As an athlete my leadership abilities have been honed ever since I entered high school. Having the ability to lead is a talent that many have yet to receive and some have a long way to achieving. I myself have had trouble switching my leadership styles into the business world as it can be interpreted controversially.
Because I have excelled in sports, I have always led by having the ability to show people what I am doing and given pessimistic or objective views. I have had to change this type of thinking because being a pessimist in business is not constructive to groups. A pessimist is someone that gives advice or leads by letting you know what your downfalls are and not what your strengths are. Instead this type of thinking does not transfer into the business community.
As an alternative I need to reevaluate and revamp my leadership style, as I have done slowly over the past two years, into a full blown objective type of leadership. This type of leader is one who sees the best and the worst of each situation, outlines the main points, and offers solutions to these problems. This is the type of leader that I am becoming but am a long way from achieving.
I still have my downfalls and am willing to admit that and it’s because I am a pessimist when it comes to athletics and business. This way of thinking has been chiseled into my brain for my entire life and changing this has not been an easy process. A major motivator though is that I want people to understand that they are doing great and even though I may point out something wrong it doesn’t supersede the 10 things that they did better. As I continue my evolution from an education world and athletics based world into the business world, I have focused my energies on becoming even better at being optimistic in every aspect of life and work, continually re assessing myself to better my performance, so that others around me may benefit.
