Seven Habits Profile

The seven habits profile indicates that I practice the foundational habits quite well. Balance is definitely something that I have worked to develop over the past several years. There was a point in my life where the stress of work spilled over into my personal life and would affect the relationships that I had with others. I also think that being honest and being able to follow through on commitments are important in both the personal and professional areas of my life. One of the areas that I do need to improve involves talking about people behind their back. I tend to avoid confrontation and that can lead to me voicing my frustrations to coworkers rather than directly confronting the person with my concerns and frustrations. This can cause negativity and reduced morale in the workplace and this is an area that I continue to work on improving.
Some of my stronger areas in the seven habits involve being concerned with others and approaching my work in that manner. This is an area that did surprise me somewhat, I am not an incredibly social person and I usually consider myself to be a bit impersonal in the workplace. This profile indicates that despite those concerns I do exhibit a more interactive and collaborative leadership …show more content…
I do believe that some of my answers are a reflection of my personal life where I do often procrastinate and delay things that need to get done. I don’t believe that this is as much of an issue in my work life but it is something that needs improvement. Setting goals is something that I have struggled with, both personally and at work, for a very long time. I often just go through life taking things as they come; I don’t often set goals and actively work towards them. These are areas that in recent years I have come to see as needing improvement and I do believe that improvement would have a positive effect on my work as well as my personal