Evaluation of Own Leadership Skills and Behaviors
YOUR LEADERSHIP PROFILE
Do you believe you have the traits to be an effective leader? Perhaps you are already in a supervisory role, but as has been discussed previously, appointment does not guarantee leadership skills.
How can you evaluate your own leadership skills and behaviors? You can start by analyzing your performance in specific areas of leadership. In this Discussion, you will complete Gallup’s StrengthsFinder assessment. This assessment will identify your personal strengths, which have been shown to improve motivation, engagement, and academic self-conference. Through this assessment, you will discover your top five themes—which you can reflect upon and use to leverage your talents for optimal success and examine how the results relate to your leadership traits.
To Prepare:
Complete the StrengthsFinder assessment instrument, per the instructions found in this Module's Learning Resources.
Please Note: This Assessment will take roughly 30 minutes to complete.
- Once you have completed your assessment, you will receive your “Top 5 Signature Themes of Talent” on your screen.
- Click the Download button below Signature Theme Report, and then print and save the report. We also encourage you to select the Apply tab to review action items.
Leadership Traits
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Leadership Traits
Leadership can motivate, guide and inspire individuals to complete a common goal. Leadership includes giving guidance, support, and directions and listening to the ideas and concerns of other people. It is a required quality that should be successful in any setting, from business to politics.
Various traits make an individual a good leader. Effective leaders must be capable of communicating and delegating (Verawati & Hartono, 2020). In my case, I can clearly articulate our vision, goals, and expectations and delegate tasks to my subordinates. Good communication and delegation help form a cohesive team, ensuring everyone works toward the same goals and increasing productivity. I am an effective leader with good leadership traits. It is because I consider myself to have integrity. Integrity is a key to effective leaders. Integrity involves trustworthiness, honesty, and consistency in values and actions (Trimble et al., 2022). I am a leader with integrity because I can inspire trust and confidence in my followers and create strong relationships based on mutual respect. Self-awareness is another trait that I possess. I conclude this since I understand my weaknesses and strengths as they are open to feedback and work on improving myself. I can also recognize the impact of my behavior on others and move their actions accordingly. A good leader should be courageous (Verawati & Hartono, 2020). As a manager in my company, I am not afraid of taking risks, confronting workplace challenges, and taking calculations in making difficult decisions. I also motivate my juniors and fellow seniors to take risks and accomplish their goals with passion and determination. Finally, respect is the key characteristic of effective leadership. As a manager, I respect my juniors and employees by valuing their decisions and opinions. I also acknowledge their parts and treat them with dignity an...