Simon Lord Of The Flies Leadership Essay

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others” (Welch). Leadership is inspiring others to learn more, do more, and become more. Ineffective fail to possess certain characteristics which effective leaders do. Willingness to help others, selflessness, and strictness; these are the qualities of a both good and effective leader. Without these qualities, leadership would fail and being a leader would mean nothing.

The willingness to help is a major building block of an effective leader. On page 56 of Lord of the Flies Simon helps the little ones get the best fruit. Simon is spending his own time to help the people below him which actually creates trust. “It is very important to help those you lead, and may also be rewarding” (Wiemers). Helping others not only benefit those that are helping. It helps one too, it rewards one will a feeling you cannot explain. Justin Bieber used his influence on teens to launch an anti-bullying campaign. By using his influence for the benefits of others, he shows everyone

that he is not selfish and is willing to help. Without the willingness to help, that leader would neither be good nor effective.

If one excludes the attribute of selflessness, they they cannot hope to be a good leader.

On page 69 of Lord of the Flies Jack lets the signal fire go out just so that he could kill a pig. This is not what a leader should do. By doing this he lost the respect of the majority of the kids and of Ralph. Pastor Muilenburg said, “Leadership is not for yourself, but to get the people that you lead to reach their full potential.” By helping those one leads to achieve their full potential, the legacy and effectiveness of the leader will be mimicked through him. Alex Rodriguez acted selfish when dealing with the problem of his suspension. By acting selfish he portrayed a negative image to all those who looked up to him. He also neglected his role as a role model by doing so. When a leader acts selfish, he portrays a negative image on himself/herself and those to look up to

them.

If a leader does not posses the quality of strictness he becomes a soft squash in which anyone can do what they will. Jack was strict throughout The Lord of the Flies. Although, on page 177 he tortured a kid to show his power and portray that there are consequences for actions. Although this kid did nothing wrong, Jack was using strictness to be a very effective leader. Pastor Muilenburg said, “One sometimes must lead people, even though they may not like it, and one must not cave in.” He meant that even if someone does not agree with something a leader does or will do, one must be strict and not be intimidated. Martin O’Malley is very strict on gun control and even went against his own party members on the subject. O’Malley did not cave in. He held his ground, and this is why he is effective. Without being strict, a leader will cave in and be squashed.

A leader will neither be good nor effective if they do not posses the qualities of the willingness to help, selflessness, and strictness. If a leader is none of these things he will not be able to lead a people. He cave in on himself and he will be squashed. People decide on leadership very often, such as the upcoming presidential election. It is important to know what attributes of leaders are the most important. Without the willingness to help and selflessness, that leader will not be good. He will have only his interests in mind, and he will desert the needs and wants of his people. Without strictness the leader will have no consequences, and people will not respect him and they will take advantage of the situation. Without the willingness to help, selflessness, and strictness humanity will plummet.