Potential Leadership Practices

After the completion of Seven Habits Profile I reflected on the profile and my potential leadership practices. Some of the categories that I scored outstanding in did not surprise me as some mirror my values and what is important to me. Category 3 discusses being proactive and choosing to live believing that one is primarily in control of their own life. Having a proactive approach in the workplace is important for success because it allows one to act in advance of future events. Being reactive as a pose to proactive may lead to lost vision items. Being proactive is an organizational behavior that shows initiative and passion for success and accomplishment. These behaviors and values indicate responses of will leadership style. According to
This indicates that at times I may have a lack of persistence in leading with a vision. It may also indicate that I may need improvement in planning milestones to eventually get to the end goal. An example of this is to create to do lists or plan for the next day at the end of the current business day. By doing this one is able to reflect of the current day and tailor the next day’s plan steps closer to the vision. Self-management is a practice that will help one stay organized and focused on the overall success of the organization. Another category that I could improve on is category 2 which is life balance. Life balance is one area that is very challenging for many people. Managing life balance is imperative to one’s sanity and to avoid burn out in the workplace. An example of proper life balance is moving away from the desk during lunch period to focus on taking a break and eating rather working through it every day. This will benefit me by providing stress relief and social opportunity to build relationships with others. The final category that I could improve on is number 7 which is seeking to understand. I am guilty of displaying a sense of judgment when someone tells me about an unfavorable situation in their life. In order to improve in this category I will need to seek to understand the point of views of others. An example of doing this properly is to carefully listen to someone with intent of understanding their point of view. This can be demonstrated when someone is informing of a situation that I respond to that individual with a stated understanding to show that I carefully listened and are seeking their point of views and refraining from interjecting my point of views during the story telling