Admission EssaysUniversity of California1. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.One time I was able to demonstrate my leadership skills to resolve a dispute and contribute to group efforts was when I was working my first job as a barista and cashier at a small coffee shop. I had been hired earlier in the summer, so I had not yet been promoted to a leadership position. However, my ability to help a manager navigate through an accounting error helped me earn a promotion to shift supervisor by the end of the summer. After each cashier shift, employees would take the cashier tray into the counting room, where we would sit with a shift manager and tally the cashier drawer to make sure it matched the receipts. There were two cashiers per shift, so I would often sit with a coworker while each of us counted our drawers. It was a routine process that normally lasted around ten minutes or so. I prided myself on always having an exact match between the drawer and the receipts, as