My Leadership Style At Georgia Southern University

Throughout my time in the Lead and Serve Living and Learning Community I have been able to further develop my leadership skills and utilize these skills in various situations. Before coming to Georgia Southern University, my leadership style focused on teamwork, hard work, efficiency, and time management. Through my experiences in Lead and Serve, I have found that there are many other attributes needed to be an efficient and good leader. These attributes include open communication, open-mindedness, patience, inclusiveness, and responsibility. Through my interview I conducted with my older brother, Nathaniel, for the Live the Change class I found hard work and dedication to be crucial when leading others. I needed to work hard at whatever I was trying to accomplish in order to both inspire those I was leading to work hard as well as ensure efficiency in my own work. Teamwork has also been crucial to leadership since working with the team you lead is necessary for the group to run smoo thly. Finally, I found time management to be important because if I waited until the last minute to do something it affected not only me but those I was leading and caused us to not do our best in the short amount of time. I have also found that open communication is important to not only being a leader but also to everyday life through my experiences in the Lead and Serve community. Since I did not feel as though I was being heard when I first joined the LLC and I had to work with others to getShow MoreRelatedMaya Angelou : An Amazing Woman1155 Words   |  5 PagesMaya Angelou â€Å"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.†(Angelou 1). Maya Angelou was an amazing woman. Although she had a difficult childhood, she grew up to be and outstanding woman. 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