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The Athlete
Throughout my life I have played a lot of sports, ranging from handball, basketball, volleyball,
swimming, football and other sports. When I graduated from high school, I have already made it to
the first team back in the days in all of the above mentioned sports, for me sports was a must,
practicing all of these sports had a strong impact on me later on when I grow up. Applying for
universities was very hard especially that I was very much into sports that I wanted to study it,
however some situations pop up that does not make every humans dream come true, therefore I
had to accept studying what I am doing now and learn something new from it.
I didnt leave this to affect my sports life, I have made a clear and well structured schedule for my
self, but at the start due to the fact of the huge change between the life style of high school and
university I was not able to follow it which lead to some gain in the weight, but later on when I got
use to the university life style and I started applying the schedule that I did to my self, everything
worked out well and I was able to get back in shape and be the person I use to be.
If we link this to innovation and leadership, we would barely find anything that relates to
innovation, however its more of a leading personality that never gives up, I have leaded my self once
again to be the person, sportive person that I use to be.
Making the transition from a skill to a value was a very huge step for me, when I was asked to write
that block down, It was going to be filled with sports, however sports still can be a innovative and a
leading factor in daily life routines for humans, therefore this block showed me that I should write
about something that I am passionate about and it would satisfy me personally.
Key Partners:
My name is Khaled Abdallah El Sayed Selim, it was always a clear for me that life was a long path
that consists of a lot of adventures in it, keeping that in my mind I decided to think carefully of my
future and look around, grasp and see who I can look up too, I found a couple of strong people that
pretty much are the main reason of reaching to where I am now, third year student in NHL
studying Innovation and leadership with a large group and great, strong and well experienced
teachers. I have clearly learned that life depends on what a person is able to do, however others can
have a strong impact on individuals, therefore my parents which consist of my father, mother and
sister as well as my grandfather and my two strong friends have also helped me as key partners to
be the person I am today.
As days passed I have discovered more and more strong characteristics in me, such as the ability to
have a good relationships with most of the people and understanding different cultures and being
confident. My passion also towards sports has never ended perhaps it became more stronger as
years passed, and I think it had a very strong impact on my life, in terms of becoming more
confident that before.
My father has always supported me through out my studies, even though I have faced a lot of ups
and downs during the period of studying but he never gave up on me and always gave me the
chance to prove to my self that I am able to continue through and get my bachelors. He always
informed me with a great quote that says Do not work hard to impress people, work hard to
impress your self and gain the respect of others later. That is what I am doing currently.
On the other side, my mother is doing her best to provide her eldest son with the best choices in his
life, even though at a age of 23 I should be bale to tell my self what is the best, priorities in other
words, however she still finds time to help me allocate the best option at the best time in the correct
location.
Key Resources:
Interests: as mentioned previously since I was young the main interest was sports and that was
really the main key resource that I have inside me, it provides me the ability to stay strong and
awake all the time, in other words adapt to the change of life style, as years passes everything
around us changes, even people change, sports provided me the flexibility to change and adapt to
others as well.
Abilities and Skills: would not run away from the interests, however i have the ability to understand
and lead people to the right way if they are lost, my friends tend to like the fact that I give the right
option at the right time, I also believe that in order to be a strong leader, you need to step down and
make everyone a leader with you, push the boat together rather than asking specific people to push
the boat for you.
Personality and what I have:
Personality
It is a very complex rather weird personality, it might sound very negative, however I dont find it
that way at all, weird can be sometimes in a good way, I mind my business a lot and I dont like to
interact in other peoples life unless they ask me too, that helped me gain peoples trust and from that
I started making good relationships with everyone. Living in a diverse country that contains a lot of
cultures in it, helped to understand not only the way people talk, however the gestures they make
when they speak, whether they are sad or happy, that helped me laot to adapt fast when I travelled
to the Netherlands to finish my third year there.
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During the time of studying I have gained a lot of experience from education, during the high school I
was able to make a lot of friends that I have good connection with them until today, but is friends the only
thing that education provides? No, not really the way it opens the mind to the world and everything new
that happens, starting school with a small Sega or even just small toys of power rangers and then life
innovating and reaching to play station, LCD TVs, DVDs, Blue Ray and other strong tools until we reach
the 21st century where we are now, high technology such social media and strong computers Apply and
iPhone over taking the mind set of the human, therefore as a student these changes have affected me in a
good way and evolving to a better innovator and thinker and this is the main reason why I chose
innovation and leadership to get out this huge load in my mind in this minor and keep innovating and
come up with new ideas that reflect my personality and what I have learned so far in my 23 years on
mother Earth.
Studying since i was small in Qatar helped me gain the strength of meeting new cultures and
understanding them carefully, how rthey talk, gestures and other aspects that differentiate between various
different culture and when I have gained more experience from that I took it with me when I travelled to
the Netherlands, even though I had a feeling that It would feel harder to adapt to the environment there,
but it was completely opposite to that, it took me just 2 weeks to adapt and the only problem I faced was
the weather condition other than this everything else was fine, making friends in Leeuwarden was never
easier than this, and that goes back to the idea of cultures and being exposed to large amount of cultures
helped me open up and be easy to talk too and socialize with whoever I want and not be shy, hence this
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Customers
Who do I help? Why do I help them? Do I receive anything in return? Customers is a block that
required a lot of focus when it was necessary to explain it, starting of answering the questions,
helping is something required in order to gain respect from others, usually it is the best to help and
not expect anything back in return to reduce the level of disappointment, but I help also to gain love
from people, in a working environment it is crucial to feel loved so that you are motivated to work
and find people to help when it is needed.
If I have to be honest I have received a lot of help from friends and other people, I am not sure if the
amount of help I gave them back was as much as they did for me, but I have learned that staying in
contact with your customers either parents, friends or any other type of customer is important for
future reasons. Example, that I had a very close friend of mine that I have stayed in touch with for
several years and when I heard that he volunteered for a specific job for a certain period of a time,
he decided to include me in it as well, which made me gain some work experience as well as make
new customers in my life (making new friends in life)
How can we relate customers block to my innovation and leadership style?
The more customers available in someone life the easier the life is, does not sound that easy when
your living specific hard situations, but the smallest example that can be used is when someone is in
a problem and he needs someone to talk too, he will definably check for a customer who he is close
too and can trust. I use my innovation style thinking outside the box to make new friends, I adapt
my self to what people think and say, however making sure that this does not affect my own
personality, making groups can be a good example, I would look for innovative people as me but
not the same way I think, maybe a different way so that I can learn from them, as well as maybe in
a group there would be a person that would like to be the leader like me, therefore I can back off
and allow a person to be a leader on me, in that case I would learn also from him how to be a leader
and add it to my style and why not improve that factor in me to become a better leader.
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Costs
Everything has costs, nothing is for free these days, even to get educated you need to pay amount of
money to become an educated person, there are several factors that can be mentioned in this block
however starting of first with the financial cost, we would find under that subject factors such as
time, amount of money and stress. Time needed from a student that works and earn money to pay
for his tuition fees can be very hard to stay at the same track to pass his modules at the university,
in my case my parents provide me full support in education in terms of finance if I relate this
carefully to innovation and leadership, it will give me time to relax and think of innovation ideas,
might look like a situation that has less stress than other students that work, however the factor of
being supported can cause load pressure in terms of getting better grades and succeed in the
university life.
Energy? What can energy provide for me? When energy was placed in the block I deeply thought
of how can energy effect my daily life in such a minor, in order to innovate and be the right leader
and lead people in the right way and show your teachers what y our capable off, the share of energy
through out the days should be very carefully monitored and that what I do, I divide my activates
among the day so that I dont get tired easily, right now when I am typing this information I can say
that I had not to go out the day before I because I know my priorities very well an di know that I
need to type and write my portfolio before the deadline is that I can finish on time and revise it
before I do the final submission, therefore the division of energy was good so that I can have some
reserves after the studio class to work at least from 12-3 pm on my portfolio and then later go to the
gym. Hence when this routine is done carefully everyday that it self can be a innovative strategy
that I have placed for my self in order to pass and be the successful person my parents are looking
for.
Extra research to get accurate work done and information out to be used in the minor can also be a
high cost in terms of the time spend on such a activity, therefore as Khalid selim I have clearly
understood how important is the research part and I have decided to base my research material on
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Customer Relationship:
When I was younger I have always faced problems raising my hands up in the class to answer questions
or to state my personal opinion, however as time passed I have gained more confident in the relationships
with others, teachers clearly noticed this problem and they asked me to join the discussion sessions more
often and when I did, I became more proactive and I started answering questions in class.
Looking clearly at the customer relationship block, I have linked it more or less to the present, in other
words the Khalid which is talkative and barely stays quiet in school or outside school, I also have strong
verbal communication, I like to listen to peoples problems and tell them what to do, I like reaching people
in several ways either face to face or through social media, what ever makes me comfortable.
If I clearly investigate that block carefully I would like to pull out the face to face communication with
the people, I have always loved it the most even though it is not the trend in the 21 st century, as we all
know the real trend is social media, however I still believe in the face to face communication because it
releases stress, in such a way that in social media you are required to wait for an answer, whether your
lucky or not you might get the answer on the spot as soon as the email is sent, however face to face takes
a different route, easy to talk, reach and easy to pass and understand the message, therefore it saves time.
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Channels:
21st Century has been one technological century, that since it started new items that changed the life of the
human race has been introduced yearly in our life. Channels in general is a form of tool used to describe
what companies use in order to reach to the customers in the best way, as well as stay in contact with
them most of the time in order to gain market share. In innovation we must say that there is a huge link
with innovating and the channels, why? Because most of the channels used now a days are linked too
technology, in order to stay strong in the market new innovation items and technology need to be
introduced every now and then, for example Apple can not continue an average of a year and a half
without introducing a new product or software, thats unstoppable innovation from there side.
However, what is the link between the information provided and the way I use the channels as a innovator
and a leader? Clearly understood that now a days technology is a very important role, so me personally I
have to be like Apple, stay awake to the environment and adapt fast to the change so that I am able to use
any new channel that comes out as well as the old channels used which are mentioned in the block. So the
link is stay innovative under the house of channels, so that you can use the channels mentioned in the
right way.
Delivering the messages could be done in various different ways, it depends on the person , I have worked
with teachers that prefer talking on Facebook and send inbox messages to the students in order to inform
them an out things, as well as private groups on Facebook to post meetings on it and the time, some prefer
the email strategy which is the most one used in terms of professionalism more or less. But I prefer doing
both, because the world we live in has different type of people therefore relating to what I have mentioned
previously about the adaptation thats the best way to adapt is too be able to handle and reach different
people using different channel
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Personal Statement
Current Situation: Looking carefully at my current situation I found out that I am a student, studying in
Stenden University in the Netherlands specifically based in Leeuwarden, but the real question is what is
my real dream? Am I satisfied with this dream? How can I reach this dream? Answering these questions
is hard, but let me first explain what is my dream, its a very normal one, a job with a good salary and
able to have the same life that my parents provided to me. In order to reach to that I need to finish the
third year and start my fourth with the internship and after that finishing it up with a thesis statement and
therefore that takes me to the finish line, graduating. This current situation from far away looks easy, in
other words its like looking at Cairo from the airplane, it seems small, however the city is huge and needs
a lot of work to become better, its the same thing with my vision and goal, I have a current situation
which is in progress but the vision and goal I have to work towards them, therefore the main gap is
already known, and therefore I am required to work hard and achieve what I can achieve to reach to that
goal, but reaching to it, I need to fill the gap and overtake it to hit the target of my life.
Gap: is finding the right job or internship in order to gain experience and learn how to work in a
professional atmosphere. It is a clear process that has input and output, however during that process there
is something in between these two, which is the main process, further elaboration,
Input: studying and working hard to get knowledge to apply it in our daily study life and therefore pass
all our exams and move to the next university years.
Output: using this knowledge in order to adapt to the next chapter in life, which can be various different
thing, however because this topic is educational, It would be work life, applying all the information
known during the four years of studying.
Future vision: If I link the current situation with the process needed in order to reach to my goal, I would
come up with a clear equation that defines what I really want, thats a part of innovation and leading, but
first let me explain what is my future vision and it is very simple is to graduate and become successful in
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BELBIN TEST
Bedrijfsman 22.9%
Stabiel en beheerst. Een praktische organisator, die beslissingen in concrete werkzaamheden omzet. Heeft
een goed ontwikkeld zelfbeeld en beheerst zijn gevoelens. Noest en gedisciplineerd maar met flair in het
organiseren, zeker onder druk of in verwarrende situaties.
De Bedrijfsman is de praktische figuur, de organisator, die ervoor zorgt dat besluiten worden omgezet in
concrete werkzaamheden. Hij is nuchter en ordelijk, houdt van hard werken en pakt de zaken op een
systematische manier en conscientieuze manier aan. Niet praten, maar poetsen, tot het karwei is geklaard.
De Bedrijfsman is een efficiente doener met een praktische geest en een
vaste wil. Hij is loyaal, taai, saai en vasthoudend. Hij kan zich soms
behoudend en weinig flexibel opstellen, als het praktisch nut van een nieuw plan niet meteen duidelijk is.
Hij heeft behoefte aan ritme en regelmaat, aan vaste afspraken en stevige structuren en werkt daar ook
voortdurend aan.
Rol
De Bedrijfsman is sterk in het ombouwen van plannen en strategieen tot concrete taken en
bezigheden. Hij ziet wat haalbaar is en wat niet.
De Bedrijfsman kan organiseren en implementeren en zorgt ervoor dat de zaken voor elkaar
komen, ook als het om vervelende taken gaat. Managementtaken waarin de nadruk ligt op
verantwoordelijk en doelmatig beheer, zijn bij de Bedrijfsman in vertrouwde handen.
Voorzitter 11.4%
Stabiel, dominant, extrovert. De Voorzitter houdt de werkwijze van het team onder controle en
laat de kracht van ieder teamlid zo goed mogelijk tot zijn recht komen. Geen buitengewone
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Waarschuwer 7.1%
Hoge intelligentie, stabiel, introvert. Analyseert de problemen en houdt de ideeen kritische tegen het licht.
Serieus, voorzichtig en immuun voor enthousiasme. Hij wantrouwt de euforie en zijn prestatiemotivatie is
gering.
Onderzoeker 12.9%
Stabiel, dominant, extrovert. Gaat op zoek naar ideeen, ontwikkelingen en informatie buiten de deur en
beschikt daarvoor over talloze contacten: ontspannen, sociaal, gezellig. Is niet zozeer zelf de bron van
ideeen, maar pikt ze gemakkelijk op bij anderen.
Groepswerker 20%
Stabiel, extrovert, weinig overheersen. Stimuleert en ondersteunt de teamleden, bevordert de
communicatie en de teamgeest. Hij integreert mensen en hun activiteiten, is sociaal opmerkzaam en kan
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TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH
Company Man 22.9%
Stable and controlled. A practical organizer which converts decisions into concrete actions. Has a welldeveloped self-image and controlled his feelings. Diligent and disciplined but with flair for organization,
especially under pressure or in confusing situations.
The Company Man is the practical character, the organizer, which ensures that decisions are translated
into concrete actions. He is sober and orderly, loves hard work and takes matters in a systematic way and
conscientious manner. Do not talk, but brushing until the job is done.
The Company Man is an efficient worker with a practical mind and a
determination. He is loyal, tough, boring and tenacious. He can sometimes occur
conservative and inflexible drafting, as the practical usefulness of a new plan is not immediately clear. He
needs rhythm and regularity, fixed appointments and solid structures and works constantly to it.
Role
The Company Man is strong in converting plans and strategies to concrete tasks and activities. He sees
what is feasible and what is not.
The Company Man can organize and implement and ensures that the business come to each other, even
when it comes to tedious tasks. Management tasks which focus on responsible and efficient management,
the Company Man are in safe hands.
Chairman 11.4%
Stable, dominant, extrovert. The President keeps the process under control of the team and let the strength
of each team member as well as possible to come into its own. No extraordinary intelligence, nor special
creative gifts. Well serenity, realism and sobriety. Tolerance to listen to others, strong enough to impose
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