Leadership In Finding Your Voice By Ana Liza Rodriguez

There will always be those who lead the pack and those who follow. We as humans love to stay in our comfort zones and cliques. It takes a strong leader who can set the right example in order for the group to progress. Likewise, individuals also need a manager to govern the people under the leader. It takes a healthy balance of leadership and management in order for the group to flourish. I believe that it takes people with the right qualities in order to lead and manage successfully. Throughout time and history, great leaders have developed nations and destroyed nations. One can glance through the history books and be immersed with details of these great leaders. For instance, Martin Luther King (MLK) Junior, was able to rally tens of thousands

in order to protest for his cause. Luther’s ability to communicate, be decisive, and be personally relatable allowed the masses to grasp his ideas and follow his teachings. Thus, we know him as one of great leaders of his time and of the civil rights movement. In “Finding Your Voice,” an article written by Ana Liza Rodriguez, she states, “Leadership to me is the ability to inspire, motivate, and lead the team achieving a common purpose or goal” (Karam, 2021). In my opinion, I believe this is an insightful glance at the definition of a leader. Leaders must be able to take people's ambitions and transform them into inspiration and goals. Leaders, also known as influencers, make this goal SMART, like nurses do. These influencers can also put forth a philosophical goal that influences future generations, such as the abolitionists that ended slavery after the civil war. The abolition of slavery led to the great leader MLK finishing the struggle for equal rights. Although controversial to many, another great leader in history is Adolf Hitler. I understand that he was a terrible person; however, his ability to rally the people all over Germany under a common system, was unheard of.

I believe these five qualities are tenacity, the ability to teach, how to finish a task, self-discipline, and blind commitment. Management that shows tenacity is able to get control over their employees. I do not mean an evil overlord that is full authoritarian but a manager that has a firm grip in the workplace. I believe this makes for an organized and controlled work environment. Also having a management that is not afraid to tenaciously reach for a goal is always a bonus. Managers should have the ability to teach. They are put into power by someone above them, with the knowledge of the job. They must be able to train the people underneath them in the ways that allow them to safely and effectively complete the job. It is up to the management at any workplace to train any employees so staying updated to date and being able to teach effectively are important for a manager. The third important quality ties in with the ability to teach. It is the ability to finish a task. A manager is set forth to ensure employees finish their respective tasks. It is up to the manager to train the employees in the correct way to finish their task. The fourth quality a manager should have is self discipline. They should be able to be friendly with the people under them while keeping a distance that ensures the manager to employer relationship is kept up. They must