Title: (Optional) Evaluate one’s own skills and interests in relation to leadership.
Course: Leadership Development Infusion Unit > Section: Examining Leadership

Evaluation should include taking a leadership assessment to evaluate

- strengths
- weaknesses
- interests
- values.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to complete a leadership self-assessment?
- What effect does awareness of strengths and weaknesses have on one’s leadership?
- What factors lead to effective leadership?
- What resources are available to evaluate skills, aptitudes, and interests?
- Why should self-evaluation be an ongoing process?
- What is a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis? How is it used?
- Why is it important for a leader and for a stakeholder to understand strengths and weaknesses?
- How do personal values and interests relate to leadership?
- What are the benefits of taking an assessment at the beginning of a course and again at the end?
- How might one’s leadership style change over time?

Teacher Resources:

- What’s Your Leadership Style?, MindTools
- Leadership Style Test, Psychology Today
- Tips, Tricks, and Tools to Measure Leadership Development, Student Leadership Competencies
- How Good Are Your Leadership Skills?, Mind Tools
- Leadership Skills Test, Psychtests