A great leader has to be flexible and adaptable while keeping their vision in sight. The lesson mentioned being empathetic. I read that the difference between sympathy and empathy is the extent to which you experience the emotions and feelings of a person and their situation.  With sympathy, you feel the impact for someone - you feel compassion and concern, but you may not necessarily share the same feeling in the moment. With empathy, you feel the impact with that person - you share the experience with them as if you are going through it yourself. I think a leader… >>>

Comment on Danielle Trueba's post: You're right, Danielle. When I was younger, I used to hear some adults say, "Do as I say, not as I do." That is such a misconception, because kids almost never only do what they hear; they do what they see. Actions usually stick in the mind more deeply than words. This is true for adults as well. We can be influenced in positive or negative ways by those who we call our leaders. 

I appreciate a leader who is honest and can admit mistakes, being transparent with the team. It doesn't diminish the strength of their role. It makes them stronger because the team will come to respect their courage and openness which creates a safe space to share successes and failures so that the team can grow and learn together. 

I was aware of what appreciative inquiry was, but I was not aware this was the term for it. I plan to more of this into my writing reflection prompts and discussion questions for students. 

Transparency is especially important when you are already at capacity. I will apply this when it is not feasible to add more tasks to an already expansive weekly workload.

I learned that approximately 35% of people are visual learners. I thought the percentage would be higher. I also thought auditory learning percentages would be lower. I can apply this learned knowledge when I teach. 

I’ve learned that, regardless of the situation, the way you respond can greatly influence others’ motivation.

It was interesting to learn that I am a combination of different leadership styles. However the strongest one is Coaching.

Comment on Natali Rodriguez's post: Very well said and I can only agree with your post.

It is not a simple question. I believe it is a mix of both. The willing of becoming a leader comes strongly from the personality, which I believe we were born. But only life, experience, the environment build the final version of the leader. I assume there are events during the leader's life that inspire him/her to make an impact in the lives of other people, to improve something that is not working properly, etc. Now, leaders make other leaders: that I can agree totally. We become better leaders when we have great examples, mentors, who inspire us.