Throughout my life I have encountered the chance to experience position of being a leader. I have leadership experiences through being a head coordinator in Winning Eleven competitions at Paramadina University. My involvement in this competition at the Paramadina University has been a great learning experience. I have gain important qualities of being a good leader through these experiences. Some of valuable leadership traits that I obtained and strengthened are: how to be a team player, to be a better listener, to have more patience, to be not afraid of constructive criticism, to be outspoken, and to be a problem solver. Even though I have gained a lot, I still have more things to learn to become a better leader such as being more assertive, being more disciplined, becoming a better public speaker, and learn how to be realistic and not too optimistic. Being a head coordinator in this competition gave me the opportunity to make some decision and network. This has given me a different perspective of looking at things. I also managed to control my team, and high-performing teams have extensive communication mechanisms. We communicate regularly with each other wither in person, via telephone, or through e-mail and keep those unable to attend meetings informed of the group’s progress. We decided to use an Instant Messenger chat or Facebook chat for its real time communication and message logging ability to allow us to keep those not able to make the chat informed. I have to include this other element, the art of how I relate to and engage others. I had moved out from my normally disciplined routine in my parent’s home to an environment where no one set any boundaries for me. I had to learn how to listen and look up to my personal team at the same time. Most of the time, I would be the problem solver and divide the workload with the members in our group. Throughout my leadership experiences I have noticed that I have a charismatic quality that helps me lead better. These programs have people who are highly experienced in being a successful leader. I believe it can help me expand my thinking skills, enhance my leadership skills, and help develop my goal setting skills.
