Mary Kennon

I have been wondering how to practice leadership without an official position. I now understand that it is more about seeing the vision, assessing the situation, and gaining followers. While the opportunity is there, I am still a little confused on how to do this without overstepping in my position. Will my boss need to be a "follower" at some level?

I have a pacesetting leadership style. I still tend to lean more towards manager, but I see how that can actually help in some leadership styles. I have also been much more aware of how I react to a situation and contemplating approaches I never really thought of before. I am not in management, but I have been seeing how some of these approaches have helped encourage my co-worker along with the rest of the group. I am intersted to complete the next lesson.

After this lesson I realized how much more a manager I am than a leader. I see my leadership weaknesses, especaially building relationships and conflict resolution, and have a clearer goal ahead of me.