Intellectual traits are a serious of traits that strong-sense critical thinkers possess which enables them to be open, discipline, and improve their mental functionality (Elder & Paul, 2012, p. 4). Humility, integrity, empathy, courage, and perseverance are some of traits discussed in Chapter 1. Watching General McChrystal Ted Talk, I was able to link his experiences to some of the above traits.
The trait that stood out most on his talk was intellectual humility. Intellectual humility is “the ability to develop knowledge of the extent to one’s ignorance and to be aware of the limitations of one’s viewpoint”. General McChrystal was aware that on that September morning in which everything changed, his knowledge and believes of what a soldier was, …show more content…
Intellectual perseverance is “the disposition to work one’s way through intellectual complexities despite frustrations inherent in the task”. Even though the operation failed General McChrystal rebuilt the confidence and faith of the solders as well as the commanders. Although, he did not mentioned if a second mission was completed successfully, because of his leadership one is able to envision a stronger team.
General McChrystals’ recollection of his experiences and interaction with others portrayed many of the traits discussed in the module. His ability to reason and understand the point of view of others as well as their thinking makes him a strong-sense critical thinker. From acknowledging that at his age there was much to learn, to realizing the differences in his team, McChrystal possessed many of the traits of a disciplined mind. His fairmindedness made him a great leader not only for his team but also for the country. The video showed me how the intellectual traits are used on a day to day basis. Having examples allows me to have a better grasp of the concepts and provided me with a guideline on how to use
The trait that stood out most on his talk was intellectual humility. Intellectual humility is “the ability to develop knowledge of the extent to one’s ignorance and to be aware of the limitations of one’s viewpoint”. General McChrystal was aware that on that September morning in which everything changed, his knowledge and believes of what a soldier was, …show more content…
Intellectual perseverance is “the disposition to work one’s way through intellectual complexities despite frustrations inherent in the task”. Even though the operation failed General McChrystal rebuilt the confidence and faith of the solders as well as the commanders. Although, he did not mentioned if a second mission was completed successfully, because of his leadership one is able to envision a stronger team.
General McChrystals’ recollection of his experiences and interaction with others portrayed many of the traits discussed in the module. His ability to reason and understand the point of view of others as well as their thinking makes him a strong-sense critical thinker. From acknowledging that at his age there was much to learn, to realizing the differences in his team, McChrystal possessed many of the traits of a disciplined mind. His fairmindedness made him a great leader not only for his team but also for the country. The video showed me how the intellectual traits are used on a day to day basis. Having examples allows me to have a better grasp of the concepts and provided me with a guideline on how to use