I had an opportunity to interview this wonderful individual name, Stephanie M. Alejandro. She is from Puerto Ricco, she moved here about a year and 4 months ago. In Puerto Ricco, she studied Mass Communication, which led her to begin her career in the film industry. Ms. Alejandro is currently a full-time professional staff member at the University of South Florida, the manager of the Center for Student Involvement office located on the second floor of the Marshall Student Center building. I chose to interview her because I have heard a lot about what they do and it was fascinated. I could not believe CSI were the ones In charge of all those free activities that are constantly happening almost every week at the school. It was indeed a pleasure to have finally meant Ms. Alejandra, and having the opportunity to interview her. In a brief introduction, she began by explaining her view on servant leadership, which she states, “She believes in a group of people working together to achieve a goal, not in a dictatorship.” She then continues to talk about how she operates in …show more content…
However, the one thing that stood out the most was her beautiful welcoming spirit and her passion for serving others. During the interviewing while she goes on to talk more about her duties as a manager, of the office of CSI, she had a beautiful smile on her face. She sees her staff not as a team but as a family, and she said, “She is more than happy to help them with anything because she want nothing but for them to succeed in whatever they are doing.” She is very hands-on in the office she does not dictate instead she focuses more on helping her staff and direct in the right way to get their task done. Everyone seems to enjoy her company and love being around her, they do not seem to hesitate on asking her any questions regarding any officer matters, they really function as a family at the
She is passionate about what she does and cares about her girls. She is involved in her girls lives not only on the field but also off the field. She explained it by stating “ my girls are not just a stat, but they are family.” She strives to not miss opportunities to connect with her girls, making herself transparent and available to them. As a coach, she acknowledges that she is a higher power and an example.
Tasks they do not have to do and tasks she could not fathom doing herself. She is very appreciative, compassionate, and understanding, and at the very end of her “Thank yous”, she very subtly addresses those officers that have abused their power. She respectfully says to them “you will never be above the law” (Rakovitis, para 1). She gravitates from thanking officers to apologizing to them. Apologizing for all the criticism, lack of appreciation, News and social media making them look like degrading people, and hatred in general.
The basic principle of servant leadership is serving others and the community. The three principles of the servant-leadership are sharing the power, putting the needs of others first and helping people achieve their highest potential so that they may want to serve others. This creates an environment of trust, collaboration, teamwork and group improvement. Robert Greenleaf created the term, Servant Leader, and creating the idea of leading by serving with individuals and organizations. In one of his major essay’s, The Institution as Servant, Greenleaf (as cited in “What is Servant Leadership,” n.d.) expressed what was frequently called the “credo.”
The person I interviewed is the campus Diversity Recruiter Candace Villanueva. She loves working in higher education. I enjoy helping students reach their academics and life goals. Her passion is working with gifted students. She is capable of sharing her achieve strength with these students by pushing them further.
Through volunteering, I realized successful leaders exhibit perseverance and are self-disciplined and that servant leadership is not a specific style or skill but rather, it is about (a leader’s) behavior and actions, that are adopted over the longer term. As a leader, it is important to understand the organizational mission, values and long-term vision, whether one is working for the organization or a volunteer of it, to effectively and whole-heartedly serve the organization. This experience showed me the areas in my leadership, where I can improve upon. I recognized the importance of listening to others and what a vital part it plays, in building strong and successful relationships. I also recognized, that I tend to want to nurture and care for others, and while that is important, it is also important to recognize when an individual may not welcome that and that is okay.
On Monday November 14, I asked a parent at a childcare center would they mind having a thirty-minute interview with Ms. Key, concerning their child’s education and parent teacher partnership. She agreed and said the best day would be Wednesday because she don’t go to her other job. On Wednesday November 16,2016 an interview was done at a daycare center in Durham NC called
Mary Ewald’s letter to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was shortly sent after the worried mother found out her son had been abducted in Kuwait.(Carroll, 177) In this letter Mary Ewald aims to convince the reader, President Hussein, that her family has been unjustly affected by the abduction of her son and pleads, “let my son go” (178). In order to convey this message Ewald sides strongly on her ethos. To prove her credibility her writing style, tone, diction, personal anecdotes and character traits are all implemented together to aid in her argument. Knowing that the president of Iraq would not receive letters from everyone and actually give in, Ewald strategically used her past experiences to get through to him.
Servant Leadership during Natural Disasters Servant leadership is a leader who displays ethical and caring behaviors. These leaders seek to enhance the growth of others while improving quality of life. The two main constructs of this leadership are ethical behavior and concern for subordinates. The characteristics embodied in this are stewardship, foresight, conceptualization, persuasion, building community, listening, empathy, awareness, commitment to growth of people and healing.
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was an African American women born in the 1920s.. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, but moved to Barbados to live with her grandmother. She then became the first black congresswoman in 1968 (Biography.com). Chisholm wrote a speech confronting her coworkers about the equal rights of women. She then delivered her speech to her fellow members of the House of Representatives.
The process of setting up the interviews was extremely frustrating, which I was surprised by being that each one I contacted is an educator. After emailing and telephoning seven different school Dr. Lisa White was the only one with the slightest interest. Below are some of her responses to my questions and
1. My Guardian voice was listed at my fifth voice. 2. Since the guardian voice was my fifth voice, I would use my former manager was an examples.
Leadership interview I was given the chance to interview Hailey Hunt who has a position on student council. She taught me about her position and how she has been able to help others. She has taught me the many sides of being a leader and how it can be quite trying at times. I have found interviewing a leader is very different from researching about a leader.
Servant and Authentic leadership have several characteristic comparisons. Both servant and authentic leadership styles are positive leadership styles. Servant and authentic leaders serve other individuals. They both believe in empowering the employees they serve. The leadership styles possess a high standard of values, displays compassion and passion for integrity to their followers.
How she talked about their work is pleasing and incredible. Melissa Martinez changed my way of thinking about Foreign Service and interested me in her work. Part that interests me to work as a Foreign Service Officer is international cooperation and saving people’s lives. Also, resolving integration conflicts and crisis in different countries. I can be a part of something big and I can help people.
Over the last few weeks, leadership class has succeeded in getting me to think deeply about my life, who I really am and who I hope to be. This is good because it helps me put proper measures in place that will help me accomplish those goals. A servant leader, as we have discussed in class is one who is servant-first. His main aim is to serve his people and do what is best for the people around him, whether he is in a leadership position or not.