Personal Leadership Traits
- Determine what traits you need to work on the most to become a good leader. Then, explain whether these traits differ from the strengths you need to be a good manager.
Leadership requires effective communication, proper management and acting strategically. I have not been able to communicate effectively with the employees, thus my relationship with the employees has not been good (Linzey, & Pierce, 2015). This is due to poor planning, which makes it hard for me to properly draft important information, thus leading to miscommunication. However, working on this trait will help in bettering my managerial tasks, due to bettering my performance, hence being effective in propelling the company towards the right direction (Angela, 2017). This therefore differs from the strengths needed to be a good manager, since I am not able to actively supervise the employees in the right way, hence limiting the company from achieving the implemented goals.
Secondly, as a responsible leader, I need to be good at management, because I cannot be able to manage a company, if I cannot be able to manage tasks in the appropriate way (Angela, 2017). I am not good at time management, a move which limits me from being able to achieve more, hence ending up wasting a lot of time, and spending less time doing simple tasks. Improving my time management traits will consequently enable me to effectively manage different tasks in the company. Moreover, I will easily spearhead the company in achieving its goals, through setting a time frame within which a goal should be accomplished. In addition, I will be able to work plan strategically, through setting goals which can be achieved within a certain period of time (Linzey, & Pierce, 2015). These will for that reason allow me as a leader, to not only accomplish my tasks on time, but I will also be able to plan strategically, thus steering the company into achieving its goals within the stipulated time.
- Indicate which of your strengths you anticipate you will use the most in college or a future career.
Acting strategically and maintaining time are the two strengths which I anticipate both in college and in my future career (Linzey, & Pierce, 2015). Maintaining these two strengths will not only enable me to achieve a lot, but it will also allow me to discover myself, hence putting more effort in my areas of concern. In college, I am supposed to be good at managing time, since most tasks are usually scheduled on given timespans (Angela, 2017). I am currently focusing on achieving more than what I should achieve, hence reaching my long-term goals. Other hand, acting strategically helps in proper decision making, thus moving towards the right direction. As a student, I need to make the right decisions, hence being able to perform better, and avoid indulging in behaviors which might affect my future.
In future career, I will be required as a manager, to properly manage the company, through supervising and planning for the company. It is therefore required of me to be a good time manager, hence completing my tasks on time (Linzey, & Pierce, 2015). Furthermore, I will also easily supervise the employees in the best way possible, hence propelling the company towards reaching its goals. On the other hand, acting strategically will enable me to make critical decisions, which will be responsible for driving the company towards the right direction (Angela, 2017). Similarly, I will also be able to come up with strategies which will focus on improving the performance of the company, hence reaching a wider market through beating its competitors.
Reference
Linzey, J. F., & Pierce, D. (2015). Moral Leadership: The 9 Leadership Traits. Eugene: Wipf and Stock Publishers.
Angela, W. (2017). Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide: Gallup.
