Working Toward New Leadership
Leadership has been challenged in the recent years. Traditional leadership involved face-to-face efforts and team building. The needs of good leadership have had to adjust by being more “messy,” meaning that structure and patterns have had to give way to listening, encouraging, and finding new ways to get things done. Those are the marks of the true new leadership. And yet, some “leaders” still hold on to the old styles - being a yes-man to the whims of others with greater seniority with no regard for the organization’s mission, vision, or goals. It is unfortunate that people are still governed by biased and uninformed leaders. It is reassuring, however, that it remains possible to be an effective and compassionate leader. This is my goal as I work to apply school discussions and theory into practical application in the real world. I am excited about the prospect of opening my new business, Def burger, in the Pensacola, Florida region. We will begin as a food truck servi
