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HomeHomeTake ActionGuide to ActionLead Your Project to Success

Guide to Action

Simple Steps Towards Change

Introduction

Reflect

Get Inspired

Identify Your Passions

Get Informed

International Days of Recognition

Lead Your Project to Success

Develop a Team

The Importance of Networking

Map Your Networks

Plan and Get Moving

Possible Project Activities

Develop Your Personal Action Plan

Create a Group Project Plan

Implement

Have a Lasting Impact

Evaluate Your Progress

Sustain Your Action

Lead Your Project to Success

Identifying your skills and characteristics will help you lead your project with success. Start by understanding your own strengths and needs, and then consider how creating a team could help to better achieve your goals. Helping your team members identify and leverage their own strengths and talents for the project is an important part of leadership. It is also important to ensure that all those involved are able to share in the vision of what you are trying to achieve.

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Can you think of someone who shows strong leadership? What makes that person a good leader?

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“How else would you know that it can work without trying?”
(TakingITGlobal Member, 23, Kenya)

Reflect on the following leadership characteristics. Circle the characteristics that most apply to your personality and abilities and add any that you think are missing.

Able to accommodate diverse needs
Open-minded
Able to transfer skills
Fair
Patient
Able to work under pressure
Focused
Persistent
Able to initiate
Good at decision-making
Personable
Accountable
Good at listening
Responsive
Approachable
Honest
Seeks self-improvement
Charismatic
Humanitarian
Deeply committed
Compassionate
Talented
Creative
Humble
Team player
Dedicated
Imaginative
Intelligent
Understanding
Modest
Dynamic
Motivational
Visionary

“Teams must be aware that they are composed of unique individuals with different attitudes and cultural background. Each member must accept this and compliment the needs of one another.” (TakingITGlobal Member, Philippines, 26)