Leadership & Government Reflection

When I thought of leadership, a million ideas had appeared in my mind but I could only pick and choose the core values and qualities which to me is; open communication, integrity, delegation and accountability. When these four cores are put into a one of a kind leader then there would be no need for worrying and stressing about getting the job done hard and fast.  We were given a speech document saying we were to create a leadership speech and the topic was, “what does it take to become a leader,”. To me, being a leader comes with heaps of qualities people look for, heaps of responsibility to uphold and a lot more on your plate. You are to be a role model, to be responsible, respectful, respected, trustworthy, honest… the list goes on. But a leader would be sure of what they are asking or what they are receiving before they actually consider it. 

This topic was one of the easiest and best received I must say but only because I was ready for the topic and I was prepared for the subject; Leadership and Government. Not all people could be known to be a leader. You need to be reliable and confident for what you are learning to do or what you're leading. You can always work towards being a leader, you can earn it or you can be born into it. Either way, everyone can be a leader and no one has to be a follower if you aim higher and higher every time.

This subject was focusing on the Systems of Government. Government can be described in two ways:

• The system of rules used to run a community

• People who make and administer those rules

I learned that either way government is a set amount of people who govern and care for those who wish to be taken care of. Depending on how many individuals are in a community, the more complex and complicated the system of government works. The more the population grows, the more strict rules are put in place to protect everybody.  Governments have power or authority over their specified community by using their power to coerce others.  The governments give you a more easier, freer way of living in a crowded or less crowded area depending on where you are situated.  Governments are told to have three key power elements:

• Executive, the power to make decisions

• Legislative, the power to make laws

• Judicial, the power to interpret laws (deciding what laws mean and the intentions for the laws to work)

Understanding the government wasn’t the easiest but to learn how the system works and what the system does to protect us.