When comparing these three words to possible leaders I instantly thought of three people; Mrs Lyon my upper school head and who I have decided to interview, Dianne Johnson my old dance director, and Christa Widjaja an old friend, drill team captain, and Miss Teen Dallas 2011.
Mrs. Lyon - When it comes to Mrs. Lyon I feel like she has a clear direction of where she would like to lead the upper school at parish. Not only am I seeing her strive to make goals happen allow for students to have more responsibilities and over all better the upper school teachers, parents and other students see it as well. I don't think any one from Parish or outside of Parish could come in and say Mrs. Lyon is not committed to her job. She is constantly there for anyone whether is it a parent wanting to talk about their child, her staff needing assistance with their program or a kid who just needs to vent or talk to someone who will understand. Mrs. Lyon seems to have a good view and handle in her new position as upper school head, and fits nicely as a leader in our community.
Dianne Johnson- Mrs. Dianne has been a big part of my life as my dance teacher and director for many years. She owns her own studio which she takes great pride in running in the best manner possible. It seems to me that she has had a clear direction for her studio for many years and has continued to live out her dreams by moving and expanding her studio. Mrs. Dianne has continued to teach all of her students more the just dance moves but life lessons and skills to help them in the future. Anything from respect to eloquent speaking. If that isn't commitment I don't know what is.
Christa Widjaja- Christa has become a big leader in the community especially in her high school years. She has stepped up at school leading her drill team and learning when it's time to be a leader and when to fallow in line. I feel as a soon to be graduated senior Christa is now at the point of defining her direction in life. For years now she has been aligned with either her parents or dance studios rules and reputation and it's at this point like many other seniors to change that alignment to what we plan for the future. As for commitment being in a public role as Miss Teen Dallas has allowed Christa to have a great presence in her community and to do a lot more work for it then she normally would be able. She has worked hard to becoming Miss Teen Dallas and to fulfill the role that goes with the title.
Elianah, this is a substantive post. You took a concept we did not spend a lot of time on and applied it well to three different people. Indeed, leaders set a direction, with their vision, then get follower to align with it. Finally, they demonstrate a commitment to see that the vision is realized; a leader without a track record for getting things done is going to lack in credibility.
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This post has some punctuation errors -- capitalization, commas, tense -- which likely could be caught with a more careful reading. That had an impact of the "care" aspect of this posts grade.