s, and display an aura of trustworthiness and competence. For example, former President Jimmy Carter made a huge mistake by carrying his own luggage into the White House, despite a bellboy’s offer to take care of it for him. While his reasoning was understandable, this spoke bounds about his understanding, or lack thereof, of the importance of image management. Happy workers are productive workers, so relationship development is very important. According to the Bible, you should treat others as you would have them treat you, and I agree with this completely. As a leader, I would want to be certain that I was doing everything in my power to keep the workers motivated and happy, as they would be the first to pull through in time of need. Therefore, I would care for the people that I was leading. I have always been a people person, and would much rather help someone than scorn them, so it would be my goal to maintain an “open door” policy whenever possible, and listen to what the employees would have to say.The fifth and final part of my Five Beliefs Model is Competence. I have been in enough jobs to realize that there is little worse than working under someone who knows less than yourself about the particular job, so unless I felt completely comfortable with what I was leading the people at, I would be careful how deep I got into it. I have always been one to accept and appreciate constructive advice. This goes along with resource utilization, as few people know how best to do something than those who do it on a day-to-day basis, but it still relates to competence. People will always look up to someone when there is mutual respect, and I feel that every hard working employee, no matter what their position is, deserves respect.In conclusion, leadership is what you make it. The key to being a successful leader isn’t how well educated you are, or how much money you have, or the people you know, but ho...
