Leadership

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
-John Quincy Adams

Friday, May 22, 2009

It is critical that you as a leader know what your strengths are so you can put them to the most effective use and your weaknesses so you can work to improve them. We will get into this more at the end of the summer and during the semester, but right now what I'd like for each of you to do is take a look at the 15 qualities that form Coach Wooden's "Pyramid of Success". From what you have read about each of these qualities and what you know about yourself try to accurately list your top five strengths and your five main weaknesses.

You may want to consider putting together a preliminary list and then taking it to a friend or someone who knows you well and will be honest with you for their input.

Everyone has strengths and everyone has weaknesses. It's nothing to be embarrassed about and putting them out in front of those you'll be working closely with next year will be extremely beneficial down the road as you begin to rely on one another and work together as a team. The purpose of this program is development, and development requires honest evaluation, so don't be shy...

Chris
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  1. chris lightfootJune 1, 2009 at 11:22 PM

    Strengths:
    1. Enthusiasm - Especially when it's something I enjoy or am passionate about
    2. Industriousness - I've learned recently that working hard isn't always enough. You have to work hard WITH A PURPOSE to be industrious
    3. Friendship - I'm relational and facing struggles together I think is one of the best ways to develop a lasting bond.
    4. Initiative - I like seeking out what needs to be done a trying to do it before someone has to tell me... it's kind of a challenge, or a competition with myself.
    5. Team Spirit - While every like the glory from time to time, I am generally more concerned with the teams well being than my own.

    Weaknesses:
    1. Loyalty 2. Intentness 3. Alertness 4. Self-Control 5. Poise

    For me all of these are tied together. I struggle with having an even keel. When things are good, they're great, but when things aren't going well I don't do a good job of staying focused, staying committed, staying enthusiastic... It's something I have struggled with for a long time, and while it has come a long way, it's still tough for me to battle through the times of famine when everything inside me wants to bail and search for greener pastures.

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You have been chosen to serve in a capacity of leadership. This is both an honor and a responsibility. We hope you will take pride in the positions you have earned, and we want to help you realize your highest level of leadership potential. It is not our intention for this to be a rigorous or demanding course of your time and energy, but we do want to expose you to what real and genuine leadership is all about. We want to be an open door for your questions and an example you can follow. We say this not with an air of self righteousness or haughty pride, but with the humility that is tied to one whose every move is scrutinized (just as yours will be by your peers). We (all of us - you included) will fall, we will fail, but without trials and challenges can we have success or victory? To have the courage to face difficulty and the humility to accept responsibility, this is the foundation of leadership, and this is the mentality we ask you to have and seek to help you develop.
-Chris Lightfoot