Study of a contemporary leader when sitting down and thinking about a leader that i wanted to write about, and eventually stand up in front of people and talk about was a lot harder of a thing to do than i originally thought. There are so many different types of leaders that people follow and are drawn to, for so many different reasons. Whether those reasons follow a certain beliefs like that of cults and religions, or if they simply follow leaders because they were just born with all of the necessary skills and attributes that helps them relate to people, everyone follows a certain type of leader because of their own personal reasons. Michael jordan to me is one of favorite leaders, not only because of the fact that he was the best basketball player to ever play the sport, having earned six world championships with the chicago bulls and earning many records during his time playing, but because of how charismatic he was on and off the court.

Michael jordan’s leadership qualities come from more than the skills he displayed on the court, he is a natural born leader, charismatic, has great character and has accomplished more than most. Michael jordan google images in my mind, a hero is someone who is brave, courageous and committed. He is my hero because he inspires me and others to play the game of basketball and is committed to helping children in the special olympics. Michael jordan gave people a role model and inspired many people to play basketball.

He is my hero because he inspired me and others to play basketball and made me want to be better at it. Michael jordan has made me want to help others since he has supported the special olympics. He helps others because he makes them want to play and gives them someone to look up to. I believe that he is very skilled at the game and is good enough to make people want to play. Michael jordan became skilled at basketball by practicing long hours for a long time.

When i think of him playing, i feel amazed that someone could be that good at basketball. But i think that he is also a good role model and hero because of what he does for the special olympics. I believe that he is brave, courageous and committed all of which i think are qualities of a good hero. Running head: team leadership paper team leadership paper demontration of leadership traits in managing a team team leadership paper abstract this paper explores a team leader that i have researched in the past. Throughout the paper, i will be providing several key insights about how this particular leader manages a team that involves in working together to accomplish common tasks in a collaborative manner.

Keywords: leadership, communication, purpose, strengths and weaknesses, unique process utilized, distinctive qualities, leadership styles, functional example, challenges, significant successes the leadership of michael jordan the leader i am going to write about is michael jordan. michael jordan is a great leader. He played for the chicago bulls for several years and had lead the team to five championships. He then retired for a couple of years and now is playing with the washington wizards. Three characteristics that would describe how michael jordan became a leader would be respect, communication, and he is a role model. michael jordan has respect for the game and for his coach. If the other players that were on the team with michael jordan did not respect him, and if he did not respect the other players then they would not play like a team.

If you don’t respect someone you are more likely not to ignore what they are saying and do the opposite in some cases. Communication communication is a big factor in becoming a leader. If you can not communicate with others then you are going to have a hard time becoming a leader.

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michael jordan communicates on and off the court. He has to communicate well with the other players on the team so that they can win. Since he has become a player for the washington wizards, you can see that he has been communicating with the younger players. When they are playing he will help them out with new plays and show them what they did wrong during a play if something did not work out right. I have seen this happen in several of the games that i have watched on television. This shows that he can also be a leader in a situation where he is playing with younger players who have not been playing the game as long as he has. Role model i think that you have to be a role model to some people to be a good leader.

If the players on the team look up to him then they are more likely to listen to him when he has suggestions. Younger children that are just getting started in basketball will always say, i wanna be like mike. The other players also look up to him because he has been very successful in the sport. If you can not work well with others you are not going to do a good job at being a leader. If there is no respect for a leader they are more likely to fail at what they are trying to get done. I think that michael jordan is a great leader. He does many things for the community and he also plays the game the best he can every time.