What makes a Leader? - Year 9 Leadership

Hi everyone, this blog post is going to be about an activity we did in Wananga. We started this activity by listing down some ideas on what we think makes a great leader. We are focusing on this topic because when we move up to year 10, we are going to be doing a lot of leadership task. 

Here are some of the key things that I'm looking for from a great leader:

• Someone who is really Brave when it comes to facing the consequences that awaits them. Someone who is brave enough to take responsibilities about the decisions that they make and someone who is brave enough to step out of their comfort zone to try out new thing for themselves and for their team.
• Someone who is Smart enough to make smart decision for the team so that the team won't have to do anything hard. Someone who could also teach the team how to also make good decisions so that they won't always have to be the one who makes the choice.
• Someone who is Inclusive. making sure that everyone in the team is included on the work that they do and work on. Someone who makes sure that everyone takes part on the things that they do and not only one person doing all the work.
• Someone who is Respectful and Honest. Someone who Respects their teammates and someone who is Honest with the teammates. 
• Someone who Listens to everyone in the group. Takes their opinions and ideas in consideration.
• Someone who is committed on the team and committed on being the leader.
• Someone who is ready to step out of their comfort zone especially when the team needs them and their guidance. 
• Someone who can manage themselves so that they could become the person who the team can rely on.
• Someone who is very Empathetic, someone who knows and thinks about what other people could feel.
• Someone who is Loyal to the team and sticks to them.
• Someone who is Assertive but in a good way. Someone who can stand up on their own feet and speak up for the team.

There are probably more things that a great leader could have but this is what I think could make a really great leader. This is the video that I made last week covering some of these characteristics that I have listed down:

I didn't include it in the video that I made but a very good leader that I know and I admire. This leader is Jacinda Ardern. She was able to lead our country while there is a world pandemic. Leading a country itself could be really hard but when there is a virus that is going around worldwide, it made her job much more harder. She was able to control the citizens of New Zealand and lead them to safety. That alone is very inspiring and that is why I admire her the most.