please reply to this discussion by by making recommendations for how they might strengthen the leadership behaviors profiled in their StrengthsFinder assessment, or by commenting on lessons to be learned from the results that can be applied to personal leadership philosophies and behaviors. This week’s discussion aims to reflect on leadership assessment and evaluation. What are my personal strengths as a leader? Interestingly, I thought of myself as first analytical, followed by an arranger, disciplined, with adaptability, and an includer. Yet, the results from the StrengthsFinder assessment revealed that my greatest strengths and behaviors are discipline, being analytical, communication, and being a relator. According to Rath (2007), my quick responses to the assessment were my “most intense natural responses which are less likely to change over time” (p. 17). Well, given more time, I know my answers would have been a little different if allowed to weigh the options and really contemplate my responses. Maybe my first thoughts are actually who I really am and what my greatest strengths are. I can’t argue with the fact that I am an analytical and disciplined individual. I am sometimes obsessively compulsive, well, a lot of the time. And I have the most questioning attitude of anyone I know. I never imagined that communication would be one of my top five strengths. I am not a good listener; just because I like to talk doesn’t mean I’m good at communicating. I think I need to improve my communication skills along with focus. Seemingly, I need to improve on my level of empathy and self-assurance as well. I always thought of myself as empathetic, acknowledging the sentiments of those around me, and having confidence in my judgment (Rath, 2001). Those traits would be more beneficial and help me become a better leader. As explained by Broome and Marshall (2020), “Emotional intelligence is increasingly recognized as an important characteristic of effective leadership” (p. 9). As far as core values that I would like to increase, I admit it would need to be my humility and wisdom levels. I need a greater sense of humbleness and an understanding of human dynamics. In line with George Mason University (2020), those are a few values that are the “guiding principles in our lives.” Positivity is a value and a strength that will be appreciated by me and others. More positivity will allow me to be the person others would want to be around. Rath (2007) advised to “deliberately help others see the things that are going well” to improve on being more positive (p. 144). To close this discussion, I’d like to have a more profound strength of harmony. I aim to look at the practical side of things consistently. As recommended by Rath (2007), I need to “practice techniques for resolving conflict without confrontation” (p. 110). Harmony is finding common ground, holding your peace, and look for areas of agreement (Rath, 2007). This strength would serve me well as a respectable leader and relator. Relators build relationships and are, in fact, fueled by them (Rath, 2007). Building relationships with harmony will add to my strength as a relator. The StrengthsFinder assessment has made me more mindful of the strengths needed for an impressionable leader profile. I will be more in tune with the skills, values, and strengths it takes to be an effective leader. References Broome, M. E., & Marshall, E. S. (2021). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing Company. George Mason University. (2020). Core leadership values. MasonLeads. https://masonleads.gmu.edu/about-us/core-leadership-values/ Rath, T. (2007). StrengthsFinder 2.0. Simon & Schuster.

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