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Leadership Qualities
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Leadership Qualities
The article “Leadership Qualities” was very interesting, it talked about
traits that will help identify whether someone is capable of learning to
lead. While reading this article I did a self-assessment on myself to see
if I possessed any of these traits. There was one trait that described me
perfectly; A willingness to take responsibility. There was also a trait
that I did not agree with; Practical ideas. The article made me even think
of traits that I wanted to have more of; Mental toughness. Reading this
article really enlightened my thinking as to what I have to offer as a
leader.
Responsible should be my middle name. While growing up being the middle
child I still had more responsibilities than my older brother. I used to be
the child that my mother called on to baby-sit my younger siblings. I have
always been deemed very mature for my age, so when I became pregnant my
mother never had to worry about me because she knew I would be okay. Now
that I am an adult I like to be in charge of everything. I like the
complicated tasks that are very difficult to do in such a short period of
time. If there were any other traits in the article, a willingness to take
responsibility describes my character to the bitter end.
I did not agree with the trait; Practical ideas. I did not find this trait
very desirable because I believe a person that is original can be a good
leader. An original person may have a lot of different ideas to bring to
the table. In my opinion an original person is the most realistic person to
have; they say when they have made a mistake. I consider myself to be an
original person and I bring fresh new ideas to the table. People with
practical ideas make good leaders because they do not always follow status
The final trait that caught my attention was; Mental toughness. This trait
caught my attention because I think I need work in this area. When I come
with an idea it takes me a long time to prepare myself for the criticism of
others. I dont like for other people to bash my character just based on an
idea that I have presented. I do not consider myself to be a weak person I
just need to be able to take criticism better. One thing that I can say
about myself is after I have been criticized I dont get discouraged; I try
harder to make my idea accepted. Mental toughness is a trait that I really
need to work on.
Leadership Qualities helped me to see some of my good traits while also
seeing those that I need to work on. In order to be a good leader I must
first try to fix my bad traits and perfect the good. I have a lot of work
to do if I want to be the CEO of a company.
Leadership Test
Upon taking Steve Sullivans “Leadership Test,” I learned that my
perception of leadership is different. The first question I had a problem
with was number two; Leaders should treat everyone equally. I put true for
the question but the computer said the answer was incorrect. The correct
answer was false, “Leaders treat everyone fairly.” The way the question was
worded was very tricky because I believe that treating everyone equally
means treating everyone fairly.
The second question I disagreed with was question number four; the first
step in turning around a failing organization is to analyze the situation.
I put true for the question but the computer said the answer was incorrect.
The correct answer was false, “The first step is to get people excited about
their future. Analysis does not create excitement.” I disagree; I believe
the first step is to analyze the situation so that you can motivate the
staff to do what is needed.
I accept my overall grade of seventy percent on the test. Even though my
answers were incorrect and against my beliefs, it allowed me to view
leadership in another way.
IT Quiz
The Computerworld IT Leadership Quiz told me so much about my leadership
style. My leadership style is The Strategist. As a Strategist I am a
system thinker who establishes a method for achieving a vision while
maintaining a vision of the big picture. This means that I am a person that
likes to have thorough details of how I got to the end so that when I am
finished I will know exactly how I got there. I like to make such that I
take good notes so that when the test comes I will know what is being