My Strengths, Outweigh My Weaknesses

1. I would consider my strengths, fortunately, outweigh my weaknesses. I find that I am extremely knowledgeable in my field. This is imperative toward training my employees and subordinates. I am also very employee centered and show great care and concern for my employees. I am a solid ethical and moral person and try to convey this to my employees via my actions. I have many other qualities such as self-motivation, persistence, fairness, and decisiveness. My weaknesses on the other hand, even though few can be quite crippling. I sometimes suffer from being overwhelmed. When this happens my ability for time management tends to diminish. I will also tend to procrastinate where small and seemingly mundane tasks are concerned. This always piles up on me later which doubles back on the time management issue.
2. I have made a concerted effort of late to step back and reflect on my current management skills and abilities. Part of that reflection has resulted in me taking this class. I have been resistant to change and acceptance of my own short comings in the past. In recent times I have come to accept my need to change, adapt, and become a more transformational leader.
3. I have to say the greatest leader I have known would be my current Sr. VP. I have watched a …show more content…
The art and science of leadership are much like the art and science of humanity. The art comes into play along with the contingency theory. Personal values, sense of accomplishment, skills and even intelligence. Much like a work of art, these are relative to the life experiences and personality of the artist. One artist/leader’s experience in life often affects the product and outcome of that individual’s labor. The science on the other hand, can be summed up by looking at the sheer number of leadership models. Many, but not all will resemble one another to some degree. The general science, much like natural science, will tend to follow a concept and process related directly to an