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SURVEY:
Below is a list of those surveyed. I sent 17 email requests with 6 questions relating to my strengths, stories of me in
scenarios they felt proved my strengths, gifts I could contribute to the world, professions they could see me succeeding
in and activities that I was enthusiastic about. I felt these questions would really get to the heart of my best self by
painting a picture of who I really am in everyone elses eyes. Initially, I felt very awkward requesting what I believed to
be compliments from my friends, family, mentors, coworkers and subordinates. I was also slightly fearful that they
may not have a lot of positive to say. Fortunately, I was proven wrong and I can now see that this exercise helped
confirm things that I believed in myself. This gave me more confidence that I should be my authentic self and play to
my strengths as a leader.
NAME
RELATIONSHIP
RESPONDED TO FEEDBACK
JOSHUA
CHERYL
JAMES
ALICE
STEPHEN
CHRISTOPHER
JESSE
AMI
DONALD
ALEXIS
KALI
KIMBERLY
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
BILLIE
ZACH
JOHN
STELLA
JAMES
Y
Y
Y
N
N
ANALYSIS:
I gathered 6 common themes from the 14 (of 17 people) responses I received and provided examples from those
responses. I then interpreted the data using what I learned in class and discussed how Ive applied my strengths to my
life. After receiving feedback, I felt more inspired and reenergized that I have been the person that I believe to be and
in some cases even more. I think that the military focuses on how to improve weaknesses and ultimately led me to
question my leadership at times. But this positive feedback made me reflect back on how I used my strengths in
situations and realized I was often times quite successful. It was interesting to see that some of the leadership articles
and theories aligned with aspects of my leadership.
COMMON THEME
INTERPRETATION
Positive, optimistic
Social/Empathetic
Leadership, influence,
vision
Determination
Intellect
References:
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Reads: On Leadership (p. 171). Boston, Massachussetts: Harvard Business Review.
Goleman, D. (2011). What Makes a Leader? In HBR's 10 Must Reads: On Leadership (pp. 1-21). Boston, Mass: Harvard Business
Review Press. Harvard Business Review. (2011). HBR's 10 Must Reads: On Leadership. Boston, Massachussetts: Harvard Business
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