Technical Skills Essay

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1. Do I agree or disagree with these results? Why?

I am not sure that I agree with all of the results. However, I believe they may be accurate. First, I will explain my technical skills. I scored a 24, which is on the bottom end of the high range. I am not surprised by this score. I agree that I have learned technical skills from school and at work. I have financial knowledge, sale experience, and a high level certification as a graphic applier that is based on my abilities (Professional Decal Applicators Association). However, the reason I agree with the this score is because I know that I can continue to improve on my technical skills. I will continue to learn more at RIT that I can apply to my career in the future. As human skills go, I …show more content…

However, the more that I learn about leadership, the more my definition has evolved. Between the knowledge of leadership traits and leadership skills, my definition has expanded on the attitude or culture that I originally mentioned. My new definition tried to encompass all the traits and skills that are needed to have effective leadership. my definition of leadership is demonstrating the attitude, culture, traits, and skills needed to influence others in order to achieve a common goal or desired …show more content…

I do not see myself as a strong leader. However, I know that I have some leadership skills. It will be important for me to continue to think about how I can continue to develop my technical, human, and conceptual skills, so that I can be the best leader I can be. However, Northouse (2015) continued to explain a few other skills that are important for leaders to possess. Some of those skills are motivation, social judgement, problem-solving skills. These are also importatnt skills that a leader must demonstrate. I need to work on all of these skills to be a better leader and will work to remind myself of all the different types of leadership skills, so that I can continue to improve as a leader.

4. What skills, if any, do I need to acquire to be a better leader?

All-in-all after reading about leadership skills, I think that I have a lot to work on. I already demonstrate some leadership skills (such as human and problem-solving skills). However, I know that I could be a better motivator and improve on my conceptual skills. Also, I think that all of my leadership skills can be improved on. The best way for me to grow as a leader is to continuously educate myself, practice using different leadership skills, and learn from any leadership experiences that I

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