Jessica Steffes believes that great leadership requires natural abilities that are developed through study and experience. As a leader, she believes it is important to set a good example through words and actions to shape a positive work environment. She also believes in utilizing employees' skills by generating new processes when existing ones are not running smoothly. Her goal is to retain happy, productive employees and help them grow as leaders to benefit the company.

1. Leadership Philosophy
Jessica Steffes
I believe that great leadership skills are acquired through Leadership requires the ability to take the proper steps to
study and experience in addition to natural talent. Every ensure the best possible solutions and outcomes in
great leader has their own natural abilities that they will situations. I am not afraid to say, “This is what I am
either build upon or struggle with. It is what we do when thinking, but let me (and I will) get back to you on that
faced with the complications of the struggle that help us after I have gathered the necessary facts and
to grow into great leaders. information.”
As a leader, I believe it is very important to set an I believe that another great skill of a leader is to utilize
example through words, interactions, and actions. As the the ability to instill new processes and tasks where they
famous saying goes, actions speak louder than words. I may be lacking. One thing that many people do not
believe that the example I set as a leader shapes the realize is that organizational processes and tasks may
workplace environment and the outcome of the work better with one employee than it does another.
department. Based on the abilities and needs of others Sometimes leaders may find that their processes are not
whom I have the privilege to lead, the type of work running as smoothly now that they have new employees,
environment I can provide helps to obtain the overall or have even experienced turn-over. I use my problem
esthetic of the company and exceed company goals. solving skills to see where errors are taking place. I take
a step back to see the main goal points of the process and
I believe that great leadership retains employees, nurtures generate new processes to meet those goals based on the
them to become great leaders, and generates an overall skills and abilities of my employees to smooth those
happiness and success within the company. To help processes further.
others grow in their skills is a large benefit to a company.
When employees feel appreciated, respected and needed, Every employee should feel a sense of ownership of their
they are more likely to stay with a company and desire to position and be proud of the work they do. One of the
be a continued part of the success of their company. greatest achievements of a leader is to have a team that is
driven, comfortable, happy, productive, and confident.
In addition to understanding your employees and helping
them grow, being a great leader means making the right
decisions based on experience and facts. This can also
translate into not making the wrong decisions.