As the semester is coming to a close it is always interesting to just sit back and reflect on what has happened over the course of only four months. We have met people such as Speaker of the House John Boehner, Coach Rick Pitino, and Mayor Greg Fischer. Now even though all of these men are different in their own positions, they all exemplify what a leader is. Leadership for John Boehner is trying to get his majority to agree on bills and pieces of legislation to keep the government running. Rick Pitino's leadership is being ready every morning at 6 A.M. and getting his basketball team ready to play the next opponent and succeed in college. Mayor Greg Fischer has the responsibility of a city from finding a new police chief to cleaning and improving city government; leadership comes in all forms.
One thing that I can take away from all of these leaders is that they are all dedicated to what they do. There is no set manual to run their positions because it changes from day to day. As Rick Pitino pointed out, in the morning he could have a full roster and by the afternoon two players could be injured, thus changing his game plans. Another key point that can be taken away from them, is to be yourself and stay true to your values. Even though these men seem like titans who are part of an elite group of people, they are all just regular men. This lesson is what has struck to me the most. Regardless of how powerful or famous anyone is, they are, at the end of the day regular people with extraordinary jobs. My definition of leadership has changed some this semester with more emphasis that anyone can be a leader. Even though some people cannot handle being a leader on big scale operations or with big projects, a leader is someone who can take care of what they are responsible of, and do it to the best of their ability.
One thing that I can take away from all of these leaders is that they are all dedicated to what they do. There is no set manual to run their positions because it changes from day to day. As Rick Pitino pointed out, in the morning he could have a full roster and by the afternoon two players could be injured, thus changing his game plans. Another key point that can be taken away from them, is to be yourself and stay true to your values. Even though these men seem like titans who are part of an elite group of people, they are all just regular men. This lesson is what has struck to me the most. Regardless of how powerful or famous anyone is, they are, at the end of the day regular people with extraordinary jobs. My definition of leadership has changed some this semester with more emphasis that anyone can be a leader. Even though some people cannot handle being a leader on big scale operations or with big projects, a leader is someone who can take care of what they are responsible of, and do it to the best of their ability.