Brittany, You made a very good point about leadership traits. You said that, "...the best leaders are true to themselves, and there isn't one specific style or way to be an effective leader." I found this to be true after about my third year teaching. I tried to copy or mimic styles of other leaders because they were good teachers. I soon found out that I felt more comfortable and led my classroom better when I was myself. In addition, I think being an introvert has many advantages. For example, more introverts tend to sit back and listen to everyones ideas. I admire that. Sometimes, me being an extrovert, I want to speak up and talk a lot more. Listening is sometimes not my strong suit. I know that you can put on a good extroverted act and honestly, you have came a long ways since I first met you. You have great methods and ideas, and you have been sharing out a lot more at TBTs since the year you started. I imagine that knowing your strengths and weaknesses will allow you to become an even better leader. In conclusion, working on self confidence is something I would like to focus on and get better at myself. Stress tolerance is something I think everyone at some point can get overwhelmed about. The checklist method is a positive thing, not a negative thing in my opinion. I get what you are saying though. Sometimes things come up that we couldn't possibly plan for. I think since you are aware of this, you will be able to self coach yourself and remind your self to stay calm and to work through it one step at a time. Thanks for sharing! On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 3:19 PM, Brittany Holsinger < brittany.holsinger at redstreaks.org > wrote: > > > *There are many leadership traits I feel comfortable with. However, there > are many traits I will need to grow and develop so that I can lead to the > best of my abilities. While conducting research for this question I learned > that the best leaders are true to themselves, and there isn't one specific > style or way to an effective leader. After coming to this realization, I > was pleased to know that I could use the traits I already possess to my > advantage, without compromising who I really am. Upon completing the > personality test during class last week I found that I am an introvert. > Although traditional leaders are viewed as being extroverted, I feel > confident I can continue to put on my extroverted act- just as I do each > day as a classroom teacher. I can exhibit extrovertedness traits, while > holding true to my task oriented introvertedness. Another trait I feel > particularly confident that I already possess is emotional maturity. I am > naturally self aware, and able to regulate my temperament. No matter how > challenging a situation, I am able to stay calm and collected on the > outside. I feel this will serve me well when placed in a leadership > position. As it is important for a leader to exude calm assurance during > all situations. Self confidence is a trait I would benefit from focusing on > during the next two years. Although, I am self confident in the traditional > sense, there are times I have trouble making firm decisions quickly, I > often find myself second guessing my decisions when I reflect > retrospectively. Another weaker trait of mine is stress tolerance. I am a > planner, and I like to account for all things I must accomplish throughout > my day. I make daily checklists, and feel invigorated as I mark things off > when completed. I like things to be orderly and planned, however, in > education there are plenty of unexpected events each day. Over the past > four years I have learned to adapt and cope with the unexpected twists and > turns of working with children. So, I feel confident that I can learn to > adapt if I were in an administrative position as well. As with any new > position we fill in life, I believe the best way to learn is experience. I > firmly believe in higher education, but truly nothing beats hands on > experience. Just as when we all began teaching, we didn’t really understand > the complexities until we experienced them first hand. I believe the more > leadership responsibilities I assume, the more opportunities I will have to > adapt my weaker traits. * > > >
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