What does it mean to be an effective leader or manager? According to Whetten and Cameron in Developing Management Skills, “one of the most popular models of leadership – ‘Competing Values Framework’ – shows that skills fall into four categories: 1) Clan skills, focus on collaboration; 2). Adhocracy skills, focus on creation; 3) Market skills, focus on competition; 3) Hierarchy skills, focus on control”(Whetten and Cameron, 2011). In the SSS Software In-Basket Exercise, I had the opportunity to assess my current strengths and weaknesses as they pertain to management skills. The exercise put me in the role of Chris Perillo, Vice-President of Operations for Health and Financial Services, where I was asked to prioritize a series of …show more content…
For instance, I chose item 1 (responding to my CEO congratulatory email) as the top priority, followed closely by item 3 (potential discrimination lawsuit), and then item 6 (inter-company personnel issues affecting production). Within my internal positioning values, I also tend to lean towards stability and control and I believe a great deal of this is due to my science and business background. I like to manage time, stress, self-awareness, and perform analytical problem-solving. Some of my strengths, as they pertain to management within a team environment, are that I am an extremely dependable person who will get the job done timely, professionally, and accurately on a consistent basis. I can be relied on to do what I say I will do. I am very concerned with the accuracy of information, always wanting to get the facts right. Many would label me as a perfectionist. Some of my other strengths include my ability to inspire and motivate others. I have no problem sharing my data and knowledge to help others in the group succeed as well. I like to find the strengths within a group and push those individuals to capitalize on those strengths. This allows the group to become better and stronger than the individual players. Finally, I believe that I have the ability to analyze data with my strong critical thinking skills in order to complete the project, task, or mission on hand in an accurate,
An example of an assessment that I completed to identify my strengths was the Strengths Based Leadership assessment created by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie (2008). As shown in Table 1, my five strengths, according to the Strengths Based Leadership Report, are restorative, includer, achiever, woo and positivity. Restorative is a strength that was defined on the report as making newcomers feel welcomed (Rath & Conchie, 2008, p. 3). This strength also included attempting to enhance my performance and efficiency (Rath & Conchie, 2008, p. 3). People with this strength also tend to gravity towards others who are honest and give constructive criticism (Rath & Conchie, 2008, p. 3). This strength manifests in my work and life through speaking with newcomers and consistently asking my
When it comes to my strengths and weaknesses, I have only noticed a few. I sure as time goes on and I have worked in the field and have more experiences under my belt I will notice more. One of my strengths has been apparent to me for quite some time and that my compassion and eagerness to help. I believe I am a very compassionate person who has a genuine interest in helping people and I am also very intuitive and perceptive. I have a knack for helping people come to realizations in such a way that they believe they figured it out all on their own and have a way of motivating people to do things. One of my major challenges is that I can become emotionally invested in people I try to help. I have to
My personal strengths are that I am a keen learner and organized person because like Benjamin Franklin I believe that if I fail to plan then I am planning to fail. Above all I am confident that I have made the right choice and that I am a suitable candidate for
My strengths are Ideation, Deliberation, Focus, Empathy, and Individualization. My top three strengths going in order are first: Individualization-I tailor my approach to each person and try to see how we can work better as a team. I enjoy peace and try to bring people together.
Other strengths that I exhibit include being structured, responsible, articulate, task-oriented, determined, confident, effective planner, visionary, and possessing the ability to manage resources effectively. Being structured allows me to set parameters that we can all work within to achieve the overall company goals. Structure builds bonds and a sense of cohesiveness in the workplace. This type of unity will be necessary for the success of the organization. We can all work towards common goals if clear goals are outlined for everyone. The other strengths will all work together as well.
I love to help others win. I love watching others have success and helping to contribute to that success. I work well and cooperate with others. In my current position I occasionally face opposition and conflicts on how a process should be carried out. If my idea is not implemented and another idea works better I can get behind it one hundred percent. I have not always been this way, but I have learned to let matters slide that do not really matter one way or another. I promote the best possible outcome for everyone involved. I work with many different elements of our organization; moreover, I interact with many different types of people and personalities. I cooperate well with everyone, and I have been told this by many people on multiple occasions. I believe this is a strength that will propel me to succeed in any role.
My greatest personal strength is that I am comfortable speaking to large groups. This will enable me to clearly give information and guide the ensemble effectively in any situation.
Some of the greatest strengths others consider me to have are my determination skills, my patience, my teamwork skills, my management skills, my confidence, my kindness, and my cheerfulness.
Strengths: Well organized, multi-tasker, I love a challenge, detailed-oriented, and can adapt well to change.
In my reflections as I prepared to write this paper, I came to the realization that leadership is much more complex especially since the paper requires that I focus on a few traits. In an effort to make it simple, I wrote down the traits that came to mind and in process had over 10 important traits but an even bigger challenge was on how to narrow them down to 3 or 4 and this is the place that required a good deal of reflection. Eventually, however, I had to prioritize them since in any case; it is not possible to get a leader that has all the traits. As I thought of the various leaders who have inspired me, I noticed that while they strived to provide the best leadership by focusing on their strong points, they still had their weaknesses. To me this provided a justification for at least identifying key desirable traits and thereafter working to improve them. I did manage to settle on four traits, which for me are indispensible if a leader or a leadership is to become effective.
Also in my opinion, one of the most important strength or good quality that I have is the ability to work and adapt with a group of people in a team work. This mainly because I find myself as an easygoing person and I feel that I can easily interacts and communicates with other people. Furthermore, I like the process of sharing information and ideas with others because this could lead those normal ideas to become brilliant ideas after I listen to the suggestions of every member in the group because I deeply respect other members’ opinions; this is called by constructive feedback.
Personal strengths for me would be my strong desire to learn and change, and my persistence. I have been prevented from pursuing my desired education for so long, but I am chomping at the bit to get this done now. Not only am I pursuing a change in career, but I am going towards a field of study that I find interesting. I can be a very stubborn person at times and my persistence mirrors that trait.
The strengths I have: being efficient and organize. I have to have everything a particular manner before I write, perform, or do almost any jobs. Occasionally this can cost me lots of time. The weaknesses that I have are a perfectionist and impatient at times. I was used to working at a substantially faster rate than those around me. Sharing information and interacting with others is when I learn best. Understanding my weaknesses assists me to plan methods to conquer them when I am doing tasks and socializing with others. I must be kinder to myself and less strict about matters being merely so. I also need to be more delicate and comprehensible of others who tend not to take up my perfectionist styles. I also should be patient with people who take longer time to work. Since I have got a tendency to delay works when I do not feel like doing anything, I, therefore, need to create a regular schedule with integrated rewards and times for learning and acquiring assignments done.
My current strengths include; my honesty and passion towards my work. I have always been positive and confident regarding my aims and targets. Along with these, I am a good decision maker, due to which I can make right and quick decisions. Moreover, I have ability to motivate others and do team work. I am also a responsible person, when I make a target; I work day and night to achieve my goal.
I like to think I have many strengths. After review of my character/ personality test, I can see what they are. I am a task-oriented leader, which drives me to finish a project. I have a strong individual work ethic, which allows me to be responsible and not rely on others. I am good at building and leading