The three qualities that I believe I need to improve are communicating well with others, motivating others and being more creative. In order to improve myself, I need to make a plan on how to improve these skills.
Communication Skills
To improve my communication skills, I need to start off small. I believe that I should communicate and interact with smaller groups of one- two people. This will help me with my communication because it will help me learn to listen to and understand what it is that people are asking me. I think it's important to start out small because it helps you to realize what it is that you're doing wrong. I will also ask this small group to give me some feedback on the advice and explanation I have given them to better understand what it is that i'm doing wrong. It's important to ask my friends about their opinions on how i explain things because they have known me for a long time. Their advice would help me greatly because it will give a true sense of what it is I need to improve on.
Motivational Skills
In order to improve my motivational skills, I need to be motivated myself. I need to convey a message that I am motivated to do work because others see this and realize that work needs to be done. In order to help others get motivated, I believe I should remind them that the work will be all worth it in the end and ensure that they understand what it is that they have to do. I should also watch a few videos on motivational speakers because I believe that is the best way to learn how to become one; by watching professionals. It is important that I excel in this skill because t can create a positive outcome among my group and the work that they put in. When people are not motivated, the work that the do is not done to the best of their ability because they don't feel the same satisfaction as they did in the beginning. It is important to motivate people to remind them that the work they are doing has purpose. I should also have an assistance leader with me who is more out going than me and is good at motivating others so they could help me with this skill. I could also learn how to motivate others by paying attention to the technique that my assistance leader uses to motivate people.
Creativity
Being creative is a very important skill to possess. Creativity is key to generating good ideas. As a leader, I believe I should incorporate some of my own ideas into a project because that way I wouldn't feel guilty of telling my boss the final decision. If my group members come up with all of the ideas and I just put it together and present it then take all of the credit, I would definitely feel guilty. For this reason, I feel that I need to improve on being more creative. This will also make my team members have faith in me. To be more creative, I believe I shouldn't think too much about a project. Most of my great ideas come to me when I think the least. I think it' important to look at previous projects and reflect back to them. This would help me understand what I did right and what I did wrong in the projects. I could reflect back to the ideas that I had in the past and understand why it worked. Before going through with a decision I should ask others what they think. It is also important to do research to find the best possible idea. Before I make my decision, I feel I should ask people around me whether it may be group members or random people on the streets, on the ideas that I have and how I can improve on them. I believe I should take part in more creative activities so that I could get used to the idea.