1. Leadership Interview with Mr. Richards

2. INTRO I interviewed Mr. Richards for my leadership interview. He is the Principal of the Graettinger High School. Some leadership roles are that he is the “head leader.” He models the way! I interviewed him because I think he is a good leader in our community. I gained a lot of info from interviewing him. One thing I remember him saying “Looking at the way my dads life is and said that’s what I needed to do.”

3. 1 st Question What are obstacles you have had to overcome in your life? How did you overcome them? “My own behavior that got my own way. You can only become you!”

4. 2 nd question What qualities do you admire in a good leader? “Trust, Accountability, Forward thinking.”

5. 3 rd question Was there ever a time when you wanted to give up? If so, When and what pushed you to move forward? Mr. Richards said, “ My second year of college, I got tired of what my parents expected me to do and I just wanted to party and have fun. His parents and the dean of education, named Ralph. Ralph said, ‘Chris you are great with kids but you need to focus school work.’

6. 4 th Question Who do you think is a leader/role model in your life? And why? Mr. Richards response to this was, “ My dad was my role model, I liked the way my dads life is and I said that’s what I needed to do.”

7. 5 th question Why is being a good leader so important? He wants the responsibility

8. 6 th Question How do you feel you became a good leader and why do you think people consider you a good leader? He says, ‘ I am not a great leader, never will, never have. I learn something new everyday. I have heard different things from different people, they all had different ideas.

9. 7 th Question Do you have any advice for young people developing leadership? “ Always think about every choice your going make!”

10. 8 th Question What organizations or activities are/were you involved in that helped you become a leader? Mr. Richards was in football and golf. He said “ I wasn’t involved in a lot”

11. 9 th Question What is the best/hardest aspect about being a leader? “The hardest aspect is that I cant make everyone happy, that’s fine.”

12. 10 th Question Do you think you had the same leadership qualities you have now then when you were younger? “ No, more of a follower, I didn’t care about anything. Going through the motions.”

13. 11 th Question Why do you think having good leadership is important in a small community like ours? “ People always look to people to have something done.”

14. Conclusion I interviewed Mr. Richards because I felt he was a good leader. I gained more information on being a leader just from interviewing him and listening to him talk. I got a different persons point of view of being a good leader. One quote that stuck to me was “ Always think about every choice your going to make!”