Terminal Values I decided gratitude would be my highest terminal value. If I can strive to be grateful for all that I have and all that I am, I believe this would lead to helping me achieve all other terminal values. Providing service for other living things is something that I feel is important for the survival of our external world, which is why it is ranked second. My third value is wisdom. In today’s world, there are so many problems that I will not be able to resolve or fix, that I have to have the wisdom to be able to know what I can and can not do, and know that this is okay. I also believe it is of great value to strive for wisdom when I interact with people. Rather than reacting with feelings and passion, responding with wisdom could …show more content…
They do see that I try hard to keep their best interests at heart. This means that when I must make a decision or follow a course of action that is not advantageous to everyone, such as scheduling, forming grade-level teams, or changing current procedures, those who do not necessarily agree or want the changes, tend to accept them as they know I have made that choice, or taken that action, with the best interest of the students or organization in mind. This means that even if people disagree, they tend to follow through, trusting in the sincerity of my values and actions. Another advantage is that the strength of my convictions helps me to make decisions or take action that I might normally find difficult. In the words of Roy Disney: “It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” An example of this was in a recent appraisal. The teacher was negatively impacting on the students’ attitudes, learning and self-perception. In this situation, I found the appraisal so important, that I tackled the awkwardness of the situation, and spoke openly and directly about the problems I had witnessed, and the need for improvement. In this case, my values helped overcome my …show more content…
When a colleague questions my ideas or action plans, I have a tendency to take this personally, sometimes reacting defensively to a situation rather than responding professionally to criticism that might in fact be very constructive towards helping me achieve my goal. I will have to be careful not to react to criticism or impersonal reasoning, and instead, view these as something essential to the process. In order to do this, I need to work on removing the personal aspect, and focus on the fact that the questioning and constructive criticism may in fact be necessary to future developments and my success as a leader in
The values that impact my decisions include: accountability, truth, honor, spirituality, reliability, kindness, ambition, family and compassion just to name a few. My grandfather was a successful business man in the 1930’s through 1980’s. He was a firm believer that you are only as good as your word. He did business with a hand shake and a smile. Teaching his grandchildren that if a man’s word is of no value, neither is he. Furthermore, he taught us the importance of sticking with your fundamental beliefs and principals. The value that is non-negotiable in my life is integrity. I believe it is important to be ethical, honest, truthful, reliably and trustworthy in every aspect of life. I am inspired and driven professionally by compassion, kindness and a belief in healing those that are
Encarta Dictionary within Microsoft Word defines leadership as,” the ability to guide, direct, or influence people.” Expanding upon that definition, my personal definition is influencing people to follow to achieve a goal, regardless of how unpleasant. Leadership is not something that happens overnight, it needs to be cultivated over time. During that process, it is necessary to identify delinquencies and make adjustments. Reviewing the feedback provided by my LPI/360 assessment, the three areas identified I need to improve on are, praising people for a job well done, actively listening to diverse points of view, and becoming more visible within the workplace.
After completing the “Leadership Style Questionnaire” and analyzing my results, I have learned what my preferred leadership style is and how that influences how I lead and may be perceived from members of the group. From the results attained from the questionnaire, my preferred style of leadership is directing. This type of leadership style is best for individuals who have a low competency and high commitment level. These types of leaders are highly focused on tasks and less focused on relationships. They make decisions without consulting with the group and communicate without regarding the group’s concerns or suggestions. This type of leader also supervises the followers intently. They are very successful in creating objectives for each follower and the group as a whole to guide the group in reaching a certain goal.
The formation of a humanistic-altruistic system of values-practicing loving kindness and equanimity for oneself and other
I have a slight preference of Intuition over Sensing, which means that I tend to rely on unconscious processes and look at the “big picture.” According to the MBTI Manual, I spend a lot of time thinking about the future, possibilities and potential. Intuitive people are imaginative and creative, bored by routine, like solving problems and developing new skills.
As an officer in the United States Army, it has been imperative for me to understand every facet of leadership and why it remains important to be an effective leader. During this course, I have learned some valuable lessons about myself as a leader and how I can improve on my leadership ability in the future. The journal entries along with the understanding of available leadership theories have been an integral part of my learning during this course. For all of the journals and assessments that I completed, I feel it has given me a good understanding of my current leadership status and my future potential as a leader. All of the specific assessments looked at several areas in regards to leadership; these assessments covered several separate focus areas and identified my overall strengths and weaknesses as a leader. Over the course of this paper I will briefly discuss each one of these assessments and journal entries as they pertained to me and my leadership.
I have a long list of values that I find very important to me, but there is a few that stand out the most. Those values are family, friendship, hard work, responsibility, respectfulness, independence, equality, and honesty. My personal values are extremely important
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State how these values were formed, how they influence your character, and how you came to embrace these values. (2 marks)
...stic and within a timeframe. The individuals should consider their values and the things that have significance in their lives.
Throughout life a lot of individuals realize their personal values. One of my personal values is
My personality profile falls under the ENTP, which is sometime referred to as "the debater" (16personalities, n.d.). This personality type provides for a firm foundation in leadership for a few reasons: I 'm analytical, I don 't get too bogged down if plans change, I am able to interface with individuals from different backgrounds and different cultures, and above all I try to see things from other 's point of view, in addition to, viewing the opposing viewpoints that may be important to discuss.
During the Personal Assessment Unit, I learned a lot about myself. We completed work to find out our personal and work values first. Through this, I realized that money, fame, and power are my strongest personal values. This makes sense to me because I am very revolved around succeeding and love to earn a lot of money through working hard. This leads me to my work values, which came out to be independence, recognition, and achievement. This is reflected on my personal values as well, because I enjoy being recognized and succeeding, as previously mentioned. I would like to be able to find a career and spend the rest of my life in ways that fit well with my personal and work values, and I will make my decisions about my future,
My overall work experience offered me a variety of occupational and learning merits in my professional life. Leadership skills provided me expertise and understanding that have allowed me to comprehend the potential personnel as well as helped me in choosing the correct sector in which to work. In this paper, I will share my working experience and leadership characteristics which actually encouraged me to learn practical knowledge and professional success. Also, it has heartened my occupational approach and social know-how while performing in a group surrounded by a multi-talented workforce with a range of skills, knowledge and functional techniques. For the purpose of this paper, my personal leadership traits, as categorized by
These are values that I think will make life better and easier for a person.