Leadership Development
1. Read "The Law of Intuition" portion of "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y2LfR57PeyAi7j6MzY_ixUbg77IKwVvc/view?ts=5e4ac657
2. Watch "The Law of Intuition" portion of "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" video
After reading the chapter, answer the following questions:
1. Why did Stan Humphries become the lead quarterback despite his size?
2. Define intuition.
3. How does the amount of time a leader has to make a decision relate to the Law of Intuition?
4. In your profession or area of service, how has leadership intuition accelerated the success of one organization over another?
Rate your own leadership by placing the number 1, 2, or 3 next to each of the following statements: 1=Never 2=Sometimes 3=Always
1. I trust my own gut instincts as a leader.
2. My immediate impression of what to do in a certain situation is often right.
3. I have the ability to sense issues, either problems or opportunities, before they become a reality.
4. The key people around me trust and seek out my intuition as a leader.
5. My emotions do not dictate my intuition.
6. The more I learn about human nature, the better my intuition gets.
7. I seldom second-guess my leadership thoughts.
8. My intuition is more of an intentional effort than a mystical process.
9. My leadership intuition involves some very practical and intentional things like asking good questions and creative thinking.
10. The decisions I make on an intuitive basis are good decisions.
11. My first instinct and impression about a person is accurate.
12. I can defend my decisions based upon intuition with logical reasons.
13. My ability to accurately sense and assess the mood and overall morale of a group of people is very good.
14. My ability to accurately sense and assess the mood and overall morale of an individual is very good.
15. I can persuade people to buy into my leadership "hunches."
16. When a new idea is presented, I will usually know immediately if it's a good idea.
17. My leadership intuition is improving.
18. When my intuition causes me to lead against the status quo. I can still persuade the people to follow my "unconventional" direction.
19. When it comes to long-range planning, my intuition serves me well.
20. I am one of the first people in my organization to know what changes need to be made.
Total
50-60-This is an area of strength. Continue growing as a leader but also spend time helping others to develop in this area.
40-49-This area may not be hurting you as a leader, but it isn't helping you much either. To strengthen your leadership, develop yourself in this area.
20-39-This is an area of weakness in your leadership. Until you grow in this area, your leadership effectiveness will be negatively impacted.
Answer the following questions and discuss your answers when you meet with your mentoring group.
1. How would you define intuition?
2. What creates intuition?
3. Do you agree with the author that intuition is not only natural but can also be developed? Explain.
4. Describe a situation in which leadership affected your organization.
5. At which level of leadership intuition are you? How has your intuition affected your performance and leadership ability?
6. Which presents the biggest challenge for you: accurately reading your situations, trends, your resources, other people, or yourself? How can you improve your intuition in this area?
7. What are some resources that you will invest in to improve your leadership intuition?