Sunday, November 7, 2010
Cuatro
I really enjoyed the end of class because we learned about what everyone else's strengths are while also learning about ourselves. It was really interesting that there were some characteristics that no one else had, and that one of them was actually a characteristic that most of us thought we were. I felt that my themes fit me really well, and class only reiterated my feelings because when I heard the descriptions of some of the other themes, I realized how well mine actually fit me and were my top five strengths. I don't think that one particular theme or another is what makes someone a good leader or not. I think that what makes someone a good leader is learning how to best utilize their strengths to help gain success for a group, and that is how this activity related to what we are doing in class, for me at least. This is how it also relates to being a recruitment guide. By knowing what themes fit me, and my partner, best, we can ultimately become the best pair of leaders out there. We just have to work together and play to each other's strengths, while also remembering what themes fit ourselves best, because when we know both of these things, success is inevitable. For example, one of my signature themes is "restorative" which means that I love to solve problems, which in itself is obviously a good strength to have as a recruitment guide because problems are bound to come up. However, one of my partner's signature themes is empathy, which is also really important as a recruitment guide when it comes to solving problems because you need to be able to feel what a girl might be going through and be able to empathize with her. Therefore, by knowing what each of our strengths are, my partner and I can work together to help a girl through a problem because I can look at the logical side of actually solving the problem, while my partner can deal with the emotional and empathetic side. I am very glad we got the opportunity to do this assessment because not only will it help us work together with our partners, but it provided insight into ourselves that we will be able to take away for the rest of our lives.
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I love that you talked about and remembered your partner's strength! One of Steph's strengths was empathy as well which wasn't one of mine so it's great that she is great at it. We are going to have to be here for these women through everything, but will be working together with a woman who has gone through different experiences and I feel as if you are so prepared for the situations that are going to occur in the upcoming months. Can't wait for recruitment with youu.
ReplyDeleteI like how you see the importance of balance between you and your partner's strength. The collaboration in your pairing is great!! I also liked how you focus on helping the PNM in your blog, because that's what this process is about.
ReplyDeleteYa totally great blog ;) We are definitely going to be a good team. After, reading this I thought about our first class when we were describing what makes a good leader. I liked that you reaffirmed that good leaders are made by know your strengths rather than born.
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