Evolution of strenghts - Leadership

These are some interesting results on how my strenghts have evolved in the past 3 years due to a very intense and international experience.

I took the assessment as part of the activities my team is running to support each others career development. We are using the frame of The International Leadership Strengths Research Project of Mr David Pollay from the University of Pennsylvania. The project aims "to encourage these leaders to fully develop their strengths in support of their goals".

Here are the results (without analysis), below you find deeper descriptions of the strenghts. Note that the frame is based on 24 strenghts.

Date: September 2006
Location: Beijing China
Role: National Vice President for Corporate Social Responsibility (National PBoX Manager)

1. Creativity, ingenuity, and originality
2. Industry, diligence, and perseverance
3. Bravery and valor
4. Perspective (wisdom)
5. Social intelligence

Date: June 2009
Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Role: President of AIESEC International

1. Creativity, ingenuity, and originality
2. Social intelligence
3. Leadership
4. Curiosity and interest in the world
5. Perspective (wisdom)

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Strenghts description

Creativity, ingenuity, and originality
Thinking of new ways to do things is a crucial part of who you are. You are never content with doing something the conventional way if a better way is possible.

Industry, diligence, and perseverance
You work hard to finish what you start. No matter the project, you "get it out the door" in timely fashion. You do not get distracted when you work, and you take satisfaction in completing tasks.

Bravery and valor
You are a courageous person who does not shrink from threat, challenge, difficulty, or pain. You speak up for what is right even if there is opposition. You act on your convictions.

Perspective (wisdom)
Although you may not think of yourself as wise, your friends hold this view of you. They value your perspective on matters and turn to you for advice. You have a way of looking at the world that makes sense to others and to yourself.

Social intelligence
You are aware of the motives and feelings of other people. You know what to do to fit in to different social situations, and you know what to do to put others at ease.

Leadership
You excel at the tasks of leadership: encouraging a group to get things done and preserving harmony within the group by making everyone feel included. You do a good job organizing activities and seeing that they happen.

Curiosity and interest in the world
You are curious about everything. You are always asking questions, and you find all subjects and topics fascinating. You like exploration and discovery.