Kevin Pham

Bobbi Makani

BUS5-16

26 August 2021

CD2 What is leadership?

After watching numerous videos during class, I learned that being a leader does not require having specific and correct qualifications. Anyone can be a leader. Being an effective leader is different. It is about how one is capable of influencing their group positively while guiding them to achieving their goal. Leadership uses mental skills such as having the right mindset when leading people. Being able to adapt and be flexible in dilemmas is crucial since resolving problems often occurs when leading. The video teaches us, students, how to be an effective leader rather than being a leader. An effective leader often shows progress towards achievement while satisfying the followers. To become a so-called “effective leader” building trust among the group makes everything go smoothly and efficiently. Everyone can become comfortable and confident allowing them to participate easier. As people tend to participate, it will create a domino effect causing others to join in. One part that stood out to me was hearing “leadership starts with leading yourself.” I did not understand it at first because I questioned how I can lead myself and when I should lead myself. I learned that there are three imperative questions we have to ask ourselves. What is our purpose in life? What is our vision for the future? Lastly, What are our values? Having the answers that all correlate to each other means that you are on the right path to becoming an effective leader. Communication is also important, without communicating correctly to others, progress wouldn’t be possible. Everyone would be confused and lost and everything becomes chaotic and stressful. An example of this is whenever I am watching a Master Chef episode, the leader crashes and becomes emotional while the team is lost. Communicating should also be done collaboratively, everything is more productive this way since it has all of their ideas pitched in. Being open-minded is critical. One has to learn how to see from others points of view and to be open-minded about the worst-case scenarios. It is always better to be prepared for anything that may interfere. I learned that goal achievement, smooth internal process, and external adaptability are strong examples of an effective leader.