DQ2-2

DQ2-2

1.

Paul Moore

Re: Topic 2 DQ 2

I took the survey: Conceptualizing leadership

Traits – 13

Abilities – 16

Skill - 20

Behavior- 18

Relationship 18

Process - 19

My weakest trait is my lack of organization. I struggle with keeping myself organized. My desk is a mess, my truck is a mess and I know it affects my work. This is something that I am improving on. The reason I count this as a weakness is that it decreases my efficiency and causes undue stress on myself.

This has affected me in the past by me displacing items that I needed for a project and I would have to recreated them or go and get them from another team member. This affects credibility.

One of my strengths is that I have a lot of experience in my field. I still consider myself a student of the craft. I have worked with people who have 20 years on the job but they stopped learning after 1. They continue to apply their one year of knowledge over and over and never progress. This reminds me of the scene in the movie Backdraft where the crew is in the kitchen. In the background is a quote on the wall. “200 years of tradition, unimpeded by progress”. This is not me. I love to learn and constantly challenge myself and those around me to do so.

An example of this is when I was asked to take a staff captains job and work in our facilities management division. I showed up and 4 hours into the first day I was sitting in a budget meeting. I was in over my head. I sought help and enrolled in training and I learned. So today I am a better, more effective manager and hopefully leader because of it.

Paul

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2.

Re: Topic 2 DQ 2

Q1. Take one of the questionnaires located in the textbook or SAGE student resource site. What do you perceive as your greatest strength?

A1. I took the Conceptualizing Leadership Questionnaire,(Sabo, n.d.). My responses did not give me a specific emphasis on any given strength. Below are my scores:

Trait Emphasis 15

Ability Emphasis 15

Skill Emphasis 15

Behavior Emphasis 15

Relationship Emphasis 13

Process Emphasis 14

I perceive my greatest strengths to be within the trait, ability and skill emphasis. I think much of a successful leader is natural talent. Like an amazing athlete, I believe that the best leaders have a natural talent but will only reach their full potential if the leader works hard at developing that talent.

Q2. Give an example of how your behavior in one situation illustrated this strength.

A2. I have been blessed with the gift of being one of those people who have a positive disposition. However, I work hard at staying positive and focus on how I phrase the words I say, so even if things are difficult or hard, I focus on the opportunity not the obstacles. This encourages people to want to be around me, seek me for advice and let me be a mentor. I have a number of friends who are more financially successful than I, but on a regular basis I am the one they call to discuss difficult business decisions. Not because I am smarter, or more experienced, but because of how I treat them, and they know I have their best interest at heart.

Q3. What do you perceive as your greatest weakness?

A3. I sometimes desire not to seek others input. It has been my experience that many people have opinions, which I appreciate, but have no foundation, facts or information to back up their statements. I lose patience with those who want a voice at the table but are ill informed or only speak by emotion and are unable to qualify their belief.

Q4. Give an example of how your behavior in one situation illustrated this weakness.

A4. Anytime I look at social media, I literally have to hold my tongue at the posts that are stated as fact, which I know to be untrue. All of these people are friends, family or colleagues but the ignorance in some of the posts, especially when they re-post someone else's information as fact, is daunting. I have learned that not reacting enables me to maintain that relationship for more important discussions in the future. This is especially important from a Christian World View, as I would never want to say or do anything that would prevent someone from becoming a Christian.

Sabo, A. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/sage/2019/leading-public-organizations-custom_1e.php