VIA Leadership Evaluation

In order for someone to be an effective leader, one would have to bestow certain skills and characteristics or some can be obtained over a period of time. Various assessments and questionnaires are designed to measure and give insight on certain skills or traits an individual may have. Some of those assessments include the skills inventory, leadership trait questionnaire, style questionnaire, leadership questionnaire, least preferred coworker, path goal, LMX, and the authentic leadership self-assessment. By conducting these questionnaires and assessments, not

Other areas that I exhibit leadership qualities are through babysitting, volunteering though the Delta Dental Foundation, and acting in the play “Treasure Island.” I believe that by babysitting I exhibit leadership qualities such as; being dependable, being able to delegate responsibilities, being able to communicate with the children and their parents, and having a positive attitude. This is because in order to successfully watch children and keep them safe it is important to not only be in control, but to have earned the respect of the children you are watching. Secondly, I believe that volunteering through the Delta Dental Foundation I exhibit leadership qualities such as; being resourceful, being understanding, and exemplifying positive

Another quality of good leadership is the ability to inspire others, and tutoring kids after school have greatly improved my abilities of

Throughout my four years at the Bethel Park High School, I have represented myself as a strong leader. I never focused myself on just one aspect of leadership. To start, I have worked very hard to be considered as a captain of the cross country team, I currently hold the position of treasurer of the Journalism Club, and I am the head of a committee for the Principal Advisory Committee of Students. Being a leader in not something that I could learn from a textbook, it is a skill learned through my countless experiences. My current jobs that I hold give me great opportunities to prove my leadership skills. One of the most difficult is my referee job, which forces me to take the lead over coaches, players, and parents.

As a child, I never considered myself the leader type. I was the youngest, not only of my immediate family, but of my entire extended family as well, and to top it all off, I was quite shy. I was content with remaining this way and did so for many years. At the age of ten, my family moved to a different state which only increased my timidity. Inserting myself into new communities was difficult and I tried my hardest to remain in the background. One of these new communities was a local 4-H club—I did not know it at the time, but involvement in this organization would play a large role in shaping my leadership skills. My club, Rock Valley 4-H, was a fairly small group, but still large enough to make me nervous when it came to taking leadership positions. After a couple years of involvement, I found myself elected to the position of Secretary. As such, I was expected to sit up front at the officer’s table, record minutes, write meeting reports, and read those reports aloud at the next month’s meeting. When I first began my secretarial duties, I had my mother request that I be able to sit amongst the crowd to record minutes and that my reports be printed in the agenda. Contrast this with a few years later, where I was the President of the club, calmly and confidently presiding over meetings.

My leadership skills have greatly increased throughout my high school years. I started off as the history fair project group leader to the Development Director and speaker of my Philanthropic Board in Education class. I used to be the type of person who was shy and stage fright but I learned to face those fears and became the outgoing person I am today. My purpose was to be in charge of and interface with my classmates to create a fundraiser for a non-profit organization in our community. I had to communicate with each individual in order to bring the plan together, which wasn’t a piece of cake since not everyone interacts in the same manner. Although it was only a group of twenty-one students, I still faced challenges that I eventually conquered.

Since childhood, I had a chance to develop my leadership and organizational skills through sports and had my school team win many competitions. My school is one of the places where my leadership qualities are valued as I often become a head of many activities, such as staging plays, organizing shows and school trips with my teachers. Being a leader gives me the opportunity to work in a team and consider my peers’ ideas to make our plans creative and enjoyable for everyone. My personal traits help me to gain trust and respect of my peers as they believe me to be a positive, open-minded and reliable person. I have learned to solve problems and conflicts thanks to this great experience of leadership, and I am always ready to assist my peers when it is

There have been several times where I have shown leadership here at Saint Viator. I have been a part of Service and Song every summer, where I have lead 6th through 8th graders who are interested in helping others, and dedicated in bettering our community. Every year I have been a group leader, leading them through our service trips, leading them through group discussions, and leading icebreakers. When doing this I made sure to get everyone involved and make everyone feel comfortable with each other. I also had the honor of really getting to know the kids who will one day be walking through our halls. For me being, a leader means always doing the right thing and inspiring others. Another time I have shown leadership is when I didn’t have a

In agreement with the leadership assessment that I do try to be attentive and respectful to others. I always seeking out the best for my friends and family but contrary I neglect my task at times. I sometimes put others’ concerns before my own. I will like to improve in balancing the concerns for people and be more productive. I have learned about myself that I am either all for people or either for the task. The transformational leadership is where I need to improve more effectively. I have the beginning part such as recruiting great people and supporting them yet I lack in making tough decision, listening to people first, weighing all the factors and the explanation part.

Nurses demonstrate the core values of professionally caring for others in two different prospects. Huber (2014), notes that “nurses have two basic roles: care providers and care coordinators” (p. 3). Most significantly nurses are valued in the setting of patient care, while the coordinator role revolves around management and organizing care, using thinking skills to coordinate complex activities. Nursing is multifaceted, although direct quality patient care is of significance, a positive leader or manager is also essential to support the recent changes to healthcare requirements. Having the right blend of qualities is vital to becoming a

The results of the self-assessments are not consistent. According to the Authentic Leadership Self-Assessment, I rated low on self-awareness. This is due to my inability to recognize my strengths and weaknesses. I did, however, rate high on internalized moral perspective, balanced processing, and relational transparency. Next, the LMX 7 Questionnaire, I rated high. This questionnaire was given to my supervisor and one of my followers. The results of my Path-Goal Leadership Questionnaire, I rated average in all leadership styles. I rated highest in the directive style. The Skills Inventory Assessment resulted in a high score in technical and human skills, and moderate in conceptual skills. Having a moderate score in conceptual skills results in my inability to see the goals of the organization. I should familiarize myself with the organizations aims and objectives and align my goals with theirs. Furthermore, the Leadership Trait Questionnaire scores averaged between a 3 and 4, the highest scores being in dependability and friendly.

Learning how to become a leader was grueling. It didn’t happen overnight like I had hoped. There were many steps I had to take like learning how to open myself up to people. I was always a simple person who never shared how they felt with people. I needed to learn how to open up to people more, so I started being honest when someone would ask how I was doing. I also started telling people about the good and bad things that happened to me like the good grade I got on a hard test, or how I slipped and fell in front of an enormous crowd of people. Sharing little things

My research the week focuses on the importance of measurement and the different factors that play a significant role in implementing successful outcomes. The importance of identifying contributing factors reestablishes the effectiveness of measurement. Measurement in its self can only be as effective as the data collected, (Spitzer, 2007). Unfortunately, data is not always captured accurately. This is caused by not identifying intangibles that are significant to the final outcomes, (Spitzer, 2007). Intangibles are usually not integrated in the calculation, therefore skewing the accuracy of measurement. Intangibles play a significant role in capturing deviations in the measurement due to uncontrollable aspects of the business, (Spitzer,

Ever since I was little, I knew that I was meant to be a leader. Whether it be for group projects in school or a church camp for little children, I always found comfort in leading a group and being a role model for my peers. In my summer of going into 10th grade, I was offered the opportunity to be a group leader for a Vacation Bible School at the Palm Desert Presbyterian Church. I jumped at the chance to be a leader for youth, because I love being a positive influence and I’m very skilled with working with kids. As a group leader, I was privileged with explaining to the kids what the Christian Faith means, as well as doing fun activities with them such as arts and crafts. Also, as a leader I was responsible for any questions the children might

As an oldest child, I felt previous to this experience, that I had strong leadership skills. Some of these skills include problem-solving, delegating, motivating, asserting, and being empathetic. I used these skills I had picked up over time, but learned how to be flexible and morph my skills to be effective for young children, which is very different to how you’d treat an adult. My siblings have been young adults for some time now and I had seemed to forget how I once cared for my siblings as young children. Through being a leader with my McClure girls I really worked on my emotional intelligence and communication to reach out to the girls. They better understood me after I had built a rapport with them, used active listening, and really improved my negotiation skills, which they were much better at than myself for sometime. I eventually caught on how to be a positive leader and role model for these girls that were my team.