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5-D Leadership Strengths Checklist (sample)

Directions: Read each of the twenty items and decide which statements match one of your own strengths. Mark each of your personal strengths with a checkmark in the Step 1 column. Then go back over your list, for each of the items you checked off as a strength , rate yourself from 1 to 3 in the Step 2 column: (1 = competent, 2 = superior, 3 = masterful). Note: This is a particle sample of the full list.
	Strength	Step 1	Step 2
1	I adapt what I have, to the needs/opportunities of the moment.
2	I am calm under pressure
3	I am proactive rather than reactive towards situations.
4	I am optimistic when facing problems or disappointments.
5	I am able to calculate risks effectively.
6	I take the initiative.
7	I use my gut-feelings to guide me.
8	I am confident in my decisions and abilities.
9	I offer meaningful praise and recognition to others.
10	I am able to get others to buy in to ideas and plans.
11	I am articulate in expressing ideas, concepts, or plans.
12	I delegate tasks effectively.
13	I manage crises effectively.
14	I tell stories for impact or clarifying meaning.
15	I recognize and develop others’ potential.
16	I strategize to achieve goals effectively.
17	I am enthusiastic.
18	I am intuitive.
19	I see the big picture.
20	I use humor well.
Step 3 Record your most highly rated strengths, starting with the ones you rated as 3.

Sample taken from the book 5-D Leadership: Key Dimensions for Leading in the Real World.
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