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Juan Ponce de Leon was an explorer that was in search of riches and youth. On this exploration of youth and riches, he discovers Florida. He was descended from an ancient and noble family; the surname of Le n was acquired through the marriage of one of the Ponces to Dona Aldonza de Le n, a daughter of Alfonso IX. As a lad Ponce de Le n served as page to Pedro Nunuz de Guzman, later the tutor of the brother of Charles V, the Infante Don Fernando. In 1493, Ponce sailed to Hispaniola (San Domingo) with Columbus on his second voyage, an expedition which included many aristocratic young men, and adventurous noblemen who had been left without occupation after the fall of Granada. When Nicolas Ovando came to Hispaniola in 1502 as governor, he found the natives in a state of revolt, and in the war which followed Ponce rendered such valuable services that he was appointed Ovando's lieutenant with headquarters in a town in the eastern part of the island. While here, he heard from the Indians that there was much wealth in the neighbouring Island of Buriquien (Porto Rico), and he asked and obtained permission to visit it in 1508, where he discovered many rich treasures; for his work in this expedition he was appointed Adelantado or Governor of Boriquien. Having reduced the natives, he was soon afterward removed from office, but not until he had amassed a considerable fortune. At this time stories of Eastern Asia were prevalent which told of a famous spring the waters of which had the marvellous virtue of restoring to youth and vigour those who drank them. Probably the Spaniards heard from the Indians tales that reminded them of this Fons Juventutis, and they got the idea that this fountain was situated on an island called Bimini which lay to the north of Hispaniola" (Juan Ponce de Le n).. From there, he was a great explorer that discovered a peaceful land, which continues to be that in today's world.

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Due to his background, he was given the right to find and take the island of Bimini, which in his exploration he found Florida. This gave him even more riches since Florida feels youthful to those who are on the land. With having teamwork on his ships, he was able to be successful in discovering the land.

Working on a team can be very rewarding and exciting, but also frustrating if some of the team member are not committed to the team. Building a high performance team requires time, collaboration and most importantly communication. A team is described as a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. Group thinking and conformity focuses on the interpersonal transaction between managers and employee. Leaders are seen as engaging in behaviors that maintain a quality interaction between themselves and followers Ponce de Leon used leadership and teamwork to discover this land that he was hoping to find the fountain of youth. In a sense, he did find the fountain of youth because Florida makes people feel youthful.

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