being a manager

over the years... i have gained experience in being a manager. leading people and getting tasks accomplished. i have been in many leadership roles throughout my life. starting in high school... i was vice president and president of my high school's interact service club, a member of the ymca youth legislation delegation from maui where i was a co-chair for the judiciary committee, and the graphics editor for the yearbook. i continued my leadership experience in college by being a corresponding secretary, district editor, and a student assistant manager, student manager, and student general manager at dietrick dining center. i then used by experience as a student leader and earned my current position as an operations manager.

recently i was given a question of what my management philosophy was... building on over ten years of being in a leadership position i have come up with 5 philosophies. Learn. Listen. Lead. Laugh. Live.

Learn. learn the philosophy of leading and management. learn about the policies, goals, and purpose of each individual organization. adapt to these items. learn the best way and efficent way to run the organization, in the process learn from each other.

Listen. listen to the advice of the mentors. take the time to listen to others in the organization from all levels. more importantly, listen to your own teachings.

Lead. lead the way you want to be led. one of the great ways to lead is to gain the respect from your peers. use what you learned and heard. lead by example. step forward and make a difference.

Laugh. at the same time, don't take all things seriously. find the time to relax, to step back, and see how far you have come.

Live. your philosophies and management style will always be critized. whether you did something right or wrong. others will try to take advantage of you. but in the end, your integrity and character should not be challenge. believe in yourself. live your life.