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LEADER LOOK LIKE?

G R E AT L E A D E R S S E E K O U T A N D
FIND POTENTIAL LEADERS, THEN
TRANSFORM THEM INTO GOOD
LEADERS.
SELECTING THE RIGHT
P L AY E R S
THE KEY TO MAKING THE RIGHT
C H O I C E D E P E N D S O N T WO
THINGS:

1 . YO U R A B I L I T Y T O S E E T H E B I G
PICTURE
2 . YO U R A B I L I T Y T O J U D G E
P O T E N T I A L E M P L OY E E S
“MEN ARE DEVELOPED THE SAME
WA Y G O L D I S M I N E D . S E V E R A L
T O N S O F D I R T M U S T B E M OV E D
T O M OV E A N O N C E O F G O L D .
B U T YO U D O N ’ T G O I N T O T H E
M I N E L O O K I N G F O R D I R T, YO U
GO IN LOOKING FOR THE GOLD.”
- ANDREW CARNEGIE -
 I F YO U S E L E C T W E L L ,
T H E B E N E F I T S A R E M U LT I P L I E D
A N D S E E M N E A R LY E N D L E S S . .

I F YO U S E L E C T P O O R LY,
T H E P R O B L E M S A R E M U LT I P L I E D
AND SEEMED ENDLESS..
SELECTING THE RIGHT
P L AY E R S :

FIVE A’S
1. ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS:
W H AT I S N E E D E D ?
 FIVE A’S
1. ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS:
W H AT I S N E E D E D ?
2. ASSETS ON HAND:
W H O I N T H E O R G A N I Z AT I O N I S
AVA I L A B L E ?
 FIVE A’S
1. ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS:
W H AT I S N E E D E D ?
2. ASSETS ON HAND:
W H O I N T H E O R G A N I Z AT I O N I S
AVA I L A B L E ?
3 . A B I L I T Y O F C A N D I DAT E S :
WHO IS ABLE?
 FIVE A’S
1. ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS:
W H AT I S N E E D E D ?
2. ASSETS ON HAND:
W H O I N T H E O R G A N I Z AT I O N I S
AVA I L A B L E ?
3 . A B I L I T Y O F C A N D I DAT E S :
WHO IS ABLE?
4 . AT T I T U D E O F C A N D I DAT E S :
WHO IS WILLING?
 FIVE A’S
1. ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS:
W H AT I S N E E D E D ?
2. ASSETS ON HAND:
W H O I N T H E O R G A N I Z AT I O N I S
AVA I L A B L E ?
3 . A B I L I T Y O F C A N D I DAT E S :
WHO IS ABLE?
4 . AT T I T U D E O F C A N D I DAT E S :
WHO IS WILLING?
5 . AC C O M P L I S H M E N T S O F
C A N D I DAT E S :
10 QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR
IN A LEADER
1. CHARACTER

- C H A R A C T E R F L AW S V S . W E A K N E S S E S

Q UA L I T I T E S TO M A K E A G O O D C H A R AC T E R :
H O N E S T Y, I N T E G R I T Y, S E L - D I S C I P L I N E , T E A C H A B I L I T Y,
D E P E N D A B I L I T Y, P E R S E V E R A N C E , C O N S C I E N T I O U S N E S S
A N D S T R O N G WO R K E T H I C S .

W A R N I N G S I G N S T O W AT C H F O R I N A C H A R A C T E R :
- F A I L U R E T O TA K E R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y
-UNFULFILLED PROMISES
- FA I L U R E TO M E E T D E A D L I N E S
QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR IN
A LEADER
1. C HARAC TER
2. INFLUENCE

TO E X A M I N E T H E F O L L OW I N G W H E N
L O O K I N G F O R P OT E N T I A L L E A D E R ’ S
INFLUENCE:
- W H AT I S T H E L E V E L O F I N F L U E N C E ?
- WHO INFLUENCES THE LEADER?
- W H AT D O E S H E I N F L U E N C E ?
QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR IN
A LEADER
1. C HARAC TER
2. INFLUENCE
3 . P O S I T I V E AT T I T U D E

N O T O N LY D O E S T H E F U T U R E L O O K
B R I G H T W H E N T H E AT T I T U D E I S R I G H T,
BUT THE PRESENT IS MUCH MORE
E N J O YA B L E T O O . T H E P O S I T I V E P E R S O N
U N D E R S TA N D S T H AT T H E J O U R N E Y I S
A S E N J O YA B L E A S T H E D E S T I N AT I O N .
QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR IN
A LEADER
1. C HARAC TER
2. INFLUENCE
3 . P O S I T I V E AT T I T U D E
4. EXCELLENT PEOPLE SKILLS

I N V O LV E S G E N U I N E C O N C E R N F O R
O T H E R S , T H E A B I L I T Y T O U N D E R S TA N D
P E O P L E , A N D T H E D E C I S I O N TO M A K E
P O S I T I V E I N T E R AC T I O N W I T H OT H E R S
A S A P R I M A RY C O N C E R N .
QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR IN
A LEADER
1. C HARAC TER
2. INFLUENCE
3 . P O S I T I V E AT T I T U D E
4. EXCELLENT PEOPLE SKILLS
5. EVIDENT GIFTS

F O U R T Y P E S O F WA N N A B E S :
>NEVER BE
>COULD BE
>SHOULD BE
>MUST BE
QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR IN
A LEADER
1. C HARAC TER
2. INFLUENCE
3 . P O S I T I V E AT T I T U D E
4. EXCELLENT PEOPLE SKILLS
5. EVIDENT GIFTS
6 . P R OV E N T R AC K R E C O R D
QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR IN
A LEADER
1. C HARAC TER
2. INFLUENCE
3 . P O S I T I V E AT T I T U D E
4. EXCELLENT PEOPLE SKILLS
5. EVIDENT GIFTS
6 . P R OV E N T R AC K R E C O R D
7. CONFIDENCE
QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR IN
A LEADER
1. C HARAC TER
2. INFLUENCE
3 . P O S I T I V E AT T I T U D E
4. EXCELLENT PEOPLE SKILLS
5. EVIDENT GIFTS
6 . P R OV E N T R AC K R E C O R D
7. CONFIDENCE
8. SELF-DISCIPLINE
QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR IN
A LEADER
1. C HARAC TER
2. INFLUENCE
3 . P O S I T I V E AT T I T U D E
4. EXCELLENT PEOPLE SKILLS
5. EVIDENT GIFTS
6 . P R OV E N T R AC K R E C O R D
7. CONFIDENCE
8. SELF-DISCIPLINE
9 . E F F E C T I V E C O M M U N I C AT I O N S K I L L S
QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR IN
A LEADER
1. C HARAC TER
2. INFLUENCE
3 . P O S I T I V E AT T I T U D E
4. EXCELLENT PEOPLE SKILLS
5. EVIDENT GIFTS
6 . P R OV E N T R AC K R E C O R D
7. CONFIDENCE
8. SELF-DISCIPLINE
9 . E F F E C T I V E C O M M U N I C AT I O N S K I L L S
1 0 . D I S C O N T E N T W I T H S TAT U S Q U O
 G O O D L E A D E R S D E L I B E R AT E LY S E E K O U T A N D
F I N D P OT E N T I A L L E A D E R S .

G R E AT L E A D E R S N O T O N LY F I N T H E M , B U T
T R A N S F O R M T H E M I N T O O T H E R G R E AT L E A D E R S .

T H E Y H AV E A N A B I L I T Y TO R E C O G N I Z E A B I L I T Y
A N D S T R AT E G Y F O R F I N D I N G L E A D E R S W H O M A K E
IT HAPPEN.

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