Authentic Leadership Self Assessment
Tena Traughber
BUS 690 Strategies in Organizational Leadership
Dr. JAG
02/14/2014
In taking the Authentic Leadership Self-Assessment Questionnaire, I was very surprised by my results. The questionnaire was broken down in to four categories which were:
1. Self-Awareness 17- High
2. Internalized Moral Perspective 18- High
3. Balanced Processing 12- Low
4. Relational Transparency 17 High
I placed my scores beside each components as it relates to Authentic Leadership and if it was considered High or Low on the interpretation guideline. In order to understand what each component meant and to relate it to my leadership ability I had to revisit each one individually.
1. Self-Awareness is the process in which how one understands themselves and their actions. I am very aware of the areas in my personal and professional life that need improvement thus these can be viewed as weaknesses. I am also aware of my strengths and what I can bring to …show more content…
Balanced Processing is a personal challenge for me. I scored a 12 in this area which is considered low. This factor is a person’s ability you explore, accept, and contemplate other people’s opinion before making a decision. Now I will listen to someone’s opinion but that is as far as I will go. All advice is not necessarily good advice. Therefore, I am always very cautious when it comes to others suggesting that I should or should not make a certain decision. I challenge the statement in our text that states that leaders with balance processing are seen as authentic because they are open about their own perspectives, but are also objective in considering other’s perspective( Northouse, 2013). I disagree because you can be viewed as authentic without being objective. I personally had a Senior Manager that was far off the mark with his opinions and did not ever consider what his management team suggested, however his steadfast beliefs and actions convinced me that he was truly being an authentic transparent
BUS 690 Strategies in Organizational Leadership
Dr. JAG
02/14/2014
In taking the Authentic Leadership Self-Assessment Questionnaire, I was very surprised by my results. The questionnaire was broken down in to four categories which were:
1. Self-Awareness 17- High
2. Internalized Moral Perspective 18- High
3. Balanced Processing 12- Low
4. Relational Transparency 17 High
I placed my scores beside each components as it relates to Authentic Leadership and if it was considered High or Low on the interpretation guideline. In order to understand what each component meant and to relate it to my leadership ability I had to revisit each one individually.
1. Self-Awareness is the process in which how one understands themselves and their actions. I am very aware of the areas in my personal and professional life that need improvement thus these can be viewed as weaknesses. I am also aware of my strengths and what I can bring to …show more content…
Balanced Processing is a personal challenge for me. I scored a 12 in this area which is considered low. This factor is a person’s ability you explore, accept, and contemplate other people’s opinion before making a decision. Now I will listen to someone’s opinion but that is as far as I will go. All advice is not necessarily good advice. Therefore, I am always very cautious when it comes to others suggesting that I should or should not make a certain decision. I challenge the statement in our text that states that leaders with balance processing are seen as authentic because they are open about their own perspectives, but are also objective in considering other’s perspective( Northouse, 2013). I disagree because you can be viewed as authentic without being objective. I personally had a Senior Manager that was far off the mark with his opinions and did not ever consider what his management team suggested, however his steadfast beliefs and actions convinced me that he was truly being an authentic transparent