It is ironic. I go to school everyday as an educator and work with students and staff. I am in and out of classrooms day after day month after month year after year. It can be a challenge at times but it is a lot of fun. Recently I have signed up for a personal leadership course through the University of Phoenix. It is also a lot of fun for I am learning many new things. But it is a challenge as well. A different kind of challenge. It has been a while since I took a course like this. Now I remember what the kids feel like in school. Wouldn't it be great if we could go to school and learn but not have to do the work.
This is an excellent course and I am looking forward to the learning that it will offer to me. I hope to learn what personal leadership really is. What are the characteristics of effective personal leadership and how can I develop these characteristics for myself to increase my skills in these areas. I am looking forward to meeting the other students in this course and discussing our learning's and the philosophy of personal leadership as a group. Perspective is important and listening to and sharing with others can be a great learning experience.
I also would like to learn what characteristics I already posses as a teacher leader. What am I really good at and where do I need to make some improvements. If I do have some effective personal leadership skills, how did I get them and can I make improvements on my weaker skills using the same strategies. And finally, how might I create a plan to improve my personal leadership on an ongoing basis.
Once this course has been completed I will reflect on this blog to see if I have met my goals. If I can answer the above questions I know that I will be able to create a plan that will provide me with the right direction for my journey as I continue to grow my leadership skills.
Bill Schlacht
Bill, you are right, I think this course is fun and interesting and also a challenge. I am excited to be learning about personal leadership and learning what my skills as a leader are and how I can improve on those. It seems that we have similar goals. I hope that you can meet your goals with ease and I look forward to seeing how this course progresses.
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Mandy
Bill,
ReplyDeleteI am so with you in learning what characteristic of leadership I already possess. It is funny how we often can't see all of the good within but can pick out every weakness. But understanding our individual strengths will help us employ them when needed in the best way possible. I look forward to working with you,