Blooming As a Leader
This semester pushed me to think about leadership in a way I never had before. I had my own opinions on what made a good leader before, but I was confronted with… Continue reading
Where you’ll lead, I follow: music musings on leadership
By: Alexandra Watts (Photo credit – Pixabay) I was able to connect how I wanted to be a leader through musicians. I love music a lot, and it is something that I relate… Continue reading
No person, situation or leader is perfect, and that is okay
By: Alexandra Watts For this assignment, I decided to read Brené Brown’s “The Gift of Imperfections: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are.” As mentioned… Continue reading
Radical Candor
When I first chose the book “Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity” for the final project, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I had never read a book… Continue reading
Learning how to be a better leader
Never in my entire life have I said the word leader so many times as in these past few months. Leader. Am I a Leader? Who said I was a Leader? Did I… Continue reading
Irresistible, Inspiring and Elevating Power
In its most basic description, Oprah Winfrey’s What I Know For Sure is a collection of her biggest realizations from over the course of her life. These tiny ah-ha moments culminate into a… Continue reading
Strategic leadership
In our current world, there are so many types of leaders; some were born as leaders and some worked very hard to get there. From politics to sports, efficient leaders are very important… Continue reading
Leadership: Drawing on great experiences
“A leader is one who summons the best from others, as he calls upon the best within himself, to join in the common cause and the common purpose.” Hubert. H Humphrey My… Continue reading
Can a book force one to think like a leader?
My idea of leadership started to get a definition after I became a Hubert H. Humphrey fellow. The starting point of this discovery was the question ‘where do you see yourself ten years… Continue reading
The weakness of Charismatic Leadership
Too big to fail by Andrew Sorkin Source: Amazon The fall of Lehman brother is a good case to reexamine what is the best leadership for modern society. As the CEO of Lehman… Continue reading