Lessons in how to be a good leader

Lessons in how to be a good leader

What are the qualities of being a good leader? This was the topic of an assembly by Sacred Heart Ambassador Ann Miller.

Ann, who usually visits the school in person to hold sessions with Kilgraston pupils, discussed how throughout life we have to learn to deal with a variety of people and how we can all learn to work together can make something a success rather than a failure.

Ann, who recorded the assembly from San Francisco, said: “When I joined your assembly last September I talked about some of the qualities we need in these challenging times: resilience, flexibility and awareness of others. Now, I’d like to say a few things about working with others, particularly those who are difficult to work with.

“What is the first thing we need to know before we can lead others? The answer is that we need to know ourselves. The next thing is we need to know is how we come across to others: do others see us as we see ourselves?”

Sacred Heart Goals are one of the cornerstones of Kilgraston and Ann discussed how these and specifically the Goal of community is the perfect partner to working as a team, working collectively.

Ann then looked at some of the top qualities of being a good leader. These included:

• Taking responsibility
• Treating people with respect.
• The importance of being calm.
• Listening and being a good listener.
• Not giving up.
• Having fun.

Thank you to Ann for an insightful and interesting assembly.

You can read more about some of our other recent assemblies here.