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Growing as a Leader Creating Change in My Leadership Last week I did a SWOT analysis about my leadership skills and characteristics and I came to the conclusion that the weaknesses I identified can be changed if I work hard on them and create a plan of how to change my leadership. The following weaknesses were identified: I am not a good public speaker and I tend to become shy if I need to speak up. I tend to become impatient when things are too slow and what I realized is that compared to other people almost everything is too slow for me. I sometimes tend to judge people too quickly based on obvious signs. I don’t ask enough questions. I am not strong at defining my expectations or establishing my rules to others. They also say 80% of the people tend to have optimistic bias but I can see both the optimistic and pessimistic tendencies in me when I look at myself and my prospect of becoming a successful leader. It’s somewhat the same with this assignment; I don’t entirely believe that t

Profile of a Leader: Abraham Lincoln “With malice toward none; with charity for all.” Leadership qualities: Integrity Empathy and Compassion Emotional intelligence Excellent communication skills Motivation Optimistic attitude Accepting criticism and advice Open-minded Leadership Style: Much of Lincoln’s success was due to his ability to communicate and connect with others. The iconic US president was a renowned storyteller, who could get his audience involved in his stories and vision of his projects. To be a leader is essential to establish oneself as a good communicator and know how to convey messages clearly. Besides empathy and emotional intelligence, the ability to mix with others is a characteristic trait of good leaders and their skills to persuade and lead teams. During the American Civil War, Lincoln formed a cabinet composed of political rivals, in whom he put his faith. A strong leader knows when to rely on others and is able to recognize the success of his team above his ow

  Managing Stakeholders Have you ever heard the phrase “the stakes are high"? When we talk about “stakes,” we are referring to the important parts of a business, situation, or project that might be at risk if something goes wrong. To hold a stake in a business, situation, or project means you are invested in its success. Every successful team needs strong leadership and membership and program managers need to be able to manage stakeholders successfully as project managers need to deal with the specific tasks and activities of the project itself. Technical problems are not hard, people are hard and it’s inevitable that we run into a situation when we need to deal with difficult stakeholders. Let’s review quickly the steps for managing stakeholders: Steps for Managing Stakeholders Step 1: Identifying and analyzing stakeholders which is the process of identifying and analyzing the people, teams, or organizations that could impact or be impacted by a decision, activity, or outcome of