Being a leader isn't as easy as they maki look

It is inevitable for leaders to encounter a pain in the neck employee.  There also comes a time when you want to just give in, the pain in the neck stays working and you resign from your job.  You need to think a million times before you do that because you will just end up being defeated.  You would not want that to hapepen - you lost your job and doing nothing at all at home.  In some way, one might consider it a full blast of release from a super difficult employee who goes overboard.    

Being assertive in your managment style is a must, it is important to let your employees have a voice but I need to give clear direction.

I think that this is a good way to look and reflect on what you are doing as a leader.  Taking the new knowledge and add them to your tool box.  Growth is necessary in leadership

I have taken this type of on line course before , great review .My action plan will be to re-evaluate my management style to ensure effective leadership.The best practice I would recommend is to look to your staff for advisement and their expertise when needing to make a decision. Challenges I have experience, is how to handle by nature negative personality types. Glass half empty.Trying to change that type of perspective.

Regards ,

Peggy Gunther

Knowing how to control emotions is something that can be challenging.  Even though at times you may be upset you need to maintain a professional demeanor at all times.  Your staff is easily influenced and will follow your lead, so it is always important to set a good example even at trying times.

Great insight. Is it them or is it me? Having a range of outcomes & changing your ideas of what solutions may look like can be truely effective.

As an instructor, I have noticed that when I am teaching a student they come up with a question that I hadn't thought of, this forces me to seek out the answer, which in turn leads me to learn something as well as the student.

Through this online forum I've learned that my leadership style is affliative; which fits my personality. Most importantly, I've learned that it is a build upon and having a blanket leadership style may not deem effective based on team, project and various other factors. 

I like the participatory managing style because it gives the experience worker/students a chance for feedback and collaboration.

As a manager of a fast-food restaurant, I constantly have to deal with new team members, new products, and new operation policies. These changes create stress for everyone, including me, since it involves planning, training, and coaching. Motivating 35 employees making minimum wage is also a challenge.

I plan to combine the knowledge and skills I gained over the past 5 years – and what I have learned in this course – to improve my job performance.  

As a Trainer, putting together a progressive management skill learning and growth modules, these types of tools are a good reinforcement mechanism for both the learning process and skill mastery and growth.

i believe effective meetings must be held weekly and include all departbents.

I found this class very informational. 

This course was eye opening. It really helped me formulate some ideas about how teams can help with business grwoth next year. 

I liked this tutorial because it teaches that to be a good leader you also have to be a good and fair team player.  As a leader you need to be in charge of the group, but you also don't want to be too aggresive or too bossy or it will turn people away.  You want to interact within the group without becoming "one of the guys". There is also always room for learning and using new tools to improve your leadership abilities and skills.

Putting into action as a Leader in Academics

I love the Ten most effective traits of an effective instructor I was on the last training.

If we aren't good followers by listening and receiving feedback, it is very difficult to become a great leader. 

Having Mobility- during classes

Organization- before class

Patience

Accessibility

Adaptability

Passions-fun in the class

Interactivity

Pronouns used ( MY class versus Our class)

Serious- taking the career or course serious to get the most out of it

Caring

Make It Happen!!

Reinforced prior training.

I learned that it is important to be assertive