Leadership+Philosophy

=Leadership Philosophy=

My leadership philosophy derives from that of the the participatory or democratic style. I believe that everyone should take part in leadership as well as making changes in post-secondary institutions. I try to stress an approach that teaches togetherness, collaboration, and positivity. After all, if individuals are generally happy within the professional context and feel that they are able to express themselves and represent their ideas in some fashion, they tend to be more cooperative and create better unity. I believe that in a professional context, it is important to look at any institution with a holistic approach, that the institution works as one larger body rather than working as independent departments loosely working together. As a leader, I want to involve all individuals in a professional context in order to make them feel like they are a part of something bigger. Also, I yearn to help educate individuals on my particular vision and help alleviate any fears they may have on the changes that I wish to implement at various times in the institution. I believe that creating open lines of communication is one of the most imperative things to accomplish at the university level and that by doing so, the institution becomes one that is more free flowing and open to change due to the collective collaboration that is resulted from open communication. The point of the institution is to serve the needs of its constituents. Rather than having various departments and parts of an institution battling each other, they should be working together to create a better product. In the case of post-secondary education, the constituents, that being the students, deserve to be given the best education and resources available to enhance their academic experience. By stressing positive attitudes and open communication, individuals seem to realize that, indeed, the institution is one whole university and everyone is in in together to make the academic experience useful and enjoyable for its constituents. Everyone should take part in the leadership process and a good leader certainly inspires individuals to do just that. I hope that my particular leadership philosophy does just that in the future. I want to bring a positive energy to the professional context where individuals feel like they can accomplish anything and work in a collaborative fashion to create a progressive force of positive change in post-secondary institutions.