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