What is the meaning of leadership. To me, it is the act of someone stepping up and doing something that is not apart of their job description. When I think of the word leadership, the word leader always comes to my mind. In doing this week reading my eyes were open to another part of what leadership is which is the behavior theories and traits. Depending on what you believe your definition of what leadership is different. The common goal of the different groups is to create a change for better.
I started my leadership journey in high school where I took a class called leadership. The purpose of this class was for selected students to create different activities and programs for the students to participate in. During the summers, I worked at a sleep away camp I went from being a parent helper to being assistant supervisor to the parent helper. With all the experience that I got from this camp I was able to become a group leader at day camp. The job description was that I was in charge of 3 other counselors and twenty 11 year old girls. Then in college I became a leader in Hillel and was the sectary for two years. When I was junior I became a resident advisor and at the end of my senior year I was asked to be Head Resident Advisor for the fall. All of my experiences have helped me become the leader that I have become. I have learned for all of my experiences and ask questions when needed.
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"it is the act of someone stepping up and doing something that is not a part of their job description."
This statement, though true, I don't believe wholly describes the term "Leadership". The definition you have provided more aligns with the word "initiative." The issue with the definition is that it doesn't take into account the idea of the group. A leader needs to lead a group and not just take initiative on tasks. For example: I can do a lot of work that is beyond my job description, create change, and be recognized for that. That doesn't however mean that all of those tasks lead a group of people to a goal.
I do however agree that a leader needs to have initiative. It is important considering that in society we single out the leader when things go wrong. The leader must therefore go above and beyond his or her job description in order to maintain stability and reach goals. If there is a weakness, it is the person's job in a leadership position to fix that weakness either through delegating responsibility or taking responsibility onto themselves.
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