Murilla, Maneth R.

Leadership
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A. Discuss the following:

1. What is a Leader?
A leader is someone who guides other people in achieving a certain
goal. Being a leader means you are open to different ideas and must be
rational enough to decide the best decision for the betterment of the
group. It is not about you being in authority to tell what must the others do,
but it is you who is responsible for them and the group. The difference in
being a boss and a leader is that a boss is someone who commands
others; a leader is someone who walk with others and telling them what to
do while inspiring them in the process.

2. Leadership
As to what Warren Bennis once stated, “Leadership is the capacity to
translate vision into reality”. It is the quality of actions displayed by the
leader. Leadership does not rely on age and years of working in a specific
discipline, every one of us possesses leadership skills but the problem is
that only few chose to unlock their passion to lead and to inspire others.
Leadership is not a power to get things done through others, it is about
your relationship with a lot of people and bringing them all in the same
goal.

3. Transformational Leadership and its four (4) components.

Transformational leadership is defined as a leadership approach that
causes change in individuals. It creates valuable and positive change in
the members with the end goal of developing them into leaders. These
include connecting the member's sense of identity; being a role model for
the members that inspires them; challenging the members to take greater
ownership for their work, and understanding the strengths and
weaknesses of the members to align them with tasks that will optimize
their performance.
There are four components of transformational leadership which are
stated below:
1. Charisma – Provides a role model for high ethical behavior, instills
pride, gains respect and trust.
2. Inspirational motivation – Leaders with inspirational motivation
challenge followers with high standards, communicate optimism
about future goals, and provide meaning for the task at hand.
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3. Intellectual stimulation – The leader challenges assumptions, takes

risks and solicits followers' ideas. Leaders with this style stimulate
and encourage creativity in their followers.
4. Individualized consideration – The leader attends to each follower's
needs, acts as a mentor or coach to the follower and listens to the
follower's concerns and needs.

A. Cite a leader in history and assess his/her qualities that made him/her a good
leader. (200 words)

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, is

widely recognized as one of the twentieth century’s greatest political and
spiritual leaders. He was a great freedom fighter and non-violent activist who
always followed non-violence acts all through his life while leading India for the
independence from British rule. His main characteristics were resilience,
knowledge, people-skills, motivational approach and leading by example, but
these characteristics are not enough to describe him as a transformational
leader, not just a leader who guides, but someone who influences and inspires
others to be leaders on their own way.

Dressed like the poorest Indian with a hand woven cotton cloth that barely
covered his body and had the simplest of watches and glasses to wear. When it
came to personal possessions, he had the barest of minimum but this doesn't
affects his richness in words and teachings. Another great leadership quality
was in his treatment of others: his letters and writings to other great leaders in
India, the world and even to young children, he always looked at everyone as
equals and helped his followers reach their fullest potential.

Mahatma Gandhi is not a leader dressed in suit nor a leader who talks in
an extravagant venue, he is an ordinary man with a vision and commitment to
his people and to his country. He talks not to gain money and popularity, he
talks to gain people’s heart and inspire them to be their best version. A great
social reformer and Indian freedom fighter who died a day after completing his
aim of life. A leader who died but continuously lives within the hearts of people.
He is indeed a Mahatma – a great soul and a father of his nation.

B. Give a situation where you can apply the seven (7) habits of highly effective
people.

Stephen Covey wrote the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People which
are stated below:
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Habit # 1: Be Proactive
I grew up in province specifically in Pampanga, though I temporarily
stay with my relative’s house in Pasay. There are times where I choose
between going home in Pampanga or just rest and do my homework. In
the end, I went home even if it means riding home today then go back
the next day. There’s even a time where I did my homework while riding
the bus, I’m terribly tired yet I feel recharged with motivation.

Habit # 2: Begin with the End in Mind

When it comes to projects especially if it is related to arts, I’m not
doing it just to pass something, I always put my best into it with the
vision that I will reach others through my work and I make sure that I’m
doing it without regretting the outcome.

Habit # 3: Put First Things First

I’m an organized person, I always write the things that I need to do
and rank them up according to the dates when I need to pass them.
This habit is very helpful especially when we are loaded with tasks and
exams and my favorite manga suddenly have an update, my priority of
course is to do what is needed and when done doing them, it’s time to
relax.

Habit # 4: Think Win-Win

For example, I have the responsible me and lazy me. To satisfy the
responsible me, I do school work first before anything else and to satisfy
the lazy me, I’ll grab a snack, lay in my bed and watch anime after doing
the tiring tasks then it’s a win-win situation for the both side of me.

Habit # 5: Seek First to Understand... Then to be Understood

Before jumping into conclusion, learn to listen first. This type of
habit is very helpful when it comes to group works. If one of the
groupmates did not comply to a task and listening to his/her reason will
not cause any harm. It is also applicable when stating opinions to other
people.
Habit # 6: Synergize
In a group project, no matter how small my part is, I always make
sure that I did my best into it. It is about me trusting my groupmates and
them who trust my work then everything will go smoothly, it’s a group
effort after all.
Habit # 7: Sharpen the Saw
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Learning will not chase us, we must be the one who must chase it.
We can take a rest while being productive, productive not the tasks in
school rather productive in our tasks to ourselves. I was a child back then
when I’m so frustrated to myself that I can’t draw like my brother and my
uncle thus I challenge myself, now, painting became one of my hobbies.