Mr. Quintin Molina
AED 309 – Leadership Principles and Practices
07/23/2014
Journal #2
Example of Leadership
From the Forbes’ article “Leadership Lessons from Admiral Michelle Howard, The Highest Ranking Woman in Naval History”, written by Kathryn Dill, tells the history of the four-star admiral and Vice Chief of Naval Operations, the second highest position in the Navy, Michelle Howard and how she became the first American woman to get this position.
It is all about her leadership. The first aspect that she points out is about innovation. She takes the example of outside companies and does not have fear to make changes. She says: “There’s great ideas out there–it’s having the courage to go ask people about what