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Chapter 13. Orienting Ideas in Leadership >
Section 6. Recognizing the Challenges of Leadership >
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Checklist
Here you'll find a checklist summarizing the important points of the section.
__ You look for the challenges of leadership in external forces (people, situations, politics, etc.)
__ You look for the challenges of leadership within yourself (insecurity, defensiveness, indecisiveness, impatience, intolerance, lack of objectivity).
__ You look for the challenges of leadership in the circumstances of being a leader (communicating the vision, managing day-to-day, setting an example, avoiding burnout, etc.)
To cope with the external challenges of leadership, you:
__ Are proactive
__ Are creative
__ Face conflict squarely
__ Look for common ground
__ Remain objective
__ Are collaborative
To cope with the internal challenges of leadership you:
__ Listen
__ Invite 360-degree feedback
__ Look at what's going on around you
To cope with the challenges that arise from the position of leadership itself, you:
__ Create mechanisms to review the vision
__ Share the burden
__ Find mutual support with those who share your experience
__ Take time for yourself