I got 53.9 on Leadership Trait Questionnaire; as for Leadership Theory, I got 22 on Technical skill, 26 on Human skill, and 28 on Conceptual skill; then the Style Questionnaire, 45.6 on task score and 38 on relationship score.<\/p>\n
I think the results could typically represent my self-concept from my perspective. I know my weaknesses, and clearly, they are revealed in the results. But I was surprised when I saw my scores on Leadership Trait Questionnaire from the other two colleagues. Accidentally, They both rated me nearly 60. The scores they rated me on Trustworthy, Dependable, Outgoing, and Empathic were much higher than the ones rated by myself. I asked them and they insisted that those were exactly their perceptions of me.<\/p>\n
I recalled something I learnt from Social Psychology that the perception of what you are from other people can be different from what you are to yourself (Myers & Smith, 2012). Reflecting the self-concept pictured by myself, I know I always feel inferior about getting along with other people. Therefore, I usually try hard to connect with them and cannot assess my performance correctly. At the same time, it is hard for me to ask them their feelings about me. Consequently, the perceptions were not congruent. It is brilliant that the textbook recommends the leader have another five people (e.g., roommates, coworkers, friends) complete the questionnaires as well (Northouse, 2016). Leaders can obtain different perspectives to add colour to the picture of their self-concepts. Also, it is constructive for leaders to realize their potential deficiencies from the discrepancies of the results and to correct them in turn. Moreover, I would like to add that it does not have to be five other people to complete the Questionnaires. I would like to suggest the more the better.<\/p>\n
Reference<\/p>\n
Myers, D. G., & Smith, S. M. (2012). Exploring social psychology<\/i>. New York: McGraw-Hill.<\/p>\n
Northouse, P. G. (2016).\u00a0Leadership: Theory and practice<\/i>. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage publications.<\/p>\n