This exercise will help one to understand the strengths and weaknesses of my friends and team members, in turn this will help me to identify my own strengths/weaknesses and adopt any other good point and discard any minus points that I may have. The very fact that I am able to identify my strengths/weaknesses, remove my weaknesses and add new strengths gives a boost to my self-confidence. Self-awareness exercises help us to act consciously instead of reacting to people in a hurry. It makes us behave positively instead of creating additional obstacles. When I monitor my self-talk, I can pay attention to the way I respond to success and failures because being tough needs to be balanced with self-
Competency I believe competency is a vital value to leading an effective group. It is not enough to be dependable with my performance but I must also be successful in my ability. For me, competency comes from the capacity to acquire new knowledge and learn new ways of solving problems. Being a competent leader is about continually gaining knowledge and expertise and learning as much as I can about our organization and the people within it. I feel as though being competent as a leader encompasses much more than just being able to correctly complete one aspect of my duties, but rather having the knowledge to understand that others can be empowered by believing in my
These qualities are important to me because they have been revealed through my strong work ethic and I have used these qualities to define me. My personal resources to help me graduate is knowing my sense of identity. Therefore, I will have to continue to love and care for my well-being because college requires a lot of independency. I will have to practice making smart choices with regards to my education as a priority. And I must remind myself that I am capable of doing things when my mind attempts to tell me that I cannot.
I am an individual that seeks out learning opportunities with the thought that the more that I know the more efficient I can be at my job and I can better help my co-workers or subordinates. I prefer to thoroughly plan and review the possible outcomes of a particular course of action. I believe that these characteristics will prove beneficial in a leadership role as I will be able to effectively communicate job expectations, outline employee goals and provide the necessary support to meet goals. Without the self-assessment, I know myself to be quite reserved. This is something that I consciously make effort to address.
The Personal Leadership Development Plan modules have given me an understanding of the various qualities that make up an effective leader. I have learned what type of leader I am and what I need to do to become the best I can. Additionally, I have been able to identify my weak areas. I believe I am a team leader with some transformational leader qualities, and I need to work on active listening, intellectual stimulation, informational power, and feedback. I realize the importance of our mission but also value relationships.
NAME: POTLAKO KGOBE STUDENT ID: 1614814 QESTION: Write a motivational essay on personal development Personal development is one of the most important and useful tools for students and any professional who want to achieve on their different fields. Personal development is a process concerned with specific aspects of individual; the development of ‘what’ and the ways this can be planned, achieved and evaluated (Irving and Wiliams page 517-526). Maslow (1970) suggests that all people have an in-built requirement for self-awareness which happens through the process called self-actualization. For an individual to succeed on personal development, they have to make a personal development plan. Personal development plan is an action
In my view, the ability to recognize personal strengths and weaknesses is a key skill needed to become a successful person. Upon the realization of my weakness in certain areas of my life, I work to improve myself in such areas and thus, consider this personal characteristic to be one of my strengths. Persistence is another personal strength that permeates into other areas of my life. The persistence to become excellent at anything helps me to apply my personal strengths to improve myself in the areas where I am weak. I set high standards for myself and believe in doing things in an exceptional manner to become
Implications This experiment was not successful, because I didn’t take the time to study. I didn’t take the time to actually sit down and ask for help. I didn’t take the time to sit down and do my homework like I was suppose to. I was just being lazy, because of my actions my grades have dropped lower than anything. I have 4 grades I need to get up.
PURPOSE AND VALUE OF PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING. Personal and professional development plan is a roadmap in one’s life. It refers to the gaining of knowledge and skills for development and career achievement; this includes all types of possible learning opportunities meetings and informal learning opportunities. At my depot we use the Individual Development Plan (IDP) which is a tool designed to organize and target your professional and personal development. Its primary purpose is to assist you reach Proximal and distal career goals, as well as strengthen current job performance by providing a structured approach.
So it's a management skill that's worth improving. It is important to know how to take care of mainutit the above matters so that they provide maximum benefit. In this chapter will be explained what these skills are. Also cases will be solved and a self-reflection will be done of this topic. First, it is important to understand the difference between power and empowering.