back to school stuff: Government school, leader

http://www.nwlink.com/~Donclark/leader/ethos.html

Lessons learned:


When you are sure that your decision is morally correct, stand by it


Do not only learn from your mistakes, but also grow yourself from them



Lessons learned:


You must truly value your most important asset


Never quit on those who do not to quit on themselves




All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was
the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their
people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of
leadership.

- John Kenneth Galbraith, U.S. economist, "The Age of Uncertainty

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson



No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.

- Andrew Carnegie


The world is round and the place which may seem like the end, may also be only the beginning.

- Ivy Baker Priest


Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it you can make it so.

- Belva Davis


Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

- Thomas Alva Edison

In recent years,
the American economy has experienced changes at a startling rate.
Some people believe that we are in the worst economic crisis that can
lead to a new Great Depression. While many gave up their hopes in
finding a new job, many business leaders think think they are facing
a new challenge and a new opportunity to become stronger in the
market. These leaders are synergestic, they believe in their people,
and they are proactive individuals who help their organization to
survive this storm but also to thrive into the future. These leaders
are able to create many positive change in our state and in the
world.

The effective
leaders are synergistic. The three most critical skills these
synergistic individuals posses are communication, organization, and
problem-solving. In school, students often have to work in group, but
most of the time, we finished our assigment independently because
the lack of communication skills, unable to share our thoughts and
solve problems in agreements. A leader, however, involves everyone in
his team to work together, share responsibility. Members at all
levels of the organization will have the same vision, mission, dream,
and commitment. Each of them will then creatively and productivelly
contribute. An effective leader has the ability of understand
others, and to be understood. Moreover, he also able to organize, and
plan ahead. In business world, officers have a plothera of works to
do everyday. The organization skill is not only help them in everyday
work but also in circumstance of sudden change, and unanticipated
tumult. Being in the center of storm, a leader know that he has to
get out of his comfort zone and take risks. Yet, he still able to
make right decisions, and to predict the outcomes by his unique
strength and distinctive competence, and then response quickly to any
situations. He is the catalyst, the captain of a team, therefore, he
knows his position and his responsibility.





Being a synergistic
individuals, leaders must also believe in other people and trust
their loyalty. Whenever I set up new goal for myself, I address the
obstacles I must overcome. My parents always tell me that I can
definently able to achieve it, and when I know that there are many
people believe in me and support me, I devote myself and do my best.
For a leader, his indefinite resource is his people. He has sincerity
and faith in other's potentials. He opens his mind and listen to
others's opinions. Gradually others recognize his sincerity and
pecome part of a creative problem-solving process. That leader,
therefore, is trusted, respected, honored, and followed by his
teammates. Members of the organization then will release enormous
commitments, energy, and efforts. His essential role is to build the
best work environment for everyone. In the United States' tough
economic time, organizations are struggle with adapting to change.
The strong leaders give their people the foster commitments, and
clarity of visions for them to follow because the only way to survive
and prosper is to work hard and work together.





In our economic
situation, a leader required to stabilize the current situation,
adapt to the new change, and response to it. Many business managers
are under great pressure because they feel unable to control the
situation. However, in the great American history, many business had
met these unstable conditions, yet they were able to survive and
become stronger when as the economy improves. To illustrate, in 2001,
Apple computer experienced a decline of thirty percent in revenue.
Under such disaster, Apple continued to increase expenditures and
investments. Rapid and fruity growth are the results to Apple when
the new innovative technologies such as iPod, iTunes musics were
developed. A proactive leader not focus in getting out of debt but
also in investing and developing his business, and organization. He
prepared for any external changes by continue in learning, improving,
and changing along with those turbulances. In the book “ The Age of
Uncertainty”, John Kenneth Galbraith said: “ All of the great
leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness
to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their
time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.” There
is no truer statement. All of these effective leaders, under this
humbling circumstance, are able to endure the pressure, and perhap
enjoy the thrill of challenges.





With the rapidily
change in our capital assets, and the vulnerable employment... our
state, like others, are in the process of seeking for the best
solution to the economic questions. In addition to our frustrating
problem, United States' economy also affected other country in the
world. People are waiting for any positive change in our nation. This
is the time when men and women, with their leadership qualities,
commit themselves to strengthen their organizations. These leaders
who work hard, and courageously accept the challenge will end up on
the top. Our state , our nation will not only able to resolve the
economic problems, but also to build a new thriving society. These
leaders are now becoming the pillar of strength for the hope of a
better future of the world.





All in all,
individuals must be proactive, and synergistic to become great
leaders. They need to believe in their followers and build the strong
teamwork between the members of the orgaziations. Things cannot stay
the same forever, a continuous changing cycle is unavoidable in
business model. Leaders who get out of their comfort zone, take risk,
think creatively with paticence, persistence, courage, and faith will
become stronger.

In recent years,
the American economy has experienced changes at a startling rate.
Some people believe that we are in the economic crisis that can
lead to a new Great Depression. While many gave up their hopes in
finding a new job, many business leaders think they are facing
a new challenge and a new opportunity to become stronger in the
market. These leaders are synergistic; they believe in their people,
and they are proactive individuals who help their organizations to
survive this storm and thrive into the future. These leaders
are able to create many positive changes in our state and in the
world.

First of all, the effective
leaders are synergistic. The three most critical skills these
synergistic individuals posses are communication, organization, and
problem-solving. In school, students often have to work in group, but
most of the time, they finished the assigment independently because
the lack of communication skills, unable to share our thoughts and
solve problems in agreement. A leader, however, involves everyone in
his team to work together, share responsibility. Members at all
levels of the organization will have the same vision, mission, dream,
and commitment. Each of them will then creatively and productivelly
contribute. An effective leader has the ability of understand
others, and to be understood. Moreover, he is very organize, the skill that not only help him in everyday
work but also in circumstance of sudden change, and unanticipated
tumult. Being in the center of storm, a leader know that he has to
get out of his comfort zone and take the risks. He is the catalyst, the captain of a team, therefore, he
knows his position and responsibility.

Leaders are not only synergistic but also believe in others. A leader's most important job is to influence his followers positively, and the only way is to trust their loyalty. Whenever I set up a new goal for myself, I address the
obstacles I must overcome. My parents always tell me that I can
definently able to achieve it, and when I know that there are many
people believe in me and support me, I devote myself and do my best.
For a leader, his indefinite resource is his people. He has sincerity
and faith in other's potentials, opens his mind and listen to
others's opinions. Gradually they recognize his sincerity and
become part of a creative problem-solving process. That leader,
therefore, is trusted, respected, honored, and followed by his
teammates. Members of the organization then will release enormous
commitments, energy, and efforts. The leader's essential role is to build the
best work environment for everyone. In the our tough
economic time, organizations are struggle with adapting to changes.
The strong leaders give their people the foster commitments, and
clarity of visions for them to follow because the only way to survive
and prosper is to work hard and work together.

Effective leader are also proactive. In the unstable market, a leader is required to stabilize his organization's situation,
adapt to the new change, and response to it. Many business managers
are under great pressure because they feel unable to control the
situation. However, in the great American history, many businesses had
met these unstable conditions, yet they were able to survive and
become stronger when the economy improves. To illustrate this point, in 2001,
Apple Computer experienced a decline of thirty percent in revenue.
Under such disaster, Apple continued to increase expenditures and
investments. Rapid and fruity growth are the results to Apple when
the new innovative technologies such as iPod, iTunes musics were
developed. A proactive leader not only focus in getting out of debt but
also in investing and developing his organization. He
prepared for any external changes by continue in learning, improving,
and changing along with the turbulances. In the book “ The Age of
Uncertainty”, John Kenneth Galbraith said: “ All of the great
leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness
to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their
time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.” There
is no truer statement. All of these effective leaders, under this
humbling circumstance, are able to endure the pressure, and perhap
enjoy the thrill of challenges.

With the rapidly
change in our capital assets, and the vulnerable employment... our
state, like others, are in the process of seeking for the best
solution to the economic questions. In addition to our frustrating
problem, United States' economy also affected other countries in the
world. People are waiting for any positive change in our nation. This
is the time when men and women, with their leadership qualities,
commit themselves to strengthen their organizations. These leaders
who work hard, and courageously accept the challenge will end up on
the top. Our state , our nation will not only able to resolve the
economic problems, but also to build a new thriving society. These
leaders are now becoming the pillar of strength for the hope of a
better future of the world.





All in all,
individuals must be proactive, and synergistic to become great
leaders. They need to believe in their followers and build the strong
teamwork between the members of the orgaziations. Things cannot stay
the same forever, a continuous changing cycle is unavoidable in
business model. Leaders who get out of their comfort zone, take risk,
think creatively with paticence, persistence, courage, and faith will
become stronger.