Readiness for the Leadership Role

My score on the Readiness for the Leadership Role was 86 and fell into the upper crust of the moderate readiness for the leadership role constraints. I feel that this is pretty indicative of my leadership readiness ability. I think I am generally comfortable and willing to step-up and take on leadership roles, but I know that there is more learning that needs to be done before I am always ready for this responsibility. As Peter Parker was told “with great power, comes great responsibility.” This is something that I take to heart when taking on leadership roles, and this assessment addressed this. As a leader one is not only in charge of making things happen but they are responsible for the outcomes of their team. I see this as my weakness. I have taken the responsibility for others and their short-term well-being, but not to the point of life or death and people’s means of living never depended on me. I feel that once I am a role like that I will be able to excel, but it is a daunting feeling and not something that I can take lightly.


Another thing I noticed about this assessment is the recognition that one needs to have of their own emotions and how they are being received and interpreted by others. I have noticed that even with myself in the last month or so. I have been stressed and so busy that sleep is put on the backburner, but I try to not allow that to affect the different teams that I work with. I know I have apologized to my employees one day because I wasn’t in a great mood, and they understood of why I didn’t want to engage in small-talk. I think this important for managers/leaders because people look to them to set an example and if they are upset for no reason it may lead to a dramatic situation.