"Convergence"

"Convergence"
by Seth Mack

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In Leadership and Society, an elective course led by senior students under the guidance of our teacher, we expanded upon our career and personal interests by finding mentors who are leaders in our areas of interest.

Students were responsible for themselves--looking for and contacting these people, setting up shadowing and interviews, and developing an action based on what they learned. The main purpose was to become more independent people in society, because, while City High prepares us well for post-high school activities, we wanted more opportunities to explore our interests on our own, and create a professional network before graduating.

City High's Leadership Symposium was an extension of this experience and the year-long Politics and Civics course. This course regularly brings in adult leaders to be interviewed by seniors. Several questions about leadership were suggested by participants and ideas were exchanged between those who participated.

Following the period of open discussion in small groups, short summaries were presented with an aim to develop synthesis and connection between ideas. Interesting ideas that did not fit into the group consensus were also encouraged. There was a short period of open questioning and debate, followed by brief closing remarks which ended the event.

Final Presentations, Discussion, and Analysis

Friday, June 11, 2010

Comments and New Questions



1. Leadership is about more than just running the show.
2. Has this discussion changed your viewpoint on the concept of leadership?
If so, will you change your leadership approach, moving forward?


3. Are you born a leader, or are you made into a leader?
4. When do you realize you’re a leader?
5. Hitler is almost always used as an example of a leader.

6. I thought that it was good that we got different insights on leadership and I felt like I learn new skills that can help.
7. As a final thought, I think a leader should think outside of the box, because everyone can do something the same old way buy when you do it different you show your followers how smart you really are.
8. Does personality play a role in whether a person is a leader or not?
9. Do you think you may have once had to be a follower in order to be a leader?
10. Every one is a leader sometimes; from the big guys like Ghandi to the mat dog salesman.
11. It was nice to develop what the qualities of a leader are and discuss leadership with others. Would you participate in this event again, what did you gain and how will you embrace it?
12. I thought this was a very amazing experience I learned a lot about leadership such as dictatorship being flexible. What is creativity to you?
13. Are leaders always necessary in the world?
14. Why are people who fall to take leadership always looked down upon?
15. What is human excellence?
16. I came to this thinking that this was going to be rather boring. But it actually turned out to be an interesting discussion.
17. Where does leadership begin?
18. Can a leader be influenced by leaders and how? Sports make leaders and celebrities.
19. Have you ever been inspired by a quiet leader? Quiet leader: someone who makes good decisions and has followers, but doesn’t really know it.
20. Why can a leader have good and bad qualities? Who would gather an event similar to this again? What would your topics be focused on?
21. In order to obtain leadership you have to gain many qualities by starting somewhere lower, and working your way up.
22. Can a leader of a country be a quiet leader?
23. What defines more, his/her words or actions?
24. What are your opinions on political leaders today?
25. What kind of person symbolizes a leader?






26. I learned more about what a leader truly means to adults and what they can do to help their future.
27. Beginning the leadership journey at the beginning of adulthood is inaudibly important. Thanks for your courage in the start of your journey!
28. Diversity and failure are key to leading. Success lies in your failure. If you didn’t fail, you didn’t try hard enough.
29. I learned the different ways people look and think about a lawyer.
30. What is the difference between self leadership and being a leader?
31. How much of a leader is based on the situation and how much is based on who they are?
32. What does leadership have to do with Human Excellence, if anything?
33. Are people born a leader, or do their life experiences shape then into leaders?
34. Does personality affect your ability to lead or follow?
35. If a leader’s followers don’t like him is he still a leader?
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