Leadership in the home is a strong figure who not only takes control and explains how to act, but also shows how to act through example. Some type of figure who is able to take control, lead by example and keep everybody safe. This leader ensures the home is running smoothly.
If you have real support in your home, it can motivate you and inspire you to change your career and life. If the home is structured in a way that there is time for someone to take on night school or online classes. An effective leader at home can assist in getting someone on the right track.
This blog article is a branch out to life-optimizing readers like yourself that were kind enough to do a little question and answer interview survey with me. I’m still working on my interview skills (and some of these were done via email/not-in-person!), but I do promise good, raw, and honest answers from normal people like you and me. I do my best to NOT filter these answers, except for the bad words and hateful speech (which doesn’t happen often).
Topic of Interest: Real Leadership at Home
‘R’ = Richard N. Stephenson (me!)
‘I’ = Interviewee (anonymous by request unless otherwise noted)
R: Give an example of real leadership in the home that has inspired you (from either internet/mainstream media examples or personal examples).
I: Watching my father work hard every day in order to provide for our extended family has been a great inspiration to me. I look forward to being able to take the reins of my family and be able to help out those in need as well. I am also impressed by his ability to remain calm and not be easily agitated like so many other people i have come in contact with.
R: How do you think a better understanding of real leadership in the home would help other people in their personal or professional life?
I: Often times, our home life follows us to work. People who feel respected in the home, tend to be respectful to others. Those who are the beneficiary of real leadership in the home tend to have a healthy respect for authority. If these people are in a leadership role, I believe they are more likely to be an understanding, fair leader.
R: Give an example of how real leadership in the home has helped you professionally or personally.
I: I really respect my parents for their encouragement and responsibility within our home. I live with them and they are a great example for me. I would not be as responsible or succeed in my personal or professional life if it wasn’t for them pushing me to get my work done, providing me with the skills I need and never giving up on me. If they did not instill in me these traits I would probably be a failure.
R: Describe at least one way you think real leadership in the home could cause trouble or hurt someone in their personal or professional life.
I: Some people are older siblings and provide leadership but sometime in the wrong manner. One could be aggressive to get the job done. However, when applied to a workplace, there is a high chance that you might lose your job as others become afraid of you and despise you. It may get the job done, but the workers’ moral is in a deep hole.
R: Give an example of how real leadership in the home has hurt you or caused you trouble in the past.
I: It is a struggle between me and my husband over leadership duties in the home. Sometimes we do not agree on ways to raise our daughter, My husband is the leader in our home and sometimes it creates tension when we argue over parenting.
R: How do you think real leadership in the home could help you in a professional setting? Why is that?
I: Real leadership at home means that choices made are fair and that there will be no dissension in regards to the selection of how to run the family, for an example. Leadership starts at home with being raised by parents and following the head of the household which is usually the father in a two parent home. Leadership where one person is making fair choices to benefit the family for the good is beneficial to keep the peace and to get family activities accomplished.
R: Give an example of how real leadership in the home could be useful at work. Why do you think this?
I: When you have a good flowing home with a sound dynamic the rest of the things in your life seem better. When people understand their roles and preform to the best of their abilities there is a sense of satisfaction that is received. Having someone that leads keeps the home in order.
R: How do you think real leadership could help you at home? Why is that?
I: There is no organization or sense of responsibility at my house. With leadership things would more often be in order and no confusion over duties. I believe everything would run more smoothly.
R: Give an example of how real leadership could be useful at home or in family life. Why do you think this?
I: When i was a child my father was a good leader of the family. I grew up to be successful because of this leadership. I think it is important because without any leadership in a family, things tend to go astray.
R: How do you think real leadership in the home could help you in a personal relationship? Why is that?
I: Someone’s main job in the family is to cook food gives a big plus for the significant other. When in a relationship, you have the ability to cook food as you and your significant other save money to put down a loan for a house. This simple skill provides a way to save money and eat healthy.
R: Give an example of how real leadership in the home could be useful in a personal relationship. Why do you think this?
I: There needs to be leadership in the home and it should be the man who leads. I’m traditional and believe that. I think he should be respectful and should seek his wife’s opinion but that he should ultimately lead. It makes things more orderly. It’s best if people know where they stand.
R: Describe at least one thing you would like to learn more about real leadership in the home.
I: I would like to learn about how to effectively lead without coming off as overbearing or dominant. I want to be respected, but sometimes I feel as if my family members just comply with me because I am being hard on them and don’t want to deal with me. I want to learn how to develop rapport effectively so that they would respect my requests and now frown upon them.
R: Give your number one piece of advice for someone looking to learn more about real leadership in the home.
I: To learn about real leadership in the home, a person should do a basic Google search for tips. They should keep a notepad to write down new and thoughtful tips. The person should let everyone in the household know about these tips, and they can choose the best ones together.
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How was that for a nice little journey into this topic? I hope you enjoyed this interview and found at least one useful bit of information you can immediately begin to apply in your life. Yes, homework is never seen as a nice word, but it’s useful – give yourself an action to use at least 1 thing from this article to help change your life.
Please share your thoughts, experiences, or your own interview answers and let’s share some real life wisdom, okay?