Soldiers, not just in the Vietnam War, carried personal items that assisted them through a time of fighting and death. These personal items were attachments that allowed the men to hold onto something, even if it was small, to help them continue fighting. In the book, The Things They Carried, there are several characters that possess everyday nicknacks that bring them happiness in a time of sadness. These characters and what they held on to include: Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, who holds onto hope, Henry Dobbins holds on to love, and Norman Bowker holds on to superstition. Hope is one of the ultimate feelings that people, especially soldiers, hold onto during war.
A good leader has many certain traits and qualities. Communication being one of them. A leader needs to be able to speak to everyone, since they are in charge. Leaders will use constructed criticism to let the people being lead know how they are doing, what could be fixed, or what could be better.
Further, effective communication is critical to the success of any team, and a strong leadership team can ensure clear and effective communication between coaches, players, and staff, and can foster a culture of open communication and motivate players to perform at their best. (Aliesha, 2021) In summary, a strong leadership team is critical to the success of an NBA team, providing direction, support and guidance to the players and staff, and creating a culture of excellence that promotes
There are many qualities that good leaders must possess in order to be able to maintain a group united and working together, whether it is a sports or any academic team or club. For example; football/volleyball, U.I.L/ National Honor Society, or even Spanish/Interact club. Leaders must be willing to pass on a positive influence and know when to take charge. They must begin to be role models to those they associate with on a daily basis.
A great leader always shows respect, respect towards coaches, teammates and even umpires, and to always show good
In this article by John O’Sullivan states that there is no need for adults to take over their child’s experiences. They have to learn and become who they are by themselves with no outside help. If the parent is taking control over everything the child does, then there is no room for the child to do things by themselves. This is a very bad impact of leadership by parents because they end up hurting their children in the long run. Now without parents if the child is to learn on their own and fix their mistakes they will become successful (O’ Sullivan 2015).
True leadership requires one to be able to understand, inspire, motivate, and communicate with others. Good
Sports management involves any combination of skills related to planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting, leading, and evaluating within the context of an organization or department whose primary product or service is related to sport or physical activity. A manager in sports comes with different duties, qualifications, and accountabilities. Through the years of training school, sports managers have and important role in the sports industry. Sports managers job is not easy, yet it can be motivating, encouraging, and exciting. Sports managing have a lot to do as far as coaching and scouting, but throughout this job can be a life learning experience.
Coaching- The coaching leader develops people for the future. He is the one who is able to recognize talent and how best to develop it. The leadership style works best when the leader wants to help teammates build lasting personal strengths that make them more successful overall. The coaching leader offers developmental plans, including challenging assignments that push people to cultivate new skills.
Communication is a central component of coaching and is “the act of expressing ideas, information, knowledge and feelings, as well as understanding what is expressed by others”. (reference) Chhikara (2013) suggests that “the success of any coach at every level of competition, is determined by his or her ability to effectively communicate with their athlete(s)”. Communication is essential for coaches to teach new skills, correct faults or solve problems, which is why it is important for coaches to have effective communication skills. Communication can be both verbal and non-verbal; Coaches communicate many of their messages through their voice, actions, facial expressions and body language. (think you are missing a word or reference here)
Leadership has been defined in a variety of ways, there are multiple authors and theorists who have tried to define and understand leadership, all leading to varying theories and conclusions, but one thing that is universally understood is the importance of effective leadership and how someone with good leadership skills can impact so many people around them. (Kakabadse and Kakabadse, 1999; Yukl, 2002; Northouse,2013) The main components that have been identified to play a role in leadership are relations between leader and subordinates, interaction form between leader and followers, the influence that the leader has, the way in which the leader behaves and finally a leader’s traits. (Yukl, 2002) These elements that make up a leader, are then used as building blocks to identify the way in which each specific leader deals with its followers.
There are many different forms of communication these include visual, verbal and non-verbal. It is important that people take a look at their own communication skills and how these can be improved. Communication allows us to see things from another point of view; therefore one can get rid of any personal biases. Listening is a gift that should be appreciated, it lets people know what is going on around them in their society, such as people’s problems and struggles. It is not until people start to listen to someone that they will be able to understand that person.
The performance of a leader is evident, more so in competitive games and matches. The leader’s performance can make or break the confidence of all the other team members. A sports leader has a three edged role. He should ensure player satisfaction, perform well himself and steer the group towards success.
Transferable values like leadership and communication are not only applied to sports, but also constantly through school and the work place. Communication and leadership skills can be taught through teamwork. Teamwork consist of motivating others and working together to achieve a common goal. Teamwork also delegates duties and constructive feedback to their teammates. For instance, I did wrestling in high school
Listening breaks down the barriers between individuals by paving the way for mutual understanding and cooperation. Good listening prevents communication gap and facilitates a fair grasp of the objectives and priorities of individuals and institutions. Attentive listening prevents the need for repetitions and thus save precious time. Normally, people listen to improve their knowledge, to obtain information, to follow directions, to be able to solve problems, to share experiences and feelings of joy and sorrow, to express opinions, to give judgments, and finally to learn new
