Strength - based Leadership

What is strength-based Leadership?

Strength based leadership is a strategy for groups and team work. It is a way for members of a team to delegate tasks where individuals are able to use, share, and combined their talents with other team members to complete a project to the best of their ability. For instance, a team that collects and sends out large amounts of data on a daily basis needs a couple of team members who are self-disciplined, timely, and organized. Team members who have those particular talents steps up and take the lead in organizing, managing, and storing the data for the team. Meanwhile, the other team members should use their natural talents to complete other aspects of the team project.

How can strength-based Leadership help a community?

Strength-based leadership helps communities by allowing groups of individuals to work towards a goal or project where they use their natural talents to complete a task. It is a proactive way to encourage group involvement where individuals feel needed and useful. Community groups that use this strategy have committed members who enjoy volunteering their time and services, as well as, higher success rates for project completion. Last but not least, strength-based leadership groups encourage long-lasting relationships among team members.

Hopes for my Personal Leadership Class

I hope this class teaches me how to be a better leader from within.  I find myself questioning every move I make when I am placed in different leadership roles at work.  I often feel unqualified and nervous to lead or coach others at work.  People see me as a leader and I need to see myself as one.  I want to learn about  different leadership styles and how I can fuse them together to create my own style.