Personal Leadership Reflection Paper

This class has provided some of the most extensive teamwork experience ever in my educational career. We were given an opportunity to hand picked our teammates after getting to know them and lock in a contract. This class allowed everyone to be put in a situation where we were forced to solve any conflicts occurred. Like every other group, our group has its own problems. Most of us are busy with work, and other activities; the group neglected the assignments till the last minute and then rush to work on it. The first group assignment, our group got a pass and received a good grade. However, the same habits reflected in our quality of our work on the second assignment with a low grade. Everyone was disappointed with the result, but the group

Ever since my employment with Target Corporation as a cashier, I wanted to make a difference to the lives of many minimum wage workers that depend on it. My question is what difference will I make to these people’s lives, not will I make a difference in their lives. If I were ever to become a manager for any large corporation, I want the employees to feel and understand my beliefs and values as their manager. I want to be the one that accommodate their problems and setbacks at work. I believe that these people are just as equally important in our everyday lives. They provide services to satisfy our needs. These minimum wage workers do the jobs that many would not do. Therefore, during my tenure at Target, I felt that most managers focused on meeting quotas and how to make the store more profitable to get promoted. I wanted to be a manager that is selfless and not selfish. After all, my goal is to make a difference in at least a single employee’s

I am now more encouraged to strive and achieve my goals. I am more motivated to become a great manager that can make a difference in people’s lives. I have learned different skills and techniques on how to approach and how to not approach. The self-assessments gave me an idea of what are being asked of a great manager. The MBTI test is a galvanizing factor that acts as a role model for my future career. It gave me helpful tips that I can picture myself doing and gave me warnings for the potential pitfalls that I might be facing down the road. The extensive teamwork and constructive feedback experience contributed to an unforgettable experience, a small taste of what types of conflicts a manager would have to deal with. A team consists of 5 students is already hard to manage, I cannot fathom managing 10 or 100 people. The Personal Leadership Philosophy is an essential reminder not only for others but also myself. It reminds everyone to stay on track to achieve the common beliefs and values. I believe that the PLP will represent me as a leader and it will give others a reason to follow and be a part of. Overall, everything that I have learned and absorbed since day 1 of this class has been engraved into my heart and brain. These are the life lessons that will definitely be useful when I run into obstacles in real life. I can always sit back and think about how this class has helped me and how