The most transformative event of my life was the birth of my first child. My first major foray into the world of leadership was the decision not to work two jobs while pregnant. My goal was to always teach my children hard work and responsibility. This was my first opportunity to practice what I planned on preaching for a lifetime. Working one full-time job would not be enough for me because I wanted to be a "super mom" and I also wanted to be able to tell my child that I did everything that I could to ensure that she had everything she needed. After a few weeks of pregnancy I was not feeling the best and after a few OB/GYN visits I was warned that I needed to take it easy throughout my entire pregnancy. My ego was destroyed, not only could I not work as hard as I would …show more content…
After resting and doing nothing for a few months I eventually became gainfully employed. After a couple of months of maternity leave, I learned about time management and that it is one the most important aspects of leadership. When you are learning to be a new parent you will have many failures that you will immediately need to learn from on a daily basis. After one month with my new child I had a bad experience with diaper rash. I immediately changed diapers, baby wipes, and lotion, but after a few times changing those three items I was still unsuccessful curing this affliction. I had truly lost my way because ego and determination was fueling me but my failure was very unsightly, tangible and undeniable. My ego allowed me to lose touch with reality and not reach out to somebody who had a different opinion than my own. Another important thing I learned about leadership is to reach out to someone with more experience, not only when you need help but as an extra pair of ears to funnel ideas
Horton was interested in education for social change, he advocated that education be grounded in the learner’s experiences and included the use of questions to stimulate self-examination as well as examination of social systems. Horton’s approach to adult education has several key features. The key features in Horton’s approach are leadership development, social analysis, experience, learning and social meaning. (Pyles, 2013) Myles Horton’s organizing framework is a transformative approach anchored in the belief that societal change necessarily entrails a change in consciousness. (Pyles, 2013) Horton and his cohorts believed that people themselves are the authorities on their experiences and thus on their own learning needs and educational agendas. (Pyles, 2013)
A good example of a time I showed leadership during a challenging situation would be when my employers hired a new employee. The new employee was only sixteen years old and it was her first job of any kind. While she had the best intentions, she found it hard to find things to keep her busy, and she would often forget certain things she should do. My employers were becoming increasingly frustrated with her, and while I understood where they were coming from, I also knew what it’s like to start a new job and to be sixteen. So whenever I would see her standing around looking for things to do, I would mention to her a job that needs to be done, and when I saw her about to forget to do
I was watching a re-run of the "Dr. Phil" show the other day, and he was offering advice to someone who had an anger problem. Dr. Phil asked him to recall the top 10 defining moments in his life, which is where the secret to his anger problem was supposed to lie. So, I began thinking about what are the top ten defining moments in my life? The birth of my daughter was the first thing that came to my mind. She made me a mother, along with a 24-hour worrier and an insomniac.
Jane Jacobs once said, “People must take a modicum of public responsibility for each other even if they have no ties to each other.” In some respects, I agree with Jane Jacobs’ quote, but in other ways, I do not. As a member of society, I cannot control what other people do, nor can I entirely stop them from doing certain things. However, I can stand up for what is right and try to correct or stop those actions. If I see an injustice happening, I believe that, as long as it is not a safety risk, it is my responsibility to stand up and help the people in need, regardless of who they are or if you know them. To me, being an agent of social change means that I need to stand up for what is right and help in any ways I can to make the word
It is Important to remain teachable before, during and after your leadership position. With leadership comes great responsibility. I have been blessed with a great work ethic, I was disciplined with as a Child and bringing it into my young adult years has helped me a lot. My passion has been in Early Childhood, my passion is what drives me to be the leader I want to be. Every leader should want to lead to where their followers surpass themselves.
I believe in change and all the good things that change can bring. Every person likes change whether it be a new phone or a new car. But the best change that has happened to me was when we changed churches. We have been going to a really big church called gateway for about 6 years. Most sundays mornings we woke up at nine changed clothes and left. When we got there i worshiped for an hour and put on a fake smile when seeing some of my mom's very talkative friends on the way out the door. Which i was fine with because i wasn't doing any talking and we were usually playing xbox by eleven. So when my parents asked my brother and i if we wanted to switch to another church called the hills. At first i was a little
Barrow, I have to apologize for laughing when reading your professionally worded introduction to “Change.” Your phrase, “The military expects a seamless flow of work when change occurs,” cannot be emphasized enough. The execution of a Relief in Place/Transition of Authority (RIP/TOA) of a unit, even if that is just a single individual, while the leaving unit is still in that position, is crucial and the planning and successful execution of that relief and transition is critical to continue operations. A current issue with the RIP/TOA is the both the planning done at higher levels and verification of tasks met to ensure continued operations at the same level prior to the RIP/TOA.
In leadership motivation is essential, and when a leader is invested in the goals of their followers, new heights can be achieved. Another lesson I learned, is the importance of having a mentor. Throughout Randy’s career he was always reaching out to mentors to guide him. In his personnel life, he and his wife were going to a counselor to learn how to better deal with the situation of Randy’s cancer. Even as a leader, there is always someone who you can learn
A baby changed my life. I was only 19 years old. My fiancé was 24 years old. We had recently gotten engaged and weeks later found out we were pregnant. I turned to my husband and said, "The thought of physically having a baby terrifies me." We were both so excited and nervous. My family was excited, but his parents didn’t really care. Of course, some of the family wasn’t because we didn’t do things right as far as we were raised. I can hear them saying it now, “You’re not supposed to have a baby out of wedlock.” We were going to go ahead and get married, but his insurance wouldn’t cover me because they said it was a preexisting condition. I went to my dad concerned about this and wasn’t sure what to do. Dad said, “Don’t get married my insurance
I was a business manager of a utility company for about twelve years. I was responsible for four employees and the operation of the office. This was a job that I never thought I would leave, I loved it, and I looked forward to coming to work every day. Due to a situation out of my control and politics the administration changed and I could not support something that I did not believe in or feel was a good ethical practice. My leadership position provided me a variety of tasks, no one day was the same, I found the job challenging and but at the same time satisfying. The one practice that I maintained while in this position was that I wanted to lead by example. I would not ask an employee to do something that I would not do myself. I feel strongly that this practice was necessary to maintain the respect of my subordinates. Being a smaller office, I did maintain a personal relationship with those that worked for me, we built a strong team together. I also relate this leadership position closely with the skills needed in parenthood; to me the same skills are applied. The ability to guide, teach, re-direct and discipline are used in both
Everyone has had an event in their life that helped changed them in some way or stood out to them in some type of way. Rather if it is, something like a birth of a child, a death of a family member or even receiving a job. A significant event in my life that helped me grow as a person was when I decided to pack up and move to Houston, Texas. My move to Texas may have been short, but in that short period, it helped me to grow to be more independent and to provide for myself. It showed that I am fearless and can adapt to things that I never would have imagined I could handle. When I made the move to Texas, I moved with family members that I knew, but I was not close with it.
Organisations need to grow by change the environment. It is the way to let an organisation improve and profit. Every organisation should modify the culture, create new structures, and also develop new skills with work practices for all the employees. Changing the organisation will increase determine the competitive advantage and survive in the business world. Environment separates into two different parts, internal and external. Change program is an essential tool, but it will not be easy to success. The program can be redundant so quickly if the method using incorrectly. Leader and top managers with the modification program teams are a spot that is leading the organisation toward the goal.
Many changes for the good and some were bad but, there were some learning experiences that help make me a better person. The events in my life, was dealing with the Birth and The Death of my first daughter.
In relation to social transformation I have gathered materials that focusses on programs provided for ‘refugees’ living in New Zealand. The purpose of my findings are based on the societies support for ‘refugees’ in terms of human security and directions of life before settling in their new destination. There are stories about ‘refugees’ that need to be shared and stories that need to be forgotten, because it can produce controversy within the society or the universe. But where can these ‘refugees’ go if the place they call home is unsafe or too risky for the lives of their families and for themselves. It’s hard enough to migrate into a new country, but it is devastating for refugees who have experienced the loss of homes and loved ones.
In life, people might have at least experienced one time when things didn’t turn out like the way they have expected but that unexpected moment can be significant to them or it can be just like a fraction of a dot in their life. For me, since I was brought to this world, there were moments which that I could say significant and unexpected in my life.