Going into today's class I wasn't sure what to expect. I wasn't sure if we were going to get the boring good leaders have certain qualities speech or, this is what is expected of you in the healthcare industry as a leader speech. I was pleasantly surprised today with the information presented. I really enjoyed the discussion on leadership qualities and it was interesting to see how many people have never really been in any kind of leadership position and haven't had a chance to determine what their leadership style is. The five levels of leadership speech started to lose my interest about half way through but I found most of the information pretty interesting. I'm not convinced that the jump from level 3 to level 4 and 5 is really that big. I kind of feel like when you attain level 3 you usually are at levels 4 & 5 at the same time. The one question I had when going through this information is can this type of leadership be taught or is it just something that comes natural. I think we can learn to be better leaders but I wonder if the best leaders are the ones who have a knack for it. I feel like I am good at looking at individuals and determining what their strengths and weaknesses are but I think evaluating others and determining how they see you is a helpful skill that I could put into practice. I'm actually interested to see where this class goes, it appears to me that it is going to be more fun than I had initially anticipated.
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