Henck and Hulme (2008) state, “leaders often make their greatest mistakes out of the mismanagement of their talents as opposed to their weaknesses,” (p. 8). I believe that many of our leaders are unprepared to serve the needs of others because they do not have a foundational understanding of their strengths. The Clifton StrengthsFinder is an effective tool for identifying strengths because it based on over 40 years of research, contains a detailed description of 34 different categories of talent and reveal an individual’s top five innate strengths. StrengthsFinder operates under the philosophy that “the key to human development is building on what you already are,” (Rath, 2012, p. 8). The assessment revealed my top five strengths of empathy,…show more content… Technology integration is an important aspect of my position, but it can be difficult to tangibly measure its effectiveness. My challenge is to use my talents to help my department measure and communicate our the achievements and successes of infusing technology into instruction. Discipline and competition are useful tools for stimulating performance, efficiency and effectiveness to meet the needs of others within my organization. Analyzing the factors that make these organizations successful can help our organization better serve our…show more content… I will learn to use empathy to benefit the lives of others, celebrate the accomplishment of others, and stand up for the needs of others in challenging situations. I will learn to use my achievement nature to help others within my organization succeed, improve my explanatory style or the way I interpret events and assist in the development of tangible measurements of the benefits of technology within my organization. I will utilize my ability to focus and ask my supervisor if she would be willing to have my assistance in managing meetings by taking notes, keeping track of goals, setting deadlines, and summarizing what we have discussed at the end of a meeting. I will use my abilities of discipline and competition to help my department better serve others within my organization by creating superior experiences, materials, and training experiences to enhance
