Leadership Strengths

In this activity, i figured out that my 5 leadership strengths were Adaptability, Input, Harmony, belief, and Intellection. Two of them were in the domain "Relationship", two others were in the domain "Strategic Thinking", and one was under "Executing."

strength 1-
Adaptability really represented me because it talked about living in the moment, and being okay when things change. I am very aware that some things are inevitable and not everything lasts forever. This theme described me very well and showed how calm i am in times of stress.

strength 2-
Input was spot on when talking about the want for travel and finding new things. But it was slightly off when it described the need to collect information and objects. i am a very care free person and i don't usually keep many things, unless they are important.

strength 3-
Harmony represented my ability to relate to others, but it was the farthest from who i am. if an argument can be made, i will be there and make it. i am a very stubborn person, and i believe in standing up for what i believe in and taking control in situations that i feel are unnecessary or absurd.

strength 4-
Belief was spot on about the majority of my life. I am a firm believer, and it controls my entire life. It drives my motives and standards, and gives me secure morals. i believe in God and know that he is in control. I have a strong conscious and almost always know what is wrong and when not to do things.

strength 5-
Intellection was very spot on. It described me as an introverted person, and wanting my time alone. which is very true. i love to be alone and think on my own. any time i can, i will let my thoughts consume me and let them be my only companion.

After learning or reviewing all of these things about myself in the workshop, i found talking about our themes was the most valuable thing we did on friday. it really brought out peoples thoughts and gave everyone a chance to understand how unique yet similar we all are.

A few "aha!" moments i had were when we figured out that what you were involved in (web, or video) really did impact who you were and how you worked with others.

I will probably approach teams and groups roughly the same as i did before, because although i learned a lot of new things, i also already knew a majority of them about myself. i will always approach a group and based on the people, i will either be my introverted self, or i will take control and be a leader.

Ch 4 5 & 6 krug

1. It doesn't matter how may times i have to click, as long as each click is a mindless, unambiguous choice.
2. because deep lets you find things easier and understand where youre going rather than having to look all over a page and not find anything at all
3. how hard the click is
4. unnecessary
5. get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half of whats left.
6. because thy never get read anyways and it just wasting space.
7. happy talk and instructions
8. introductory text thats supposed to welcome us to a page
9. blah blah blah blah blah
10. scan through and find an alternative
11. no one is going to read them
12. 103, 41
13. people wont use your website if they cant understand it
14. you always enter, look for department, aisle, product, then leave.
15. look for department, ask someone
16. search bar
17. search dominant
18. guide us
19. look for the exit sign
20. cruising or browsing
21. no sense of direction or location
22. there could be huge parts never explored
23. up and down a hierarchy
24. sense of location
25. we start to head right to them
26. bookmarks, home pages, fixed places
27. it tells you where you are
28. gives you something to hold onto, tells us whats there, tells us how to use site, gives us confidence
29. place or location
30. page numbers, table of contents, navigation, titles, signs
31. advertising pages
32. site id, sections, utilities, page name, local navigation
33. advertising pages, pictures
34. top left corner
35. the logo, recognizable
36. important things and less important things underneath
37. links that get you places you need to go
38. home button
39. logo
40. fancy wording, instructions, options
41. make sure they work, one word, short, easy, obvious
42. you are here
43. how yo got there, how to get back, where you are
44. at top, use >, use tiny type, use you are here, boldface last item, don't use instead of page name
45. self evident
46. theyre slick and hard to miss
47. id on top left, links all along top, as well as utilities, but there are instructions on left and alot of text