The process of promoting a shared identity & lowering status differences to influence others by promoting positive change & participation with group members towards achieving a common goal.

Adding positive value to the group by sharing a group identity & to help others play to their strengths to see a shared goal.

• Adventure: how will you know if you never try it? I think leaders have a sense of adventure and this value relates to my leadership identity. I'm willing to try new things.

• Calmness: to me, leaders are level-headed. They know how to handle stress & resolve conflict. This is something I've grown to be an expert at!

• Dependability: you can count on me. Knowing that people can depend on me to accomplish tasks has always been one of my values and I associate it with my leadership identity.

• Sense of purpose: I know what I want to accomplish, and as a leader, others will want to see my drive to get it done.

• Timeliness & punctuality: if I want to get it done, I want to get it done in a timely fashion. As a leader, it's important for me to get it done when it needs to be.

To get a sense of my top personality qualities, I took the VIA Character Strengths survey. The VIA Character Strengths survey helps to determine your greatest qualities that can be applied to any leadership role you take. The importance of knowing your character strengths lie within the idea that knowing positive attributes about your personality gives you a sense of authenticity and engagement in everything you do (VIA Institute of Character, n.d.).

After taking the short 15-minute questionnaire, I learned my top 5 qualities are:

1. Humility

2. Judgement

3. Prudence

4. Humor

5. Hope

These are qualities that I feel can be most applied to being in a leadership position where I am a well-liked yet respected leader. You can view my full results in the attached document to the right. I suggest taking it yourself to help determine what your strengths are by going to https://www.viacharacter.org/.