Working through the three leadership surveys has been an insightful experience. To a large degree, all three surveys reinforced what I know about myself as a leader. As I have reflected on the process and accompanying reading, it has was… Continue Reading →
I really appreciated Daniel’s blog post on the story “Seneca” in Light from Many Lamps. I can resonate with the story and also Daniel’s comment on God knowing what is best for us and sometimes how it causes us to step outside of our comfort zone. Recently, as a leader I was faced with a […]
The Leadership Trait Questionnaire showed that my strengths were self-confidence, self-assurance, persistence, determination, dependability, conscientiousness and diligence. My weaknesses were friendliness, outgoingness, sensitivity and empathy. While the results were not surprising, I was amazed at how closely my team members and family’s assessment of me aligned with my self-conception. The Leadership Theory and Practice Questionnaire showed that my greatest … Continue reading Learning Activity 3
I found that the personal assessments were very insightful into my leadership skills. I do believe that they align with my self-conception of myself because I see myself as being a futuristic, conceptual person. In addition, I believe that I have developed social judgment skills because I naturally socially adapt to a situation by taking …
Hi B121, I enjoyed reading your post and found the leadership lessons that you took away from Eddie V. Rickenbacker’s story valuable. The first lesson you talked about was the significance of hope in leadership. A leader who embraces hope… Continue Reading →
Light From Many Lamps – Part 1 B, I really appreciated your reflection and I can appreciate your current challenges. “This story served as a reminder that a leader does not lose hope.” Thank you for sharing this great reminder. I needed it today! Hope is a priceless resource which can’t be bought but needs …
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Taking time to read these stories, reflect on their significance and, with encouragement from the assignment instructions, to savour the content of the first two sections of Lillian Eichler Watson’s Light from Many Lamps (1951) has been a sweet, serene, refreshing experience. The ability of stories to help us see beyond our current situation is …
Overall I found these three assessments enlightening, encouraging and helpful! Northouse (2018) provides definitions of the leadership approaches that these assessments are based in: 1) Trait: focused on personality characteristics of the leader 2) Skills: focused on the leader’s capabilities 3) Behavioural: focused on what leaders do and how they behave (p. 73). Trait Approach (LTQ) […]
The story I choose from the anthology was from part 1, chapter five: William G. Farrow. Although a very short story, I found it to be very powerful. I read it, several times, along with the related “Thanatopsis” poem by… Continue Reading →
Being fully-equipped to meet the needs and demands of today’s leadership environment means that we respond with intentionality; which in part, includes learning how to tune into the underlying mechanisms that make us tick. Fortunately, there are personality instruments and questionnaires that help us to discover our base leadership type; and when engaged with an …