TakingITGlobal

10 Guide to Action Identifying your skills and characteristics will help you lead your project with success. Start by understanding your own strengths and needs, and then consider how creating a team could help to better achieve your goals. Helping your team members identify and leverage their own strengths and talents for the project is an important part of leadership. It is also important to ensure that all those involved are able to share in the vision of what you are trying to achieve. Lead Your Project to Success Can you think of someone who shows strong leadership? What makes that person a good leader? Able to accommodate diverse needs Open-minded Able to transfer skills Fair Patient Able to work under pressure Focused Persistent Able to initiate Good at decision-making Personable Accountable Good at listening Responsive Approachable Honest Seeks self-improvement Charismatic Humanitarian Deeply committed Compassionate Talented Creative Humble Team player Dedicated Imaginative Intelligent Understanding Modest Dynamic Motivational Visionary leAd & GeT oTherS Involved "How else would you know that it can work without trying?" (TakingITGlobal Member, 23, Kenya) Reflect on the following leadership characteristics. Circle the characteristics that most apply to your personality and abilities and add any that you think are missing. "Teams must be aware that they are composed of unique individuals with different attitudes and cultural background. Each member must accept this and compliment the needs of one another." (TakingITGlobal Member, Philippines, 26)

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