What might one think of when the word leadership is uttered? I"m sure most people think of a president or a political figure. Maybe even a religious figure. However, when focusing on the leadership of a student body, you might tend to focus on a principal or a certain teacher. Yes, both persons are leaders, or have leadership qualities, but what makes someone a leader? Does having the ability to speak for someone else make one a leader, or is it having to be the one to march in the front of the line? There are many attributes to being a leader, covering all areas of student socialization. .
Just to be politically correct in this exemption, I will start out on the football field. The quarterback, probably the most important player on the .
team; running all the plays, motivating the team while on the field, and representing the team while off the field as well. Wow, that's a lot for one person, but yet all of these traits are applied to each situation naturally. He chose to be a quarterback. He chose to be this leading figure. He7.
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knew he could organize and initiate plays, and that he had the confidence in himself to do so. This same natural application applies to all the other participants of the game as well: the coach, the water boy, the running back, the cheerleaders, the band, and the game announcer. This is proof of quality number one, confidence.
Moving indoors to the student hallways, the largest of the covered area. Obviously, having those who have chosen to be nominated and run for student council. All members are, of course elected by the current student body. This group of students makes a universal impact on the level of attitude and procedure to each and every student, every year running. They inspire, they argue for the affirmative action request by their own student body. Thus pertaining to another leadership role.
With the stereotypical leading figure on the board, now I want to focus on the inner traits, which are found in everyone.