The story of Eddie V. Rickenbacker in Light From Many Lamps contains a couple valuable leadership lessons (Watson, 1951). The story is about him and seven other men who are stranded in the Pacific Ocean on a few rubber life… Continue Reading →
I always enjoy learning more about myself so I really enjoyed doing these self-examinations. In regards to the Leadership Trait questionnaire, my largest gap in between my ‘self-score’ (3) and ‘average-score’ (4.6) was being “diligent”. With the Leadership style questionnaire I actually scored equal (37) on both my task score and my relationship score. On …
In completing the questionnaires, I was able to validate some of my own assumptions. I found the results from my self critique and those of my colleagues aligned closely with my self-conception of leadership traits, skills and style that I… Continue Reading →
The three assessments were helpful in the process of critically analyzing myself as a leader. I scored high on task and technical skill on the Style Questionnaire and Leadership: Theory and Practice respectively. This aligned with my self-conception that when… Continue Reading →
Without fail, the series of collected works in part one and two of Watson’s (1951) Light from Many Lamps succeeds with blinding illumination mirroring divine truth upon one’s heart as a means to bombard the ego and replace it with steps towards growing one’s faith and experiencing the true reward from acts of outward service. …
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 …