Leadership is a subject that deserves a lot of attention, especially for students at our level as we represent the future of our industry. As a senior student at San Diego State University, I have now taken several classes that emphasize leadership skills. I believe the purpose of such emphasis is to prepare us not only to become good hospitality employees, but also to become good industry leaders, leaders who have a good sense of their personality, and who know how to react to certain situations. As we all know, these classes teach us a lot about ourselves, and how we respond under pressure.
My idea of a leader is one that can lead others through good and bad moments, and is able to celebrate the victories but at the same time has the ability rise every time he falls. Someone who is able to transmit his thoughts and like Dwight Eisenhower once said, “leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” This makes communication, according to my perception of leadership, a very important part of being a successful leader. A leader who has the drive to achieve a goal will possess an energy that is unstoppable. But at the end of the day, a leader is nothing if he doesn’t have integrity. And the reason why I put so much emphasis on this trait is because there are plenty of great leaders in history, but some happen to have the wrong cause.
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