Leadership Style

Well , let me start out by saying that I am a Visual learner, I am able to see or read something and learn it, I’m the type of person that can read something in a text book, process that information, and recall it on demand.  I picked up MS access in 2 weeks, just by sitting down and reading this giant database developer’s Bible, not everyone is like this, some of my co-workers have had that very same book for years and still don’t get it.

   This is beneficial to my leadership in various ways; I can process information relatively quick, such as legal, financial, and technical specifications, and in turn break it down for others.

I would say that the two complementary team skills that are most prevalent are “Follow Thru” and “Quick Start”.

I am a “Follow Thru” because I always have a plan, it may not be a very well thought out plan, nor may it qualify as a good plan, but I need to have some idea as to why I moving.  This to me is a very valuable quality, especially when working with others, if there isn’t a central idea or direction that everyone is working towards, nothing will get done.  It like a sports team, they must work together or they’re going to lose.  I’m also very good at reconciling different ideas and view points, I can listen to a room full people, each stepping over each other, process the good from the bad, and combine it into a half decent idea.

I also say that I’m a “Quick Start” because I’m constantly in motion, always willing to try something new, and change directions if needed.  If we can’t come up with a good plan that everyone agrees on, I’m the guy who can get everyone to rally on the one aspect we have a consensus on and move in that direction, then we’ll take it from there. 

I put a lot of trust on my team members, this has back fired in the past, but I’m not one to micromanage, I have a certain expectation that everyone will carry their own weight as best they can.   At the end of the day, I’m also willing to stay up all night a pick up the slack, and get it done.