Leadership: Wednesday, Period 1, Class 4 (1/28/09)

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Nathan started to pass around the class handouts. "Today we're going to talk about skills. Being a good leader means understanding what you can do, and what you can't. Some of these are basic skills: are you good with a weapon? Are you good at math? Can you play the saxophone? Others are what we call 'soft skills.' Are you good with people? Can you motivate a team? Can you communicate effectively?

"Since I assume you already know your basic skills, today I'd like you to discover your soft skills. Take the following test. There's no right or wrong answers, just what you feel is right for you. At the end you'll see what your strengths are. If you're comfortable with it, share with the class and let us know how you think these strengths apply to a position of leadership."

[ooc: OCD is up!]

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Re: Take the test & share

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Sections of the test almost made Dōjima laugh aloud. Her personal relationship abilites were terrible, as evidenced by this weekend, and she made sure to be brutally honest about her 'personal and professional standards of integrity and behaviour'.

She was a spy. Integrity wasn't on the agenda.

"I'm confident, I'm willing to take charge and take risks, and I'm pretty good at it," she said, looking at the paper. "But I'd be the worst shop girl in the history of the world; I've got no customer focus or commercial orientation."