NEW 436 Final Paper

8/17/2019 NEW 436 Final Paper

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Name: Thomas Key

Subject: NEW 436

Professor: Dr. Wallace

My Valuable ea!ersh"# Tool $elt

Throu%hout the course of the semester & ha'e ta(e) ma)y #o")ts a*ay from #ubl"c

lea!ersh"#. The #r")c"#les & ha'e ta(e) from th"s course ha'e allo*e! me to loo( at myself ") a

!"ffere)t l"%ht. & ha'e al*ays bee) the ty#e of #erso) that e+#ects my 'ery best. ,)! the #o")ts &

ha'e ta(e) a*ay ha'e %"'e) me more co)f"!e)ce mo'")% for*ar!. & ha'e com#r"se! ser'al

lesso)s from the course a)! ma!e them ")to my lea!ersh"# tool belt. Ma(")% a #os"t"'e "m#act to

your fullest e+te)t "s someth")% e'eryo)e shoul! str"'e for ") l"fe. These tools e-u"# you *"th the

r"%ht fou)!at"o) ") becom")% a %reat lea!er.

,s a lea!er *he) you are us")% your tool belt a)! #ract"c")% *"th your tools you must

f"rst establ"sh your 'alues. ou ha'e to !"sco'er *hat you care about/ *hat !ef")es you as a

#erso)/ a)! *hat ma(es you/ you. ,ll %reat lea!ers start *"th *hy a)! )ot *hat. 0Why1 "s as(")%

the #ur#ose of your *or(/ 0*hat1 "s the *or( "tself. 2)e of the f"rst lesso)s ") class the -uest"o)

*as as(e!/ What *oul! you !"e for 5 my a)s*er *as/ or my cou)try.5 Th")(")% about my

a)s*er ") !ee#er thou%ht & real"7e! that loyalty to my cou)try "s someth")% & 'alue. To ma(e my

cou)try #rou! a)! ha'e a #os"t"'e "m#act o) my cou)try "s someth")% that "s close to my heart.

,lthou%h th"s "s true & real"7e! that loyalty stems from a %reater 'alue/ a core 'alue/ 'alu")%

#eo#le. rom 'alu")% my fam"ly/ my cou)try/ or *hate'er the case may be "t %oes bac( to


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'alu")% #eo#le/ a)! car")% for the others arou)! me. To ha'e a %reat tool belt to use you must

clar"fy your 'alues.

Whe) establ"sh")% your 'alues you must #ract"ce those 'alues throu%h your act"o)s.

,lthou%h ta(")% t"me to loo( yourself ") the m"rror "s "m#orta)t/ "t "s just as "m#orta)t to #ract"ce

*hat you #reach. & see ho* your cho"ces ") l"fe reflect your 'alues to your commu)"ty. or

e+am#le/ "f you say you 'alue your fam"ly but you !o)1t s#e)! t"me *"th them/ you are just

becom")% a hy#ocr"te. Peo#le *a)t lea!ers that cre!"ble/ say")% a)! the) !o")%. Peo#le arou)!

you see *hat your true colors are throu%h your act"o)s. &t "s easy ") l"fe to %o throu%h the

mot"o)s a)! )ot th")( ") !e#th about ho* your act"o)s #roject you as a lea!er. & ha'e come to see

that *hat you #ut your t"me ") %"'es a %oo! ")!"cat"o) of *hat you 'alue. ou are %o")% to ha'e

tr"al a)! error #er"o!s ") l"fe but (ey")% ") o) your act"o)s *"ll create a)! ma%)"fy your bra)! as

a %reat lea!er ") your commu)"ty. To ha'e a cre!"ble lea!ersh"# tool belt you ha'e to l"'e out

your 'alues to mo!el those 'alues to others.

Stay")% a*are of your 'alues a)! your act"o)s *"ll hel# ") a'o"!")% !o*)falls ")

lea!ersh"#. To a'o"! these !o*)falls "t1s "m#orta)t to )ot let your emot"o)s %et ") the *ay of

your act"o)s. My !a! has al*ays tau%ht me to )e'er ma(e a !ec"s"o) *he) you are e+tremely

ha##y or e+tremely sa!. &) l"fe you ha'e u#s a)! !o*)s a)! ta(")% a ste# bac( a)! us")% your

a*are)ess *"ll hel# ") ma(")% the r"%ht !ec"s"o). , %reat -uote *as %"'e) ") class about

emot"o)s/ s#ec"ally fear. They sa"! fear sta)!s for/ false e'"!e)ce a##ear")% real. 8emember")%

th"s *"ll hel# me *he) & e+#er"e)c")% fear ") my l"fe. ,)other t"# %"'e) ") class that relates to

a*are)ess a)! 'alues *as ha'")% a me !ay.5 They e+#la")e! a me !ay5 as/ a !ay *here you

!"sco))ect from soc"ety a)! ta(e t"me to rela+ a)! e'aluate yourself. & th")( th"s "s so "m#orta)t

to !o because th"s t"me allo*s you to th")( about the curre)t cha#ter you are ")/ ") your l"fe


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jour)ey. Th"s !ay allo*s you a ta(e t"me to th")( about a)yth")% ") your l"fe that you th")( )ee!s

to e'aluate!. "fe !oes )ot al*ays %o accor!")% to #la)/ but ") those t"mes stay")% a*are of your

'alues *"ll hel# ") o'ercom")% those challe)%es.

E'e) thou%h you must establ"sh your 'alues before you lea!/ you are al*ays %o")% to

ha'e stru%%les *"th your 'alues. Dr. Wallace state!/ &f you sto# ha'")% the stru%%le *"th your

'alues/ you ha'e lost your huma) *ays.5 & bel"e'e th"s mea)s that "f you are)1t *restl")% *"th

your 'alues you are )ot %ro*")% throu%h those har!sh"#s. Deal")% *"th the stru%%le sho*s that

you care about *hat you 'alue a)! you are %o")% to ta(e the t"me f"%ure out ho* to o'ercome the

stru%%le. , story that & share! ") class that !eals *"th stru%%l")% *"th your 'alues "s my story o)

meet")% my mum1s boyfr"e)!. ast year & *as #la))")% o) s#e)!")% 9hr"stmas *"th my mum

a)! r"%ht before 9hr"stmas she starte! see")% someo)e. & starte! to ha'e seco)! thou%hts o)

ha'")% 9hr"stmas *"th her because & !"! )ot *a)t to meet her )e* boyfr"e)! share my t"me *"th

h"m. ,fter these ")"t"al thou%hts & sa* that my mum my fam"ly; "s far more "m#orta)t tha) my

self"sh )ee!s a)! *a)ts. & )o* see ho* th"s *as a stru%%le *"th my 'alues. & ha! to ta(e t"me to

tussle *"th my "))er feel")% a)! #r")c"#les to ma(e the r"%ht cho"ce.

There *ere t*o other #o*erful story share! that relate! to stru%%le a)! 'alues. 2)e *as

Dr. Wallace1s story about h"s < th %ra!e teacher. , *ell res#ecte! teacher a)! lea!er ") her

commu)"ty that ha! a ah=ha mome)t>5 that le! to her success. She *as r"!")% o) a bus to her

home bac( ") the ?@3A1s. ,) ,fr"ca)=,mer"ca) ma) *as o)e of the f"rst #erso)s ") l")e but *as

)ot able to r"!e because the bus f"lle! u#. &) a t"me of ")just"ce a)! o##ress"o) she felt the shame

for )ot s#ea(")% u# about the ")just"ce. rom that #o")t o) she real"7e! that she 'alue! e-ual"ty

a)! *as %o")% to ma(e a !"ffere)ce throu%h the e!ucat"o) system. The seco)! story *as a '"!eo

sho*) to the class/ the story *as o) the Elle) Sho* about t*o brothers. The t*o brothers both


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#laye! ") the N but u)fortu)ately o)e ha! to %"'e u# football !ue to ("!)ey #roblems. Be

)ee!e! a ("!)ey tra)s#la)t a)! h"s brother !ec"!e! to %"'e u# #lay")% football a)! %"'e h"m o)e

of h"s ("!)eys. The brother that *as healthy real"7e! that fam"ly *as more "m#orta)t tha)

football. These t*o stor"es sho* ho* stru%%le comes *"th 'alues a)! ho* "t ta(es effort a)!

thou%h ")to #r"or"t"7")% your 'alues to sho* others your full #ote)t"al as a lea!er.

Ba'")% your 'alues #ro#erly #r"or"t"7e! "s that your 'alues allo* to !etect other #eo#le ")

your l"fe that share the same 'alues. & loo( at 'alues as %u"!es ") your l"fe/ %u"!es that hel# to

"!e)t"fy #eo#le that *"ll "m#act your l"fe ") a #os"t"'e ma))er/ a)! '"ce 'ersa. The ea!ersh"#

9halle)%e states/ , %oo! lea!er ta(es the t"me to brea( the "ce a)! %et to ()o* h"s team.5 ,

%reat e+am#le that & bel"e'e #ro'es th"s stateme)t to be true "s Ke) $la)char!. $la)char! has a

t*o ste#s he ta(es *he) collaborat")% *"th *r"ters. "rst/ you ha'e to ha'e esse)ce. Esse)ce "s

share 'alues to 'alues a)! hearts to hearts. See")% *hat that #erso) bel"e'es a)! re#rese)ts. ,)!

the seco)! "s form/ ho* are you %o")% to !o "t. Whe) f")!")% the r"%ht #eo#le ") your l"fe "t "s

esse)t"al to ha'e esse)ce. Shar")% stor"es *"th others "s %reat to loo( further ") *hat they 'alue.

,lso/ *he) shar")% your 'alues *"th others/ you must aff"rm the 'alues others share *"th you.

$y aff"rm")% others th"s allo*s 'alues to blossom ")to act"o)s to bloom ")to someth")% %reat.

W"th establ"sh")% your 'alues you are the) able to create your tool belt/ f"rst *"th ha'")%

a '"s"o). & th")( of a '"s"o) as the #ath to*ar!s reach")% your !reams. Ba'")% a '"s"o) "s (ey

because hol!")% a '"s"o) hel#s ") combat")% the )e%at"'"ty that occurs ") our l"'es. Walt D"s)ey

"s %reat e+am#le of a '"s"o)ary. Be *as )ot a) o'er)"%ht success/ he ha! ma)y cr"t"-ues a)!

#eo#le that !"! )ot bel"e'e ") h"m/ but that !"! )ot sto# h"m. Be ha! a) "!ea that starte! *"th a

mouse a)! acte! o) that "!ea. Throu%h the #rocess he hel! h"s '"s"o) a)! truste! the #rocess.

Th"s allo*e! D"s)ey to battle those t"mes of )e%at"'"ty. ou ha'e #ut t"me a)! thou%ht ") before


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art"culat")% your '"s"o) to others. $ecause you *a)t others to follo* ") someth")% that you truly

care about. , -uote use! ") class states/ Peo#le that ha'e re%ret chase someth")% that "s )ot

mea)")%ful to them a)! *hat they 'alue.5 Clt"mately '"s"o) t"es bac( ")to *hat you 'alue/

*"thout 'alues you become bl")! *al(")% that #ath to your !reams.

, #erso) that has "ma%")at"o) a)! '"s"o) has the ab"l"ty to trust the #rocess. 2#rah

W")frey state! to/ 9reate the h"%hest/ %ra)!est '"s"o) #oss"ble for your l"fe/ because you

become *hat you bel"e'e.5 $el"e'")% ") yourself a)! your ca#ab"l"t"es of accom#l"sh")% %reat

th")% %"'es you co)f"!e)ce to mo'e to*ar!s your !ream. 9oura%e "s also a #art of trust")%

yourself. ou ca)1t #re!"ct *hat your '"s"o) "s %o")% to loo( l"(e/ but trust")% ") the course ta(es

a %reat amou)t of coura%e. reat lea!ers are for*ar!=loo(")% e'e) thou%h they may )ot see

e+actly *hat *"ll be the outcome. Trust "s "m#orta)t to '"s"o)/ you ha'e to embrace "t/ a)! ()o*

that "t "s lar%er tha) you. V"s"o)s !er"'e from a #rocess that "s ")tu"t"'e a)! emot"o)al. ou may

)ot see !"rect e'"!e)ce of the outcome but you ha'e the r"%ht outloo( to assure yourself ")

!oubtful t"mes. Ste'e obs state!/ Trust the !ots *"ll co))ect/ that ta(es %uts.5 Th"s sol"!"f"es

my #o")t/ trust a)! ha'")% coura%e that your '"s"o) *"ll e'e)tually come to%ether "s (ey to

accom#l"sh")% %reat th")%s. Trust allo*s you to role *"th the #u)ches. Trust allo*s %reat lea!ers

to ma(e clar"ty ") chaos.

Trust "s )ot o)ly "m#orta)t to ha'e ") yourself mutual trust bet*ee) you a)! your

commu)"ty "s just as "m#orta)t. The e+#er"e)ces *e ha'e *"th o)e a)other sha#e the trust

share!. 8e%a")")% trust ") yourself "s a tou%h tas(/ a)! re%a")")% trust from someo)e else "s e'e)

%reater. Trust "s )ot easy to come by ") l"fe/ %reat lea!ers are able to create trust a)! hol! o) to

that trust. Trust bu"l!s co))ect"o)s a)! relat"o)sh"#s/ "t "s a feel")% share! #erso) to #erso). &

ha'e lear)t that )oth")% ca) re#lace huma) co)tact a)! that "t "s '"tal to huma) e+"ste)ce. The


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s"m#lest ")teract"o) such as a ha)! sha(e sha#es trust. Trust "s the #o*er of bel"ef ") o)e a)other/

a)! allo* #eo#le to ha'e sy)er%y bet*ee) each other. &f you bel"e'e ") someo)e/ as a lea!er you

e)able them to act/ *h"ch em#o*ers them.

Trust "s o)ly create! bet*ee) you a)! someo)e else *he) you both share the '"s"o). &)

class there *as a) e-uat"o) to trust. Truth #lus tra)s#are)cy #lus tra)sce)!e)ce e-uals trust.

Truth "s s"m#ly tell")% the truth/ tra)s#are)cy "s be")% able to sho* all your car!s o) the table

*"th someo)e to see "f they match *"th the"r car!s/ a)! tra)sce)!e)ce "s car")% about a)other

#erso) just as much as yourself. These three factors all come to%ether *he) you share your

'"s"o) *"th the others arou)! you. Shar")% your '"s"o) ca) ")s#"re others/ "f the '"s"o) "s %e)u")e

a)! authe)t"c. Shar")% your '"s"o) s#ar(s e)coura%eme)t ") others a)! %"'es a !r"'")% force to

create a future. Mart") uther K")% r.1s !ream "s a) e+am#le of a share! '"s"o). B"s famous 0&

ha'e a !ream1 s#eech e+em#l"f"es a share! '"so) because a !ream "s someth")% that all #eo#le

co))ect *"th/ *e all ha'e them. Versus say")%/ & ha'e a #la).5 *h"ch "s someth")% you

s#ec"f"cally came u# *"th to sol'e the #roblem. B"s !ream *as share! because the !ream *as

about truth/ just"ce/ a)! e-ual"ty. Th"s are a cause that #eo#le ca) sta)! beh")!/ th"s are

someth")% much %reater tha) o)e #erso). or h"s !ream to be real"ty "t *oul! ha'e to ta(e team

*or(/ *h"ch ma(es a cause tur) from or!")ary ")to someth")% e+traor!")ary.

W"th hol!")%/ trust")%/ a)! shar")% your '"s"o) you must the) act *"th e+celle)ce to

ma(e the !ream become a real"ty. , %reat -uote *as %"'e) ") class "t states/ V"s"o) *"thout act"o)

"s merely a !ream. ,ct"o) *"thout '"s"o) just #asses the t"me. V"s"o) *"th act"o) ca) cha)%e the

*orl!.5 ,lthou%h "t "s "m#orta)t to ha'e '"s"o)/ act"o) "s *hat *"ll lea! the '"s"o) ")to becom")%

real. & bel"e'e at t"mes ") our l"'es *e ha'e a fear of fa"lure ") *hat *e are try")% to accom#l"sh

a)! that hol!s us bac(. $ut fa"lure "s just a) attem#t to lear)/ to %ro*/ lear)")% from your


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m"sta(es *"ll o)ly #ro#el you ") your '"s"o). Ste'e obs tal(s about fear/ he states/ K)o*")% &

*"ll be !ea! soo)/ th"s "s the; best *ay to a'o"! the tra# of fear of fa"lure/ you are )a(e! alrea!y/

*hat !o ha'e to lose.5 ou ha'e to %"'e l"fe your best shoot/ !o)1t hol! a)yth")% bac(. &) s#orts

terms/ ea'e "t all o) the court.5 Ma(e sure ") l"fe you !o)1t settle/ fa"lure "s ")e'"table/ but

%ett")% bac( u# to try a%a") "s u# to you. To ()o* you %a'e "t your best *"ll o)ly %"'e you the

co)f"!e)ce you )ee! mo'")% for*ar!.

,)other "m#orta)t #art of your lea!ersh"# tool belt "s ha'")% hum"l"ty/ to create

commu)"ty. Bum"l"ty "s fou)! o) coura%e a)! em#athy. 9oura%e "s you ha'e %a")e! from #ast

relat"o)sh"#s a)! e+#er"e)ces ") your l"fe. ,)! em#athy "s the ab"l"ty of see")% *hat your o*)

*ea()ess are. T*o terr"f"c -uote *ere share! ") class/ the f"rst states/ Bum"l"ty "s )ot th")(")%

less of yourself but th")(")% about yourself less.5 $e")% able to th")( about *hat your )ee!s a)!

*a)ts a)! loo(")% other #eo#le1s #a") a)! try a)! u)!ersta)! that #a"). The seco)! -uote states/

Bum"l"ty "s a) authe)t"c state of 'ul)erab"l"ty/ ha'")% the coura%e to acce#t a)! u)!ersta)! the

c"rcumsta)ce surrou)!")% us a)! to *"ll")%)ess to sacr"f"ce.5 Bum"l"ty ta(es be")% a state of

'ul)erab"l"ty *"th others. E'e) thou%h o#e)")% u# may be u)comfortable/ "t sho*s #eo#le that

you *a)t to u)!ersta)! them a)! hear *hat they are %o")% throu%h. Bum"l"ty ta(es sacr"f"ce

because hum"l"ty ta(es #hys"cal a)! emot"o) e)er%y to sho* your com#ass"o) for others. Stay")%

humble/ *hether you ha'e all the r"ches ") the *orl! or are stru%%l")% f")a)c"ally sho*s %reat

lea!ersh"# -ual"t"es.

My f")al lea!ersh"# tool "s 'o"ce. Vo"ce comes ") ma)y forms/ commu)"cat"o) "s '"tal to

be")% a %reat lea!er. Vo"ce "s e"ther 'erbal or )o)='erbal. or e+am#le/ 'o"ce "s ") mus"c/ your

att"tu!e/ bo!y la)%ua%e/ e'e) s"le)ce/ you shoul! )ot th")( of 'o"ce as o)e !"me)s"o)al. ,) "))er

'o"ce "s f"rst create! before #roject")% your outer 'o"ce to you commu)"ty. &))er 'o"ce "s the


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feel")% that bur)s *"th") you. Ma(")% sure you use your "))er 'o"ce *"ll allo* #eo#le to see that

you are %e)u")e. Cse your 'o"ce to aff"rm your commu)"ty/ the lea!ersh"# challe)%e states/

E)thus"asm "s ")fect"ous.5 ,s a lea!er you must use your 'o"ce to #roject #os"t"'"ty/ *h"ch *"ll

hel# broa!e) #eo#le1s "!eas. Whe) #eo#le are aff"rme! "t allo*s #eo#le to feel #ur#oseful/ *h"ch

s#ar(s collaborat"o). Ba'")% a 0ca)=!o att"tu!e1 ") l"fe allo*s you to ha'e a) effect"'e 'o"ce

because "f you bel"e'e ") *hat you are say")%/ your ")s#"rat"o) *"ll become co)ta%"ous. ou ca)

"m#act someo)e1s !ay *"th a s"m#le sm"le as you *al( #ast them/ you )e'er ()o* *hat

someo)e else "s %o")% throu%h. The stru%%les #eo#le %o throu%h may ma(e them feel that they

ha'e )o 'o"ce/ so l"ste). "ste)")% "s a)other form of 'o"ce a)! %"'es #eo#le a) outlet to e+#ressthemsel'es. "ste)")% hel#s you u)!ersta)! #eo#le for *ho they are. 2) the other ha)!/ !o )ot

fall ")to the tra# of us")% your 'o"ce for )e%at"'"ty/ l"(e %oss"# or com#la")")%. These *"ll o)ly

b")! you/ a)! *"ll )ot allo* to %ro* ")to becom")% a %reat lea!er. Ma(e sure you use your 'o"ce

*"sely a)! that you are us")% your 'o"ce for the r"%ht reaso)s.

These tools more "m#orta)tly allo* you to ser'e your commu)"ty to the best of your

ab"l"t"es. Mart") uther K")% r. states/ E'eryo)e has the #o*er for %reat)ess/ )ot for fame but

%reat)ess/ because %reat)ess "s !eterm")e! by ser'"ce.5 M K em#o*ers others to be a ser'a)t of

the"r commu)"ty. Ser'"ce %oes bac( to your 'alues/ the) bra)ches out to your !reams a)!

'"s"o)s/ bra)ch")% further ")to ha'")% hum"l"ty a)! us")% your 'o"ce. ust l"(e a tree/ *"th a

stro)% lea!ersh"# root")% system/ th"s allo*s you to ma(e a stro)% root")% system *"th your

commu)"ty. 9o))ect")% *"th #eo#le "s *hat ser'"ce "s about. 2)e *ay & *a)t to ser'e "s to ser'e

by coach")%. , !ream of m")e "s to become the hea! stre)%th a)! co)!"t"o)")% coach for a D? or

#rofess"o)al team. My '"s"o) of reach")% that !ream "s to ")ter) a)! *or( !"l"%e)tly alo)%s"!e

the best coaches/ to lear) from the best. My #ass"o) "s f"t)ess a)! th"s "s *hy th"s !ream mea)s


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so much to me. To hol! that '"s"o) & must stay humble a)! ha'e hum"l"ty throu%h the #rocess. &

must u)!ersta)! my commu)"ty a)! the #ur#ose for my cause. ,)! use that #latform to #roject

my 'o"ce to e)coura%e others. Clt"mately my 'o"ce/ my hum"l"ty/ my !ream a)! '"s"o) all !er"'e

from my 'alues. Valu")% #eo#le to %"'e them the best o##ortu)"ty to succee! ") s#ort.

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