Strength development and emotional intelligence are an important part of the professional persona. The knowledge and development of my own personal strengths will have a profound impact on my professional growth. According to Rath (2007), if I focus on my strengths, it will impact my confidence and as a result I will be happier and more productive (p. 12). Following this advice means I have to identify and develop my strengths and market them. Every nursing unit is composed of individuals with many different strengths. Knowing my peers’ strengths allows me to utilize them to overcome my own weaknesses. Emotional intelligence, or EQ, is the awareness and understanding of our emotions and the emotions of those around us, and the ability …show more content…
13). The brainstorming process to come up with my strengths was not simple. I found myself looking through the internet to find strengths that other people had and comparing those to myself, as well as asking those who know me best for their opinion. Only two of the five strengths I chose aligned with the StrengthsFinder themes. The quick learner strength seems to fit with the Learner theme from StrengthsFinder and the goal-oriented strength I chose seems to fit in with the Responsibility theme. I believe that strengths can be ambiguous. There is no universal language when it comes to verbalizing strengths and some things that I perceive as a strength may be insignificant to the task I am performing or the professional role I play. Furthermore, the only times I tend to reflect on my strengths is when applying for a new job. Reflecting on strengths should become a regular habit. More frequent reflection on strengths keeps us aware of the need for continued strength development and reminds us of the contributions we bring to the environment in which we work. This ensures an ongoing development process and it also instills a sense of accomplishment which helps with feelings of competency and
Identifying and understanding your own personal strengths is key to being a successful leader. Knowing your strengths means you can focus your efforts to maximize results, in yourself and in others. Strengths Finder 2.0 is designed to uncover your strengths and utilize these strengths to your advantage (Rath, 2007). Identifying and applying these strengths to your leadership style, will enhance your effectiveness as a transformational leader.
Emotional intelligence is a new way of thinking about success in life and especially in leadership. Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to identify, use, understand, and manage emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict. Emotional intelligence impacts many different aspects in daily life, such as the way we behave and the way we interact with others. The benefits of higher emotional intelligence are it easier to form and maintain interpersonal relationships and to fit in to group situation. And it’s also better of understanding their own physiological state which can include managing stress effectively and being less likely to suffer from depression.
These strengths and weaknesses were mainly discovered through the papers that we have written. I have many strengths when I’m writing papers and at the same time, I have many weaknesses. In my papers, I have noticed that one of my biggest strengths is how articulate I am. The papers that have been written by myself show that I structured sentences to present ideas in different ways. It is not straightforward and boring when ideas are presented. I like to keep the reader hooked on my paper. In order to keep up with this strength, I like to read articles. The articles I read are typically the ones that present new ideas or start arguments. This is one of my strengths that I am very proud
Emotional Intelligence, also known as ‘EI’, is defined as the ability to recognize, authoritize and evaluate emotions. The ability to control and express our own emotions is very important but so is our ability to understand, interpret and respond to the emotions of others. To be emotionally intelligent one must be able to perceive emotions, reason with emotions, understand emotions and manage emotions.
(Yoder-Wise, 2015, p. 7). Emotional intelligence involves managing the emotions of others while owning personal emotions. According to Skholer, “Researchers define emotional intelligence (EI) as the ability to recognize/monitor one’s own and other people’s emotions, to differentiate between different feelings, and to use emotional information to guide thinking, behavior, and performance.” (Skholer & Tziner, 2017).
Each individual gets to a point in life whereby they assess their internal qualities, people reflect their profession aspirations and attempt to see which careers will make them happy in their lives. It is also important for a person to consider whether they have the qualities needed for a particular profession and also consider the available resources that will help him or her reach their set goals (Chafey, Rhea, Shannon, & Spencer, (1998). Every human being has weaknesses and strengths in their personal or professional aspirations. Having strength means that someone has the physical and mental power to perform things in a successful manner. On the other hand, weaknesses are the drawbacks, the inadequate lack of strength or power to accomplish important goals in life, and every human has some potential of being a leader in some way (American Association of Critical Care Nurses (2006). This paper will discuss the outcome results inventory on the nurse as a manager, it illustrates personal strength and weaknesses in relation to personal life and professional aspirations. The paper will also discuss planning for career, disciplines in personal expedition, practice
My five strengths according to the strength finder include; balance, this helps me be aware of treating all people equally regardless of the situation. I am neither in anyone 's favor or against anyone as this to me is selfishness and individualism. This would result in a situation where some people scale heights due to connections while others are lagging behind. I believe that a consistent environment where the rules apply to everyone is the best for individuals to function best (Rath, 2007). Flexibility is my next strength. By knowing that things do not always work out as planned has helped me change the tactics of how I perform my tasks. I do not always expect to have a smooth flow of opportunities or accomplish goals, but
Emotional intelligence is sometimes referred to as EI or EQ. In their article, Colfax, Rivera & Perez (2010) stated that “Regardless though of how it is referred to, emotional intelligence (EQ) is concerned with understanding oneself and others, relating to people, and adapting to and coping with the immediate surroundings to be more successful in dealing with environmental demands” (pg 90). This statement helps us to recognize that understanding emotional intelligence can help us to deal with situations as they arise. We can also use emotional intelligence as a decision making tool. Emotional intelligence has four components which are self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. Self-awareness is when you can recognize your own emotions. Self-management means that a person can effectively control their own emotions. Social-awareness is similar to self-awareness with the difference being that individuals are able to recognize the emotional state of
I gave this paper a lot of thought before I began to write. ?What qualities and traits do I posses that make me desirable as an employee, a teammate, and as a person?? First, you must be able to identify your own personal strengths and weaknesses in order to become a lifelong learner and an essential part of a ?team?. As technology is constantly growing you have to be willing to accept what makes you an asset or a liability in any given situation you may encounter in your life. The qualities and traits that I feel make me a valuable entity to my employers, co-workers, classmates and within my personal relationships are varied. I will go on to describe some of the attributes I think are most important in establishing and maintaining successful relationships whether personal or work related.
Emotional intelligence, is a form of intelligence that is developed when you have a more heightened sense of your emotional expressions and your characteristics. Additionally, the knowledge of the importance of human interactions and the emotional expressions and needs of other individuals.
Emotional Intelligence is this ability for yourself to recognize and understand emotions for yourself and those around you. This ability helps you manage your behavior and relationships to get a better perspective for others. We citizens all have emotions, we use it all the time. It affects how we manage behavior, navigate social skills, and makes personal decisions that achieve great positive results. Of course we need to dig into the bottom of how it works, this ability is made up of four core skills that are made up with two primary sources: personal competence and social competence. How these two work is simple, personal competence is basically made up for your self-awareness and self-management skills (self-awareness is your ability to
I ended up contacting 3 of my family members, and I told them to be brutality honest with me. I also told them whatever they said to me would not hurt my feelings. The four people I contacted where my brother, mom and dad. My dad said that my strengths where that I’m independent and I like to work on my own, that I was very determined to be successful, and that I am very driven to be the best at everything. She said my weaknesses where time management since I sometimes put off homework till last minute, that processes where hard for me to follow because I like to do things my way, he also said that I am very needy for approval after I have completed something. My mom said that I am a hard worker and feel the need to compete tasks fast, that I am a very loyal friend, and I am very determined to succeed in life. She said for my weaknesses that I can sometimes be selfish when it comes to work because I care about me succeeding more then others, she also said that me being a loyal friend is also a weakness because I care about them as much as I care about myself, and finally she said that I can sometimes get distracted easily. According to my brother my strengths are that I am very studious when it comes to school and work, also that I am very determined in life,
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the ability to be aware of, control, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. In this essay I’m going to explain the history of, benefits of, and detrimental results of having emotional intelligence. I am also going to explain how to increase emotional intelligence, the future of emotional intelligence, and how it has helped me overcome many problems in my life.
Emotional intelligence: This is most difficult concept to understand and master. This is the ability of the individual to manage the emotions of their own and of others. It can also be termed as “steer smarts” which is mostly possessed by executives of the company in order to maintain the relationship within the company as well as with the stakeholders. There are four important features of EI models are:
I believe that life is a learning experience and being able to recognize our own strengths and weaknesses can help us become better individuals in anything we choose to do, whether it is positive abilities and skills that can help achieve our goals or negative personal areas that need improvement. Knowing yourself and what you can do, can help you recognize and overcome your weaknesses.