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Synthesis Essay: Marianne Vos
MSgt Elly Kampman
Flight 13 SNCOA Class 16-F Marianne Vos
Have you ever stopped at a bar or at a traffic light and overheard a conversation between cyclists and thought to yourself… what on earth are they talking about? Well, I am going to tell you a little bit more by talking about Marianne Vos being a visionary and ethical leader within the women’s peloton. I will talk to you about Marianne being a visionary leader because she uses her cognitive flexibility to change her plans when she needs to as the race goes down. She is also an advancer in women’s cycling because she is one of the driving forces behind a new big race. Personally, I would like to be more cognitive flexible than I am now as I experienced it feeling uncomfortable during an airshow. I would also like to be able to step over boundaries as advancers do. As my mentor did when the new enlisted forces structure for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) was still in the development stage. Marianne is also an ethical leader because she uses her knowledge on Emergent Leadership Issues, in particular about equal opportunity using at least one of Toner’s Principles. The three O’s apply to her, as she is the biggest champion in women’s cycling. Personally, I can relate to the equal opportunity issue due to the fact of how my father always warned me. And when I was asked for the enlisted forces structure, I immediately thought I owed it to my fellow Airman. So hereafter, I

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