The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

Supervisor

Middle Manager

Top-Level Manager

Executive

Decision-Making

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Assesses economic,

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Reviews assessments

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Reviews assessments of

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social, and political

of economic, social,

economic, social, and

factors related to

and political factors

political factors related

organization’s needs,

related to

to organization’s

survival, and future.

organization’s needs,

needs, survival,

survival, and future.

and future.

Planning

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Uses assessments to forecast the organization’s future.

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Participates in

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Participates in

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Participates in

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Establishes

establishing the

establishing the

establishing the

organization’s vision

organization’s vision.

organization’s vision.

organization’s vision.

and direction with strategic goals.

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Provides work unit

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Develops action plans.

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Allocates resources

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Approves action plans.

action plans.

for implementing plans.

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Assigns work and

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Establishes procedures

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Reviews results.

schedules according

for implementing

to plan.

work plans.

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Takes short-term risks

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Takes long-term risks

after careful analysis.

after careful analysis.

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Identifies fiscal needs.

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Integrates budget

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Approves budget.

needs from all units.

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HANDOUT 17.1

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT

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