John Lewis and his leadership qualities in March book one
March book one is a book in the form of graphic memoir presentation of John Lewis life. It frames various aspects of Lewis early life in a firsthand account accounting for his struggle for his human and civil rights. Lewis narrates the story through a gentle narration with a vibrant art which empowers the reader to revive it through a series of emotions and consequences. In this case, it sets Lewis role in 2009 when he was a congressman at a time Obama was about to be sworn the president of the United States. Lewis can adopt skills such as taking responsibility, building relationships by his principles, passion, integrating knowledge and ideas, innovation and being consistent from his childhood to his leadership skills as a congressman.
Firstly, John Lewis as he grows up he develops the ability to take responsibility for his duties. As he grows up with his parents, he takes the responsibility of taking care of the chicken. As Lewis does this, he imagines himself growing up to be a minister in the process, and he practiced proselytizing to the birds under his care (Lewis, John, 33). His responsibilities to the birds grow to the extent that he buries every hen that dies including the chicken. Additionally, Lewis extends the responsibility to create a bond with the chickens. It is evidence as he takes the initiative in talking to the chicken first before taking them to the yard to feed them. Assuming responsibility to the hens provided a better platform top his leadership skills upon his people.
Secondly, Lewis took the pressure in building relationships by his principles as he was growing which reflects in his leadership. He developed a strong foundation with his chicken to the extent that the chickens are entrusted to him (Kirby and Robert, 2). For instance, Lewis claims he knew the chicken by appearance and personality of the chickens where he nicknamed them by it that is Bantams, Dominique, and Rhode Island Reds. Through this no, one else could tell the chickens apart anything apart from him. Additionally, he takes responsibility on the chicken that falls into the well by taking an initiative to remove it Due to this; Lewis has grown up conducting his relationships with integrity and courtesy to honor scrupulously.
Thirdly, Lewis character on showing passion he developed as he was young he grew to develop that reflected in his congressman career. Lewis loved his congressman work and obsessed over it. It is reflected when he was a kid in various occasions. For instance, when one of his chickens falls the well, it took him five days to get her out by putting some bread crumbs in a basket and lowering it down as bait to capture the hen which worked. Additionally, Lewis compassion extended in the springtime, the only time the chicken would lay their eggs where he would take care of the chicken as they grew up (Cavna and Michael, 2). His passion is reflected when his chickens would be prepared for supper, or even one of his chickens would die more of natural causes, and he would conduct a funeral for them. His passion prepared him for being a better leader in his elder life.
Moreover, Lewis was able to integrate knowledge and ideas to his leadership skills. For instance in the spring time during the hatching of the eggs, he used a couple of ideas. Firstly, as the hens began laying hens, he would mark them slightly by the use of a pencil to keep track of the progress during the three weeks before they would hatch. Secondly, the knowledge of always putting odd numbers under a setting hen as it was considered to be bad luck. Additionally, he integrates the idea that a hen would keep hatching as long as it had underneath eggs on her and for the chickens to continue hatching more eggs in a continuous period h would slip more eggs under his hen.
Lewis democracy skills were developed while still a kid. He knew the division of duty was better than giving one person power through his taking care of his hen. For instance, he would cheat on the setting hens by taking a dew eggs from the setting hens with a large number of legs and slip under the hens that had none (Jaffe and Meryl, 3). Through this, the number of bad eggs was cut down. Additionally, his leadership skills grew more on democracy when he felt uncomfortable taking chicken as a meal especially chicken he had raised but had no problem eating other chicken as seen when he visited his relative in Orio. By this, he knew where to take credit for other people in his skills as a congressman
Lewis leadership skills are characterized by innovation which is reflected in his upcoming. By sipping more eggs underneath the hen’s settings, the stretching process became more unnatural, and it took a toll. Despite this, he needed more chicken as he had gotten more attached to the hatching. To ensure the process still went on, he had to use an incubator which did cost $18.95 according to an advertisement in a catalogue. However, he didn’t have such a resource hence he built a makeshift incubator which worked. Through this, he became a skilled leadership as he would integrate his knowledge and ideas in solving issues that would go out of hands.
Additionally, Lewis was consistency that enhanced his abilities on leadership on his missions and goals. For instance, when he was young his dream was to be a preacher, and by the age of four he had a bible as a gift but which he could not read. To ensure that his, dreams would not pass by the age of five he could read it with no help though he couldn’t comprehend its full meaning. His thoughts were consistent in a way that he would preach to the chicken in the extent of performing religious rituals to them such as baptism. His consistency on working for his dreams at a young age reflects good quality of leadership skills.
Lastly, Lewis developed power and authority skills while still young. It is reflected when he begins protesting against his parents when time got rough. He was against on the aspect of his parents exchanging a bird in return for sugar or floor when the family financials went terribly. For this reason, Lewis grew up speaking his mind with authority on his leadership.
In conclusion, Lewis leadership skills are reflected from a young stage. Lewis taking care of the chickens created a better platform for the man he is today it includes taking responsible, innovation, authority, consistency and passion.
Work cited
Cavna, Michael. “Rep. John Lewis’S New ‘March: Book Three’ Rises to the Historic Occasion”. The Washington Post, 2015, pp. 1-2. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/rep-john-lewiss-new-march-book-three-rises-to-the-historic-occasion/2016/08/03/63355a0e-57fb-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html
Hughes, Richard L. “John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. March (Book One).” Teaching History: A Journal of Methods 40.1 (2015): 59-61.
Jaffe, Meryl. “Using Graphic Novels In Education: March: Book One”. CBLDF, 2016, pp. 1-4. Retrieved from http://cbldf.org/2014/02/using-graphic-novels-in-education-march-book-one/
Kirby, Rorbert. “March: Book One”. The Comics Journal, 2014, pp. 1-3. Retrieved from http://www.tcj.com/reviews/march-book-one/
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