Using the reflections you’ve written throughout the semester, you will write-up a more formal future-oriented leadership development plan, integrating course content on motivation and

Time management self-assessment. 

I scored a 75 on the time management self-assessment and according to the grading scheme provided, all things under 94 indicate improper use or complete failure to use proven time management techniques. This wasn’t entirely surprising as I believe that I do lack a certain discipline that has made it harder for me to consistently practice the necessary techniques for effective time management. When compared to the other members in this course, I am amongst the majority 37.9% who have ineffective time management skills. I’m not entirely surprised by this either, as university students tend to have a lot to do. Sometimes it becomes increasingly harder to time manage when you have several things pulling you in several different directions, like a university student would. 

In the past I believe I’ve exhibited great time management skills, by allocating certain days of the week for certain tasks. It was made easier by creating a schedule and placing somewhere easily visible. Because I’ve had past success using this method, I intended to re-implement this in the future along with the suggested techniques. Namely, I can start by making a list of 5–10-minute tasks to do to increase productivity. Additionally, I must clearly define long term goals for myself and what I must do to achieve them by setting smaller, short-term goals. Lastly, along with setting specific tasks for specific days, I can set specific times as well based on my history of productivity during those days and those times.  

 Cultural Sensitivity Self-assessment.

I scored a 38 on the cultural sensitivity self-assessment and according to the grading scheme provided, a score of 34 or above indicates a high level of cultural sensitivity. Growing up in the Turks and Caicos, I grew up around various different ethnicities and attending private schools I was able to be an in environment with different races as well. Therefore, the results of the quiz didn’t come as a surprise to me. I scored a seven for interaction engagement eights for interaction confidence and respect for cultural differences along with an eight for interactive attentiveness and a seven for interaction enjoyment. I am amongst the majority 100% in this course. Regarding the high percentage of students who are in the high acceptance percentile, I believe this is the case because, in modern society one has to learn how to maneuver and coexist in environments with people from all walks of life. 

As mentioned, I grew up in Turks and Caicos, a population of just over 40,000 people, of which only 14,000 are Turks Islanders. Because of this, most of my interactions were with people from a different background than me; however, it was crucial in me learning how to coexist with others. However, it is important to keep practicing and exercising my ability to interact and socialize with people from other backgrounds; even those I disagree with. Lastly, I have always been of the opinion that it does not matter one's belief or even if you agree, however it is important to never disrespect one's belief. 

Multicultural Awareness Self-Assessment 

I scored a 4.3 on the multicultural awareness self-assessment, which according to the grading scheme provided, a score of 4.1 or above indicates high multicultural awareness and knowledge. My knowledge score is 4.5 which according to Pearson refers to the number of skills and knowledge one has when dealing with individuals from different cultures and backgrounds. Additionally, I had an awareness score of 4. As mentioned in a prior self-assessment, I grew up in Turks and Caicos around multiple different cultures of which I quickly had to learn how to coexist with and even grow to love. In my later years I had to be more intentional about educating myself on different cultures; my chosen methods were podcasts, television shows and standup comedy.     

When compared to the members of this course, I rank among the majority 53.5%. I would like to point out that no one from this course fell in the low multicultural awareness portion which I feel is a good representation of how connected and aware we are in today's society. However, the comparative results didn’t come as a surprise to me as I genuinely feel as if I have more practice than most when it comes to existing in different cultures and amongst people with different beliefs. Moreover, along with the previous statement I made regarding never disrespecting someone’s beliefs or culture even if you disagree, I believe it is equally important to simply keep your thoughts to yourself, especially if you aren’t aware or knowledgeable about one's culture or the individual themselves. 

Emotional Intelligence Self-Assessment

I scored a 75 on the emotional intelligence assessment and according to the grading scheme provided, all scores above 62 indicate a high level of emotional intelligence. The results were expected as I believe I exhibit high emotional intelligence through my actions. I would attribute such to my experiences in life which forced me to develop a deep understanding of said experiences on an emotional level as they were rarely ever practical. When compared to the other members in this course, I am amongst the majority 73.7% who have High emotional intelligence. I’m honestly surprised by this, but I think it has more to do with me being so caught up in my own reality that I forget others’, or sometimes misunderstand their reality. Which is easy to do in today's age when you can essentially choose or build your ’ecosystem’.

Though cliché, I find it extremely difficult to pinpoint a past lived experience in which I utilized emotional intelligence as I feel it is something that I use and should be used every day. However, there has been times were in the heat of the moment I let my emotions get the better of me. Though not detrimental to myself or anyone else there has been times where I would lash out in private or in worse cases in public. Therefore, I would say in the future it is in my best interest to learn how to properly release those emotions after a long day of practicing high emotional intelligence.

Work motivation indicator self-assessment

Post completion of the work motivation indicator, I scored a 13 for both my job orientation score and career orientation score. However, I scored a 14 for my calling orientation score. It was explained that the results are strictly for comparison so that I can be aware of how I currently orient myself to work. The breakdown explains that individuals with a high calling orientation score describes their work as integral to their lives and who they are. I am not entirely surprised by this as I tend to lack motivation for things that I do not deem fulfilling or a necessary step to get where I want to be in life. When compared to others in the course, I am within the minority who calling oriented. This does surprise me as I believe everyone who is lucky enough to have a calling should definitely be motivated by said calling more than by anything else. Perhaps that is my immaturity showing.

An experience I can draw from in the past are my years in high school. Classes that I thought were essential to my future would get a majority of my attention; not because I was good at it or even liked the class, but because I saw the importance. Other classes would take a great deal of discipline rather than motivation for me to even get started. Throughout the years, I’ve gotten better at this, but it still poses a problem. However, I have learned to rely more on discipline for those tasks as motivation as a fleeing feeling that is not dependable. Discipline is what gets the job done, regardless of calling career or job.

Leadership Style Inventory Self-Assessment.

Post completion of the leadership style inventory self assessment, the results showed that my delegative style score is 3.8, participatory score is 4, and authoritarian style score is 3.3. These translate to 34.2% 36% and 29.7% respectively. This is slightly a surprise as I feel that I am more a delegative style than a participatory. However, since the test was taken earlier in the semester I may have grown into such over the past few months. Nonetheless, the results explain that individuals with a majority participatory type of leadership accept input from group members when making decisions and solving problems, but they typically like to make the final decision. When compared to others in this course I am in the minority who are participatory style.

Drawing from experience in group projects I would say the aforementioned is true as I tend to use input from my group members when working on a task. However, I can’t say that I like to have the final word. Because of the closeness in score between participatory and delegative style I believe I am a mixture of both; drawing from both styles in different instances, whichever one seems more fit at the time.

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