future all these skills can help to provide better quality care to the patient and

My first job started off with my parents giving me choice either get a job or go to camp over the summer for 6 weeks again. I really didn’t want to go to the camp my only option was to tail off and get a job at the young age of 15. I started off by applying to hannafords because i heard they were hiring, after waiting 2 weeks and no response other than a thank you for applying i heard nothing back. It was starting to look grim and no other choice but to go away from home and go to camp but there was one last shot i could apply for a little park in my town and do maintenance. So I went to town hall grabbed an application filled it out and with the help of good references i got the job. I was so happy and ready to work before i could i had to fill out