Strengths Based Leadership

A couple of weeks ago we took a timed test to see what our top five leadership strengths were. My top five strengths (in order from greatest to least) were Empathy, Developer, Adaptability, Includer, and Positivity. I find it a little funny because all five of these fall under the Relationship Building category.

1. Empathy- It is where you understand where someone is coming from, but you do not feel pity for them. Instead you can feel what they feel and in a sense be a great help to them. 
2. Developer- You see potential in everyone and wish good for them and try to help them. I think a Developer also involves traits of an Includer and Positivity. 
3. Adaptibility- I can adapt to any work environment or situation, or I "go with the flow". This is a great strength to have especially for a person who doesn't particularly like change. It is a very important strength to have for a Graphic Designer in or out of school.
4. Includer- An includer is someone who likes to bring everyone together and make each person feel like they have an important role in whatever project you are working on. An includer is also very accepting and does not care about race or gender, which I believe I am. 
5. Positivity- Someone who is positive hardly ever has something bad to say or can find the good things in any bad situation. This would be important if you were having a many difficulties in a group project and just needed some good positive feedback.

For the short amount of time I attended Mrs.Knight's activity, the most valuable thing I learned was how to work with people that have the same qualities as me, and the difference there is when you work with people with different strengths. Now that my strengths have been identified, i feel more confident in group projects and I feel like I have more to bring to the table. I realized I'm more of a help then I thought and I can help encourage others.