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Typically, a person who is considered [The passive voice is a form of "be" (is) and a participle (considered). Over-use of the passive voice can make paragraphs officious and tedious to read. Prefer the active voice. For example, passive voice = The paper was completed on time. Active voice = the student completed the paper on time. See Center for Writing Excellence > Tutorials & Guides > Grammar & Writing Guides > Active & passive voice] to be task oriented [If these two words function as an adjective, they should be spelled as a hyphenated word] is to be thought of as a great [Writing suggestion: "great" is an overworked word, too frequently seen, and too vague. It has too many meanings: huge, superior, numerous, etc. Use a more specific adjective] transactional leader! One of the most important items on their agendas is that they [If "they" refers to "one," it should be "one" also (and perhaps adjust the verb)] must complete tasks. They feel [Writing suggestion: if "feel" is used in the sense of "to believe or think," it is a cliché and vague; use "believe" or "think"] that it is important for their success. Many of the emotions and feelings that others experience, have no impact [Doctoral rule (although good advice for any academic writer): "impact" is a noun (a hit). It is informally used as a verb (impacting the business), but avoid this in academic writing ] on their lives. I have [Avoid use of the first person (I, me, my) in academic writing unless writing about a personal experience. First person use may be allowed by the instructor. ] worked with this particular leader for only eleven [Express numbers higher than nine in digits (when not the first word in the sentence)] months now. She was my principal who not only displayed zero tolerance for disciplinary issues with students, but, [Remove comma after a conjunction as first word in a sentence unless the following is a parenthetical phrase] with [Remove comma before "with" (unless beginning or ending a parenthetical phrase)] the teachers as well. I felt [Clearer writing suggestion: if "felt" is used in the sense of "to believe or think," it is a cliché and vague; use "believed" or "thought"] nervous when I worked with her. It was ["It was" is an awkward phrase if "it" is not clearly a thing] awful [Word usage: "awful" is not incorrect, but remember that its first meaning is "inspiring awe" – not necessarily negative] ! In many of the staff meetings, she simply dictated orders to the staff. It was [Avoid "it is," etc.] not pleasant to be a part of this team during this time. If she were asked to define her style of leadership, I think she would say it was simply participative. She could not see that it was a difficult situation to say the least! [This is the third occurrence of an exclamation point. Overused, exclamation points will fail to impress readers, and they may make the writing appear overemphatic.]