I took an interview with the HR Manager Mr. John Smith of a respected university. I asked him to come and have a coffee at Starbucks. He didn't refuse me and came on time. First, I shared my course content and everything I knew about the course and career. I started by explaining a lot of things about human resources management, because in my eyes he is the most competent human resources manager. I began by describing what our College teaches in human resource management.A. Thesis StatementReflection, research, and mentoring help us embrace truth to our advantage, which helps us become more authentic individuals. An effective leader knows his own strengths and weaknesses, his passions and obligations, and is always learning to better manage his own emotions, flaws and challenges.II. DiscussionThrough this interview, I learned a lot of leadership styles and motivation theories, which I studied in my college classes from Mr. John. This article is a reflection of what I learned from him.A. Effective LeadershipLeadership is the result of a combination of traits, with particular emphasis on the personal qualities of the leader, of which he must possess certain personality traits that would be particular facilitators in leadership performance. This theory shows that leaders are born as such and that there is no chance of "making" them later with personal development techniques. The view of leadership that leaders are born and not taught to be leaders is still considered but is not popular among researchers (Avolio et al, 2013).1. Traits Trait theory prevailed until the 1940s, pushing these characteristics to be studied from a universalist perspective....... middle of article......tedBedford, C., & Gehlert, K.M. (2013). Situational supervision: applying situational leadership to clinical supervision. The Clinical Supervisor, 32(1), 56-69.Peus, C., Braun, S., & Frey, D. (2013). Situation-based measurement of the entire leadership model – Development and validation of a situational judgment test. The Leadership Quarterly, 24(5), 777-795. Barrick, M.R., Mount, M.K., & Li, N. (2013). The theory of purposeful work behavior: the role of personality, superordinate goals, and work characteristics. Academy of Management Review, 38(1), 132-153.Avolio, B.J. and Yammarino, F.J. (Eds.). (2013). Transformational and charismatic leadership: the way forward. Emerald Group Editions. Sternberg, R. J. (2013). Insights: Leadership Styles for University Administrators: What Works When?. Change: the higher education magazine, 45(5), 24-27.