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Strength By Peter G. Northouse: Character Analysis
“Talent x Investment = Strength”, an equation from Chapter 3 of Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice By Peter G. Northouse, which explains how a strength becomes a quality of a leader. For example, swimming may come natural to certain people but to become a pro swimmer, it takes practice and time invested to learn techniques to build on the talent one may already posses. With that said, identifying your strengths can be the key to becoming a successful leader. After completing the survey to identify my strengths I have concluded that my top character strengths are humor and fairness.
“Humor liking to laugh and tease; bringing smiles to other people; seeing the light side; making (not necessarily telling) jokes”(Live In Character.) I chose humor because I believe that it is one of my realized strengths, because tends to bring everyone together. Also, I have been told in my previous group projects as a leader that it is a quality they enjoyed in the process. For example, when giving pep talk to my group before a presentation, which can be stressful, that “everyone is naked and they are looking at you to take your clothes, to cover themselves.” I personally enjoy making others laugh because I feel as if it takes the stress out of a stressful …show more content…
“Fairness treating all people the same according to notions of fairness and justice; not letting feelings bias decisions about others; giving everyone a fair chance”(Live In Character.) I believe fairness as my strength, should be in every leader. Personally I believe fairness, as my strength is something I practice everyday. Working with multiple diverse groups in school, work, and Beta Alpha Psi, conflict amongst individuals occurs and one has to keep the balance in order to not make bias decision based on hear say. Fairness opens the doors for others to participate because everyone can be an asset in a group; one just has to be given the chance to
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