Leadership Challenge

2. Model the Way

The first step a leader must take along the path to becoming an exemplary leader is inward. It’s a step

toward discovering personal values and beliefs.

Reflection 2: Model the Way (50 points)

 Your Values: List your five most important personal values with a definition of what

each means to you in action. (25 points)

 Your Actions: List three things you did in the past few weeks that best exhibit what

you value as important and explain why it was aligned with your values. (15 points)

 Improve in Model the Way: Considering the important values and aligned activities

you listed, what can you do at school or work in addition to those? (10 points)

Sample Values – Consider other lists:

Achievement Family time Patience Organization

Autonomy Flexibility Power Beauty

Freedom Productivity Caring Friendship

Profitability Caution Fun Prosperity

Challenge Growth Quality Communication

Happiness Recognition Competence Harmony

Respect Competition Health Responsibility

Courage integrity Cooperation Hope

Security Creativity Human relationships Service to others

Curiosity Humor Simplicity Customer focus

Independence Speed Decisiveness Innovation

faith Dependability Individualism Determination

Innovation Success Discipline Intelligence

Task focus Diversity Trust Teamwork

Effectiveness Learning Loyalty Empathy

Truth Equality Variety Uniqueness

Fairness Open-mindedness Wisdom Family