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   Part E. Leadership, Management, and Group Facilitation
      Chapter 13. Orienting Ideas in Leadership >
         Section 6. Recognizing the Challenges of Leadership >
             Tools & Checklists - A checklist that summarizes the major points contained in the section. >

Recognizing the Challenges of Leadership

  

Tools & Checklists

 Contributed by Phil Rabinowitz Edited by Bill Berkowitz

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