LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
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By: Kelsey Haynes
Understanding who you are is the foundation to understanding how you lead. Personality assessments are a great way to learn a little bit more about yourself and how that informs your leadership style. Being self aware is a great skill to evaluate your own leadership abilities, but it also helps you to be more aware of others, which will make you a better team player.
Seattle University Resources:
Career Services is a great place to start out in order to help discern what your personal and professional interests are, and how that ties into your future career and leadership opportunities.
They have a lot of great connections and networking opportunities, and you can even be paired with a mentor through their office if you choose to. The Career Development Model (seen below) is an insightful depiction of several different aspects of personal and professional development.
Both Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS, PAVL 120) and Campus Ministry (STCN 120) offer guidance on a more personal level.
If you are looking for a person to speak with in a private setting about any questions you might have about your personal development, you can contact CAPS at CAPS@seattleu.edu, and Campus Ministry at campusministry@seattleu.edu
The Office of Multicultural Affairs (STCN 320) is a great place to explore your identity and learn more about how that informs the way you interact with the world as well as your leadership style. Aside from their informative programming and many clubs and services, they also have some incredible leadership opportunities. You can email OMA at OMA@Seattleu.edu.
Outside Resources:
Personal Leadership Self Assessment
This leadership self-assessment examines your understanding of your own skills and abilities by ranking your confidence in them on a scale from 1 (needs work) to 6 (very confident). This assessment requires your email so they can send you your results, so if you do not feel comfortable giving out that information, feel free to use another assessment.
This assessment helps to determine which of the five core personality traits you are most aligned with. According to the website, it is an interactive version of the IPIP Big-Five Factor Markers, and you rate how much you agree with each statement on a scale of 1 to 5. You may also choose whether or not you would like to have your results kept anonymous or if you would like to disclose them for research.
This resource is a really cool take on the MBTI test. It’s a free assessment where you answer situation based questions on a sliding scale and it even gives you an elaborate type overview.
Resources that cost money:
Meiers Briggs through Seattle University
Career Services offers access to personality assessments such as the Myers Brigg Type Indicator Test (MBTI), Interest Assessments such as the Strong Interest Inventory, Skills Assessments like Strengths Quest and Skill Scan, and various worksheets. The tests cost $20 for SU students, $30 for SU alumni, and $30 per person for student groups or classes.