WGU D253 TASK 1 BECOMING AN
EFFECTIVE VALUES-BASED LEADER
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1A. One of the signs strengths I have utilized in my personal setting is honesty. I tend to
talk the truth, but more extensively, I present myself genuinely and sincerely, without
pretense and taking responsibility for my feelings and actions. One experience in which my
signature strength, honesty, helped me overcome a challenge was at one of my previous
jobs, where multiple of our supervisors were let go. Due to that, I was promoted to one of
their positions; however, a few days after, I was asked to let my colleague go. This was
something that I had never done before, so I decided to have a conversation with the
colleague and explained that this was my first time doing this, and it was difficult, but
unfortunately, I had to let them go. Surprisingly, they understood and appreciated my
honesty and recognized that it was simply a layoff and not a termination. This was a
challenging yet relieving experience.
1. B Applying one of my signature strengths, honesty, as a value-based leader in my new
position as the customer service manager will be beneficial. This is because influential
leaders are generally viewed as being honest by employees. Being honest with my
employee would involve keeping them abreast with everything going on in the
organization, whether good or bad. As an honest leader, I will not have to stray from the
truth and will avoid sharing information in a less-than-straightforward way. In the end,
honesty carries the day, gains more robust support from employees, and allows the right
solutions to resolve problems. Another benefit of applying honesty as a leader is that
honesty builds trust, and it is essential to note that leaders earn trust and cannot
demand it.
2. I was super introverted as a child, resulting from some traumatic experiences I had in my
early childhood. Unfortunately, this has had a severe impact on my relationship. I was not
brave enough to overcome my traumatic experiences, which resulted in relationship
problems. However, if I had been brave to overcome those traumatic experiences, my
relationship would have been my happy place, fewer arguments, and problems because
of my trust issues.
2A. Improving my lesser strength bravery will help me accelerate my values-based
leadership abilities in my new position as the customer service manager. Brave leaders have
the courage to accept that leadership is not about them but instead about working through
behaviors, relationships, attitudes, values, and the environment to inspire and enable others
to do their absolute finest jointly to acknowledge a meaningful and rewarding shared
purpose. (PrimeGenesis BetterResultsFaster, 2021) This shows that improving my ability to
EFFECTIVE VALUES-BASED LEADER
LATEST UPDATED (Verified)
1A. One of the signs strengths I have utilized in my personal setting is honesty. I tend to
talk the truth, but more extensively, I present myself genuinely and sincerely, without
pretense and taking responsibility for my feelings and actions. One experience in which my
signature strength, honesty, helped me overcome a challenge was at one of my previous
jobs, where multiple of our supervisors were let go. Due to that, I was promoted to one of
their positions; however, a few days after, I was asked to let my colleague go. This was
something that I had never done before, so I decided to have a conversation with the
colleague and explained that this was my first time doing this, and it was difficult, but
unfortunately, I had to let them go. Surprisingly, they understood and appreciated my
honesty and recognized that it was simply a layoff and not a termination. This was a
challenging yet relieving experience.
1. B Applying one of my signature strengths, honesty, as a value-based leader in my new
position as the customer service manager will be beneficial. This is because influential
leaders are generally viewed as being honest by employees. Being honest with my
employee would involve keeping them abreast with everything going on in the
organization, whether good or bad. As an honest leader, I will not have to stray from the
truth and will avoid sharing information in a less-than-straightforward way. In the end,
honesty carries the day, gains more robust support from employees, and allows the right
solutions to resolve problems. Another benefit of applying honesty as a leader is that
honesty builds trust, and it is essential to note that leaders earn trust and cannot
demand it.
2. I was super introverted as a child, resulting from some traumatic experiences I had in my
early childhood. Unfortunately, this has had a severe impact on my relationship. I was not
brave enough to overcome my traumatic experiences, which resulted in relationship
problems. However, if I had been brave to overcome those traumatic experiences, my
relationship would have been my happy place, fewer arguments, and problems because
of my trust issues.
2A. Improving my lesser strength bravery will help me accelerate my values-based
leadership abilities in my new position as the customer service manager. Brave leaders have
the courage to accept that leadership is not about them but instead about working through
behaviors, relationships, attitudes, values, and the environment to inspire and enable others
to do their absolute finest jointly to acknowledge a meaningful and rewarding shared
purpose. (PrimeGenesis BetterResultsFaster, 2021) This shows that improving my ability to
