Statement of Leadership development Goals
What's next?
From the work we have done this semester, I have concluded two main areas that I need to work on. There are ways I can go about improving my weaknesses to improve my abilities as a leader.
Weakness: Indecisiveness
Many of my leadership questionnaires had results that were quite close. Chapter 9, Handling Conflict, showed me that when it comes to dealing with conflict, I'm not sure how I typically respond! Dealing with conflict is one area that I struggle with in my work life. If something doesn't go right, I have often passed the situation off to someone else who was in more of a power position. This year, I took on a new job as a youth leader - and I am the one in charge. This has forced me to make decisions, deal with conflict, and handle things I would have usually dismissed to someone else. I think this is a good thing for me, because it is forcing me to get out of my comfort zone and make decisions. I need to be confident in myself and know that I am doing the right thing! I think that to develop this skill even further, I need to keep myself in a position of almost vulnerability, so that I am pushed to make decisions. I may slip up a few times, but that is ultimately how we learn! |
Weakness: Self-confidence
Through multiple leadership questionnaires, namely chapter 2, I realized that my self confidence is holding back my leadership abilities. After seeing the areas that I ranked myself lower than others did, I realized that I need to be more confident in my abilities. I often hold back in areas where I am not sure of myself. I realize now that these are areas where I really have held myself back all these years simply because of a lack of experience! If I am always quiet, how am I going to have a chance at being a confident, outgoing person? Now I'm not saying that I want to change my personality and personal habits, but I would like to be more confident in certain areas of my life. I think this could be improved by putting myself in uncomfortable situations. That sounds pretty strange, but I'll never get comfortable with something if I'm not uncomfortable with it first. We have to start somewhere! Since entering University, I have been trying to do things that my high school self would never have thought of. Going to places where I only know a few people, applying for jobs I knew I probably wouldn't get, and saying hi to a stranger are among the things I have been doing to try and boost my self confidence in the areas where it lacks. |