Aims continued: I figured I'd be happier and effective if I developed skills that would aid me assist the students I TA to progress. This would motivate me to develop the character and mindset I need to succeed in my career. I'm really thankful that BYU offers such an opportunity for students to grow into responsible leaders.
My ultimate goal is to climb the corporate ladder in the big telecom companies back in Africa. The surest way for me to accomplish this is mastering the concepts in this class and consistently applying those concepts in my current leadership role.
Who I met: I met a young man called Ben Arnold. He is a double E major (purely electrical engineering major). He has 2 brothers and a sister and he lives about 30 blocks from campus. He loves to play basketball and ultimate Frisbee. Above all he loves technology, especially hands-on creation of code and hardware that can really do cool stuff. He is currently working for a company called Wavetronics.
The thing I love about this young man is that he is very motivated and intelligent but extremely humble and patient. You could sense it in the way he communicates and relates with people around him. I guess the most valuable part of meeting Ben is discovering this aspect of his character. The beauty of this is that I do not only have the opportunity to relate to Ben using experiences from this class but also I have the chance to learn from Ben's life as well.
How I will apply the principles of Divine Centered Leadership to my role?
Ben has agreed to meet with me every Saturday and during some weekdays to study and solve home works together. I intend not to only focus on my understanding of key technical concepts as we do this but also assist Ben with areas he is struggling with as much as possible.
I think what's really important is that my motive for working with Ben is to build a friendship that has trust as its foundation.
Like I said in class, the word 'sacrifice' encapsulates the meaning of being a servant leader for me. I think one other interesting meaning I derive from servant leadership is the fact that servant leaders care less about what their followers think of them(the servant leaders) and more about how their followers think of themselves.
What drives a servant leader I believe, is the sincere and genuine desire to cause positive change in the lives of their followers with no ulterior motives. We can therefore say servant leadership is righteous leadership with no strings attached.
Aims I have for taking the leadership development class: To be a better TA.
ReplyDeleteThat role is perfect. However we are looking for a good two paragraphs when you post. But you're onto a good start!
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ReplyDeleteI figured I'd be happier and effective if I developed skills that would aid me assist the students I TA to progress. This would motivate me to develop the character and mindset I need to succeed in my career. I'm really thankful that BYU offers such an opportunity for students to grow into responsible leaders.
My ultimate goal is to climb the corporate ladder in the big telecom companies back in Africa. The surest way for me to accomplish this is mastering the concepts in this class and consistently applying those concepts in my current leadership role.
Who I met:
ReplyDeleteI met a young man called Ben Arnold. He is a double E major (purely electrical engineering major). He has 2 brothers and a sister and he lives about 30 blocks from campus. He loves to play basketball and ultimate Frisbee. Above all he loves technology, especially hands-on creation of code and hardware that can really do cool stuff. He is currently working for a company called Wavetronics.
The thing I love about this young man is that he is very motivated and intelligent but extremely humble and patient. You could sense it in the way he communicates and relates with people around him. I guess the most valuable part of meeting Ben is discovering this aspect of his character. The beauty of this is that I do not only have the opportunity to relate to Ben using experiences from this class but also I have the chance to learn from Ben's life as well.
How I will apply the principles of Divine Centered Leadership to my role?
ReplyDeleteBen has agreed to meet with me every Saturday and during some weekdays to study and solve home works together. I intend not to only focus on my understanding of key technical concepts as we do this but also assist Ben with areas he is struggling with as much as possible.
I think what's really important is that my motive for working with Ben is to build a friendship that has trust as its foundation.
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ReplyDeleteWhat does being a “servant leader” mean to you?
ReplyDeleteLike I said in class, the word 'sacrifice' encapsulates the meaning of being a servant leader for me. I think one other interesting meaning I derive from servant leadership is the fact that servant leaders care less about what their followers think of them(the servant leaders) and more about how their followers think of themselves.
What drives a servant leader I believe, is the sincere and genuine desire to cause positive change in the lives of their followers with no ulterior motives. We can therefore say servant leadership is righteous leadership with no strings attached.
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