The self-assessment on my leadership profile described me as charismatic. But what’s my real style? Is it the style that I perceive myself to be or is it the style that other see me as? Because my friends, family, and coworkers ended up rating me as a strategic planner. The leadership profile described that as someone who could look at the big picture but didn’t have the influence to make those big picture plans happen. After mentally reviewing my leadership performance, I would say the way other people assessed my leadership style was mostly true. I find it hard to have the type of influence that can effect organizational change.
I fall short in the area of competence and credibility because of chronic self-doubt. There is nothing worse than an indecisive leader. When I was in the military, there were so many opinions as to what a good leader looked like. They were usually contrary to my natural personality, so I was always in internal conflict as a leader. It’s an alpha male dominated society. Some women could thrive in that environment; I did not do so well. I was a good technician at my job, but with leadership it was a different story. That’s been the toughest part of this class, coming to the conclusion that I may not have the traits for effective leadership. …show more content…
What is it that I want to stand for? Since I question my decisions all the time, I need a source of absolute wisdom. For me, I want to live by the guiding principles of the Christian faith. I converted to Christianity when I was in my mid-twenties. Even though, I converted early in my life, I still let the opinions of others influence my decision making. I’m now more committed to filtering my decision making through the