Do you know anyone that has achieved something great all by themselves? Life is a team sport. We all rely on each other to do things everyday. Whether it’s something small like borrowing a pencil or something big like borrowing a lot of money from a friend to buy something. It is a combination of trust and reliability that helps us through life. You trust that your friend is going to pay you back. Your friend is very reliable so they do. A sports team is made up of many individuals. Each person has different strengths and weaknesses. Even though they are all different, they work together when playing to achieve a common goal. They rely on and trust each other to try their hardest every time they arrive at a practice or a game. Knowing many people are relying on you to make that pass or score that goal, it pushes you to do your best because you don’t want to let them down. Doesn’t matter what sport. The importance of a team is that they become your second family. Sometimes someone is having a bad day and that’s okay. Their team will understand that and help build them up. If you make a mistake in a game there’s many other players that will help fix it. Everyone on the team contributes in different ways to achieve a team success. The Toronto Raptors won the NBA finals 2019 because of many people. Everyone that played, the players on the bench for support, the coaches, and many more people. One person can’t win a team sport by themselves. Before every game my team sings and dances in the change room. It gets everyone pumped up and ready to play. During a game it’s the best feeling scoring a goal. Especially when it's a close score and you start sprinting to your team to give eachother a big hug while you jump up and down with huge smiles across your faces. As fun as winning is, you can’t always win. You win as a team and you lose as a team. It is not one player's fault that the team loses. Being part of any team is very beneficial and helps develop many skills. Depending on the kind of team some skills you could attain are communication, perseverance, leadership, determination, health, strength, cooperation, organization, focus, and problem-solving. You can read more on the benefits to playing a team sport like academic performance and mental health on https://armyandnavyacademy.org/blog/beyond-physical-fitness-the-benefits-of-playing-team-sports/ . A team doesn’t just play a sport together, it supports every player through their life. Think about all your family, friends, teammates, teachers, and other people that have impacted your life. Now try to imagine where you would be in life without their support. You may be fine without them, but you wouldn’t have their help that you need to reach your full potential.
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There are a ton of websites that are dedicated to the hack, the short cut, the magical cure to "not having enough time. SPOILER ALERT, there is no such thing. Unless you are into some deep physics or you believe in a different universe than time is the same for all of us. So how do leaders, or anyone for that matter "make time" for anything new? Well we have talked about routine before and we have touched on habits as well but one thing that we have not looked at is what are those leaders doing with their time. If you google habits of leaders you will get a ton of sources that talk about pretty much all of the same things:
While you will eventually learn that multi tasking is not possible there is a way for you to combine two activities, one that is on auto pilot... like walking, taking the bus, sitting in the back seat of your chauffeured car (thanks mom and dad) and one that is beneficial like either reading the good old fashioned way or what I do to "make time" for reading. Right now while you are reading this, take out your phone, open your app store and download Blinkist and Headway. These two apps summarize a book a day for free. Usually under 15 minutes, you will get a totally random choosing from these companies. If you like the apps you can upgrade obviously, but 15 minutes of free learning giving you someone else's thoughts to add to your own is an easy way to adopting a habit that all great leaders have. "Never stop learning." How's that for "making time" Richard Hortness Great work is never done by one person alone. Do you ever feel like you work so hard, yet you consistently end up with the same results that are simply satisfactory? I know the feeling. Why is it that when you work in groups on a project, it is not always a fair collective effort, as in everyone puts in the same amount of work? For instance, when I work in a group, I feel that I put in tons of more effort than some of my other group members. Part of the problem is that I have now made these members dependant on me to get the job done simply because I stood up and took a leadership position. However, often times group members are willing to put in the same amount of effort as I am, though, having taken a leadership, I may not be giving the members tasks to be efficient as a whole. Eventually, the project would be done to a superior level of quality in half the time it would have taken me if I had done it solo. This is the ART OF DELEGATION. “Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results,” George S. Patterson once said (5). Delegation is the strategy of breaking up and dividing tasks to be distributed to group members for the completion of an overall project. For instance, if your class is assigned a history project and your group must pick five events to analyse and discuss in paragraph format. Your group has four members; for all the mathematicians out there, five tasks cannot be divided evenly by four people. In this case, you must put your thinking cap back on and strategize (another leadership skill that is super beneficial)! There is a way to work around every obstacle; you could delegate one task to each group member and split the fifth five ways. You are probably wondering, “how can one task be split up into five parts?” Once again, another obstacle that a leader must learn to overcome. Yes, a group project is a collective effort of every group member contributing their fair share, though the typical point is to encourage the collaboration of varied ideas to form a unique whole. With this being said, it is equally as important to work collaboratively on one singular task as it is to complete different tasks individually and put it together to form a whole. Both these methods will produce unique work, though, work that is collaboratively done rather than in individual roles will cultivate unified work, which is ultimately the accomplishment that is seeking achievement. “Delegation is not a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of a strong leader,” Genevieve Conti explains in her blog post, “A guide to delegating tasks effectively.” In her post, she outlines some of the most evident reasons as to why people tend not to delegate tasks:
For delegation to be effective, a leader must be courteous to their team, checking in with them to ensure that the method of delegation is well implemented and functioning, “[It is important to remember that]....[d]elegation does not mean dumping responsibility on another person. It is not offloading things that you don’t feel like doing. It is also not seeking help to finish things at the last minute.” I have learned to use this skill not only in school but with my organization, Sports For Smiles, as well. At the beginning of last year, I was spending hours and hours on attempting to get my project off the ground, though I was not getting as much as out of it as I was putting in to it, and it was not soaring at the rate that I had thought it would. I was swamped with school, work, sports, and other commitments; I was not able to religiously dedicate the entire weekend, per say, to working on the project. At that point, I was not being an effective leader. I was simply overworking myself because I thought that I could get everything done myself. That is when I approached my team and began sorting out ways to split tasks so that every member was each contributing an equal amount. I began DELEGATING tasks with my discretion of who would be the best for a specific task, and based on preferences of the members. Not only did this lower my stress level in a management position, but it also helped my organization soar to new heights. We achieved more in six months than I did in a year on my own! For perfectionists, like me :), it is often times difficult to leave things in the hands of others as it may not be done to your “desiring quality.” This is understandable, however it is important to be compatible and flexible when in a leadership position. For those whom are studious, treat this skill as your “cheat sheet” for success in academics. Those whom are sporty, delegation can be your tactic to success in a game; you cannot dribble from your end all the way down the field, attempt to deke all eleven players out and not expect to lose the ball.
Great work is done with the collaboration of many diverse ideas, forming a whole that is superior. Janeva S Do you ever wonder why people don’t respect you as a leader? Do you ever notice them not being motivated to help out your team at all? Chances are you don’t notice these things because you have your head in the clouds and you’re too busy on your power trip to take into account anyone else’s feelings. Hi I’m Connor Nelson and welcome to my Ted Talk. Today I’m going to be attempting to teach you how to not be an arrogant piece of shit, so if you can please put your ego aside and listen to these tips. At one moment in everyone’s lives, they get a little (a lot) carried away when in a leadership position and actually end up distancing themselves from a lot of their peers due to being under the dangerous influence of power. So if you have never been in this position, been called out for being in this position OR are in this position right now, then you’re in luck because I will be giving you some tips to help lessen your giant air-head and help you come back to earth. After reading the 13 habits of humble people by Jeff Boss, I definitely learned a few things that can better everyone as a leader no matter what level you are. Leaders with humility can easily retain relationships with others rather than annoying them away, take into account everyone’s thoughts and opinions instead of listening to no one and just doing what they want, and they are never too proud to ask for help! Something I notice a lot is that when someone who has a big head is in a power position, nobody has fun and the “leader” ends up just doing whatever they please and push everyone away because nobody wants to be around them. The simplest things can really make the biggest difference, such as taking the time to remember your manners! Remember those? As well, you have to have a level mentality, meaning you can’t go into a task as a leader thinking you’re above everybody and that they’re all here to serve you, that’s not leadership. Leadership is working together as one whole unit to complete a task as a team, not as the leader and then everyone else. Everyone is equal and everyone should be treated the same, no one is more special or more disposable than the next person. Now there have been some instances in which my confidence is mistaken for arrogance, and it was hard for me to tell how I was coming off to others, so to help you out here are 7 Subtle Signs your Confidence might come off as Arrogance.
Connor N At times, us leaders can become easily angered when a project of some kind we are working on hits a roadblock, or if there is an issue. We usually react negatively to the situation and may end up hurting someone’s feelings or offend them in some way. Self-control in group tasks is just as important as having control over what happens to the task at hand. It’s very easy for us to toss our morals out the window when we’re under immense pressure, so here are some tips to help you take back your self-control: 1: Look at the big picture 2: Know your emotional intelligence 3: Think about what you say before you say it 4: Take a minute to collect your thoughts I know for myself, I get easily frustrated when something goes wrong because I feel like as a team leader it all weighs down on me, and all of your negative emotions can take over and will most likely cause you to say something you never should have said. The process of building up your self-control will not miraculously happen overnight so you have to work at it day by day, and really practice your self-control so that you can evolve yourself as a leader. Good leaders (in my opinion) should easily adapt to any situation that may happen, and will always find a smart, logical way to take care of the problem rather than focusing their time and energy to pin the blame on other people. If you wish to be the fearless, confident leader you dream to be, well then you better get yourself some self-control first. Nobody will ever listen to a leader that easily lashes out at them, and makes them feel bad because they’re “not doing it right” or they “don’t get it”. People want to be encouraged, and celebrated, so think twice next time before you tell that person something negative.
Connor N A leader is defined by Google as “the person who leads or commands a group, organization or country. There are several types of leaders and no two leaders are the same. There are good leaders such Warren Buffet and General Joe Dunford, but there are also bad leaders such a Hitler and Stalin. Hitler and Stalin were not necessarily bad leaders as they convinced entire countries to follow them, they were just bad people and made the wrong decisions with the power that they had. You may look up to someone and think that you can’t be a good leader because your not like them. Well, that’s not true. Just because you don’t have the exact same traits as them doesn’t mean you can’t be just as good of a leader. In an article by https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/9789-leadership-types.html they list 9 diverse types of leaders and their strengths. Every type of leader is equal in their own way of being effective, and no leader is the same as someone else. We all have our qualities and things we may need to work on, but we are all different and unique leaders in our own way, and just because we lead differently then someone else doesn’t mean that’s its the wrong way, it just means you’re a different kind of leader. Christina C Have you ever been thrown into a situation where you are chosen to lead a bunch of people and delegate them tasks that maybe they don’t want to do? I’ve been there too, and it’s a tough situation. Delegating tasks may seem very simple and straight-forward, but for “quiet” leaders it’s much harder. Some leaders do it with such ease that nobody ever seems to question them, and everyone just has a giant amount of mutual respect. Other times when you’re handing out tasks, you overthink, and you mess up, and put yourself through so much unnecessary stress because you don’t want to mess up in front of all these people, and you want to be seen as a good leader. In the type of class that we are in, delegating tasks are vital because as students, they give us a huge opportunity to show off all of the skills we have learned from the class to our peers, and to the community. Delegation is assigning any responsibility or authority to another person to carry out specific activities. People tend to delegate tasks to certain people who specialize in that area, they wouldn’t give someone who doesn’t know how to fix a computer the task of fixing a computer. An important part of delegation is making sure that your teammates understand why they need to accomplish their tasks. Explaining this need gives you the chance to relate the tasks to the goals of your organization. This will help your teammates understand your team’s objective and will help them understand what they are working towards, rather than going in blindly. The following tips are here to help you know how to delegate tasks properly:
Ways you can personally improve your delegation skills are: learn to let go, state the things that are priorities, play to your workers’ strengths, always include instructions, never be afraid to teach them new skills, and trust them. Delegation skill is the ability to effectively assign task responsibility and authority to others. In other words, delegation skill is your ability to get things done by using work and time of other people. Also, a major reason why employees resist change in the workroom is because of poor management skills who don’t take charge and properly delegate their employees the tasks they should be. I know for me personally I tend to overthink, and second-guess myself whenever I am in a leader situation, and when everyone is relying on me I sometimes feel like I can’t rely on myself. For my own personal leadership, delegating tasks is the hardest thing to do when you have been put in a leadership position, because you have to deal with a lot of different personalities wanting to do the same task, or somebody doesn’t get to do the task they want, and you’re to blame. After researching this, I wish I had seen these tips earlier, so that I wouldn’t freak out every time I was put into a leadership position.
Connor N People often try to follow what the great leaders are doing, and the things that they have accomplished. If so, does following the leaders makes you a leader? Following the paths where somebody already pioneered? Well, I do believe that true leaders have admirable personalities and the qualities that we can get inspired by. However, only following their example doesn’t change anything if you just stay as a “follower” of another person in your life. Being a follower of another person is not a bad thing, but I do believe that everyone in this world is born with the potential leader requisitions. According to Google, the definition of a ‘Leader’ is the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country. Therefore, the term of leader is not only limited for the people who are governing the countries, and the CEO’s of the huge companies. You can be a leader if you are leading a group of volunteers, sports team, or even in a class! It’s not a matter of who accomplished what and did something that benefits the world. The more important thing is that you are receiving trust and positive supports from the people who you are leading. In addition, you are showing the integrity and honor as a leader. Then, what are the qualities that make people the great leaders? High GPA? Wealth? Popularity on the social medias? All of these things completely have no association with becoming a great leader. The substantial qualities are: the positive influence that is inherent inside of you - that the others can look up to, or admire. It can be anything! If you show positive efforts, I assure you, it will only take 2 days or even less than that to influence them effectively; Also,good decision making is an another important quality for a good leader. Once you become a leader of a group of people, you will have many things to decide. Your decisions will affect not only you, to people who work for you. The leaders, who are able to make sound decisions at rapid speeds, are those who have the best chance at success. Also, do not forget that the leaders are not the only ones who make decisions.
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Being a good leader may difficult. However, once you get to know how to gather the people, and effectively benefit your team. Then, your team will never suffer division while working together. Myongseo S Who’s your leader ? Kids nowadays always look up to someone but some kids don't have one. The problem with kids trying to find a leader, is each kids interests are different. For the most part kids have their leader ready if they are asked who they are, like if a kid likes basketball their leader might be Lebron James or Kobe Bryant. Most of the interests are their main source of entertainment and have a specific hobby they get their leader from. But kids that have multiple interests have the most difficulty finding a leader because there are too many to count. For intense i don't have a leader because there are so many things that i like, i like rugby, and for the most cooking but it's still to hard to choose. Even Hollywood actors have people that they look up too. For example Dwyane Johnson said- “The men I idolized built their bodies and became somebody – like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger – and I thought, ‘That can be me.’ So I started working out. The funny thing is I didn’t realize back then that I was having a defining moment.” and in that moment Dwayne Johnson realized that he would be one of the most highly loved and paid actors if it wasn’t for the people he idolized. https://addicted2success.com/quotes/57-highly-motivational-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-quotes/
What does it take to be a leader? For the most part it starts with the mind, the only way to be a leader is to put yourself in the mindset of a leader. Once you have the right mindset you need the journey ahead to put you in your stability of what you think and need to be a leader. Now it’s all in putting yourself out there, how are u going to get yourself known. Some people make a blog but some go on T.V. or a news channel. But it’s more in waiting for the right time when people are in need or even if your journey takes u there. Till next time Donovan R Today’s world has conditioned many of us {especially our technological ones } to believe we can instantly have whatever we want, however we want it, whenever we want it, right now! From lightning fast internet speeds to the instant downloading of movies and books, everything is either available now or within milliseconds. Unfortunately, success isn’t available on demand or instantly downloadable. for most of us we have to work hard and put lots of time and effort into it. Author Malcolm Gladwell once said it takes roughly ten thousand hours to master anything and personally I believe that that's what it takes to be the best at something. But if you just want to be good at something it takes a lot of practice still to get to that level, some people are gifted in this area and go on to be great athletes and go to the olympics sometimes. Everyone needs an inspirational leader to follow. The world is overflowing with information. The world is dying for inspiration. This is why it is so important for leaders to be a breath of fresh air each time they enter a room. Robert Greene said “Mastery is not a question for genetics of luck, but of following your natural inclinations and the deep desires that stirs from within.” I agree in every way with what he says, true mastery comes from within. Balance in life is key because if you don't have balance you fall down. Balance can keep you in line with life balance isn't just walking in a straight line or staying upright in your boat, it also is within you, it helps you think, it helps you stay focused, and it helps with working. The way it helps you is by keeping your mind on the task at hand. Mastery and balance are key in being a great leader. Balance helps when you are in a tough situation and keeps you calm and thinking of ideas. Mastery helps by mastering the art of being a good role model and responsibility helps you show up and and be the person that all the people following you want to be, they want you to be yourself. These will help either in leadership roles stepping up in a time of crisis or leading a business. There are many uses for mastery of certain things and balance like when someone is injured and you are the one who remains calm and helps the person get to the hospital. mastery and balance are like climbing a mountains. You need to know where to go, know where you are and patients to get to the top. Some examples I have of mastery and balance are from Julius Caesar and one of his quotes “experience is the teacher of all things” This quote just goes to say that it takes time to be the best and Julius Caesar became the best at what he did by learning over time and experiencing things through time and knowledge. Another example of mastery and balance are from Abraham Lincoln when he said “ You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.” This quote shows mastery and balance because he says that deception can only last so long and if you try and fool everyone, someone is bound to find out about it. It also shows great leadership by not trying to deceive the people of America but tell them what could happen if someone was to lie to all of them he would inform them of that and that he would not keep secrets from his great country. They all have the same thing in common, they all were great leaders and had balance within them.
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