My Unique Qualities
1. Goal Oriented
- With everything that I pursue in life, I like to set short-term and long-term goals while using some sort of measurable benchmark to make sure that I'm on track. I believe that this is my strongest trait that I carry as a leader
- Through serving many leadership roles in the past, I've developed my organizational skills. I incorporate my organizational skills in my daily life by using multiple planners to stay on top of obligations
- This is a trait that has a good and bad side. While its easy for me to tunnel-vision on a task in order to quickly finish, its difficult for me to focus on multiple tasks at once
- I believe a sense of competitiveness is healthy and necessary in order to succeed in the business world - and especially when pursuing entrepreneurship. At the end of the day, an entrepreneur's company has to beat out its competition in order to stay ahead.
5. Open Minded
- Its important to always keep the mind open to new ideas. Stagnancy and complacency kills companies as they fail to innovate. I'm never the type of person to religiously stick to one view point.
Interviews - 5 UF students
I asked each interviewee: "what is 1 character trait that I have that makes me a good leader"
Interview 1 - Male
- This interviewee responded with "Confidence". He expressed that I come off as a very confident person, and my confidence draws others near me and makes them want to listen to what I have to say
- This interviewee responded with "Charisma". She expressed that I have a natural charm as a leader and that it was almost natural that I achieved a leadership position in the organization that we're both involved in
- This interviewee responded with "Personable". She expressed that I'm approachable and easy to talk to. In her interview, she mentioned that I have an ability to make light of dark situations, an ability that is useful for keeping group morale high.
- This interviewee responded with "Objectivity". She expressed that I'm able to remove myself emotionally from situations in order to think objectively and rationally to come to a conclusion. She said that this a trait that she rarely finds in people and that it is a trait necessary to succeed as a leader.
- This interviewee responded with " Persistent". He expressed that through the years he has known me, he has always been impressed by my inability to give up in pursuit of a goal - no matter how many times I've been knocked down.
Reflections
I believe that all of the traits listed either by me or those interviewed are accurate, and I would not go back to my original list to make any corrections. However, I was surprised that there were no similarities between the two lists. I found it interesting that most of the traits listed by the interviewees are traits dealing with my personality or behavior, whereas all of the traits in my own list are skills that I believe I carry
Raymond -
ReplyDeleteIts awesome that you and your interviewees had different answers because it showed how many positive traits you have, both skills and personality. I feel that all the traits listed are great characteristics of entrepreneurs and of business professionals in general. I like that you stayed objective about your traits and listed that being tunnel-visoned could be a negative trait, which means you really thought introspectively. By staying aware of this possible negativity, you are able to focus on the positive side. You did a great job at identifying your traits and relating them back to business.
Ray,
ReplyDeleteI thought the traits that you and your interviewees were able to identify were excellent and i liked the fact that they were completely different. As identified in your reflection, the people you interviewed pointed out things about your personality. That being said, i feel that in business having a good personality can take you to the next level in making connections and set yourself up for the future.