"The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been."
— Henry Kissinger
This week's topic in UST 311 was leading groups effectively. Josh and Brady did a great job facilitating the discussion this week! I liked that they linked everything we discussed both to the text and to situations that we will likely encounter next fall! It really helped bring things full circle! I'm loving watching everyone's lesson plans evolve week to week and I can definitely see our group getting stronger and closer!
So the prompt Brady and Josh gave us for this week was to discuss whether we think leaders are born or made. After putting some thought into this topic I think I could go on and on about it, but I think that leaders are at the very least more often made then born.
Here's my reasoning: I think that many people are born with talents that contribute to their leadership abilities, but that alone does not make you a leader. For example, some people are naturally great at making conversation or organizing their work. It's kind of like our MBTI skills, just a part of who you are. But here's the clincher: all those skills could be useless if you don't know how to properly apply them to real-life leadership situations. Becoming a leader is something that requires experience in my opinion. That's why it's so important that we take UST 311 this semester to refine the skills we all already possess!
That's just my opinion but I'm interested to see what the rest of you think about this topic! Class this week made me reflect on that list of leadership skills we made in seminar earlier this semester, and I'm convinced that as a group we have all the bases covered!
I had fun with everyone at the retreat today! I'm excited for the ice breakers that we didn't get to and to get the ball rolling with filming the DST project! And it's almost spring break! Hang in there everyone!
So the prompt Brady and Josh gave us for this week was to discuss whether we think leaders are born or made. After putting some thought into this topic I think I could go on and on about it, but I think that leaders are at the very least more often made then born.
Here's my reasoning: I think that many people are born with talents that contribute to their leadership abilities, but that alone does not make you a leader. For example, some people are naturally great at making conversation or organizing their work. It's kind of like our MBTI skills, just a part of who you are. But here's the clincher: all those skills could be useless if you don't know how to properly apply them to real-life leadership situations. Becoming a leader is something that requires experience in my opinion. That's why it's so important that we take UST 311 this semester to refine the skills we all already possess!
That's just my opinion but I'm interested to see what the rest of you think about this topic! Class this week made me reflect on that list of leadership skills we made in seminar earlier this semester, and I'm convinced that as a group we have all the bases covered!
I had fun with everyone at the retreat today! I'm excited for the ice breakers that we didn't get to and to get the ball rolling with filming the DST project! And it's almost spring break! Hang in there everyone!
Great Post. Could't agree more on leaders being made. You make some good points on why that is. Have a fun and safe break!
ReplyDeleteAgreed that leaders may be both born and made, but are more made! Thanks for the compliments :) it was a fun time!
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