http://digitalartscorps.org/taxonomy/term/1301/0 en http://digitalartscorps.org/node/1268 <p>An important aspect of leadership development is getting quality feedback. This may come from others, a coaching conversation, performance evaluation, 360-degree feedback, or it may come from self-assessments like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator">Myers-Briggs Type Indicator</a>, <a href="http://www.businessballs.com/kolblearningstyles.htm">Learning Styles Inventory</a>, or <a href="http://www.insights.com/LearningSolutions/LearningSystems/Discovery.aspx">Insights Discovery Learning System</a>.</p> <p>You can go online and gain insight into your character strengths by taking the <a href="http://www.viasurvey.org/">VIA Signature Strengths questionnaire</a> developed by Dr. Martin Seligman and Dr. Christopher Peterson (it's free to take the survey and get your results, and you do have to register first).</p> <p>What can you do with the information once you've completed the questionnaire? The <a href="Values In Action Institute on Character">Values In Action Institute on Character</a> has dozens of exercises for each of the 24 characters strengths in the survey. It's easy to focus exclusively on weaknesses when designing developmental goals. If you balance that with a focus on your strengths and you use those strengths in new ways you will experience a greater sense of satisfaction and well-being.</p> <ul> <li>Dewey Schott, NAMAC Senior Manager of Leadership Services</li> </ul> leadership self-awareness self-development Tue, 06 May 2008 17:05:11 +0000 admin 1268 at http://digitalartscorps.org