1. Have you ever broken a bad habit? To lead others, you must master your appetites.
2.
Do you keep self-control when things go wrong? The
leader who loses control under adversity forfeits respect and influence. A
leader must be calm in crisis and resilient in disappointment.
3.
Do you think independently? A leader must use the best
ideas of others to make decisions. A leader cannot wait for others to make up
his or her mind.
4.
Can you handle criticism? Can you profit from it? The
humble person can learn from petty criticism, even malicious criticism.
5.
Can you turn disappointment into creative new
opportunity?
6.
Do you readily gain the cooperation of others and win
their respect and confidence?
7.
Can you exert discipline without making a power play?
True leadership is an internal quality of the spirit and needs no show of
external force.
8.
Are you a peacemaker? A leader must be able to
reconcile with opponents and make peace where arguments have created hostility.
9.
Do people trust you with difficult and delicate
situations?
10.
Can you induce people to do happily some legitimate
thing that they would not normally wish to do?
11.
Can you accept opposition to your viewpoint or decision
without taking offense? Leaders always face opposition.
12.
Can you make and keep friends? Your circle of loyal
friends is an index of your leadership potential.
13.
Do you depend on the praise of others to keep you
going? Can you hold steady in the face of disapproval and even temporary loss
of confidence?
14.
Are you at ease in the presence of strangers? Do you
get nervous in the presence of your superior?
15.
Are the people who report to you generally at ease? A
leader should be sympathetic and friendly.
16.
Are you interested in people? All types? All races? No
prejudice?
17.
Are you tactful? Can you anticipate how your words will
affect a person?
18.
Is your will strong and steady? Leaders cannot
vacillate or cannot drift with the wind.
19.
Can you forgive? Or do you nurse resentments and harbor
ill, feelings toward those who have injured you?
20.
Are you reasonably optimistic? Pessimism and leadership
do not mix.
21.
Do you feel a master passion such as that of Paul, who
said, "This one thing I do!" Such a singleness of motive will focus
your energies and powers on the desired objective. Leaders need a strong focus.
22.
Do you welcome responsibility?