Personal Leadership Submission 4

Year Equip
In Brief
The Year Equip programme outcomes are as follows:

To enable you to explore areas of personal development that will lead to a

greater Spirit of Significance
To solidify and confrm your choice of degree specialisation
To encourage the Year Equip community to contribute toward creating a
legacy within the broader community
To further develop your intrapersonal skills so that you can be a more effective
leader within the communities you engage with

Submission date
Please submit your Personal Leadership submission by 11 September 2015

How to submit your submission to your Personal Leadership Officer

An electronic copy of your Personal Leadership Submission must be
saved under the following name: PLS[Number]_Date_RefNo_Firstname
Surname.

Example: PLS4_Sept2015_AGM1410823_Joe Smith

Ensure that the email subject line is as follows: PLS[Number]_Date_RefNo_Firstname
Surname

Activity Overview
You are required to complete the following activities:

Activity 1: Reflection
Reflection is a means of giving serious thought and consideration to who we are. It
also allows us the opportunity to identify areas that we would like develop as well as
the opportunity to celebrate our strengths. The reflective exercise consists of 4
parts. It will yield powerful insights into who you are and how you can best show up
in the world.

Activity 2: Academic Component

You are required to complete and submit an Academic Progress Report for Semester 2.

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Activity 1
You cannot sincerely help another without helping
yourself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The theme for the Year Equip Group is Building and this activity was designed to help
you build on your unique brand. Consider the self-assessment inventory below. It will
help you identify the traits and strengths that best describe you and make up your unique
contribution.

Part 1(a): Personal Traits and Qualities

Identifying your personal traits and qualities is not only helpful in focusing your
development but can also be helpful as a marketing tool. Your personal traits and qualities
are developed in childhood and through life experiences. To learn more about them,
consider feedback from friends and co-workers, managers, teachers or lecturers as well as
other experiences throughout your life.

Tick the traits and qualities that fit

you.
Attitude
Positive
Action oriented
Straightforward
Open minded
Realistic
Objective
Caring
Imaginative
other __ _ __ __
__

Personal Style
Assertive
Motivated
Energetic
Independent
Responsible
Persevering
Flexible
Calm
other __ _ __ __
__

Interpersonal Style
Humorous
Tactful
Adventurous
Enthusiastic
Cooperative
Competitive
other __ _ __ __
__

Work Habits
Efficient
Dependable
Resourceful
Detail oriented
Take initiative
Decisive
Risk taker
other __ _ __
__ __

Part 1(b):
Choose fve of the traits and qualities that are most representative of you and give a
specific example of how you developed or experienced each of them.

Trait

Example

Part 2(a): Functional Skills: Knowing Your Strengths

Functional skills are competencies that are transferable to many different settings.
Developing a list of the functional skills you have and most enjoy using can help you focus
on activities that would fit your talents and provide more satisfaction.
Tick all the skills you have and then highlight the top ten ticked skills you would enjoy
using most. After completing this section proceed to Part 2(b).
Communication
Exchange, convey, and
express knowledge and
ideas.
Write
Edit
Summarise
Verbal communication
Listen
Facilitate discussion
Consult
Teach
Train
Sell
Promote
Use languages
Interview
Ask questions
Make
presentations
Negotiate
Think on ones
feet
Conversational
ability

Information Management
Arrange and retrieve
data, Knowledge, and
ideas.
Math skills
Organise information
Manage information
Keep records
Attend to details
Logical ability
Develop systems
Categorise
Summarise
Streamline systems
Monitor

Design & Planning

Imagine the future and
develop a process for
creating it.
Anticipate problems
Plan
Conceptualise
Design
Display
Layout/ format
Design programs
Anticipate consequences
Brainstorm new ideas
Think visually
Improvise
Compose

Organisation
Management Direct and
guide a group in
Completing tasks and
attaining goals.

Adapt
Create images

Solve problems
Time management

Analyse ideas

Research & Investigation

Search for specific knowledge.

Entertain, perform
Host
Deal with public
Public speaking
Teamwork

Human Service
Attend to physical, mental or
social needs of people.

Interpersonal skills
Group process
Sensitivity to needs
Empathise
Counsel
Advocate
Use intuition
Coach

Provide care

Make decisions
Lead
Meet deadlines
Supervise
Motivate
Recruit

Resolve conflicts
Mediate
Initiate projects
Organise
Coordinate
Handle logistics
Put theory into
practice
Delegate
Give directions
Assume
responsibility
Determine policy
Interpret policy
Apply policy
Set priorities
Strategise

Analyse data
Research
Investigate
Read and interview for
information
Gather
data
Evaluate

Critical thinking
Synthesise information
Observe
Outline
Formulate hypotheses
Develop theory
Calculate/ compare

Physical
Use hands or tools to
build, repair and invent.

Build
Construct
Invent
Operate equipment
Repair
Restore
Use physical
coordination

Part 2
Skills

(b):

Functional

Write your top ten skills in the space below with a brief example of how you have used
this skill in a job, internship, extracurricular activity, Connect or class. This provides a
central theme for focusing your job or internship search and preparing for interviews.

Top Ten Preferred Functional Skills

skill

Example of how you used this

Part 3: Clues for Clarifying your Interests

Learning your own unique pattern of interest, motivation, satisfaction and meaning is an
important frst step in career development. Fill out the questions below to help discern
your unique pattern.
What classes or subject areas fascinate and interest you?

What careers have you considered throughout your lifetime that continues to pique your
interest?

If you won the lottery, what might you do after the initial celebration (eg, travel, buy a car,
etc)?

What is the most gratifying thing you have accomplished?

What would you go out and do if you knew you would not fail?

What are your goals and dreams? Include short-term and long-term ones.

Part 4(a): Clarifying Your Work Values - Knowing whats most important to you
Values are a set of standards that determine attitudes, choices and action. Mapping your
value priorities can help lay important groundwork for making sound career decisions that
fit your unique pattern of values, interests and talents. Work-related values underlie our
choices about work. Some people value creativity while others place a premium on
income or contributing.
Workplaces are becoming more collaborative and people are increasingly looking not just
for jobs but also for organistions whose values and culture align with their own. By the
same token, the most effective organisations attract people who already share most of their
key values. Exploring and discussing your values can help you focus and choose work
environments and positions that are the best fit for you.
Tick all the values you consider most important in your work life for the next few years.
Then narrow down the list and highlight the top ten values that are absolutely essential
to express or satisfy in your work. Prioritise those top ten and define them in Part 4(b).
Work Content

Work Setting

Work Relationships

Intrinsic Values

Challenging
Leading
Competence
Mastery
Risk
Leading edge
Detail oriented
Social activism
Learning
Excellence
Focus
Creativity
Variety
Growth
Knowledge
Control
Adventure
Helping
Initiating

Flexibility
Deadline
pressure
Surroundings
Time freedom
Security
High earnings
Action-oriented
Structure
Relaxed pace
Casual
Quiet
Organised
Excitement
Pressure
Predictability
Location
Public contact
Comfortable
Income

Teamwork
Trust
Cultural
identity
Caring

Integrity
Status
Prestige
Achievement
Respect
Responsibility
Power
Influence
Appreciation
Helping
Belonging
Community
Equality
Independence
Contributing
Service
Authenticity
Commitment
Balance
Honesty
Having an
impact
Fairness

Competition
Cooperation
Diversity
Collaboration
Humor
Harmony
Autonomy
Recognition
Support
Open
Communication
People contact
Independence
Fun

Other _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Part 4(b): Values

Top Ten Values

Your definition of each Value

Part 5: Input From Others - Feedback Sheet

To develop a complete picture of who you are and how you work best it is important to get
input from others. Ask three friends, relatives, work peers or supervisors to give you
feedback on the following questions. Summarise what they say and compare this to how
you see yourself based on your answers in Parts 1-4.
What do you see as the major strengths of my personality?

What are my most marketable skills?

What kind of work environments do you think would best suit me?

Activity 2: Academic Component

Please complete the attached Academic Progress Report with all your Semester 2 results.