In the article “Needed: Leaders who inspire, listen”, I learned what the power of listening is and how effective leaders who inspire others are. While reading I learned the attributes of an authentic leader who can inspire others. Being an authentic leader means honoring those that are working under you. This means letting others know how important they are to the job that is being done, and how much they can bring to the team/organization. Just listening to those can go a long way as you are attentive to what they are discussing with you and are openly accepting their thoughts that are on their head. Building trust with your organization is a huge one as you all need to be honest and transparent with one another to be successful in the real world. I have been an authentic leader before as I had to take over for my boss at Finley Day Camp one day as she was not feeling well. I told all my co-workers that their hard work doesn’t go unnoticed and that if they need anything to tell me. I was being open and allowing them to feel comfortable with me, even though I am normally not the one in charge. I made sure to listen to all the thoughts and ideas other counselors gave me as it would help me come up with possible things we could do to keep the camp running smoothly. Trusting each other is the most important thing to allow Summer camp to run smoothly as if we aren’t trustworthy of each other, nothing will be done how it is supposed to and camp would crash and burn. Being a leader involves fundamentals that people may have never thought of. When leading a team you need to think of things that can make you an authentic leader and lead your team/organization to success in the future.