Servant Leadership Self Assessments

Recently, I was required to fill out a self-evaluation of my 2014 performance as a second-year aerodynamics engineer at the Boeing Company. Beyond rating my performance with regards to my completion of business goals and tasks, I also had to rate values such as integrity, communication, and problem solving. At the bottom of the list was the most challenging category for me to rate, leadership. Before taking this class, I would have questioned the applicability of that category. As a second-year engineer with no subordinates that report to me, I would have wondered whether I showed any signs of leadership. However, after taking this class and completing the various leadership questionnaires, I realize that leadership attributes are not just …show more content…
My ISTJ score (introvert, sensor, thinker, and judger) is consistent with the leadership traits I possess. Sensors are those who are detail oriented and desire accuracy and precision; thus I am a sensor because I am diligent and persistent. As an introvert I am inclined not to be as outgoing and articulate as a good leader must be. I also am labeled as a thinker, which means I am typically detached and uninvolved with people. Again, I am seeing a strong correlation between these results and my score on the trait questionnaire. Furthermore the Servant Leadership questionnaire, completed by my coworkers, showed I scored poorly in the ability to help subordinates grow and to put their needs first. By examining the results of these surveys it is clear that if I am to become an effective leader in the future, I will need to focus on not just my own responsibilities and needs, but those around …show more content…
I am a member of the Tau Bet Pi, the oldest engineering honors society, St. Louis alumni group and this year I started the MindSET initiative in the St. Louis area. The MindSET initiative is to education young students about engineering and how it involves math and science in fun and educational ways. Because the program was nonexistent before I started it, I am in charge of organizing, planning, and facilitating all of the events. This fall I organized three events at the St. Louis Science Center with 7-15 participants at each session. This leadership situation is an ideal one for me because it does not involved that many people and because it is volunteer work, there is not as much stress compared to my job at Boeing. Additionally, it provides me with an opportunity to improve my social skills and become more of an extrovert. It also forces me to focus on the needs of all the students and the volunteers, and not just myself. By placing myself in low stress situations that force me to be an extrovert, I will improve my leadership