Discuss how you could go about developing your leadership skills. What are key components of effective developmental experiences you should consider?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Student answers will vary but should demonstrate knowledge of several types of developmental experiences and how they contribute to leadership skills. Developmental experiences include the following: 

1. Assignments: Building something from nothing; fixing or turning around a failing operation; taking on project or task force responsibilities; accepting international assignments 
2. Other people: Having exposure to positive role models; increasing visibility to others; working with people of diverse backgrounds 
3. Hardships: Overcoming ideas that fail and deals that collapse; confronting others' performance problems; breaking out of a career rut 
4. Other events: Formal courses; challenging job experiences; supervision of others; experiences outside work 
5. The most effective developmental experiences have three components: assessment, challenge, and support.