My Leadership Philosophy

 

My Leadership Philosophy

 

#1 Lead by Example

#2 Always be Respectful and Value People

#3 Keep Doing My Best and Motivate Others (Never Give Up)

#4 Learn from Experiences and Always Communicate

#5 Trust People to Do the Right Things

 

My leadership personality up until now has been a journey for me from the start. Little did I know that leadership will be taught in me when I joined the Philippine Military Academy. When I was still a civilian, I never cared too much about whether I will be a leader or not. It was the position I was concerned with when I graduate. I was just cruising until I finally decided to enter PMA. It was a life-changing decision for me, and it was all worth the journey. From a happy-go-lucky person, I became a better version of myself. Unfortunately, after a year in PMA, I was turned back for a year to join the next class. I was eagerly going back but only to find out later that this eagerness will not cut it. It maybe true that I am not as intelligent as the other cadets, but one thing is that I am sure that I never give up no matter what.  It was the only way I can pursue my dream to be a PEEMAYER. Later, I came to realize that I became a leader on my own level. It actually takes two to be a leader. But you have to nurture the other, the follower.

My Leadership Philosophy has always been my inner place. But our community and our world, has constantly challenged it. Often, I lose my way but would somehow find my path back because I had written this to remind me of what I am when I am committed to leadership. According to some of my great mentors, leadership is indeed is not a position but a process of actively engaging to make choices that honors your soul and respect the outer world. They said further that the encounters push us to respond to situations out of compassion and the decision to say " Yes," to that call is LEADERSHIP. Reaffirming this commitment once more with renewed energy might be another startup for me, but at times we falter just like any human being. Accepting that I might stumble along my leadership journey will make me more mindful this time and make conscious decisions. I must have faith in myself and you must let me lead you.

 

1. Lead by Example

          One of the responsibilities of a leader is to lead and inspire other people to do the best that they can do for the organization's benefit. To do this, I must show them the way by getting involved in the process – leading by example. Showing good discipline and habits will hopefully help people take a cue on what is needed to be done.

2. Always be Respectful and Value People

          Acknowledge each person you meet by being respectful to their ideas, culture, and point of view. By this, the relationship can be developed, and a more lasting effect of your stint as a Commander will be remembered. By putting value to your relationship with people and pointing out the best in them, you show that you care and are authentically sincere in the things you will do.

3. Keep Doing My Best and Motivate Others (Never Give Up)

          In every undertaking, I will be doing my best with the resources that I  have—doing more and of what is asked of me. I will keep going if the going gets tough, and I would expect that my leaders would do the same, for I am relentless and would never give up until I die trying. I will motivate my leaders to be innovative and take accountability for their decisions, so in this line, I would expect that they have also planned for the best possible option to succeed. Taking ownership and advocating for what they do for the good of the people will encourage them to take the credit and not only me as their leader. If innovation is attributed to me, I will gladly acknowledge the proponent of the idea.

4. Learn from Experiences and Always Communicate

          Experience is the best teacher, and there is no better way of teaching them is to share the lessons you learned from them or learned from others. You have no monopoly of knowledge and experience. The people around you are also a source of knowledge. Keeping an open line of communication among the people you serve and direct will support what you already experience. Communicating will go a long way if channeled to a good cause. Helping others to discover their talent takes a lot of communication. It takes a leader to do it.

5. Encourage Mentoring and Coaching

          Leadership and management are nothing if you do not take action with the leadership skills and knowledge. As a leader, I will encourage all the officers and soldiers to bring mentoring to the next level by taking personal accountability to mentor them in the unit. Likewise, mentoring will not be just inside the team because people outside your organization need mentoring to do more good. The power of knowledge and expertise, if guided, can be a great tool to do more good.

6. Trust People to Do the Right Things

          People are universally good. Some are just misguided, so winning them to your side makes them realize that they can also do good. Muslims and Christians or any other denomination are, by the principle of their group, want good to win and prosper, for I believe in the saying, "For evil to triumph, it only takes good men to do nothing."

Everyone is unique, and the capacity to lead depends on the leadership personality of an individual. His personality is the result of the small or big decisions he makes over time. It affects the development of his leadership personality (Inner place). A leader realizes this because as he matures in the service and takes up the different responsibilities at a different level, the application will somehow be different. It will be again a process of actively engaging to make conscious decisions. Hopefully, these choices are the ones that honor the soul and respects the needs of the outer world. My Leadership Philosophy is a guide. The people you are working with will understand you in time as long as you are consistent.  Your discipline and habits will resonate. They will adapt to it soon.