Self-Assessment Using the Self-Assessment to Determine Innate

¶ … Self-Assessment Using the self-assessment to determine innate and emerging strengths in the area of project management provides insights not easily determined any other way. It is difficult for anyone to accurately and objective assess their own strengths and weaknesses, which makes the self-assessment framework so valuable as a means to objectively measure one's abilities. An innate strength of any effective leader is the continual maturation of their Emotional Intelligence (EI), including have a grasp of their innate strengths, weaknesses and area for improvement (Nicholas, Hidding, 2010).

The assessment has provided these insights and provides a foundation future leadership development through the continual addressing weaknesses and fine-tuning of strengths. The experience completing the assessment was insightful and very positive in that it provided valuable guidance on areas of weakness that need to be addressed, and brought out areas of strength not expected. The assessment provided a roadmap for continual management and leadership skills development and also provided guidance on how to balance my level of experience today as well.

The most valuable aspect of the assessment is the long-term perspective it forces one to take in terms of development. These are all very valuable from a long-term career development standpoint as well. Peer-based feedback that is also invaluable in creating an effective long-term leadership development strategy. It is common for managers and leaders to presume their intentions, actions and words are delivered with clarity and complete fidelity yet in the majority of cases this is not the case (Roy, Bernier, Danis, 2010).

Having peer reviews periodically help to bridge the gaps between intention and perceived action. The most effective strategies for improving project management and leadership abilities and skills are predicated on 360-degree feedback including candied assessments from peers as well (Roy, Bernier, Danis, 2010). Table 1: Analysis of Skills, provides the results of the survey.

Table 1: Analysis of Skills Analysis of Strengths My areas of innate strengths were rated higher by my peers than by myself, and these areas included" Ability to recognize what you don't know and figure out how to get it." This is very accurate as I'll often quickly admit to not having a complete understanding of an area and quickly immerse myself in it to become an expert in the area.

In the personal traits areas of "Communication Skills" and "Personal traits: honest/tactful" these areas are in the A range in terms of leadership importance. In general I have a positive outlook as well, as illustrated in the self-assessment. It is gratifying to see others also see that aspect of my approach to managing and leadership, and while it is a "B" in terms of importance, the clarity of this aspect of my leadership style is encouraging to see.

In conclusion of the strengths assessment is very useful for managing my project management career. Analysis Of Areas For Improvement "Experience in Management" and "Knowledge of Technology" are the two areas needing the most improvement. This is expected given my relative level of experience as this point in my career. The most successful project management skills are built on a continual process of development, often taking iterations over time to gain mastery of a given area of project leadership (Sharma, Stone, Ekinci, 2009).

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