Self-development is an appropriate tool for advancement. This presentation provides ways to assess own leadership abilities which may provide opportunity to find areas where improvements are needed. This is based on character analysis.

1. Leadership requires what Aristotle called
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Commonly translated as “moral virtue.”
It’s the baseline from which everything and everyone should be
judged. Whether a CEO, an educator, or a mom … it’s
the character at the top that influences the culture and
determines the ultimate success or demise of an organization,
community or home.
As you are or thinking aboutyourself and your own leadership
skills, consider these eight pillarsand gauge them on a scale of
one to ten. This will give you a very good idea, at least in the
context of character, of what you shouldexpect and demand of
yourself as a leader.

2. Aspects
Rating
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 Fortitude
2 Temperance / Responsibility
3 Prudence
4 Justice / Fairness
5 Trust Worthiness
6 Respect
7 Caring
8 Citizenship

3. Guidelines for Assessment
1. Fortitude. Mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty,
adversity, danger, or temptation courageously; the strength of mind
along with physical and moral courage to persevere in the face of
adversity
2. Temperance/Responsibility. Self-discipline to control passions and
appetites; being accountable, pursuing excellence, exercising self-
restraint in action, statement; self-control
3. Prudence. Practical wisdom and the ability to make the right choice
in specific situations
4. Justice/Fairness. Honesty, lawfulness, keeping promises; adherence
to a balanced standard of justice without relevance to one’s own
feelings or inclinations
5. Trustworthiness. Deserving of trust or confidence, dependable,
reliable; honesty, integrity, loyalty; refraining from deception
6. Respect. Behavior toward others; civility, courtesy, decency,
dignity, autonomy, tolerance, and acceptance; the prohibition of
humiliation, manipulation, and exploitation
7. Caring. Honest expressions of benevolence and altruism
8. Citizenship. The state of being vested with the rights, privileges,
and duties behavior in terms of the duties, obligations, and functions
of a citizen
Source: From Forbes Blog
CONTRIBUTOR: Margaret M. Perlis