Naorin's+Leadership+Reflection+Essay

= LEADERSHIP QUALITIES = // By Naorin Hossain // // 8Hillesheim // Just because someone is of great authority, it does not mean they are automatically a great leader. Sometimes people may not understand what makes someone they consider a leader a good one. In order for a leader to be great, he or she needs to have leadership qualities. The qualities that I think are the most important are qualities that even some of the world’s greatest leaders may not have. Determination, a straightforward attitude, and the ability to be humble are traits that could improve any great leader to be even more superior. Determination is the willpower to do something. Anyone can say that they have determination. However, it is not the determination itself that makes a leader great; it is to what degree the determination to do something is carried out. Great leaders who are determined do not just give up on their dreams when it seems like they are impossible to reach. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was full of determination to end discrimination for good. Even when his house was burned and destroyed, he did not allow it to bring him down. Determination also brings leaders to fight to turn their dreams into reality. Iqbal Masih was only a child but he stilled showed a lot of determination. He knew that he would die if he returned to Pakistan from America but he still went to help free the children working in the carpet industries from child labour. He knew what he wanted and he was very straightforward about it. Sometimes when you hear a person speak, they never seem to get to the point of what they are trying to say. A straightforward attitude is the potential to be direct about what you are saying. A straightforward leader is usually very firm about their decisions and what they say. Joe DiMaggio was very straightforward about how much information he released about Marilyn Monroe. He did not give off information that would be disrespectful towards her. Straightforward leaders also know exactly what they will do and carry it out to the end. Rosa Parks was straightforward to the bus driver when she told him she wouldn’t give up her seat. She could’ve given it up when he threatened to call the police but she held her ground even after she went to jail. Although a leader should be straightforward, it does not mean that they should not be humble. Being humble does not always mean you are of lower class. It can mean that you are modest and not arrogant which makes it an important quality for leaders to have. If a leader is overconfident in them self, it will make them care too much about themselves and not enough about their followers. Mother Teresa was one of our most humble leaders. She did not think of tending to the poor as a task that she //had// to do. Instead, she thought of it as a hobby that she //wanted// to do. When you are humble, you think of everyone as equals because you can relate to them. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a very humble man even though some may not recognize it at first. He believed that people should not be judged or told what to do and that everyone was equal and should be treated accordingly. The ability to be humble is not always recognized in leaders, but it could be the difference between a leader rising to the top or falling to the ground. Someone of great authority can still be a great leader, but they have to earn this title. A great leader would alter their qualities to match some of the most important ones like determination, a straightforward attitude, and the ability to be humble. Determination would allow for great leaders to keep reaching for their goals so they do not just give up on them. A straightforward attitude keeps a great leader focused on their tasks and goals so the do not get off topic. The ability to be humble even through fame is important so they can relate to their followers and try to help them. Taking the role of a leader involves taking on many responsibilities but having appropriate qualities should not be forgotten.