Reading my statement below, do you think the characteristics I have chosen really lead me to effective leadership? Why or why not?

Although I am currently not in a leadership position in the past I have typically held Supervisory and Management positions where Leadership skills were put to the test.I have typically found that those that work for me have enjoyed their experience and found me to be a strong leader easily able to multi-task and handle stressful situations others found difficult.

I believe I have strong communication skills always being able to deescalate situations negotiate with higher ups and even deescalate the most difficult of customer complaints.My ability to delegate is another characteristic I have and utilize on a daily basis.Being able to break down large projects and delegate responsibilities amongst those best suited helps alleviate stress, and empowers individuals with more responsibility.Delegating allows the completion of larger projects while bringing everyone together as a team with each person responsible for their portion and allows the leader to focus on results and areas in need of extra help.

I display empathy listening and providing feedback that I think might be helpful to the employee.Depending on the situation that person is going through I may redistribute the workload in order to not cause any more stress than necessary.Empathy is delicate as there are employees whom may take advantage and others whom might misidentify this as favoritism without knowing the full details which may be personal.I always show gratitude to my teams and regularly pull them aside to explain they are valued always providing quality work.I regularly reward my team for project completions with things like pizza, and or gift cards when funds are available.I also identify employees that struggle, bring to their attention areas that need improvement and personally re-train them on the subject to ensure success.

I always show respect to fellow coworkers regardless if they rank below me but especially to those above me.Respect should be mutual and represents a level of trust in one another.Employees that feel disrespected at work tend not to be as productive or willing to work with others.I believe a combination of these characteristics have built a leader many people enjoy working with.I am understanding and value my employees, I am personally involved in their training/re-training and self-development.I work hard to display all the characteristics that I look for in a leader that I would work for.I am in no way perfect and self-aware of this and there is always room for improvement, continued self-development will be a career long effort.