Great Leaders
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be” (Carter, n.d.). Great leaders come in all shapes and sizes, some are popular or famous and some are unpopular or non-famous. One person that is a great leader is Stephen Garrett. In this paper we will discuss why he is a great leader and a manager, the functions he fulfills, the obstacles, and if he is and effective leader.
Let us first talk about who Stephen Garrett is. Stephen Garrett was born on November 10, 1984 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army and mother was a Homemaker. After Stephen’s birth his family was re-assigned to Germany, and then multiple duty stations thereafter. When his father retired from the military his family decided to move back to Honolulu when Stephen was 10 years old. At the age of eight he joined the Boy Scouts of America and Started Tae kwon Do, which he felt was the starting point of his training to becoming a great leader. Stephen is currently a husband and father of three girls, a Sergeant in the Hawaii Army National Guard, and the lead fire alarm technician at Tripler Army Medical Center.
Ways he is a leader and a manager A leader is a person that inspires to do their best at everything they do, by doing just that they inspire there employees or fellow co-workers to achieve their best. Stephen Garrett does just that he inspires his fellow co-works and employees by inspiring himself to do his best. Garrett expects not less than perfect at everything, he shows this with his success at his jobs. It is not just being an inspiration to his employees and fellow co-works he needs to gain there respect as well, which he has gained by being so successful at his jobs. After become a leader Stephen Garrett has to be a manager. A manager is a person