The Empty Pickle Jar: A video about the necessity of proper prioritization in life.
Complied Strengths/Weaknesses
Strengths:
· Organize people/situations – complete tasks accurately/on time
· Conscientious and loyal – follow through in small matters
· Social and outgoing
· Bring personal caring to workplace/home
· Warm, sympathetic, helpful, personable, cooperative and tactful
· Energized by interaction with others
· Enjoy creating order, structure and schedules
· Have strong values – express them clearly/confidently when they think appropriate
Limitations:
· Conflict filled/tension filled situations make them uncomfortable
· Agree with others for the sake of harmony
· Jump to conclusions before fully understanding the situation – impose decisions on those around them
· Tentative/uncertain – might judge others too fast
· Doubt themselves – focus attention entirely on satisfying the needs of others
· Overly sensitive
· Support those in charge or standard procedures too uncritically
· Fail to see wider possibilities/alternatives to do things
Strengths (Friendly Helper):
· Kind, helpful, and cooperative – empathize with others
· Promote harmony – loyal, trusting and supportive
Weaknesses (Friendly Helper):
· Enable others – do things for them that they should do for themselves
· Leave little time for themselves
· Avoid confrontation – “peace at any price” approach
Strengths (Strong Achiever):
· Accomplish much
· Often take leadership positions – can get others to work together
Weaknesses (Strong Achiever):
· Too competitive/driven to succeed
· Can put others down – “win at any cost approach”
Self-Confidence: Your score is 8 out of 10
Positive Attitude and Outlook: Your score is 9 out of 10
Emotional Intelligence: Your score is 5 out of 10
Measure of Transformational Leadership:
Providing a Compelling Vision of the Future: Your score is 8 out of 10
Motivating People to Deliver the Vision: Your score is 9 out of 10
Being a Good Role Model: Your score is 5 out of 10
Managing Performance Effectively: Your score is 9 out of 10
Providing Support and Stimulation: Your score is 13 out of 20
Strengths
· Confident
· Self Motivated
· Strong Work Ethic
· Flexible / Adaptable
· Hard worker / Hands On
· Team Player
· Knowledgeable
· Visionary
· Dedicated
· Personable
· Efficient
· Resourceful
· Positive Role Model
· Innovator
· Pride in LPS and FCB
Weaknesses
· Confident – If not controlled, can be seen as arrogant by others.
· Communication – Tailoring your communication style to your individual analysts and moving at their pace, not yours.
· Able to use different styles of leadership – ties in with communication above
· Able to inspire others – Finding a way to inspire those that don’t want to be inspired is key here (James/Tonya)
· Innovator – Generating new ideas is extremely important, however generating too many ideas or failing to fully implement them can be problematic. Be aware of this pitfall.
· Thinking before speaking – I know, I know you are working on this one!
Strengths:
· Organize people/situations – complete tasks accurately/on time
· Conscientious and loyal – follow through in small matters
· Social and outgoing
· Bring personal caring to workplace/home
· Warm, sympathetic, helpful, personable, cooperative and tactful
· Energized by interaction with others
· Enjoy creating order, structure and schedules
· Have strong values – express them clearly/confidently when they think appropriate
Limitations:
· Conflict filled/tension filled situations make them uncomfortable
· Agree with others for the sake of harmony
· Jump to conclusions before fully understanding the situation – impose decisions on those around them
· Tentative/uncertain – might judge others too fast
· Doubt themselves – focus attention entirely on satisfying the needs of others
· Overly sensitive
· Support those in charge or standard procedures too uncritically
· Fail to see wider possibilities/alternatives to do things
Strengths (Friendly Helper):
· Kind, helpful, and cooperative – empathize with others
· Promote harmony – loyal, trusting and supportive
Weaknesses (Friendly Helper):
· Enable others – do things for them that they should do for themselves
· Leave little time for themselves
· Avoid confrontation – “peace at any price” approach
Strengths (Strong Achiever):
· Accomplish much
· Often take leadership positions – can get others to work together
Weaknesses (Strong Achiever):
· Too competitive/driven to succeed
· Can put others down – “win at any cost approach”
Self-Confidence: Your score is 8 out of 10
Positive Attitude and Outlook: Your score is 9 out of 10
Emotional Intelligence: Your score is 5 out of 10
Measure of Transformational Leadership:
Providing a Compelling Vision of the Future: Your score is 8 out of 10
Motivating People to Deliver the Vision: Your score is 9 out of 10
Being a Good Role Model: Your score is 5 out of 10
Managing Performance Effectively: Your score is 9 out of 10
Providing Support and Stimulation: Your score is 13 out of 20
Strengths
· Confident
· Self Motivated
· Strong Work Ethic
· Flexible / Adaptable
· Hard worker / Hands On
· Team Player
· Knowledgeable
· Visionary
· Dedicated
· Personable
· Efficient
· Resourceful
· Positive Role Model
· Innovator
· Pride in LPS and FCB
Weaknesses
· Confident – If not controlled, can be seen as arrogant by others.
· Communication – Tailoring your communication style to your individual analysts and moving at their pace, not yours.
· Able to use different styles of leadership – ties in with communication above
· Able to inspire others – Finding a way to inspire those that don’t want to be inspired is key here (James/Tonya)
· Innovator – Generating new ideas is extremely important, however generating too many ideas or failing to fully implement them can be problematic. Be aware of this pitfall.
· Thinking before speaking – I know, I know you are working on this one!
Self-Assessment In Relation to Aspirations
Career aspiration: operations manager/SVP in the banking industry
Below is a list of strengths that I should leverage and areas that I should focus my development to achieve the above aspiration. This list was complied in conjunction with the input of two individuals who are currently at this level in their careers. Each identified these traits as necessary to achieving this goal within the industry.
Strengths to be leveraged:
Areas for development to be addressed:
Career aspiration: operations manager/SVP in the banking industry
Below is a list of strengths that I should leverage and areas that I should focus my development to achieve the above aspiration. This list was complied in conjunction with the input of two individuals who are currently at this level in their careers. Each identified these traits as necessary to achieving this goal within the industry.
Strengths to be leveraged:
- Team Player
- Visionary
- Knowledgeable
- Strong values system
- Ability to organize people and situations: order, schedule and structures
- Promote harmony
- Social and outgoing
- Confident
- Self-Motivated
Areas for development to be addressed:
- Communication
- Use of different leadership styles
- Thinking before speaking
- Conflict avoidance
- Support standards/those in charge too uncritically
- Providing support and stimulation
- Emotional Intelligence
- Ability to inspire
Improvement Plan
Meet with career counselor in MBA program
Join Toastermasters group at First Citizens Bank
Establishment of quarterly 'leadership series' for employees
Evaluate need for increased 1:1s with employees
Complete management level education classes at Bank
Identify a mentor within the banking industry
Meet with career counselor in MBA program
- Identify workshops, online tools, etc. to help with my professional development
- Establish MBA curriculum from the beginning that will support aspirations in the banking industry
- Explore addition of electives that will be beneficial to me: Enterprise Risk Management focus?
- Examine leadership opportunities in the Poole College of Management
Join Toastermasters group at First Citizens Bank
- Support development of leadership skills with a focus on the banking industry
- Increase visibility in the Bank to grow professional network
- Development of communication and presentation skills: clarity/professionalism
Establishment of quarterly 'leadership series' for employees
- Increase subordinates knowledge of leadership concepts
- Team exercises that focus on empowerment of individuals to support increased morale/ownership stake
- Lead by example: Lead meetings using an enthusiastic/positive approach
- Broaden horizons of the team
- Focus on use of recognition techniques to motivate
Evaluate need for increased 1:1s with employees
- Show improvement of active listening skills
- Use time to understand each individual (talent/personality) more in depth
- Focus on discovery of differences to create more trust/openness so conflict can be more readily handled
Complete management level education classes at Bank
- Focus on improving listening skills to ensure everyone has a voice
- Work on decision making skills to include a detailed analysis of situations before making a decision
- Understanding how to motivate to create a greater sense of urgency on for my team
- 'Situational Leadership' class: learn how to apply different leadership styles on a situational basis
- 'Principles of Banking' class: improve knowledge of processes and departments so I am more apt to provide valuable input and carefully reasoned suggestions for improvement
- Microsoft Office classes: develop more knowledge on the applicability of these resources to my working knowledge of the skills necessary for an operations manager
Identify a mentor within the banking industry
- Identify path for professional development in the organization
- Grasp a more 'global perspective' of industry and organization - identify opportunities for team - work on creating a more strategic, long-term approach for growth
- Learn how to apply different leadership styles
- Get insight into valuable industry resources to increase personal knowledge/advocate for environment of continuous education and learning
- Establish regular meetings that focus on techniques that can be used to leverage strengths and improve weaknesses