| What three (3) qualities should a great leader possess? Why are these qualities so important for good leadership? Identify and defend a leader who you feel possesses all of these attributes. |
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Mariah Swiski
3/9/2015 04:12:59 am
A great leader should posses strength. I believe a great leader should posses strength because for someone of higher dominance to be relied on and worshipped they should be strong enough to care for whatever and whomever. A great leader I belive should also show wisdom, I believe wisdom would help portray a stable leader because you have to be wise to understand things and develop a way to take care of them. Also, a great leader should portray legal stability. Showing that one knows how to save money/spend money fairly is a great quality because without this people would not be very trusted towards the way you go about things. I belive that principle Savo portrays all these qualities very well. He is a great principle and is very wise. Principe Savo deals with paperwork and the school budget/ funds for certain things and he seems to be doing well in that area. Also, principle Savo is very strong for managing the whole school, while maintaing his own health.
Jessica Isberg
3/10/2015 10:19:48 am
Three qualities that a great leader should possess are honesty, respect, and confidence. Honesty is an important characteristic that a great leader should have because who ever is in charge should be able to be dependable and trust worthy. For example, if you had a leader of a team and they lied to you about something you probably wouldn't have lost trust towards that person. A person is more dependable if they are trust worthy because you know that are telling the truth and will stick to there word. Respect is important for a great leader to have because you need to be able to be understanding to more than just one point of view. If you respect someone than they should respect you. Also what goes along with respect, is equality. Everyone should be treated with the same way and have the same amount of authority. Lastly, confidence is important for a great leader to have because if you believe you can do something and have a positive outlook than more than likely you will achieve what ever that goal was. If you have A negative outlook than you'll probably have a negative outcome. A leader needs to be someone who has the confidence and ambition to drive your team to the best of their abilities. A good leader to me is my Papa. He is a good leader because he has been a great romodel to me. He has always taught me that honesty is important and that I will into less trouble if I always tell the truth, which is true. Second, he has always looked after me and shown me great respect by never putting me down, and when am upset he always reminds me about the goods things. Finally, he shows a great amount of confidence because he was in the army in a war, and was the head commander.
Lucas Kaine
3/11/2015 04:06:08 am
A great leader should be outstanding, and should stand out above the rest. One quality that a great leader should possess is kindness. If a leader is not kind to the civilians, then they should not be a leader at all because the citizens might revolt later on in their reign. Another trait that a good leader should possess is intelligence. A leader needs to be smart because they need to know how to make good decisions; and make good strategies for the empire. A third trait that a great leader should possess is confidence. A great leader should be confident because they need to be able to have confidence in their decisions so that they don't change their plan in the middle of battle. A leader that possess's all of these traits is Abraham Lincoln. He was a great leader because when their was a civil war, he was confident and smart about the decisions he made during this time. One of these decisions was to free a large number of slaves and this shows his kindness. Finally, Abraham Lincoln pulled America out of a time of crisis when they needed it most.
Rachel Lamore
3/11/2015 07:00:06 am
Three qualities a leader should possess are courage, strategy, and generosity. I believe that with these three characteristics, a leader can be well liked and successful. It is important for a leader to have courage because they cannot be afraid of things and they have to be ready for anything. Also, a courageous leader would always stand up for what he/she believes in and that is vital to being in charge. Another quality a leader should have is strategy. With strategy, a leader can be successful in the goal they are striving for. Likewise, the leader will be prepared and organized. If the leader is not ready and does not have a plan, the mission will be a failure. Lastly, I believe that it is important for a leader to be generous. Aside from being fierce and brave, the leader should have a caring side to them. A leader should focus on what will benefit their people, not what will benefit him/her. These three traits would make for a perfect leader. For example, I see my teachers as good leaders. All of my teachers are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that the students are understanding the material. In addition, they are always ahead of the game and have everything planned out so that we are not confused. Lastly, my teachers are generous. They show generosity by tolerating intolerable students and staying positive in stressful situations. Anyone can be a leader with the right characteristics; courage, strategy, and generosity.
Micah Locke
3/11/2015 08:29:21 am
Leaders should have the triad of quick thinking, honesty, and determination.
Katelyn Capodagli
3/11/2015 12:37:14 pm
Great leaders should be generous, honest, and have courage. Leaders need to have the courage to move forward and not to be afraid of what should be done. Leaders should be honest because honesty helps build respect and trust. It also helps people look up to that leader. Leaders should be generous to others. They should not just think of themselves but other people, like the poor. A person who has all of these qualities is Annie Oakley. She has courage because she helped support her family by hunting game instead of going for walks. Oakley is generous because during World War 1 she raised money for the Red Cross by giving shooting regiments at army camps. She also gave a lot of money to charities.
Jaden Diaz
3/11/2015 04:39:39 pm
Representing independence is one of the most important qualities that a leader must have. Independence shows that you are reliable, and you do not need anyone else to thrive and become successful. Having good communication skills will make a major difference. Being able to clearly and concisely describe what you want accomplished is extremely crucial in order to sustain organization. It is said that lack of communication between one another is one of the main causes of failure. Having the ability to constantly maintain power and control as a leader is another essential quality to retain. Power allows a leader to always have the upper hand in a problematic situation; while control is what allows the leader to make logical decisions that will be beneficial. You must have control to reflect calmness and security for whom or what you are responsible for. You simply cannot have one without the other. I think someone who thoroughly expresses each of these qualities is my cheerleading coach. Anita possesses independence as the head coach of my team and is very reliable to every one of my teammates. She is definitely willing to sacrifice in order to make the team better as a whole and, no doubt, is one of the most organized people I have ever met. She is someone who has great communication skills as well. When we are having a frustrating and difficult practice she is there to constructively criticize our mistakes and direct us in a helpful manner. Anita also demonstrates power and control. She disciplines the team to show us right from wrong and helps shape us into better athletes, and of course students. She goes above and beyond for my team. Anita is an extraordinary leader/coach to every one of my teammates, including myself.
Brittany Blakeman
3/12/2015 01:13:10 am
To be a leader is a very hard lifestyle to live, having everyone look up to you and follow in your footsteps. Leaders are strong and kind and helpful. There are leaders in the world to guide others and teach others and keep everybody apart of a system under control. A good leader needs to be helpful for sure because if they're not helpful, they wont be helping improve the organization, team, or system they are leading. If the leader is not kind you wont feel comfortable with them. A leader should have somewhat of a heroic side and should be able to help you and be kind and generous. Most importantly, a leader needs to be strong. If the leader isn't strong they wont be able to keep everyone in order and be a strong influence on others. A leader who i feel possess all of these characteristics is my dance team captains. They both lead our team and keep us all united. They are kind and helpful and they always will be there for you if they need you, but also can whip everyone into shape. My dance team captains possess many great leadership characteristics that not only help them to be better people, they help us too.
Samantha DeGennaro
3/12/2015 05:33:05 am
Leaders should contain the qualities of being organize, strong(mentally),respectful, and understanding. Leaders need the quality of organization because if they weren't they would mix up the wrong papers and lose things. As a leader you receive a lot of paper's and if they lose them bad things happens. They need the quality of being strong mentally because they would be going through a lot of hard and tough times constantly. They need to have a mind that can take on all of the bad threat that can come towards them, also if the leader isn't strong mentally how can they help the ones they lead. Being respectful is a quality every one should have, but leaders definitely need this. They will come across people who wont agree with their choices and will disrespect them, but it up to them to be respectful back no matter how much they don't want to. Respect is very important to some and if the leader isn't respectful how do they expect people to be respectful back. As a leader you will come across options a choices, with those options and choices comes opinions. Leaders must understand where those opinions are coming from. They also have to understand their choices and what good and bad will come out of it. Understanding is extremely important for leaders. A good leader I believe isn't a true leader. There is this family friend name Talia, my family has known her forever. My mom died in 2004, because of her death our family sort of fell apart. Talia brought us back together some what. She's like the leader of our family. She's highly organized, she cleans my sister's house all the time. She's respectful because she realized that life plays tricks and some people are going through horrid things and they forget on how to act because their life might be falling apart, so she treats them with resect to show that all of life isn't bad. She's understanding because she has been through things and has been there too, so she tryst to see where you're coming from and try's to help. She's strong mentally because my mom was dying of lung cancer and Tal was there with her everyday helping through the pain and helping her with her life, she has seen my moms hair falling out to he back peeling yet,. She saw our family at its worse and she's still here strong as ever beginning her own life with her son a fiancé and keeping my family's life going. She never let anything bring her down, for that she is a great leader.
Alec P
3/12/2015 07:50:30 am
A great leader needs to be many things. A leader needs to be smart. If a leader lacks intelligence, then that incapacitates everything. Battle, decision making, and so much more. A leader must be modest, but not too modest. They need to be happy with what power they have, and use it to the best of their ability, without being passive and giving an enemy an advantage. A leader must also be strong. He must be not just a leader, but an example to his people. He must be able to stand up to others, lead, and have a steady hand, without appearing ruthless and evil. George Washington had all of these qualities. He not only was happy with his power, but REFUSED more power that the PEOPLE wanted to give him. He held firm during the American Revolution, and won the war. He did not go looking for battle, and always had a plan to do whatever was best for the people. He was did not just lead, he set an example of what all leaders should be.
Anthony Faustine
3/12/2015 08:33:41 am
To be a leader there are certain qualities u must have, that includes always listen to the people around u when they give u suggestions, because those suggestions could possibly be the same thing others are thinking. Also u must be a strong minded person because there will always be people who want to knock you down and that could be the thing that gets u and brings u down. another good quality for a leader to have is they must always look out for what helps others in other words u cannot be selfish because there is other people looking up to u and that is not what you want to teach others. Someone in my life who it think is a strong leader is my dad I think he is a good leader because he is not selfish he always looks out for others before himself he would give is last to help someone, also he always listens to what others have to say and always tries to include other peoples opinions,feelngs,etc. he always has believed the motto no one left behind. and that is why if feel my dad fits the category of a good leader.
Zach Lanza
3/12/2015 09:05:10 am
All great leaders have qualities that make them so successful. Three qualities I think that a good leader should have are confidence, knowledge, and the ability to put who or what they are the leader of before their own self. Leaders need to have confidence to be able to make executive decisions with out second thought. They need to have the confidence within their self that they can do their job to the best of their ability. Leaders also need to have a good sense of knowledge to be successful. No leader should be clueless about what is happening around them and they need to know which choices are the right ones and wrong. This also goes along with putting what they are leading before their own self. A leader needs to look into how what he/she decides to do is effecting what they are leading as a whole. Positive outcomes make them look like great leaders but bad decisions will make them look bad. President Obama for example is not liked as much anymore by people of the United States because of the gun laws he made now have people not happy with him. But he made those laws to help society as a whole not just a few people. All of the great leaders from past to present all possessed at least one of these qualities of a great leader.
Mackenzie McCue
3/12/2015 10:16:23 am
Three qualities a leader should have is respect, organization, and courage. A leader should posess respect toward underlings. Showing this characteristic will enforce people to share respect back towards him/her. Organization is also a very big key factor a leader should portray because without organization one would not have the power to lead. Therefore being unorganized would lead to the downfall of power because they would not know the basics of being a leader. Showing courage as a leader shows others that you have the self-confidence to lead others. Having a certain amount of courage will help you make decisions that a strong leader should be able to make. One person that shows all of these characteristics and lead with confidence is Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was a very respectful and courageous man. He served our country and ended slavery. With an organized way to control the nation Lincoln was a very confident, well organized and courageous leader.
Jake Suttile
3/12/2015 11:31:54 am
Three qualities that a leader should have is bravery, confidence, and the ability to provide happiness throughout a team. Bravery is a huge part in being a successful leader. Bravery is the ability to do something that no one is or would be doing. Confidence is also a huge part of being a leader. When your team is losing or your going up against an amazing opponent, the leader has to have confidence that he's gonna win, or else there would be no chance of winning. Lastly, a leader has to have the ability to provide happiness throughout the team or else everyone would be grumpy and angry and would have no chance of winning. Someone who possesses all these traits of a good leader is Devin McCourty. Devin is a safety for the New England Patriots. He is the captain of the team, and has been with the team for 4 years and just signed a deal with them for 5 more years. Devin led the Pats to a superbowl, with all the 3 characteristics that a leader should have. He showed bravery when he was brave enough to switch to a safety after he was playing corner back all his life. Courage was shown during Superbowl 49 where he had the courage of trusting a rookie covering a wide receiver who caught 2 TD's that game. His decision and courage of the rookie covering him led up to him intercepting the game winning pass, making the Patriots win their 4th superbowl. He also showed the ability to change his teammates attitude by signing a 5 year deal, which made the fans and his teammates extremely cheerful.
Joe Welsh
3/12/2015 11:42:39 am
A good leader must posses certain qualities that allow them to be successful, Knowledge is an important quality every leader must have. Without knowledge a leader cannot think for himself, and consequently cannot make important decisions quickly and wisely. Another quality is confidence. Confidence allows a leader to make his/her own decisions without doubt. This confidence also transfers to the people the decisions are affecting. The third most important quality a leader must have is respect. A leader must respect the people he/her is representing or making decisions for. A leader I feel possess all three of these qualities is Abe Lincoln. He was a figure of hope and confidence during a time of war. He was wise, courageous, and not only a general, but a president of the U.S.
Skylar
3/12/2015 11:57:14 am
All leaders have something that makes them stand out as a leader from the rest of the common people. A leader should have integrity. They need to be straight out honest with their followers, not drowning them in lies. A leader should be unbiased. They need to have a balance, not side with one thing. They need to see both sides of an argument or topic. Lastly, a leader needs to be selfless. They think about others before himself. They need to be there, no matter what. They would rather put other people's problems before their own. An example of a leader in my opinion is Alicia Foss. She is a woman at the church i used to attend who seriously has the biggest heart. She may be a tad biased, but it's not very noticeable. She has three young kids, but still puts everyone else's problems before her own. If her house was on fire, and my dog just died, she would go and comfort me instead crying on the front lawn in front of her house. She cares, full on. She never wants anyone to feel bad, so she tries to sugar coat some of the bad stuff so the bad times won;t feel so bad. But she never lies. Ever. It's almost inhuman, she's like an angel, like Castiel, that took the vessel of a big hearted, kind minded woman. She is a fantastic leader.
Hugh Devine
3/12/2015 12:18:12 pm
Three qualities a great leader should have are: Confidence, strength, and determination. if a leader doesn't have confidence in anything he says or do's then what does the leader have? If hes not confident in every decision he has then he should step down and rethink about his leadership. With strength you can overcome most challenges, such as war's and battles. If a leader is all talk and not strength then his citizens will then think that he's the kind of person that can "Talk the talk but cant walk the walk." Lastly, if a leader doesn't have determination then the leader will get nothing done such as battles, buildings, etc. With determination you are driven by something to get a task done and without it the leadership will start to crumble and then completely fail all together.
Curtis B.
3/12/2015 12:31:00 pm
Great leaders have several qualities that make them great. Some qualities that separate leaders from great leaders are their knowledge, their respect and, their willingness to put the needs of others before themselves. Great leaders need to be knowledgeable so they can understand a situation and make the best decisions possible. Without knowledge a leader might mistakenly make a bad decision even if they had good intentions.They must also have respect, he must respect the people he leads and they must respect him back. Without respect for the people he leads, he wouldn't much care about their wellbeing and is only a leader for their own personal gain. A great leader must also be respected so that his decisions are followed even if people disagree with it. All great leaders want to see whoever they are leading succeed, and sometimes in order to do that, a leader must put others before their own self. If a leader does not want their followers to succeed, he obviously does not respect them. And if that's the case, why should anyone respect them back? Or even follow them? That would be a bad leader.
Alyssa M
3/12/2015 12:38:53 pm
The three most important traits I think a good leader should have are integrity, charisma, and intelligence. A leader leads by example and holds their integrity in the highest regard. Integrity is all about having a good moral compass and being honest. Leaders should always have good intentions for the people that they are in charge of. If a leader is not honest, I don't think the people would feel comfortable listening to them or following decisions made by them. Charisma is another important trait a leader should posses. Leaders with charisma don't need to convince their followers because they are likeable. If the person in charge has a likable or relatable personality the people will feel more comfortable with them and follow their decisions. I think the most important quality a leader should have is intelligence. Without intelligence poor and unreliable decisions would be made. Being intelligent leads to good decisions and better outcomes to situations. I think a good example of a great leader would be our vice principal because he shows all of these traits.
Alexis Freel
3/12/2015 12:52:10 pm
In order to be a great leader one must be kind, intelligent, and independent (have self confidence in him or herself). A great leader should be kind to his/her followers. Being kind also includes being generous and considerate towards others. If a leader isn't kind to their followers, people, or supporters then those people will not respect them and won't follow that leader. A leader should also be intelligent. A leader has to have the ability to obtain and apply knowledge and skills to allow their domain to thrive. Or a leader can have the knowledge of a military or political value to protect their empire or people, so that they can prosper. A leader also has to be independent and have confidence in their decisions about how they rule or teach. A leader has to believe in his/her actions and not allow anyone to compel him/her to do something that they don't believe is right or to not go through with something. They need to be independent to show that they are strong. My idea of a great leader is my swim coach, Coach Mike. Coach Mike is very smart when it comes to swim technique and how to train us. He is very confident about what he makes us do at swim practices and how he does it. He knows what he is talking about. At swim meets and at the end of practice Coach Mike critiques our strokes. He point out the littlest things just to make us that much better. It could be something as little as adding an extra dolphin kick after your flip-turn or start. He is also a kind person, strict when he needs to be but kind. Coach Mike is a good example of a good leader
Rebecca Rinaldi
3/12/2015 12:53:55 pm
All great leaders should possess the qualities of honesty, open-mindedness, and intelligence. Without honesty, all that is left is deceit, trickery, and deception. As they say honesty is a virtue and if the leader can’t even have it, than who can? With an open mind, leaders can do anything. When making decisions for the group they’re leading, they’ll look and think about all possible options prior to deciding. Knowledge is power and intelligence falls under that category. Awareness of the information increases the extent of their success. Miss Salvatore has the proper characteristics of a leader. She leads the B1 club with morality, an open-mind, and intellect. She always tells the truth to the club, accepts all ideas and suggestions from everyone, and knows exactly what she’s talking about and when to talk about it.
Ariella Bourdeau
3/12/2015 12:58:12 pm
A leader is confident. A leader has drive. A leader has a sense of individuality. Confidence is the key to success, making it a key virtue in a strong leader. A strong leader doesn't back down from a challenge, and always presents his/herself in a manner that says, "I know what I'm doing," even if they don't. Confidence is believing in yourself, and if a leader doesn't believe in him/herself, who will? Along with confidence comes the belief that you can attain a goal, or drive. Confidence is nothing without your drive to do something, to change what you think needs to be changed. A leader wouldn't have anything to lead if he/she didn't have drive. It is important for a leader to have a goal in mind, so that he/she can take the appropriate steps needed to achieve said goal. The most important quality of all is individuality. From individuality comes ideas that can change the world, one mind at a time. If a leader does not have a sense of individuality, how can he/she be a strong leader? It shows that he/she is not easily influenced by the popular ideas of society, yet is still open to hear all views. Given these attributes, I feel that Emma Watson makes a strong leader. She has the drive to stand up for what she believes in- equal rights for both men and women. Emma's drive is what led her to become the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador. It took a great deal of confidence for her to present a speech on feminism for the He For She campaign. Emma was only 24 years old when she gave that speech in November of 2013 for the UN's campaign. She stated that she was "among the ranks of women whose expressions are seen as too strong, too aggressive, isolating, anti-men, and unattractive." She has very individual views on feminism and expressed how it is a misperceived concept. Her individuality contributed to her being chosen as a UN Ambassador. Emma Watson is an empowering leader and is well respected by people all around the world. 3/12/2015 01:28:06 pm
The first quality I think a leader should possess is strength. A leader is someone who will be on the front lines and not directing you. A leader helps and bosses demand. Also every leader should be able to stand up for himself and others. A leader should care for his or her group and should take responsibility for their actions as well as their own.lastly a good leader to me should have pizzazz. A leader with energy and fresh ideas is always well liked. A leader needs to have these qualities to show dignity and respect towards the people they lead. A person who has the exact qualities that I mentioned is Ronald Reagan. He shows for these qualities because he was a very popular president who improved the economy and really proved himself as an excellent leader.
Rocco Veltri
3/17/2015 10:11:41 am
Three qualities a leader should posses is respect, confidence, and they have to be relentless. All leaders need to have respect because you cant go out and be trashing everyone else. You have be respectful and face the competition like they're the best opponent you ever faced. A leader also needs to be confident. If you go out there telling your team or crew or army that the opponents are better, than the opponents will win. If you are their leader then they look up to you, and if you say the opponents are better than your team will not perform to the best of their abilities. A leader also needs to be relentless. If a leader is not relentless then he give up. A relentless person will always try their hardest. If you are not relentless, then you will give up. And giving up is the worst thing you could do. I think a leader that has all these qualities is Derek Jeter. Derek Jeter probably isn't a leader in your eyes but to me and the Yankees he is an amazing leader. Derek Jeter always has respect for his opponents. It does not matter if they are his rivals or the worst team in the league, he will think of them as the best. Also, Derek Jeter was confident in the Yankees. At the beginning of every season he thought they could win the World Series, and at the beginning of every game he thought they could win that game. Also, Derek Jeter was relentless. Derek Jeter would always try his hardest. This is a rare quality to find. It didn't matter if the Yankees were winning by 1 or losing by 10, Derek Jeter would always try his hardest. With all these qualities Derek Jeter proved to be an amazing leader and captain. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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