Prepare a 2-3 page business report in which you analyze your leadership strengths and develop a statement of who you are as a leader. Introduction This portfolio work project helps you define who you

“ L eaders h ip is a bout k n ow in g y o urs e lf , u sin g y o ur s tr e ngth s, w ork in g o n y o ur w eak a re as, a nd d elib era tin g ta kin g s te ps to b e a g ood le ader”(B ein g a W hole L eader, 1 ). A fte r c o m ple tin g s o m e o f th e a sse ssm ents a nd r e adin g th e a rtic le s I r e a liz e d w hat w ere m y s tr e ngth s a s a le ader, I a m a p eople p ers o n s o b uild in g r e la tio nsh ip s w it h th ose t h at I le ad is im porta nt to m e. I w ant th em t o k n ow th at I w ill n ot a sk th em to d o a n yth in g I w ould n’t d o a nd a ls o if I le t th em d ow n it h urts m e a nd if th ey le t m e d ow n it s h ould h urt th em . M y o th er s tr e ngth is th at I w ork w ell u nder p re ssu re a nd th e p anic is o n th e in sid e w hile th e o uts id e is c a lm a nd p ro gre ssiv e ly m ovin g f o rw ard . I a m a lw ays lo okin g fo r a w ay to fin d a s o lu tio n, w e c a n s it a ro und a nd lo ok a t a p ro ble m a ll d ay b ut it is im porta nt to c o m e u p w it h m ult ip le s o lu tio ns a nd c o m e to a c o m mon g ro und a s to w hic h o ne w e w ill g o w it h . I a m a lw ays t h in kin g o uts id e o f th e b ox, a s o ne w ould s a y p la yin g d evil’s a dvo ca te . I ty p ic a lly d o th at s o I c a n fo rc a ts a ny c u rv e balls th at m ig ht b e t h ro w n a t u s, b ein g p ro activ e a nd n ot r e a ctiv e . I a m v e ry o bse rv a nt a nd a dapta ble to c h ang e l ik e a c h am ele on. If I s e e s o m eone is s a d a nd h avin g a b ad d ay, I a m a ble to c o m e to th is p ers o n a nd h ave a g enera l c o nve rs a tio n w it h th em a nd t h ey w ill e ve ntu ally le t m e k n ow w hat i s su es th at th ey a re h avin g. O ne th in g th at m ake s m e a g re at le ader is th at I a m r o ote d a nd g ro unded. I k n ow w here I c o m e fr o m a nd w here I a m g oin g.A cco rd in g to th e b ook “ W hy s h ould a nyo ne b e le d b y y o u”, “ A tr u e le ader is lik e a tr e e t h at h as r o ots , if a tr e e h as n o r o ots th en it w ill ju st g o w it h th e w in d” ( G off e e a nd J o n es 2 006).

H avin g d if f e re nt s u perv is o rs th ro ughout m y c a re e r I w as a ble to s e e a lo t o f d if f e re nt le aders h ip s ty le s fr o m m y im media te s u perv is o rs . A s I w atc h ed t h em in te ntly a nd w ante d to le arn fr o m e ach o ne, I p ic ke d u p a fe w g ood tr a it s o f a s tr o n g l e ader th at I u se n ow w hen I a m in th at r o le . T he k in d o f le ader th at I w ant to b e is a w hole le ader, I w ant to h ave m y w ork lif e b ala nce t o geth er, o ne th at b rin gs th e b est o ut o f p eople ; w hen p eople h ave a “ I c a n’t d o it a ttit u de ” I s h ow th em d if f e re ntly . I w ant to le ad b y e xa m ple , I w ant e ach p ers o n to k n ow th at th ey w il l n ot b e a ske d to d o a ta sk th at I m yse lf w ill n ot d o. I h ad a s u perv is o r e arly o n in m y c a re er th a t h e w ould s a y “ I w ill n eve r a sk y o u to d o s o m eth in g th at I w ould n’t d o m yse lf ” a nd th at r e so nate d w it h m e u ntil to day. I w ill m ake m yse lf a va ila ble e m otio nally a nd m enta lly to th ose th at I s u perv is e . I w ant to b uild a r e la tio nsh ip o f tr u st a nd te am work . I g et s a tis fa ctio n w hen I w atc h t h e g ro w th o f o th ers a nd m e a lw ays p ush in g p eople t o d o th eir b est w ill m ake m e a g re at le a der. A cco rd in g to th e Q ualt r ic s A sse ssm ents , I s co re d 3 0 o ut o f 3 0 fo r th e “ B e W hole ” p art. I w ant to b e th at le ader th at e ve ry o ne w ants to w ork w it h a nd b e p art o f m y te am . I d o n ot lik e to W e a ll k n ow th at n o o ne is p erfe ct a nd th a t th ere w ill a lw ays b e r o om fo r g ro w th a nd i m pro ve m ent. I w ant to b e a n o ve ra ll w hole le ader, b ut th ere a re s o m e th in gs th at I s till h ave to w ork o n. I a m a p eople p ers o n a nd I d o n o t lik e to h urt p eople ’s fe elin gs, a s a le ader I h ave to g et m ore c o m fo rta ble a t d eliv e rin g th e b ad n ew s. A t m y c u rre nt jo b n ow I h ave to d eliv e r b ad n ew s to p eople a nd I a m w ork in g o n th e d eliv e ry s o t h at it d oesn ’t c o m e o ff h ars h o r d em ean in g i n a ny w ay, w it h m ore p ra ctic e I w ill g et b ette r. I n eed to k n ow w hen to m ix b usin ess w it h p le asu re . I h ave to u nders ta nd th e b ala n ce a nd th at n ot e ve ry o ne y o u w ork w it h is g oin g to b e y o ur fr ie nd. I h ave to n ot b e s o tr a nsp are nt a nd n ot l e t c o w ork e rs k n ow w hat is g oin g o n in m y p ers o nal lif e , th at c a n b ackfir e in th e lo ng r u n .I’m g oin g to a ch ie ve th at b y b ein g w ork t r a nsp are nt a nd n ot m y p ers o nal lif e tr a n sp are n t. I w ill le ave th e s m all ta lk to s p orts , m ovie s a nd w ork r e la te d o nly . W ill a sk h ow ’s th e fa m ily d oin g b ut w on’t e ngage in to a nyth in g m ore th an a m ere c o nve rs a tio n. A noth er a re a I n eed h elp g ro w in g i s fo r m e n ot to g et e m otio nal a nd m ake d ecis io ns b ase d o ff o f th at w it h out s co pin g a nd lo okin g a t w hat is a t h and. I w ould g et m ad if m y c o lle agues d id n’t c o m ple te a ta sk th at I a ske d th em t o , in ste ad o f d oin g a v e rb al w arn in g o r e ve n a w rit e u p; I w ould g et e m otio nal a n d le t th em k n ow th at th is is u nacce pta ble a nd th at i’m h urt b y it . I h ave to b e a s m ilin g le ader b ut a t th e s a m e tim e h ave th eir r e sp ect th at th ey w ill c o m ple te a ta sk w hen a ske d. I c a n s h ow e m otio ns s in ce I a m h um an b ut I h ave to m ain ta in th e p oke r fa ce .

A fte r r e adin g th e a rtic le s, d oin g th e a sse ssm ents a nd a skin g m y fr ie nds a bout w ho I a m a s a l e ader. I fe el a s th ough I a m a T ra nsfo rm atio nal le ader; “ M anagin g p eople b y c re atin g s tr a te gie s t h at p ush p eople to h ig her le ve ls o f s u cce ss. T his o fte n h appens b y fo cu sin g o n te am work a nd c o opera tio n, g oal s e ttin g a nd a tta in m ent, a nd s tr iv in g f o r p ers o nal a nd p ro fe ssio nal g ro w th ”. ( B ein g a w hole L eader). W it h m y s tr o ng in te rp e rs o n al s kills , b ein g a ble to w ork w ell u nder p re ssu re , b ein g o bse rv a nt a nd a dapta ble to c h ange m ake m e a s tr o ng le ader in th e s e nse o f b ein g g ro unded a nd n ot e asily s w aye d fr o m m y d ecis io ns. I fe el a s th ough m y w eakn esse s c a n b eco m e s tr e ngth s o nce I w ork o n p erfe ctin g th em a nd u nders ta ndin g h ow to g ro w .