I would like to start by saying that I am excited for next week because I want to learn more about everyone's leader. I'm a little nervous that my leader will not have enough information on her because she never seems to be in the limelight, which I happen to think is a good thing!
Personally, I thought yesterday's class was just an average class, nothing special happened. The free lotion was definitely a plus though! I enjoyed that two of the women seemed to be best friends, but then stated that they hardly ever see each other. This comforts me because I haven't seen some of my friends in over a month. One woman stated that everyone should create relationships early on; I'm going to try harder to be friendly with the other girls in the class.
An issue that really sparked my attention was the question about if whether the men in the meetings took their ideas seriously. That has always been an issue for me, I've already been a part of it here at Otterbein. Once I established myself as a hard-working, intelligent woman, my ideas and plans began to get a little more ground.
The strengths finder seems like a good idea, but I'm not so sure that they will work 100%. Most people will put the person they want to be, not the person they actually are. I attempted to take the test last night, showed my friends, and they said something like "This is you, but I could pick out better traits that fit you better." Maybe if we take the test in class, I'll be more truthful.
About the reading for the class yesterday, I'm not a fan of the Trait Approach. I think it scares away potential leaders. If someone feels like they do not have all the traits, they could be scared away and miss out on a great leading opportunity. The Skills Approach makes sense in my head, but it seems kind of obvious.. Well, I can't wait til next week to learn new things!
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