Developmental exercises to help you improve your leadership skills
Linda Phillips-Jones
Developing the Leader Within (DLW) is an innovative assessmennt designed to give feedback on your leadership skill level. The DLW contains four dimensions covering fifteen skill areas: Developing Within, Helping Others Excel, Improving Critical Processes, and Showing Commitment to the Team.
If you would just like all fifteen exercises, order the workbook of all the exercises, DLWGS-W.
* Excel software is available for the self rater form.
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| DLW Sampler Set Workbook | $25.00 | ||
| DLW Workbook Bulk Permissions | |||
| Bundle of 25 ($2 each) | $50.00 | ||
| Bundle of 50 ($1.50 each) | $75.00 | ||
| Bundle of 100 ($1.00 each) | $100.00 | ||
| For larger quantities, please contact us | |||
| DLWSW Self Rater Software | $100.00 |
About the DLW
DLW contains four dimensions covering fifteen skill areas:
Developing Within
Research shows that powerful leaders have a strong internal sense of who they are, where they are going, and what it will take to get there. This dimension looks at your internal makeup as a leader. Skills include:
- developing a personal vision
- recognizing current reality
- demonstrating integrity/insisting on truth
- taking calculated risks
- persisting/showing resilience.
Helping Others Excel
Outstanding leaders mentor and otherwise help others succeed. This dimension examines your ability to inspire and encourage other people to attain their best. Skills include:
- listening actively
- encouraging with positive reinforcement
- inspiring others to greatness.
Improving Critical Processes
Great leaders do what it takes to improve situations and get results. This dimension looks at your ability to recognize what needs to be done and to do it. Skills include:
- initiating/facilitating change
- challenging existing processes
- utilizing feedback to improve
- getting results
Showing Commitment to the Team
Top leaders rally teams to greatness. This dimension looks at your ability to synergize people and their ideas for mutual gain. Skills include:
- initiating collaborative relationships
- gaining commitment for a shared vision
- seeking varied views.