Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Leadership Strengths

My top 5 leadership strengths are...

  • Adaptability (Relationship)
"You live in the moment. You don't see the future as a fixed destination." I am ready for anything that is thrown at me, is the way I see that. Which in most scenarios I am, a little bump in the road is not going to foil what is already going on. I do not see myself as a person who is gonna freak out if something happens while I am working on something, some people do and to them it is like the whole world just ended.
  • Relator (Relationship)
"Relator describes your attitude toward your relationships. In simple terms, the Relator theme pulls you toward people you already know." That is very true about me. I am not big on being in a room full of random people I do not know. If your have 1,000 friends, do you really "know" them? That is like adding some random person on Facebook, that is not a friendship more of a "cyber-ship". I can related to my friends because I have know them for many years. 
  • Strategic (Strategic Thinking)
 "The Strategic theme enables you to sort through the clutter and find the best route." To sum that up, I do not make things 10 times more complicated than it should be. It is thinking of multiple options to a scenario. Going into battle with a plan is better than going into battle and it being a chaotic mess. 
  • Responsibility (Executing) 
"Your Responsibility theme forces you to take psychological ownership for anything you commit to, and whether large or small, you feel emotionally bound to follow it through to completion." Honestly I do not feel like this fits me at all. Yeah I get work done but I do not become emotionally attached to it as this describes. And it says something along the lines of "willingness to volunteer may sometimes lead you to take on more than you should" thats completely opposite of me. I am not the kind of person to overload myself with extra things to do. 
  • Futuristic (Strategic Thinking)
"You are the kind of person who loves to peer over the horizon." Somewhat split on this. With projects I usually have multiple versions of something before I decide which one best fits. An idea evolves to multiple ideas, so if considering that futuristic then yes. Everyday routine, I don't think 2 weeks ahead from now what I am going to be doing.


What I found most valuable is the fact that answering 20+ questions, it can generate what your strengths are. Most of mine were spot on, and I could relate to. Just a few (Responsibility, Futuristic) I was 50/50 some of what it described fit me perfectly and then the rest was somewhat opposite of how I think and do things. Anything with team or group projects I will just keep on doing what I did before, I do my fair share of work when it comes to projects. All of those strengths go together in one shape or form, they could change over time well maybe slightly.