What kind of leader are you? I think that this is a very important question we all have to ask of ourselves before taking a leadership role. What moves us to become successful, does not translate to everyone else.
Quality leadership comes in different ways. Is a good leader someone who can motivate others to rally behind them for the common good? Or is a good leader someone who gets results on standardized tests? We have all had a boss at some time during our lives, whether it is the manager of a store, a coach, principal, etc., what did you like about them? What didn't you like?
I had my first leadership role as a JV soccer head coach of my high school alma mater. I tried to base my style upon what I felt worked with me as a player. I also pictured in my head the different soccer coaches I had, and pieced together what I liked and didn't like about each of them. From that simple list I began making progress towards the coach I aspired to become.
Below is a video from YouTube on leaders, please let me know what you think.
I think the leader that you eventually become has a characteristic from everyone you surrounded yourself with on your way to becoming that leader. You can learn things from those you admired, and you can learn what not to do from those that you know didn't do it right. When you find the ones that you can learn the most from, stay around them for as long as you can and learn as much as you can from them. Then, the leader you will hopefully become will be that much better for everyone that is going to look up to you.
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