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Leadership Event

It is always a great time attending leadership events. There are always so many successful leaders willing to share their secrets to success, interacting with them after the conference is what everyone at the event is always looking forward to. The secrets to success are always beneficial to the keen audience. Leadership is always about change, and interacting with successful leaders is always a welcomed challenge. Change is what determines if a leader is going to be successful, I recently attended a car company leadership event and there were so many leadership lessons I gained from the event. I learned that as leader one should use energy wisely, model behavior, take responsibility, and always anticipate change and effective communication.

Use energy wisely

During the 5 hour conference, I learned that great leaders should not spend the most time worrying about failures. Worrying creates distractions and affects the judgment of a leader when making decisions and at times wastes a lot of time. Worrying limits the creativity of the leader, leading to one giving poor solutions to a problem (Asrar-ul-Haq, Muhammad and Peter 54). Worrying limits the decision making strengths of a leader. I learned great leaders are always worrying about solutions to a problem instead of focusing on the problem. The best way to provide better solutions to a problem is by preparing well if a leader fails to plan, the solution to the problem will ultimately fail.

The best way to be a successful leader is to always be prepared, great leaders always anticipate a problem before it happens. The lessons from the event will be beneficial when I will be managing a team. I will be able to teach them how to appreciate responsibilities, and that they should execute them with fun. Leadership roles should not be taken as a burden but a way in which our abilities are appreciated by others (Asrar-ul-Haq, Muhammad and Peter 54). When a leader who takes responsibilities with seriousness, the team has will give successful output. a great leader uses his energy greatly by delegating leadership roles to others, it eliminates the stress of the job and trusting that others will perform admirably.

Model behavior

There are so many things that determine great leadership but nothing beats model behavior. Individuals gain leadership qualities by observing what their leaders are doing. The reason I love attending leadership conferences and events is that great leaders never stop learning. Team members learn from their leaders, leaders should always conduct themselves in a better way because they are the image of the team (Li et al. 97). Leaders cannot expect to have a positive impact on team members if they always acting in uncouth ways. Leaders should always act in a humane way; they should always relate easily with their employees and always create effective communication channels (Li et al. 97). Great leaders are always easy to reach and easily interact with others, they take corrections positively. From the conference I learned the great leaders are nothing without their team, as much as the leaders influence individuals, teams also make a leader.

Leaders always take responsibility

The event has been grateful to me both as an individual and someone who aspires to be a leader in the future. The common talk from speakers at the conference is at the workplace one should not wait to have fancy offices so that they show their leadership qualities. an individual should always be ready to respond at the workplace and take responsibility for their decisions (Yahaya, Rusliza and Fawzy 190). Great leaders take responsibility for the choices they make. Great leaders also involve other members in the decision-making process. Having fancy offices will not make others value your input if the leadership qualities are missing (Yahaya, Rusliza and Fawzy 190). One should take advantage of leadership events to horn leadership qualities. Great leaders always take risks in showing commitment to helping others solve their problems irrespective of their ranks.

Anticipate change

For any individual aspiring to be a future or would like to improve on their leadership qualities the event was the best place for them to be. The event made me realize that it is the way leaders execute the leadership roles that make them great leaders. Leaders do not focus on their shortcomings but focus on helping others they surround themselves with (Li et al. 97). Leadership is always changing and leaders should always anticipate change and be ready to accept. Implementing change is what makes leaders great, leadership strategies always change and leaders should adopt the strategies to be effective in their leadership positions.

Effective communication

Great leaders are great communicators. The event showed me that to be a leader you have to be always available to team members. a great leader should always communicate the vision of the company to employees in a manner that is clearly understandable (Li et al. 97). A leader should make team members feel appreciated; no matter how small they put in they should be appreciated. Communication is a critical tool in leadership, leaders should develop proper listening skills, it makes it easy to solve problems that others have (Haslam et al.). Leaders should always be ready to listen to the opinions of their employees, that way they will be motivated to work and be better for the company. Effective communication makes the team feel right.

In conclusion, effective leadership is not easy to define; many individuals define leadership based on individual traits, and management techniques. great leadership goes deeper than that, great leadership involves effective communication, leaders should not only talk to employees but also listen to their opinions. Great leaders always anticipate change and accept it, they are not rigid to change. The event has been helpful in learning leadership techniques and what influences, great leadership is not always about fancy offices but taking responsibility. Showing a respectable behavior and using the energy effectively to make great decisions is what makes a leader great.

Works cited

Asrar-ul-Haq, Muhammad, and K. Peter Kuchinke. "Impact of leadership styles on employees’ attitude towards their leader and performance: Empirical evidence from Pakistani banks." Future Business Journal 2.1 (2016): 54-64.

Haslam, S. Alexander, et al. "A social identity approach to leadership development." Journal of Personnel Psychology(2017).

Li, Chien-Ching, et al. "Leadership development practices, and patient satisfaction: An exploratory study of select US Academic medical centers." Patient Experience Journal 4.1 (2017): 97-102.

Yahaya, Rusliza, and Fawzy Ebrahim. "Leadership styles and organizational commitment: literature review." Journal of Mansagement Development 35.2 (2016): 190-216.