I think that this self assessment was a good indicator of how I react, feel, and how I would respond in different situations in my personal and professional life. In the results, some of my strongest points were my locus of control, my openness to feedback, my awareness of my own values, emotional intelligence and core self-evaluation, and my cognitive style indicator. I think the majority of this has to do with the fact that I have a very diverse background with experience in various job fields and environments. Each organization I have worked for has had different values and goals, so I have had to learn to adapt and recognize my strengths and weaknesses and use them for my development and the benefit of the organization.
In my opinion, the results were accurate and were a good indicator of my strengths and weaknesses. This tool was especially useful in helping me narrow down my weaknesses so that I can target them and create a plan to improve on them. For example, I scored in the median percentile on the tolerance of ambiguity scale, meaning I have mixed feelings about situations. I look at promising and threatening situations equally, when I should be more promising in thought, being that I am usually upbeat, fun, and optimistic in the workplace. This was surprising to me, but I viewed it as an opportunity to improve. My naturally competitive personality has quite a bit to do with this, but I need to start looking at the positive in every situation and challenge myself to view obstacles as being good for development and growth, rather than a threat. It's challenges and difficult situations that make leaders like myself better and more developed. On the opposite end of the spectrum, my openness to feedback self awareness scores were very high. I think that because I am open to feedback and aware of my weaknesses and strengths, it is easy for me to identify and improve in areas. My willingness to learn and adapt is my strength that allows me to do this.
Overall, the information and feedback from this assessment will prove to be beneficial to me in this course and in my journey as a leader. The results can be used and built upon for an indefinite period of time and will be used as a development and learning tool for myself. For a short term goal, I plan on incorporating my weaknesses into this course to help with my development, and my strengths for the development and learning of others.
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