Assessing Leaders at a Distanceb. Judgment
c. Knowledge
d. Cognitive complexity- Emotional reactions
a. Moods, mood variability
b. Impulses and impulse control - Drives and character structure
a. Identify personality type (if possible)
b. Psychodynamics
i. Self-concept/self-esteem
ii. Basic identification
iii. Neurotic conflicts
c. Reality (sense of/testing/adaptation to)
d. Ego defense mechanisms
e. Conscience and scruples
f. Psychological drives, needs, motives (discriminate to degree possible
among drive for power, for achievement, for affiliation)
g. Motivation for seeking leadership role (to wield power, to occupy seat
of power, to achieve place in history) - Interpersonal relationships
a. Identify key relationships and characterize nature of relationships
i. Inner circle, including unofficial advisors, "kitchen cabinet"
ii. Superiors
iii. Political subordinates
iv. Political allies, domestic and international
v. Political rivalries, international adversaries
PART in. Worldview
- Perceptions of political reality (include cultural influences/biases)
- Core beliefs (include concept of leadership, power)
- Political philosophy, ideology, goals, and policy views (domestic, foreign,
and economic policy views and view of U.S. Include discussion of which
issues most interest the leader, in which issue areas his or her experience
lies, and which issues are particularly salient for the leader's political psy-
chology). Note that not all leaders have a core political philosophy or
body of governing political ideas. - Nationalism and identification with country
PART iv. Leadership Style
i. General characteristics (include discussion of the role expectations—both
general public and elite—placed on the individual, emphasizing the
leader's political and cultural determinants and skill in fulfilling them)
a. How subject defines his or her role
b. Relationship with public
c. Oratorical skill and rhetoric