Joslyn Molina

Utilizing a PLDP is great for putting goals into a concrete plan, and utilizing SMART goals help in ensuring your goals are measurable and attainable.  These are very valuable resources to use.

Appreciative inquiry is a better approach for people to share their ideas and dreams.  Whereas, asking others what went wrong wouldn't provide that same platform.  Focusing on the negative can more likely keep motivation low, but being able to expand on others designs and dreams can expand on innovation.

Transparency and empathetic listening are important for leaders to be able to connect better with their team, not just in a work environment, but also overall creating better relationships.

A majority of the population are kinesthetic learners, with the next majority as visual learners.  I believe I fall between the two, as both a kinesthetic and visual learner.  

Emotional intelligence is a significant component in leadership.  With empathy, you can really understand others, which in return, can build rapport and gain trust.  Empathy is not only listening to words that are said but also the nonverbal, with also listening with your eyes and your heart.

In an institution, no matter what your position may be, everyone demonstrates their own leadership.  Some people lead by example, through inspiring words, or through delegation, whatever it may be, that creates your leadership legacy and how others will remember how you chose to lead.  Leadership can grow through learning and developing skills.  

A shared vision with leaders and audience can influence internal and external challenges.  By modeling great behavior in leadership, this can help the team to reciprocate the same.

Reading the room and evaluating the situation/audience can be beneficial to see if you need to change up your leadership style.  Great leadership also includes the ability to adapt to the situation.

Leadership is comprised of three elements: leader, follower, and situation.  Analyzing each component on its own can help to evaluate the quality of the leadership.  Each element affects the others.

Good leadership will propel people to work harder, therefore creating better outcomes for the institution.  Showing commitment and leading by example are significant for creating an ideal leadership.