The Total Leadership model resonates with me for how I foresee the integration of all the domains of my life. I want to be remembered as a giving person, a good friend, a great dad and husband, for living an exceptional life, and being happy. In thinking about these aspirations, I realize that my professional life consumes a significant portion of my time and can limit my abilities to focus on these goals. Work is fulfilling to me, but it doesn’t define me. It is a means to an end and a necessity to achieve my aspirations, so it must be taken into consideration in my aspirations.
I will use the Total Leadership (Friedman, 2008) model as a framework to develop my professional and personal aspirations. This model will help me to gain a greater integration of the four domains of my life, creating mutual value among them. I will look at the four domains
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My expertise is in project and program management. Areas of weakness that may hold me back, include strategic planning and vision, managing conflict, leading innovation, and change management.
Unique Value Proposition
Over 20 years of experience in program and project management, supervision, and engineering of all phases of heavy civil, industrial, and building construction and maintenance. Results-oriented professional possessing a sound understanding of engineering principles and effective management skills that have resulted in safe and successful projects.
Personality Image Attributes
I typically come across to others as a highly driven person, who is results oriented and easy to get along with. Key adjectives that describe my personality are present, focused, flexible, results-oriented, analytical, confident, competent, expert, driven, and friendly. In my work environment, my look and style are buttoned-down, business casual, establishment, worldly, cultured, professional, and leader.
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