Challenging the Leadership Myths Part 1

5 Lmyths no 1 Are you a leader?

Week 01 – C

16 ways to assess your management ability

Do’s and dont’s: Do:

• focus on skills which are important for your job
• assess yourself honestly, and encourage others to do so
• ensure skills are underpinned by any necessary knowledge
• look for evidence from your actual performance
• use your assessment to plan your personal development

  Don’t:

• ignore surprising or negative assessments
• expect to be perfect
• be complacent about weaknesses

16 ways to assess your management ability

Part 4

Management ability

1. Consider your abilities in other areas particular to your role – for example, marketing and selling, production or human resources management.
2. Assess your ability to manage change .
3. Evaluate your attitude, creativity, self-confidence and ability to manage stress, and how well you manage your own personal development .
4. Use your assessment to drive your personal development programme.

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16 ways to assess your management ability

      Part 3  

1. Evaluate your ability to develop and implement effective policies and procedures .
2. Assess your working relationships and your ability to build teams, motivate employees, communicate effectively and influence people.

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16 ways to assess your management ability

Managent ability

1. Confirm that you understand the business , its key drivers and performance indicators, and the contribution you and your team make to it.
2. Confirm you have the legal and technical knowledge you need, keep up to date with the information you need and use it effectively.
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16 ways to assess your management ability

Women at work

16 ways to assess your management ability

   Part 1:  1 -4

1. Review the abilities and knowledge you need for your job; research any relevant published frameworks (eg from your professional body).
2. Prepare a checklist with specific indicators of competence; assess yourself by scoring how well you meet each indicator.

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6 minute leadership course – final lesson 6

Best communication advice ever!

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6 minute leadership course – lesson 5

Getting to the top.

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6 minute Leadership course – lesson 4

Procrastination?

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