Be a Leader

The first principle that I exercised was "If you must find fault, this is the way to begin", this is principle 1. I was instructed by a professor to help a fellow student catch up on missed work, and understand why his paper received a D. I was very tactful in addressing his issues, and careful to give honest and open opinions about his work first, but then giving him encouraging compliments so that he wouldn't feel too bad.


The second principle that I used was (in this same situation) was letting him look at one of my papers, and being forward and expressive about my struggle with writing, the teachers instructions, and the revision process. This is principle 3. After talking about my own imperfections with the class, writing, and following instructions due to the teacher direction, he seemed more open and friendly, and worked evenly and encouraging together.

Now because of me using these principles we are going to consistently consult one another to peer review with one another before assignments are due for the remainder of the semester.