Northouse, Leadership, 9e
SAGE Publishing, 2022
This I Believe Essay
This essay should reflect the culmination of your thoughts about leadership. It is based on the
NPR series “This I Believe,” but with a twist. Rather than crafting a statement about your
beliefs in general, you are asked to write a concise summary of your beliefs about leadership,
using the quotation from Warren Bennis (our class theme) as the starting point:
“The point is not to become a leader. The point is to become yourself, and to
use yourself completely—all your gifts, skills and energies—to make your
What is your vision?
How are you making it manifest?
How are you becoming yourself?
Are you enjoying the process of becoming?
▪ In preparation, you are asked to read at least 12 “This I Believe” columns online
to see the range of people and ideas represented.
▪ To receive credit for the assignment: