Leadership+Inventories+(Summaries)

Throughout the NELA experience, Fellows have reflected often on their leadership style and abilities. The leadership inventories helped to guide my digital story about my development as a leader. This video highlights how I became a leader, how I lead now and how I wish to lead in the future. (Fall 2010) media type="custom" key="15467254"
 * Leadership Digital Story **

** 21st Century Administrator Skills for National Association of Secondary School Principals **

The National Association of Secondary School Principals has identified a series of skills necessary for successful school leaders. As part of our NELA coursework, we assessed ourselves on these skills in October 2010, and again in April 2012 and identified our "skill quotients" in each skill dimension. A "skill quotient" of one is low, and five is high. The table below displays my self-assessment at the beginning and the end of my tenure as a NELA Fellow.



As a result of my internship and coursework, I grew in all of the areas measured. My ratings for teamwork and communication remained the same. However, I still showed growth because my work in these areas, as with the others, was as an administrator versus a teacher. I received the opportunity to get a different perspective and different experiences.


 * Myers-Briggs Self-Assessment **

During Distinguished Leadership in Practice training, NELA fellows took a modified and abridged version of the Myers-Briggs test. “Myers Briggs” is a way of understanding people and has been found useful in increasing the effectiveness of education programs, team building and leadership. Below are my results of the self-assessment:

My self-assessment revealed that I am an “ISFJ”. According to the Myers & Briggs Foundation website, the description for an “ISFJ” personality is: Quiet, friendly, responsible, and conscientious. Committed and steady in meeting their obligations. Thorough, painstaking, and accurate. Loyal, considerate, notice and remember specifics about people who are important to them, concerned with how others feel. Strive to create an orderly and harmonious environment at work and at home.

As a part of the DLP training, we discussed the strengths and weaknesses of our personality types. Two of my main weaknesses are being a slow-processor and having a difficult time tackling conflicts. Knowing your weaknesses helps you to strategize for situations that are in conflict with your personality type. For example, because I pay close attention to details, which can slow you down sometimes, I can consult with another who is strong under pressure in times when a quick decision is needed. When it comes to conflict resolution, I am more proactive. I put systems in place to avoid conflict. Of course, unintended conflicts are always occurring. In these situations, I can respond as soon as I know about the conflict (sort of like ripping off a band-aid) so that order can be maintained.