How I view myself as a leader has definitely changed during this semester. I view myself as having potential to be a great leader but not there yet. I notice that I enjoy being in the leadership position and lead groups throughout my daily life, but am beginning to question my natural styles of doing so. It is easy to criticize past managers and recognize when others are leading in an incorrect manner, yet to see my leadership style from a third person perspective is quite a challenge. I would hate to be jumping into the leadership position, when my leading techniques are less than ideal and harming the group mentality. Since learning in specific about each theory, I have caught myself leading people in a manner different than how “my ideal leader” would. I feel there is always room for improvement and I am trying to find errors in my leadership style and then correct them. Yet I have noticed once finding errors, it is hard to change that behavior, because it is something done unconsciously. Before I make huge changes, I think I need to learn more about what kind of a leader I want to be. I came to this class with a broad idea of what I like in leaders, and now have a clearer idea of what kind of leader I want to be. Not only do I have a better idea, but am beginning to understand more the behaviors that “my ideal leader” would have. I truly have faith that after this class I will be in a much better position to lead people in the way that I want to be lead and in an admirable way. If leadership where a path, I would say that I am well on my way, but still with a long journey ahead.
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