Friday, October 19, 2018

October 19, 2018 - Class #8 - Leadership

I hope you enjoyed Homecoming.

Know let's get back to work.

Today we are going to discuss leadership.
What makes a good or poor leader?
What skills do leaders possess?
Can leadership be taught?





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IMPROVE YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS




10 Great Apps Every Leader Needs to Be Effective

It's not enough for twenty-first-century leaders to focus on getting things done. They must also connect with employees to inspire performance. Digging deeper, top management today needs to marry purpose and meaning to each employee's contribution. Amid these expectations, and these are but a handful, it's easy for a leader to overlook herself.

22 comments:

  1. watching these youtube videos really did give me abetter understanding for the term leadership. it also did help with understanding in my management class. the video expanded my horizons on the topic a lot.

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  2. After watching these videos I feel I have understand what leadership is about shows how I can manage my business and work with others as well.

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  3. At the moment, I do tend to take on the role of the boss so that I can accomplish the goals set as a group. After this class, I believe that I need to make a transformation into taking on the leader role. Learning how to say "We" instead of saying "I" for the most part (When working in groups).

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  4. The Slides were very helpful to me to better my leadership skills throughout life. My leadership skills are very good but also can get better. I liked the good vs bad slides of leadership, because it helped me get new ideas to better my leadership skills.

    - Anthony Williams

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  5. Christopher Denton(11am): I learned a lot of new tips about hiow to be successful leader and gained some quality entrepreneur tips as well..

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  6. Being a leader means being fearless and picking up where your team lacks! And getting the job done by any means! - Angelica Thornton

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  7. Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in action.- Harold S. Geneen
    Naya Sweetwine

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  8. This class was very helpful because it not only provided me with ways to improve my leadership skills but also new ways to improve my interpersonal skills. -Destiné Harris

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  9. What I learned from this is that there are so many different definitions of leadership. Leadership is not always being the boss. It is also taking the initiative to work with others to reach a common goal. - Heaven Guerin

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  10. Having leadership skills is important for a job. Being a leader for a group can help the job become easier and more efficient.

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  11. Being a successful leader is important towards a job. The guidance of a leader towards a group can create immediate success.
    -Joseph Culpepper

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  12. This class discussion was very informative of what it’s really like to be a leader as well as an entrepreneur. Our discussion about all the necessary characteristics a leader needs in order to manage or create a company was very beneficial. I really enjoyed this class lecture.
    -Candace Wright

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  13. Leadership is something that some people are just born with and others have to learn , it is also a quality people love to have but being a good strong leader is all about who your are leading and how you are leading them and that wha this has taught me.
    Toni reaves

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  14. I have been in a team with a really bad leader .. even I cant tell he was a leader because he wasn’t flexible at all and no self confidence which is influence in negative way .. that lead me to moving back

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  15. I believe it is true that not all people are born leaders. I also believe that you cannot teach someone that is not a natural born leader to be a leader.l; Improving the skills of a natural born leader is something that is possible. There is nothing wrong with not being a leader, everyone cannot be a leader because if they were there would be no such thing.

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  16. Leadership is an important asset to becoming an entrepreneur. It starts within your mind and ways of handling things.

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  17. Ashja Vargas
    I think its important to understand who you are and what you want to achieve.I believe leadership is something that can achieved by anyone as long as they understand their potential and their direction.

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  18. This lecture was very informative and taught me key things to becoming a leader and taking on higher roles in life.

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  19. This lecture was very important because it showed me the importance of leadership and made me want to acquire higger positions later in life

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  20. Leadership is an important part to starting your own business and even becoming apart of corporate america. This is why I thought so highly of this lecture because it improved my leadership.

    Destiny Rudolph

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  21. This lecture helped explain all the different aspects of leadership. It is very important because in order to be successful in the business world an individual must know how to be a leader. We learned that being a leader involves commitment , creativity , and more.

    Da'Vyne Brown

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  22. This session was extremely important because to be in any place of power you need leadership skills. I learned that is important to practice being a leader even if you a natural leader it is important to build on these skills

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