A big part of my life has been revolved around sports and competitions. From the six years of playing baseball, football, and basketball, I have developed characteristics of a strong leader and teammate. Through sports I learned that a great leader must have good communication skills, be supportive, and have the ability to manage failure. When it came to baseball, encouraging one another was a huge part of the game. I remember just always being up on the fence cheering my teammates on as they went
have exposed me to leadership and taught me essentials for the workforce. Being involved with varsity athletics, I was able to develop my sense of work ethic, but most importantly athletics taught me how to be a leader.. The girls’ athletic program at my school encourages athletes to max out their talents and give everything they have for everything they do, this phrase is something I try to live my life by, and not just limit it to my
Working at Jimmy John’s today I asked numerous employees on what is their definition of the word sport, followed by a commonly asked question: if they believe that cheerleading should be classified as a sport or not. Since I was the only female working today, most of the male employees said that cheerleading is definitely not a sport since you have to do routines, wear makeup and tight revealing clothing, requires false smiles, awful facial expressions, and the definition of it is “a game of competition
In the context of Pakistan, very narrow research has been done on the leadership style adopted in the education sector. The Pakistani culture is based on the power distance and gives priority to the autocratic decision making style. In Pakistani culture there is high power distance but low individualism (Routamaa & Hautala, 2008). Jeger (1986) manifested that transactional leadership is more successful in variety of countries outside North America including India, Nigeria, Japan and Pakistan. Pakistan
Introduction Both of the articles are fall under mismanagement theme. The article, “TOYOTA RECALLS: A STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE”, by Sonia Taneja, Mildred Golden and Pryor Scott M. Sewell analyze the capabilities and strategies of Toyota’s competitions in the industry and discusses the challenges Toyota faced during the recall of eight million automobile. General recommendations are made in order to strengthen their current positions and in order to regain their reputations and it is necessary
athletes, participation has increased from merely 294,000 to over 3.2 million in 2011-2012 (NFHS, 2012). This resulted in more females being afforded the opportunity to gain the positive physical, social, emotional and cognitive benefits that arise from sport participation. In fact, according to Laura Gentile Vice President of ESPNW, female athletic participation has life-long benefits as, “Women who are athletes are well-suited for the business world and have tangible advantages. From work ethic to adaptability
was prevalent throughout societies around the world. Cultures spanning from the Ancient Chinese, to the Aztecs, to the Egyptians, and Ancient Greeks all valued honor as demonstrated in writings such the Art of War to the Illiad and Odyssey. Any importance attached to wealth or power was only as deep as its attachment to reputation. This approach to honor and reputation ruled supreme from the beginning of history, all the way through the 20th century. The honor and reputation associated with a good
I desire to coach at the high school level. The field is where I want to be; it is where I have the greatest potential as a head coach because I understand and love the game better than any other coach. I have played; I also have a passion for the sport that shaped my character in many different ways. I think knowing who I am and what I stand for not only as a person but as a coach will help me know how to react to problems, success and failure. My philosophy consists of who I am what I stand for
Through sports, Special Olympics give their athletes “continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and
Wang Si Cong registered his own investment company. He joined in the E-sport in 2011, saved a champion team and improved the whole E-sport’s players’ social status. In September,2015, he set up Panda TV as CEO. With Wang Si Cong 's family background, he doesn't worry about money. Why did he start a business? Like most of the Generation Y, he wants to prove himself. And judging by his investment, he started in the field of E-sports games he likes. Do what you are interested in can bring sense of identity