Below is my answers from my interview:
Leadership:
How do you define leadership?
i define leadership as a willingness to lead by example in both action and words. Leadership is the ability to see the full picture and make decisions that lead towards the end goal.
What do you think are a few essential characteristics of a good leader?
servant leadership, you wont have someone do something you yourself are not willing to do.
Compassion: ability to understand what someone is going through and empathize with them but call them to more.
Empowering: being able to see someones gifting and call out the gold in them
How would you define your style of leadership?
i would define my leadership style as a servant leader. I do first then release others into leading.
What is your approach to leadership?
Im very much a relational leader. I love to spend time and help develop an individuals gifting and talents.
What have you found that works well as a leader in your position?
spending time with those that are volunteering. Showing them kindness and compassion and working with them to find their sweet spot of working and serving.
What have you found that does not work well as a leader in your position
ive found that releasing people before they are ready or giving them more responsibility than they are wanting as a volunteer has always come back to be an issue.
How do you make sure projects and tasks stay on schedule?
I personally use a task management program. Asana. I put every piece of the project into a task flow and assign due dates and an individual to complete them.
How do you/or would you handle disagreements on your team?
i handle disagreements by having an open conversation and brining in a third person to mediate if we cannot come to a compromise. I also encourage active listening using i statements vs accusatory language.
What was a difficult decision you made as a leader?
The most difficult decision I made as a leader was to send a student home from an overseas trip: they were not adjusting to the culture or following the rules needed for their safety. At the end of the day this was the best option for everyone.
Service: weekend kids coordinator/ admin at a church.
What is the vision of the organization?
To make Jesus known and to help people grow.
What is the mission of the organization?
to live linked (in community) to live sent (to help in the community) live loved to be in relationship with Christ.
What social issue/need does the work of the organization address? (e.g., education, health, environment, economic, etc.)
the place I worked for has an emphasis in helping the community. We have the Esperanza Legal assistance cente
r which works to make legal aide accessible concerning immigration. We focused on hunger by hosting food pantry at two local elementary schools. We also hosted a mobile food pantry.
How does the work of the organization contribute to the development of the community and advance social justice?
the work of this organization works to advance the community by Seeing the needs of an area and choosing to fill the gaps with the greatest needs. The end goal is to set up a program that is self sustaining that we can eventually pull out of serving in that capacity by offering holistic programs that can survive beyond the organization. By education, and equipping the people you are serving to become the answer to their own struggles
As you reflect on your service site, its structure, and its leadership you will consider the ways in which your service site embodies those characteristics and areas where you think it could grow.
Part II: Profile Paper
Drawing on your interview and your experiences and observations at your service-learning and civic engagement site, you will assess your site supervisors model of leadership and the model of leadership most clearly supported by the organization. To do this you will need to address the following questions. This paper should be 1000 1500 words in length.
What leadership approach and characteristics does your supervisor appear to employ as discussed in our course materials/books? Use your interview and observations to support your claim.
How would you classify your site supervisor as discussed in our course materials/books?
In what ways does your site supervisor represent a servant leader? Use any of our texts.
In general, does the leadership approach taken by your site supervisor appear to be effective, why? Use your interview and observations to support your claim.
What model of leadership does the organization appear to support? Use your interview and observations to support your claim.
In what ways does your site support servant leadership? Use any of our texts.
In general, does the leadership approach supported by the organization appear to be effective, why? Use your interview and observations to support your claim.
Is the approach to leadership supported by your site congruent with your site supervisors approach to leadership?
Whether or not your site and your site supervisor represent good examples of servant leadership, what strategies or ideas do you have which might help grow or strengthen servant leadership at your site?
NOTE: Prepare your paper using APA format using 12 pt. Times New Roman font with 1? margins. Do not include an abstract
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