Seeing results of leadership assessments is like hearing your own voice recorded on video. I hear my own leadership voice all the time but reading these assessments lets me hear it presented back to me in a way that gives an opportunity for reflection, critique, development and change.
Overall, it is no surprise that I score higher on task style and conceptual skill in the Style Questionnaire and Leadership Theory and Practice. Results from the Leadership Trait Questionnaire are the most examined since they come from people who know me well and are impacted daily by my leadership.
I’m motivated in my desire to focus on the relational side of my own leadership while not neglecting the good impact which comes from strength areas. My hope in taking on this program in leadership is to see my leadership tool belt grow.
At the same time, I’m encouraged that those I asked to give feedback through the Leadership Trait Questionnaire were more generous in rating my strengths and less critical of my weaknesses. Healthy critique of one’s own strengths and weakness is a good reminder that those we lead are usually more generous and gracious with us than we are of ourselves!