Leading from your Strengths

I took the online evaluation “Leading from your Strengths”.  It gave me some insightful information that is helpful to better understand myself. While the people I shared the report with and I didn’t agree completely with, specifically two different parts of the report, we found it to be pretty accurate over all. The report is accurate enough that I feel it would be useful to add to a resume so that so that any potential employer could have more insight into who I am and how I would handle different situations.

One of the things that the report pointed out is that I am objective and realistic. I can look at the facts and show them with out getting too emotional involved. I think this is an important quality when helping to make decisions because it will allow me to be more honest to myself and those around me when I can keep any emotional bias out of the process. In a church this would be important because we need to seek out the truth and seek God’s will. If we cloud the truth for any reason it can become hard to see what God is trying to show us. It is important to be realistic. At the same time, it is important to optimistic because we are serving God and if wants something to happen it will whether or not it seems realistic. From this report and from some comments I got, I learned I might need to be a little more optimistic.

Another thing that this report pointed out is that I like clear detail. When working through a plan or given a task, I’ll work better if there is a clear procedure in place than if it is left open ended. Another place that this came in to play was when the report suggested that I find safety in following the established procedures and rules. Because of this, I am less likely to take risk. Because of the way this report is laid out though, it suggests that it wouldn’t be to difficult for me to pioneer into new territory and break away from the established order of doing things. Looking back on my life I have done both. Generally I stick to what I know will work but sometimes I have found it refreshing and even necessary to work out side of the box.

Overall I found this report to be helpful because it forced me to look at myself in a way that I typically wouldn’t. The parts that don’t seem all that accurate even force me to think about those qualities. When looking for ministry position to fill, I think this report will help me see if it fits my strengths.