Your leader is interested in your development as a leader in your organization. You have recently taken a variety of self-assessments designed to better understand your strengths, areas of improvement, communication ability, and values. Your leader would like you to spend some time reflecting on the results of your assessments and setting SMART goals for future improvement, gathering some additional information from those who know you best.
ROLE
Your role is to prepare a report in which you review and reflect on your strengths. To do this, collect information from the various assessments in class or from colleagues, friends, or others who know you well, and create a portrait of yourself as a leader. Then, reflect on how this information fits with your own view of yourself and your behavior on the job or in life by creating a personal SWOT and some SMART goals.
PREPARATION
This assessment requires you to participate in at least three self-assessments and the collection of feedback from 3–5 people who know you best.
Collecting Feedback From People
You can collect valuable feedback about your strengths through others. Because not everyone is likely to respond, you should identify at least 6–10 people to ask. Choose a variety of people who have had extended contact with you, such as:
– Colleagues (former or current), such as vendors, customers, or board members.
– Friends (old or recent), neighbors, or fellow volunteers.
– Family members.
– Others who know you well. Be creative in your choices.
Try to give your respondents sufficient time to respond. You can create a feedback form or keep it simpler.
The questions you should ask are
Who am I when I am at my best?
Can you provide a specific example of a time when I was at my best?
Analyze your leadership strengths as identified by these comments, reflecting on how it fits in with your own preconceptions and what the self-assessments you took revealed.
Self-Assessments ( I HAVE TAKEN THE ASSESSMENT AND UPLOAD MY RESULT BELOW)
Take three of the self-assessments listed in the Resources: As you look at the results, reflect on how they fit in with your own preconceptions and with the work that you do, or plan to do.