Leadership Essay - Transformational Leader - Coach Carter
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Leadership Essay- Transformational Leader (Coach Carter)
Transformational leaders are individuals who lead by doing. By taking
actions these leaders are making a difference in the world. They continually
change themselves as well. They stay flexible, adaptable, and continually
improve those around them. They do this by having a positive attitude. When
we constantly surround ourselves with positive people we too become positive
thinkers. They have a "vision". Its this vision that inspires both transformational
leaders and people in general to accomplish their goals. They are also
intellectually stimulated. They see new solutions to old problems and they think
"outside the box". When there seems to be no possible solution to an everlasting
issue they think "There must be a way". Lastly although this task is quite difficult,
they inspire others to do better. Many people look up to these leaders and
aspire to be more like them. There fore after reviewing these qualities and
strengths transformational leaders have I believe that Coach Carter is a great
example of a transformational leader.
Coach Carter is a basketball coach who was given a position at a new
school. When he arrives at the gym and meets the team he soon realizes he has
his work cut out for him. The team is a group of boys who have decided to
forget about their grades and focus only on basketball. Instantly coach Carter
decides to take a stand and take action. He tells the boys that until their grades
are up they will no longer be able to play period. He inspires them to do better
academically and even when the gym is unlocked and the men are allowed
back in they continue to work on their studies. They do this because they have
been inspired by him. In fact they look up to him as a role model. He changed
them for the better and made them realize the right choices they needed to
make for themselves. In the movie coach mentions that, "The journey of a
thousand miles begins with the first step... Average is just not good enough
period". This quote really stuck with me because sometimes when I have a
difficult task at hand I think, "Alright, I tried. Time to give up!" However after I
watched this movie I realized that as humans we are always going to be facing
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