Leadership and Transformation: A Report on Cate McGregor's Story

This report delves into the life and leadership of Cate McGregor, examining her history, transformation, and impact. Beginning with a biographical overview, the report traces McGregor's journey from her birth as a male to her eventual transition to a woman. It explores the leadership concepts evident in her story, including her courage in embracing her identity and challenging societal norms. The analysis assesses McGregor's leadership behavior, highlighting her resilience, determination, and ability to inspire change. The report also examines the aspects of innovation and change evidenced by McGregor, particularly her stance on transgender issues and her philosophy of self-belief. Finally, the report summarizes key lessons to be learned from her leadership, emphasizing the importance of authenticity, courage, and self-acceptance in the face of adversity. The report concludes by underscoring the significance of her journey in promoting understanding and acceptance within society.

Cate McGregor
1. Briefly, outline the leader's history. How did they become a leader? What elements of
their upbringing assisted them in becoming a leader?
Solution:
Life History
Cate McGregor was born in 1956 in Toowoomba, Queensland (McGergor, 2015). Cate was born
as a boy but he fell like a girl, from the starting he is fascinated by the girls, their dress etc. He
had not opened his feelings because of losing relationship and career.
In 1974 he joined Australian Armed Force. He was not satisfied his job in the army, perhaps
become a general because he was so ambitious and promotion was slow. So he decided to leave
the military.
In 1985, his fervour of self-destruction and heavy drinking led him to a counsellor. He diagnosed
as transgender.
In 1990, he joined a law firm and politics, and start working for both the labour party and the
liberal party.
In 2000 he re-joins army.
In 2012 he was appointed as the Member Of The Order Of Australia in the Military Division for
"exceptional service to the Australian Army as a director of the land warfare studies Centre"
(2013). In mid of the same year, he decided to open his feelings and live like women. Lieutenant
General David Morrison refuses his resign, and he is among 15 transgender people in Defence
forces.
In 2014 she joined Royal Air Force to work on the project of a chief of the air force.
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The element that up to bring her:
In 2011 she was indeed detonated by the story of former champion Peter Drouyn (Feneley, 2014)
from then her decision start becoming healthy and the support given by her family and friends.
REFERENCE:
Feneley, R., 2014. Cate McGergor on leaving Malcolm McGergor behind and becoming a Women. The
Sunday Morning Herald.
McGergor, C., 2015. Being Transgender:The secret i kept for 50 years. Australian women's Weekly.
McGergor, C., 2016. Stories by the Cate McGergor, Cricket Writer. The Australian.
Anon., 2013. Media Advisory: Governor General to Invest Australian Honours and Bravery Recipients 27
2) What can leadership concepts identify in this leader's story?
Solution:
Leadership Concepts
Birth does not pioneer Cate McGregor. She moved toward becoming the pioneer of her work,
conceived as a kid however from adolescence she shrouds her emotions that she is entrance
about a young lady. After a long battle and with solid battling with her internal identity she
settled on a solid choice of carrying on with her life as she needs to live.
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She said in her meeting that: "We as a whole need to discover us. That the wants each. We as a
whole wear a Mask you know. Sooner or later you need to scan it and say: who am I." (2014)
She instructs not to shroud your concealed emotions. She conceals her affections for such a large
number of years.
Her adventure to wind up plainly a female was exceptionally excruciating and hesitant. At first,
she feared her inward emotions that if she says what precisely feels then she loses her loved
ones. She is not content with the life she lived as a man. She finally talks truth about herself
initially to her better half and after that to her school. She finally acknowledged reality before
everybody and carry on with her genuine what she precisely needs to live.
Presently she is no single transgender in Australian Army there is 15 more transgender in
Australian Army.
Pioneers are the individuals who take after what their heart needs to do. Similarly, following 50
years Malcolm changed over himself totally into female and lives like a woman.
Being a legislator; she is an essayist, plays cricket, and she served in Army and Royal Air Force.
She set the ideal case to our transgender society that they are not the same as male and female.
They can do every one of the things that a solitary man or lady does.
REFERENCE:
Anon., 2014. Lieutenant general Cate McGregor’s courageous journey to contentment. NEWS.
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3) Assess the leadership behaviour of this individual. You will need to consider such
elements as how leadership demonstrated, what qualities have been displayed by the
person involved, what type of leadership is evident and why the person was lucky or not. In
the case of failed leadership, you should give reasons why the person or her/his leadership
failed or at least did not live up to expectations.
Solution:
Leadership behavior
People groups giggle, when somebody was going to accomplish something that had not
happened before. People are living in the pre-characterized world where everything will
characterize; nobody needs any change if any one tries to explore new territory or attempt to
change some predefine rules they place impediments in their way.
The person who faces all the obstacles and laugh of the public, and stay
Firm about his decision become a real leader and this also the reason for success. For this
situation, Cate McGregor takes a solid choice about her life that how she needs to carry on with
her life, that how she precisely need to live. She quits contemplating what individuals say and
does. At last, she moves toward becoming Cate from Malcolm and carries on with her genuine
cheerfully.
At first, Malcolm contemplates on the off chance that he displays his inclination before people
groups. He loses them however after some time he thought, as a result of others is carrying on
with his artificial life, and he is not content with it, at last, he had made a move to stand up
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reality about himself (One plus One:Lieutenant colonel Cate McGergor). At first, he confronts
numerous issues yet now Malcolm move toward becoming Cate McGregor and each one
acknowledge him like the way he lived now.
Cate McGregor had most astounding positioned transgender in an armed force in Army, she
composes books and discourses and plays cricket. Presently she does what precisely she needs to
do from her youth.
A fruitful pioneer is who battle from the world for a decent change.
The explanation behind an unsuccessful explorer is that they persuaded by the general population
or the world; they moved back their considerations and had not battled for their privilege.
REFERNCE:
One plus One:Lieutenant colonel Cate McGergor. 2014. [English] Australia: ABC ABC NEWS.
4) What aspects of innovation or change are evidenced by this leader? What philosophy did
they follow? Did they have a particular strategy?
Solution:
Cate Oppose; safe schools for Trans
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Cate McGregor opposes the concept of safe schools for trans, and she wants that our society
treats trans kids in the same way as other children treated. Parent's sends their Trans kids to safe
schools and think they are safe from others bullying and teasing and safe school teaches them
how they have to live. According to Cate, she said leave Trans kids alone let them develop, do
not force them to become what they are not.
She said "Trans parents only want… Two things, parents, want their child to be happy and
primarily they want them not to kill themselves" (2017)
She set a good example to transgender society. Transgender now start getting their rights,
employments and equality.
Cate McGregor follows a philosophy of self-believes, listen to her heart.
She does not have any particular strategy for this she only follows her heart. She decided not to
hide her feelings from anyone, she faces many problems when Cate expresses her feelings, but
she also gets some supports which give her strength of accepting the truth about herself. From
childhood, she tried to find out what exactly goes wrong with her life. She born as the boy, so
she had to live like the boy, but is not happy with his life she is fascinated by women their dress
and makeup.
"It is an incredible feeling to be alive be me" (Call me Cate, 2014) when Malcolm transform him
to Cate he feels happy, he started living his own life what exactly he wants to live.
REFERENCE:
Anon., 2017. Transgender Kids. Cate Mcgergor delivers moving response to Margaret court’s comments
on lesbians and transgender children, 1 June.
Call me Cate. 2014. [English]: Australian story.
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5) Sum up the key lessons to be learnt from this leader with a short maxim. If you do not know
what a maxim is, please consult a dictionary. You may use an existing maxim, but you will need
to reference this and explain its relevance up to the word count. BONUS: If you decide to create
your own maxim, the word count for this particular question will not apply. Please don't try to
palm off somebody else's maxim as your own, as this will constitute plagiarism.
Solution:
Our society divided human beings into two parts: male and female. Transgender was and un-
accepted part of our society, because they do not possess in a male or female category. It is the
general truth about all human beings that they pass that entire situation or do not want to face
those situations which are not in their favour. Those, who always gives the job or do not want to
face those situations is the one who does not fight or defence for them. They thought living in an
invisible world is the safer for them (Whittle, 1999). People have learned to value ourselves and
identify as "who we are", and this will leads to appreciating not only male and female but also
for Trans.
The principle reason for hiding our originality is "shame". Most of the time people think about
what other people think, and the fear of losing family and friends. Peoples always depend on
other people and their past. The same problem would be with the Trans people if the people
accepted Trans as a normal human being than many challenges are disappearing. Not only
depend on people it also depends on the person, if they accepted them as the way they are, proud
of themselves and prepare themselves to defend from the rest of the world then they do not need
to hide from the world.
Malcolm has solid confidence in himself, he lived his life as a man, but he does not satisfy by his
life and not happy, but when he confirm about his gender and then he decided to spend his life
happily as a woman. So he changes his sex and become Cate McGregor.
Cate is the best example to Trans people. Don't hide themselves accept the truth and face it and
live their life as the way they want to.
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REFERNCES:
Whittle, S., 1999. Reclaiming genders. London: Bloomsburry Academic.
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