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Tim Hortons Leadership Analysis

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Leadership can be defined as the action of leading a group of people or an organization. Being from a small town, opportunities to show leadership come few and far between. However when they do, they provide a learning experience that is hard to find anywhere else. Over the years, I have had many opportunities to show my leadership skills both on the job as a student supervisor at Tim Hortons and as a youth is the small community of Wawa.

I've worked at the Tim Hortons here in Wawa for nearly three years now, two of which I have been a student Supervisor. Every shift I work, I am presented with a new opportunity to show off my leadership skills. Being a leader at Tim Hortons means owning up to the mistakes made during the shifts. It's no …show more content…

In the my grade nine year, myself along with a few other students and the local pastor of the pentecostal church, organized a youth night program. At this program, youth from the ages 14-18 could come play games, listen to music, play darts or just hang out. Planning and organizing this involved a lot of leadership skills in order to make it as successful as it was. In the summer before and after grade nine I was also involved in the Vacation Bible School held at the pentecostal church. Vacation Bible School allowed children from ages 4-12 to come learn about God in a fun way that involved team activities, snacks, crafts and music. During the week this was held, I was put as a leader of one of the groups, showing the kids the dances and keeping them on their best behaviour. Both of these leadership experiences are ones I will never forget.

I imagine my leadership skills will play a pretty big role in my post-secondary education journey. Within my program of study, there is bound to be a few group projects in which I will be able to show my leadership skills. I also plan to use my leadership skills to keep myself and my peers on track during our study

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