Nursing Discussion 1 Leadership Personality Traits
Question Description
Please respond with a paragraph to the following post, add citations and references:
Self-awareness is extremely important. It not only helps us understand ourselves, but also helps us work with other people. Self-awareness means we consciously understand our own emotions, behaviors, motives, desires, strengths, and weaknesses (Mindworks, n.d.). For example, a person with self-awareness would look at their past and learn from their mistakes. That person will try to understand what needs to change for positive outcomes in the future. With self-awareness leaders are capable of developing skills like teamwork, emotional self-control, and empathy. According to Lippincott (2018), “Self-awareness also helps leaders link their emotions to the effectiveness of their interactions with others” (p. 2). Behaviors someone with strong self-awareness would have are: transparency, comfortable with emotions, asking for feedback, knowing his or her own limit and taking commitments according to them, admitting mistakes, flexible, and open to changes.
An example – One of your employees come to you upset. He is having family problems and its impacting him and the work negatively. Now the employee is crying in your office. As a person with strong self-awareness you would comfort the person. You would acknowledge the employee’s emotions and share your own experiences. After validating the person’s emotions, you provide suggestions that helped you in the past.
Reference
Lippincott, M. (2018). Effective Leadership Starts with Self-Awareness. Retrieved January 28, 2019, from https://www.td.org/insights/effective-leadership-s…
Mindworks. (n.d.). What Does Self Awareness Mean? How Do You Practice Self Awareness? Retrieved January 28, 2019, from https://mindworks.org/blog/what-does-self-awarenes…