This past week I was recognized for my own leadership qualities. I was nominated to join a leadership honor society on campus called Rho Lambda. I am really excited to be given this honor and to better myself as a leader through this organization.
A leadership lesson I came across this week is that it is okay to fail as a leader and that it actually is usually beneficial. Michael Jordan's "Failure" commercial led me to this realization. Failure makes you grow as a person and learn from your mistakes. Everybody fails throughout life. But I think that one key aspect of failure that will help a leader is admitting when they have failed. In this clip Michael Jordan speaks of all the times where he failed. Followers respect someone that is humble and takes responsibility for these short comings. On the other hand, if a leader pretends to be perfect at everything, then the followers will be discouraged and think that anything they do short of perfection is a failure. I also loved how at the end of this clip Michael Jordan says that it is wasn't for his failures he would not have been successful.
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