Leadership Qualities: The Four Strongest Skills

Of the four competencies, I find my order from strongest to weakest is intrapersonal, interpersonal, business and finally leadership. Even with leadership at the bottom, I still believe I am a strong leader. Additionally, with intrapersonal skills at the top, there are some areas within the category that I struggle with. For intrapersonal skills, I have always had a high standard of performance for myself. I truly believe anything is possible with the right amount of concentrated effort. This mentality opens up the world, and helps me push myself harder in situations others may not. I am naturally a very calm, relaxed person who is difficult to rile up. I also love ambiguity, and find I thrive in it where others may shy away. This summer, I took an internship offer in Chicago. Rather than live at home in northwest Indiana, I chose to live with 2 completely random roommates in an apartment in the city. I felt confident in my ability to handle the unknown, and live entirely independent in the city. I can honestly say that experience was the most maturing event in my life so far. The previous anecdote also leads into my #2 strength, …show more content…
I consider myself a strong leader, with the ability to influence and positively impact and contribute to a team. The reason I listed this trait last was because I haven’t had much opportunity to implement leadership in a professional setting. Most of my professional roles have been very junior positions, where I was often being lead or trying to absorb knowledge from others. This could be indicative of a strong leader, someone who knows when the take the reins and when to let others lead. Regardless, I have not had the opportunity to be a leader in a professional setting where the work product could cost the company thousands, or even millions of dollars. I am extremely excited for this opportunity in the future, and hope to move this skill higher on my