MSLD 511 Personal Blog

Reflecting on the language within my office and how it primarily is specific to my workplace was difficult for me to identify at first. I realized this was because I have become used to the verbiage. A few of the words that are circulated often in my workplace but carry a different meaning to the outside world are : -Matriculated -Conditional -Provisional These can easily be portrayed simply as words with either much meaning or very little meaning . However, in the admission field, these words carry heavy meaning and importance when used in the office. For example, before working in admissions, if someone said the word matriculated I would not think of a student who has been admitted normally, who has paid their tuition deposit and has been processed in our system. If I thought of the word provisional, my mind wouldn't have jumped to a student who did not meet the academic requirements, but is trying to gain admission over time . As John Koenig states in his talk, “ .....

My original definition of leadership that I developed nine weeks ago was, “ Leadership is a trait gained through application in which the subject influences those around them in various means towards a common goal.” I would not make a change to my original definition of leadership. I still view leadership as a word that is extremely difficult to define. Scholars are still studying leadership and honing traits to become the best leader. This nine-week course expanded my original tunnel vision view of leadership and revealed I was blind to the fact that there are numerous theories and hypothesis’ regarding leadership. However, my overarching belief that leadership is a skill that anyone can hone still holds. Learning about differing views of leadership and how an individual can approach followers was very eye-opening to my own leadership habits. It broadened my spectrum of how to lead, what can be done and different ways in which leaders can approach followers. Studying leadership ...

I have had three “real-world” professional experiences since I graduated from my undergraduate studies in 2016. All three have been extremely instrumental in shaping who I am professionally, how I carry myself and how I adorn leadership qualities when need be. Each position I have held has grown me in ways that were originally outside my comfort zone, but now are no longer. My daily thought as I drive to work has always been: be who I am to my core, be kind, work hard and treat each individual I encounter with worth and dignity. This is where my personal and work ethic stem from. Being self-aware of my work-habits, conversations and work-ethic has also aided in developing who I am professionally. One key example of how I learned to be self-aware and adopt positive qualities instead of negative was in my first sales position. My two managers (I shared an office with one of them) were very sporadic in emotions, would yell and scream often and had inappropriate relationships with co...