Personal Development
A leader should be responsible for their own development. Understanding their strengths and weaknesses and creating a plan to build on strengths and develop weaknesses should be a must for any leader. They should not be afraid to ask for feedback from others to help them establish their current status. Ideally, they should look to develop their skills, profile and leadership style (amongst others) as a result.
Personal development may help the leader to:
- Understand themselves better
- Establish goals
- Manage time effectively
- Manage adversity and change
- Manage resource
- Build effective relationships
- Lead a balanced lifestyle
- Look after their health and well-being.
Leadership benchmark tool
Use this tool to self-reflect and benchmark your current leadership profile with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest.
Qualities of the leader
The qualities below have been identified from a number of well-known freely available on-line articles and books and are particularly important for rugby leaders.
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Visionary and curious |
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Bold but realistic |
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Reflective but pragmatic |
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Tenacious but sensitive |
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Emotionally and socially intelligent |
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Open but independent |
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Diplomatic and discreet |
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Roles of the leader
The following roles have been adapted from ‘Mintzberg on Management’ By Henry Mintzberg (1989)
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Disseminator |
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Resource allocation |
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Time management |
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Now you have benchmarked your current profile - see if you can identify where you would aspire to be and try to develop a personal action plan to help you get there.