Self Assessment of Your Leadership Traits Questions are based on Leadership Presentation (On Blackboard)

Name: Program: Melissa Koster TE Leadership Positions: high school captains, coach, camp counselor

Developing awareness of leadership skills in yourself. Are you a risk-taker !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

I would like to be a risk taker but I do not have any examples to support it. Team &uilder !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

s a captain o! my hi"h school soccer team# we were always doin" di!!erent activities with our teammates to build our team chemistry. I bou"ht into the philosophy that bein" a team means bein" a !amily and that$s what I incorporated with my team. 'ourageous ( take a chance) !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

I have "otten more coura"eous as I have "otten older. I took a chance with coachin" a soccer team that wasn%t very "ood and actually had a very success!ul season. *ntuiti+e !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

I would like to be intuitive but !or some reason I always see the "ood in people which is a blessin" and a curse. &o I try to be intuitive but sometimes I "et it wron". Do you have the ability to influence; 'reate trust !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

'hrou"hout the !riendships in my li!e I have created trust with all o! my best !riends. I have done this by protectin" their secrets or bein" there !or them when they need me. Admit mistakes !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

couple o! years a"o I probably would have put no !or this (uestion. s I have matured I have reali)ed that I am not per!ect and that I do make mistakes. I "ot into an ar"ument with my !riends and I apolo"i)ed because I reali)ed somethin" I did hurt them. I didn%t even (uestion it because I reali)ed I was wron". Do you share decision-making; vision, know your limitations? Are you credi&le !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

I think believe know that I am real and do not pretend to be someone I am not. People are able to connect with me because I am up!ront with them. #el,-con,ident !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

I am sel! con!ident most o! the time. *hen I am on the soccer !ield I do play with con!idence because I know what I am doin". *hen it comes to other parts o! my li!e# I have stru""led with it. 'hrou"h sports I have become a more con!ident person. +or example# last year I had to make two penalty kicks in our con!erence tournament and I made both o! them to win it. *ithout con!idence# I probably would not have made them. -a+e +ision !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

* put yes and no ,or this &ecause * &elie+e that * ha+e +ision * .ust am not sure * ha+e an e%ample to pro+e it.

'an you accept other people and ideas/ a&ility to kno$ your limitations

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I%m always open to others peoples ideas. Last year we had to desi"n a dream school and we all worked to"ether to make the best school we could think o!. *e all had inputs in the desi"n and curriculum o! the school.

UNDE !"#ND$N% &E'&(E- E)'%N$*$N% D$++E EN)E! 0ho are your 'ritical Thinkers Molly and Kelli are my critical thinking ,riends. They al$ays look at things di,,erently. 0ho are your 1 !E# 2 ,olks * cannot think o, anyone in my li,e $ho is a yes person. 0ho is 'onsistent and dependa&le 3anielle is the most dependa&le person * ha+e e+er kno$n. #he is al$ays there to help me and is al$ays looking out ,or others. * can al$ays ask her ,or help. -um&le and patient My ,riend 4ay is the most hum&le person * kno$. #he is one o, the &est soccer players *5+e &een on a team $iith and she doesn5t reali6e ho$ good she is. #he leads &y e%ample e+eryday $ith her outstanding $ork ethic. #he is not cocky at all. People really respect her ,or that. A&le to recei+e and o,,er constructi+e criticism Kaila is great at accepting constructi+e criticism. #he al$ays says &e honest $ith me or $hat should * ha+e done di,,erently. #he ne+er takes anything like $e are &eing mean to her. Tireless $orkers My ,riends 7ritt and #hannon are the hardest $orking people * kno$. Through soccer and school $ork, they are al$ays trying to get &etter. ,eys to -otivating &eople to #ction Lead $ith high energy and &oundless enthusiasm " !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

* $ork a camp in the summer ,or 8-9 year old &oys and girls. E+ery thing * do ,or them has to &e energetic especially $hen its 9 oclock in the morning. :i+e people a sense o, purpose speci,ic e%ample !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

My coach al$ays tells us that $e should tell our teammates $hen they are doing $ell. * al$ays make time to let them ho$ kno$ great they ha+e &een playing so they kno$ that $hen they are playing that are important mem&ers o, our team. Plan ,or success ,uture or past !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

* ha+e al$ays &een a planner. * do ha+e a plan ,or my li,e, &ut * am al$ays open ,or changes. 3ish out plenty o, praise and encouragement !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

* do dish out praise to my ,riends and teammates &ut * $ould like to do it more o,ten.

'reate opportunities to la+ish attention

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* ha+e ne+er &een attracted to attention and * do not ha+e any e%amples. 3emonstrate con,idence and ,aith in people !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

;or group pro.ects $hen $e split up the $ork it sho$s that * ha+e con,idence in this person to get the $ork done. Encourage achie+a&le tasks !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

* al$ays encourage my ,riends to do things that they are unsure a&out doing and try to &e as supporti+e as possi&le. :i+e people a sense o, history and hope * like to think * gi+e people hope &ut * do not kno$ an e%ample. 3e+elop a collecti+e +ision o, the ,uture !es " No #upport $ith E%amples !es " No #upport $ith E%amples

Again, * clicked yes and no &ecause * like to think * ha+e a plan a&out my career, &ut things al$ays change. *5d like to think * $ill get hired as a teacher right out o, college &ut sometimes that doesn<t happen.