From understanding myself as a leader and person, it is important to communicate this to those around me if we are to all have good team chemistry to work well towards the common vision we hold. Others should know that I will naturally try to take initiative and lead us, and while it may seem that I have a definite direction in mind, every opinion is welcomed and heard. While I am not perfect and have much to improve on and grow, being direct with me is the best way to influence a change in me or my practices. With this said, I heavily believe in the concept of adding value. This relates to the design assignment of Value-Add, where I add value by taking charge, cultivating discussion, and facilitating timing as well as the collaborative process of problem solving. This directly ties into how I make my value known to others. Instead of waiting for an opportunity to fit into the team with a role, I simply jump to take the lead. If someone else is leading, I act as a close second who attempts to facilitate the process towards the goal while helping execute the organization's vision. The significance here connects to another activity of Influencing and Motivating Others Towards a Common Vision. The context in which I lead others is in any situation where I have prior context or have a personal goal to achieve which involves the collective benefit of others. One favorite example of mine is Michael Jordan's road to 6 championships. While Jordan was easily the most hardworking individual on his time with the Chicago Bulls, his motivation behind pushing his teammates to get better was the idea of them sharing the success of the championships as well. This inspiration is the same motivation I share of influencing everyone towards a common goal. For example, in Engineering our team's goal is to collectively create a greatly working piece of machinery, or in my major's case, software. This also connects to my career goal of being the manager of a team of software engineers with a finance company such as JP Morgan Chase or Bank of America, as we must all work together to reach the organizations goal, where some teammates will need to be motivated and inspired to satisfy team's needs for each role to be working as a well-oiled machine. This example relates to the Talisman Activity, where my talisman was a jersey of Michael Jordan. This relates to the bigger picture not of his individual impact on basketball; but the teams impact. Jordan alone with his magnitude of talent, skill, and mindset was absolutely great, however not enough to win a championship on his own. The team's success and growth is just as significant as improving individually, and this is my approach to working and managing teams.