【推荐1】Effective leadership involvs a bi-directional interaction that makes leaders not just teachers, but also learners. To become an effective leader, it is necessary to be aware of certain behaviors and characteristics that can impact your organization. According to researchers, leaders should follow these rules of leadership.

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An effective leader must accept responsibility for guiding the organization’s future by setting out a vision. This should be created with the support of a team. During this process, an effective leader will recognize the strengths of the organization, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to growth promote long-term success.

Define roles and relaionships clearly.

Expections of the leader and roles of team members must be clearly defined. It is important to note/thata crole has two important features: specific responsibilities and how the individual is expected to behave and fulfill these responsibilities.    2    When members clearly understand their responsibilities to the team and individual obligations, there will be less confusion and fewer conflicts as there is ownership and mutual understanding of each person’s role.

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Leaders cannot be everywhere all the time. The truth is that many leaders feel pressed for time and may often feel overwhelmed with responsibilities.    4     However, there can be a sense of a less-than-excellent work performance from time to time. A leader’s ability to manage his or her workload effectively has an impact on others. Therefore, it is necessary for a leader to use his or her time and energy accordingly.

Continuously learn and develop.

Highly effective leaders are aware that they do not know everything; thus, they use their strengths and understand their weaknesses. They seek feedback and always strive to learn and develop. They know that self-improvement is a journey not a destination.    5    

【推荐3】Often, before you begin to think about filling out college applications in the USA, you had better narrow down your list of schools to around five that are the most appealing to you. The colleges you apply to should be a good fit academically and socially.     1     Making sure your potential colleges are a good fit for you in all of these important areas increases the likeli-hood that you will stay for all four years.

    2     However, it doesn't need to be. There is no need to send applications to 15 or 20 schools. Choose your favorites, research their academic requirements, and apply to those. Of course, in addition to filling in boxes on forms, there are many other helpful tips you can take into account.

One of the most important parts of the college application is the personal essay. The colleges you apply to may limit the potential topics you write on, or you may be able to choose one of your own. Regardless, be sure to focus on a single theme when writing, and reveal facts of yourself, your life, and your personality that make you unique.     3    

It is important that every required part of the college application is included.     4     Usually you need prepare high school transcripts, letters of recommendation, the actual application filled out neatly and completely, and a personal essay.

Some colleges encourage early application for early admission. Other colleges may not consider early admissions for applications received well ahead of the deadline.     5     If early admission is offered, it can be a great idea to take advantage of that opportunity.

【推荐1】Although I learned English for years. I could not speak in complete sentences when I studied in London as an exchange student. In the beginning, I even needed to think twice before replying to a simple greeting.     1    If you have a similar experience, here are some tips.

Practice “output” more often;     2     It’s OK to start with only simple sentences or short paragraphs. Meanwhile, you can even practice your grammar.

At the time I didn’t have opportunities to talk with the local people. So, I self-talked to describe what happened around to myself.

Another method is that you can record yourself speaking and then listen to the recordings to identify areas that needs improving.     3    

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Language is not a hard science. It is more than just a set of rules, but a means of communication. Like small children picking up their mother tongue, we can get speaking skills more naturally by becoming completely involved in the language and using it. When using a language, we focus on the idea itself, rather than the rules.

Find the “support group” that suits you,

Find a native tutor. A language tutor is a great idea where you can practice regularly and get your mistakes fixed in time.     5     I feel much less shy when I speak English with other non-native speakers there. For example, joining a language group is really a great way to practice output.