The Leadership Challenge

Out of all of the leadership theories that our class learned about, the one that I feel like I connected most with was the Leadership Challenge.   This is a theory that has been explored by my other business classes and one that I have really taken too.  I feel like it is very applicable to all aspects of leadership yet it is also extremely straightforward and easy to comprehend.  The five practices that make up this theory are encouraging others, modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process and encouraging the heart.   These practices can all be applicable to my own life and leadership journey! I love that any person can integrate these ideals into their own life.  A student would be just as successful with these as a company CEO.  Any great leader needs to be able to do these things in order to be successful and respected as a person and a leader. 

            The only problem I can see with this theory is its simplicity.  However, who doesn’t like simplistic things! Not only this, but it is still a powerful and straightforward theory that encompasses many of the necessary traits that a leader should embody.  


Social Change Model
To describe the social change model I choose this picture of a team engaged in a activity.  I feel like teamwork and collaboration towards working on a common purpose are the most important pieces of the social change model.   This is what leads to the accomplishment of different activities and helps to get things done.  I like how everyone is working together and accomplishing things as equals.