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   Part E. Leadership, Management, and Group Facilitation
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Learning How to Be a Community Leader

  

Tools & Checklists

 Contributed by Marya Axner Edited by Bill Berkowitz

Checklist

Here, you'll find a checklist that summarizes the major points in the text.


Why do you want to be a community leader?

___To make a difference

___To grow

___To fill a large need for community leaders.


How can you best learn to lead?

___By jumping right in and practicing

___By observing others

___By finding a mentor

___Through a class or workshop

___By reading books about leaders and leadership

___By reading the rest of Community Tool Box Chapter 13 (Orienting Ideas in Leadership)!


How can you best lead?

___Dream big to create your personal vision

___Listen to people

___Decide that I am the person to take responsibility for my community

___Set goals

___Think about the individuals in the group

___Think about the group as a whole

___Propose programs and policies

___Get the work done

___Recruit and teach others to become leaders


What are some important characteristics of community leadership?

___Integrity

___Courage

___Commitment

___Ability to care about others

___Creativity and flexibility

___It's important for leaders to give and get support from one another

___Be sure to take care of your own well being, too.