Relationships

"Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow." Throughout our college experience and our lives, we are often asked what our legacy will be. For leaders, there is usually an understand of being a determined and tough leader, or a very sociable and understanding leader; but where is the happy medium? The tough situation that many are faced with is how 'people join people', and that it can drastically change a work environment. Choosing to be a leader in any given situation, you are often accepting the responsibility to lead, whether that's as a team player or as a confined animal. 

Relationships are what can build up a great leader, and what can make a leader inspirational and unique. Down a long career path, many leaders often loose their sense of relationships and thrive on power and dominance. Successful leaders are the ones who make an effort to listen and understand their peers, and want to be liked. As a human being we are constantly striving for the satisfaction of others liking us. Like who doesn't like friends?! As a leader, they should want people to recognize them for their good nature, and their understanding personality. 

Working in any environment, more often than not there will always be a huge number of different personalities. When having different personalities can be an incredibly great thing, it can also create crazy tension. It's important in a leaders eyes to view every situation from another persons perspective, and try to understand where they are coming from. Many personalities and opposing views could be considered like oil and water; but it's having differences like these that help us recognize things we may have never considered before.