My Leadership Philosophy

I am a leader who believes in: promoting fearlessness collaboration while being humble. I value being trustworthy ship in leadership. I believe leaders are not born they are made. This is not only something I see/look for in my leadership philosophy but something I strive for in everything that I do. The foundation of my philosophy is built on experiences, trust, and integrity.
There are many things that have happened to me throughout my life that take me back to the origin of my leadership philosophy. Growing up, my father was in sales. He explained to me how he started from the very bottom, and made his way up to what he was now. My dad's story is one of the best stories out there. I see my leadership philosophy in my
father's work every day. I have sat in on a few conference calls that he has had with his sales team. This was so cool for me because I got hear him lead his team. He is the perfect example of someone who promotes fearlessness collaboration while being humble. He encourages everyone to participate and bounce their ideas off of one another, while being kind, but also stern. A goal of mine is to be like him. Right now, I am studying to be in Marketing and go into sales just like my dad. I hope to one day either work for him, or maybe even become his boss. Each decision that I make here at the University of Iowa regarding my future will help lead me into my dreams and goals that I have for myself. I have joined a leadership class to help my career out in the future. I might even get a Leadership Certificate at the University of Iowa.
While not only looking at a career standpoint, I am currently in the sorority Alpha Delta Pi here at the University of Iowa. While I am only just a freshman, I have big dreams of the things that I can do to better my sorority. I hope to eventually have a leadership position and maybe even become president at some point. Here I think will be the start of putting my leadership philosophy to the test. The decisions that I would make as president of Alpha Delta Pi, would help shape me into the kind of leader that I would become someday, and help me figure out what kind of leader ill be in the work force.
Going back to home, I currently am employed at a waterpark near my house.
I have worked there for a year now and loved it! This past summer I was promoted into a Supervisor position after only working there for one year. This was the start of where my leadership philosophy became. Receiving this job was so scary to me because I was still somewhat known as the new girl. While many people say their leadership, philosophy was formed while playing a high school sport, which I did play many sport and were also the caption of those teams, but my philosophy was for sure formed when I became a Supervisor. I had my own team of younger employees that I was essentially in charge of. As nervous as I was, this became one of the greatest experiences I have ever had. My employees respected me because of how I treated them, and obviously what my leadership philosophy was. I believe that serving and working with others is to achieve a meaningful mission, so each day I would have a positive vision, and provide a sense of purpose in why we were
there.
When it comes to reflecting on how I see others relative to my own leadership, I see it in my dad like I said earlier.
There are many things that shape us into how we see things, do things, and as people in general as we grow up, but he has shaped me into the type of leader that I want to become. I also see my type of leadership in my siblings as well. My younger sister Grace, is the captain of her volleyball team. Growing up, Grace has always been the best one on her team. No matter what sport she played. While Grace could be known as rude, bossy, and not a team player but she never was. She always remained humble, and used fearlessness collaboration with her teammates on how they could improve as a team. I also see it in my older sister Taylor. Taylor is currently studying Elementary Education here at Iowa. She is also a mentor for the Reach Program which is the students with disabilities on campus. Taylor needs and has this type of leadership philosophy to advance in her career, and lastly, I see it in my mom. I actually see it in my mom the most. Even more then my dad sometimes. When my mom was in high school she was the caption of every sport she played. From volleyball to softball. When she got into college she joined a sorority like I did. She ended up becoming the Vice president of Phi Sigma Sigma at Illinois State. Now the past 5 years my mom has been the head boss of a Day Care (Volunteer work). Adding on to the pile she does, she also volunteers at our church and
organize Mission trips group. She also volunteers twice a year and guides a group of new members on mission trips. While she does all of this she also raising 3 kids. She's my idol. It's really cool to see my philosophy in a lot of my family members because it shows the direct correlation between the two.
Everything I ever talked about are people/things that formed me into the leader I am today. These events made my leadership of philosophy, and I know later on in my life my leadership philosophy will c grow when more events in my life will happen.