Leadership Goals And Exercise Preferences

In presenting a theory about myself as a leader, I will attempt to draw conclusions about my strengths and weakness as a leader based on the things learned in this class. I will speculate on a reflective leadership best-self-portrait through my work experiences that draw on my interpersonal resources for vision. Recognizing my talents and shortcomings will help develop both micro and macro levels of resource development needed to reach my full potential.

For me to be an effective leader, I must first evaluate my strengths. I took the Gallup 2.0 Strength Finder report which showed my strengths in an insight and action planning guide. The results indicated the top five themes for me were input, learner, responsibility, maximizer and arranger. I believe the

As a leader, I will strive to obtain a high degree of athletic, mental, and personal development for my student athletes and endeavor to be instrumental in their goals. I will continue to empower them to be young, idealistic leaders not only on the field, but in the community by asserting respect and empathy for others and maintaining strong academic success while pursuing competitive objectives.

Being a leader allows you to inspire those around you it allows you to not only grow as a person, but, also allows you to grow as a mentor that can help others become better versions of themselves. An important leadership trait I possess is my emphasis on quality; I’ve never been the type of person that has

As a leader I think I am good with communicating with coworkers and patients. I am good at making sure coworkers understand clearly what needs to be done on a daily basis. I relate my vision to the team in order for us to reach the same goal. There is an open door for my team to be able to talk to me and discuss their concerns with the company or ideas on how to solve a certain situation. Having my team trust me is very important to me because they help the company grow and if they’re happy they give the best customer service. I make sure there is a positive energy even in tough situations. Even if the system is down or there is an angry patient, making sure my coworkers do not see me overwhelmed is key in a leader. Panicking well not help

I take pride in the fact that other teammates and students can look up to me. In my senior year of Football, I was named the one of the weekly honorary captains because of my ability to represent the team for we stand for. Also I’ve been fortunate enough to be employed at Yankee Springs Golf Course for about four and a half years. While there I am treated as a role model because of my work ethic and drive to do things right. My leadership attributes will greatly be an asset to the everyday university life. I will naturally lead other students do the right thing to further increase the Spartan

These mistakes are the core to my weakness as a person. More than often, I overestimate my workload and take on too many responsibilities that at times causes me stress and inconvenience. Not being able to correctly judge work I need to put into each project at times clouded my judgements. “She is too a realist and realizes and understands that some weaknesses are positive if we embrace them because they allow us to become dependent upon our friends, family and teachers.” I have never allowed my weaknesses to make me feel insecure or intimidated; I listen, observe and serve with an entrepreneurial mindset. I have learned to not only listen to what others have to say, but also ask focused questions to determine how I can later use that knowledge, grow in my knowledge of myself and contribute to those around me.I have held significant leadership roles on campus including president of freshman class, president of the speech and debate club and team leader in sea perch competitions, these activities have not defined my true value as a leader. “She is intellectually curious, socially responsible and demonstrates daily the moral character required to serve in key leadership positions during her 4 years at

In my book “True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership” by Bill George, I learned that it is impossible to be a perfect leader. I read about a variety of different leaders and their successes and failures that lead to them developing their leadership styles and values. Most importantly, I learned that the hardest person you will ever have to lead is yourself because once you are fully comfortable with who you are, leading others authentically becomes much easier.

I have always thought of myself as a strong, motivated leader, and based on the results of my seven habits profile I can confirm that there will always be room to grow. There are areas of the seven habits profile in which I thought I excelled, but in reality those are the areas that I need to develop the most. I have always seemed to complete whatever task I may have had in mind, and was always successful in the path that I had taken to get there. When I take time to reflect on the results of my seven habits profile, I notice that I don’t tend to begin with the end in mind. I usually jump in headfirst and worry about the end when I get close to the finish. I feel like I am able to accomplish the most when I am working in total crisis mode, and fail to utilize any time to plan my week with a clear idea of what I desire to accomplish. Failing to have a plan seems to cause me to overthink things, and I stress on minor details that could have been avoided with even the simplest of plans. Even though I am able to complete the tasks in which I need to accomplish, I am more thankful that I have finished and to exhausted to feel accomplished. As a leader, I tent to neglect the feelings of others around me, and instead focus on what it is I think is best for the organization in which I am leading. It is hard for me to sympathize as a leader with those who allow their emotions to cloud their judgment. Everyone has

As a leader, it's important to know yourself. In fact, I believe you can't lead if you don't have some basic knowledge of who you are as a person; like beliefs or strengths and weakness. My leadership must incorporate not only my positive attributes but must be willing to make changes with aspects of my personality that don’t work. Admittedly, I am sensitive and also passive. I tend to avoid conflict as much as I can. These characteristics might lead to issues of weakening my leadership. Being a leader to me shows having to show a strong front to most people. That doesn't mean a person should compromise who they are. I have to have a certain image when I enter a classroom. I can learn to be more assertive and have a firm voice in a classroom. I looked at the Johari Window website, to see what results I would get on their quiz.

The weaknesses identified can cause issues when trying to be a savant leader. Focht (2015) identifies serving the team first as one of the key functions of servant leadership. However, there needs to be a balance so that the leader has time to do some strategic planning for the group. It is important to remember that serving the group is indeed essential but it alright to step back and count on the team’s service too. Ebener (2010) discusses the advantage that servant leaders have when it comes to their own personal weaknesses. The leader can draw on the strengths of others in the team to help build a better group. This is a great advantage but it is imperative that I work to figure out the proper balance when working with the team and in my own personal life. Giving each area of life the proper attention is key to being a good servant leader. These weaknesses are all something to work on to become a stronger leader and

A 2 B Weaknesses in Personal Leadership Practice Lack of Authority: my first weakness of Servant leader is the lack of authority, When the employee sees me catering for their needs extremely, they no longer see me as an authoritative fire. It's my responsibility to push them for a better performance but some of them are using this to minimize my authority as a leader. I see my self losing my sense of authority and stepping back into my role as their manager is always difficult when I rendered some kind of assistance to them. I found it difficult to detach from employee whenever there is a task assigned to them and this is making me to combine their own responsibilities with mine resulting to overworking myself.

I know that this is not always the appropriate behavior and a more acceptable approach would be to talk to the person individually and see where their skills can be utilized. I can see myself evolving into an efficient leader but it will take time and patience that I do not always possess. I view projects assigned to me as puzzles and human capital as the most valuable resource. I tend to see the big picture and envision the end goal instead of focusing on the minute details and mundane or irrelevant conversations. I value the absence of ambiguity and uncertainty, and tend to feel flustered or stressed when I am confused. When faced with a difficult obstacle I address it so I can move on and complete the assigned task. This enables me to keep myself and others on track but can also create a barrier between myself and those I am working with. I do not mix work with pleasure, and find that irrelevant actions or conversations only delay the end goal. My verbal communication skills tend to be one of my weak points, and this often reflects onto how I interact with most groups of people. It is imperative to have strong verbal skills because it is often the most common way of learning new things, new people, and new ideas. This is something I believe can be changed and I can actively work on in the future. If I do not change this about myself, I am holding myself back from transforming into an effective leader in today’s society. Being an

However, I am human so I am not perfect and lack certain traits of a good leader. For instance, I often do not use language that is easy to understand because I use many “big” words, I do not really give people second chances because I feel that one chance is all they need, and also I am not the best person to communicate. Most of the time I try not to do these things, but these bad things still happen once in a while because I am frustrated or aggravated at something. For the most part, I am a calm and reasonable person that helps people out.

To help me with these weaknesses, I have three action items that will help the new consultants and myself become more successful. Per Kathleen Ross, “One idea to leadership actions is to unleash human potential by challenging people’s minds and engaging their hearts.” This quote really stuck out to me because that is my main goal with working with my consultants. I want to make an impact on them by being a role model while still challenging them to get better. When I was a new consultant, the one thing that taught me the most was when I made mistakes. I was usually embarrassed and ready to get better, so I always learned from my mistakes. My first weakness when leading people is that I never let the consultants make mistakes. Per Marlene Ollie, “Encouraging effective team work is one action to leading people.” I read this and thought to myself, I am so stupid. Teamwork is the best way to get feedback from their peers. One action item for myself is that I am going to Encourage effective team work. I am going to have each consultant listen in on another consultant’s call. That consultant not leading the call will be giving the feedback for what they did well at and what they need to work on. The one gap to this action is that the consultant giving the feedback wouldn’t know what to look for. Even with this gap, there is a lot of potential for great feedback. The outcome is that I would not be in the