Gaining Leadership Skills is a Process:

     In February, 2012, I was anonymously selected to be an orientation leader for new students who have decided to seek higher education at Pennsylvania State University at the New Kensington campus in the United States of America.  I do not know who selected me or why, but what I do realize is that they clearly saw something in me that I did not see in myself; for that, I am forever grateful.

     So what is an orientation leader?  In my opinion and based on what I’ve learned, it is building a lasting relationship; an orientation leader is the starting point for any new student who has decided to seek higher education.  You are the first person they get to know and depending on what you say or do, it can and will either affect him/her negatively or positively. 

     Gaining leadership skills is a process and it takes a lot of training.  The last thing you would want to do is have a negative effect on a person because it can last a lifetime.  Your ultimate goal is to learn how to have a positive effect (it too can last a lifetime) by motivation someone, inspiring them, and being relational just to name a few.  Once you have acquired these skills you are not limited to only using them with new students; you can also apply them to your everyday life.  For example, you can use learned leadership skills at work, at home when dealing with a spouse or children, at school, or even in your community as to tool for unifying a divided community.  In my opinion, once you are a leader you are always a leader.  You are always going to learn new leadership skills and find ways to apply those skills efficiently and effectively. 

 

Interesting link:

Fish Philosophy