The Leadership Concepts article described several different leadership models and explained some of the leadership traits. Of the dozens of traits listed, the five that seem most important to me are:1. Be Trustworthy – Lamb, McKee (2004) stated that workers who have a high level of “trust in top management” are most likely to be satisfied with their jobs.2. Being able to communicate a vision – Lamb, McKee (2004) goes on to explain the three important parts of communicating a leader's vision: explaining the high-level goals of the organization, explaining how workers help achieve these high-level goals and be transparent about how the worker's organizational group is doing relative to the company as a whole in achieving those goals.3. Know yourself and seek to improve – According to the U.S. Army (1983), a leader must have a clear understanding of his or her strengths and weaknesses so that he or she can continually work to strengthen those traits.4. Take Responsibility for Your Actions – The US Army (1983) also states that leaders must take responsibility for the mistakes they will inevitably make; they should never blame someone else. By investigating the situation, they can fix what went wrong and leave it behind.5. Keep your colleagues informed – It is essential that leaders maintain an open line of communication with their peers, subordinates and senior management. Having the ability to communicate with people at different levels of the organization is a strong leadership trait. I was able to relate the questions from the leader self-assessment activity to recent experiences in and outside the workplace. One question that stands out is, “Am I good at solving problems?” » I gave myself... middle of paper ......t I identified these gaps. As I reflect on the survey experience, I realize that I will need to take certain actions to address my growth opportunities and leverage my strengths. By recognizing my weaknesses, I will be able to address them and deliberately put extra effort into tasks that encompass these characteristics. Likewise, recognizing my strengths will allow me to leverage them to overcome my weaknesses. An example of this would be preparing myself by planning, which is a strength, to give an upcoming performance review, which is a weakness. References Lamb, LF, McKee, KB (2004). Applied public relations: case of stakeholder management. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Routledge. US Army. (October 1983). Military Leadership (FM 22-100). Washington, DC: US ​​Government Printing Office.