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Hillary Houston

Personality describes peoples’ way of thinking, feeling, and thoughts which are noted through consistency in daily routine. My extraversion trait gives me a sense of being sociable in different areas, which is a good quality in sharing with my subjects on matters affecting them. To gain trust in leadership, integrity is key since it portrays honesty and reliability and people follow such leaders because we stand by our word (Tamara et al., 2021). My empathy enables me to understand other people’s emotions and how to respond to them since it creates a connection with the people and can achieve more. My accountability in leadership makes me take responsibility for every step I make in managing and contributing to solving societal problems by being ethical and focused on delivering to the people who believe in my leadership.

However, I have shortcomings in connecting myself and the people I lead, which need improvement for effective delivery to the team. Lacking trust in my team because of over-analyzing and over-thinking critical issues hinders progress since the team I lead cannot express themselves and articulate their concerns. Therefore I should give my team ample time to analyze their grievances and be able to submit them for clarity and solving from the power manifested upon me openly. If I improve on effective communication among team members and myself, we can achieve results and deliver on the mandate given to the team. Constantly using poor communication skills to check the team leads to anxiety and restlessness amongst the team, hence, there is a need to communicate with people to know their needs and provide the necessary resources to see the team prosper (Banwart, 2020). Improving trust in people boosts confidence, making them feel comfortable and learn throughout the present and future leadership.

References

Banwart, M. (2020). Communication studies: effective communication leads to effective leadership. New Directions for Student Leadership, 2020(165), 87-97.

Tamara, A. R., Vigil, N. M., Liswanti, N., Arwida, S., Larson, A. M., & Barletti, J. P. (2021). Trust-building and leadership in multi-stakeholder forums: lessons from Indonesia. International Forestry Review, 23(1), 43-58.