For the majority of my professional life I worked primarily in the private sector; consequently, I have very minimal professional experience in the public sector. While rummaging through various documents, searching for material required for the completion of this analysis, I recognized that there are overlapping and recurring themes which clearly point to who I am as a professional and, thus, the direction in which my professional life should proceed, public service. Therefore, my professional mission statement is, “To vigorously perform my responsibilities as a public administrator and to enhance the quality of public service by providing my clients with dedication, honesty and a commitment to make the best interest of all, my first priority.”
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The creation of a personal roadmap will be instrumental in the effective use of my craft and, therefore, lead to a meaningful life of fulfillment and satisfaction. This analysis will examine my professional Strengths and Weaknesses, indicate where my greatest Opportunities lie, hence, making it less difficult to combat Threats that have the potential to affect my professional career and my capacity to serve in the public sector.
Critical Thinking – Analytical Skills
Strengths
An overwhelming concern with the promotion of social justice for the under-served and those affected by poverty and illiteracy, cause the field of Public Administration to be of significant importance to me. The key strengths that will be beneficial in accomplishing my professional mission are discovery; and implementation.
• My leadership ability; I am skilled in building and leading teams
• Critical thinking skills
• My problem identification and problem solving ability
• My ability to design, develop and implement …show more content…
While I consider myself to be a natural leader who is skilled at building and leading teams I am, for all my abilities, not a very effective delegator. Often, to ensure accuracy and completion of a task, I tend to take on the bulk of the responsibility. Getting too emotionally connected is another weakness I struggle to overcome. As a professional in the private sector I discovered that what I believed was one of my greatest strengths, others identified as a weakness. For example, early in my career, as an Administrator for a government contractor, my manager told me that I should be careful of the way that I always look out for the “underdog” and that it would creep up to hurt me in the future. In every position of employment, I can recall instances of going out of my way, to help others; specifically, lending a helping hand to the “underdogs” and those who I felt were under-served, less knowledgeable and/or not as fortunate as I. When I look back over my life, I believe that his perception of me was true; it was true then and it is still true
The creation of a personal roadmap will be instrumental in the effective use of my craft and, therefore, lead to a meaningful life of fulfillment and satisfaction. This analysis will examine my professional Strengths and Weaknesses, indicate where my greatest Opportunities lie, hence, making it less difficult to combat Threats that have the potential to affect my professional career and my capacity to serve in the public sector.
Critical Thinking – Analytical Skills
Strengths
An overwhelming concern with the promotion of social justice for the under-served and those affected by poverty and illiteracy, cause the field of Public Administration to be of significant importance to me. The key strengths that will be beneficial in accomplishing my professional mission are discovery; and implementation.
• My leadership ability; I am skilled in building and leading teams
• Critical thinking skills
• My problem identification and problem solving ability
• My ability to design, develop and implement …show more content…
While I consider myself to be a natural leader who is skilled at building and leading teams I am, for all my abilities, not a very effective delegator. Often, to ensure accuracy and completion of a task, I tend to take on the bulk of the responsibility. Getting too emotionally connected is another weakness I struggle to overcome. As a professional in the private sector I discovered that what I believed was one of my greatest strengths, others identified as a weakness. For example, early in my career, as an Administrator for a government contractor, my manager told me that I should be careful of the way that I always look out for the “underdog” and that it would creep up to hurt me in the future. In every position of employment, I can recall instances of going out of my way, to help others; specifically, lending a helping hand to the “underdogs” and those who I felt were under-served, less knowledgeable and/or not as fortunate as I. When I look back over my life, I believe that his perception of me was true; it was true then and it is still true