Final Integrative Paper - Leader Cezar Cortez

We started the class by definition of LEADERSHIP. If you search the internet; you will see numerous definitions from different experts, gurus, business leaders, academic scholars, Saints, religious group, politicians etc… Their definition of leadership is the mirror of their EXPERIENCE in life. That is why there are never ending definitions of Leadership. We can produce many words to describe leadership. My definition of leadership might be different from the other. Leadership for me is leading with passion and constantly examining oneself before making a decision.

There is also different kind of leaders. Some may say their leadership qualities are BORN, others MADE and SITUATIONAL. Because of the fact that we are created differently by God Almighty. We have all different potential and defining moments that transform as to a kind of leader we are at the moment. We can also trace our individual leadership style from our ancestors. Physical features and traits are being inherited from the previous generations of our family. This is a proven scientific process that scientist and medical practitioners consider in identifying certain behaviors or sickness of a person.

Closing Remarks by Ma. Corazon Q. Guevarra

Dear Prof. Saguinsin,

May I request po to have my closing remarks posted on the blog as my way of thanking you and my fellow leaders for the two-month journey of beautiful memories and meaningful  experience.

God bless you Prof. I wish you all the best.

Thanks and regards,

Leader Ma. Corazon Q. Guevarra

Good evening Prof. Saguinsin.  Good evening fellow leaders. Thank you for this opportunity to speak in front of you tonight for the closing remarks. How time flies! The seven-week  journey for me has been very short. Honestly speaking, I am still overwhelmed up to now.  In fact,  I have already conditioned myself that continuous  reading, writing reflection paper, commenting on the blog should  already  be part of my daily routine. Such activities may end soon but putting into practice what we have learned of being authentic and heroic leaders, of having self-awareness and doing more, and most importantly being selfless and men for others,  has just begun. This is just the beginning of our journey and I pray that even in the absence of our dear professor, every learning has been inculcated in our hearts and minds.

As we end this course, I encourage everyone not to lose momentum, and continue what we have started. Thank you Prof for being a significant part of this journey, most especially for helping me overcome my stage fright through the call to arms speech and these closing remarks. You know very well that writing is fine with me but speaking before an audience is not my cup of tea. Likewise, thank you fellow leaders for the experience. You will always have a place in my heart. God bless us all.

Reflection Paper 2 by leader Jose Manuel Pontillas

"WHAT SHAPED ME TO BECOME THE LEADER I AM NOW?"

1.   External - what are family, environment school and work experience that shaped you today?

2.  Internal - your values, strength, weakness and how do they affect on how you decide act

3.   How do they prepare you for your future challenges?

The Shaping of a Leader

            There has been long debate as to whether leaders are born or made.  Just like the "Nature and Nurture" controversy, both factors are rather essential in the unfolding of a leader.  While nature provides us with innate qualities needed to be effective leaders, these potentialities would not be realized without the "right environment".   The culture we grew up which plays a significant role in the development of our personality and skills as a leader.  Our family exhibits the most important influence as far as our personality is concerned.  Second to the family is the community we live in.   On our road to leadership, self awareness is one of the most important and yet often neglected competency of a leader.  A self-aware leader is one who knows his strengths and how to capitalize on them.  He also has a great deal of awareness  and acknowledgment of his weaknesses and limitations and continuously strive for self-improvement.  As we revisit our past, we will try to analyze how our environment and significant others and events in our life have been instrumental in our journey to leadership.  Knowing and acknowledging our roots gives us a sense of identity and a sense of pride on our humble beginnings.

Reflection on the Hotly contested song, "Greatest Love of All"

'Quamplurimi et quam aptisimi" (As many as possible of the very best)



The sponsors of the videoke cum gesture, guess the next three letters said that this song is on the list top leadership song.  Let us examine the lyrics:   (copied from Metro Metrolyrics )

I believe the children are our are future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
So I learned to depend on me

More reference on Leadership

Good to Great by James Collins, Level 5 Leadership at Slideshare

Webinar on authentic leadership at Slideshare

How to be an Authentic Leader at Slideshare

Journey to Authentic Leadership by Victor

These are additional materials that the student may want/like to browse read if he wants to be an authentic or Level 5 leader