Introduction

Leaders know the people they lead and look out for their welfare. You should know the people you lead and how they react to different situations. This knowledge is key in making leadership decisions so you can leverage the strengths of individuals and manage their limitations. For example, if your team were organizing a bake sale as a fundraiser for charity and you know one person on your team struggles to arrive places on time, you would not put them in charge of setting up the booth. If they are good at talking to people, you might put them in charge of interacting with the customers and handling the sales. Knowledge of your personalities will enable you, as the leader, to decide how to best handle each situation.

Unselfishness means that you avoid making yourself comfortable at the expense of others. Be considerate of others. Give credit to those who deserve it. It means you have the courage to comfortable being uncomfortable.

How can looking out for others help you achieve your goals?

How can you look out for others this week? What might be the outcomes?

Critical thinking

Consider the following situation on your own: You school’s Honor Society has asked if you and some of your friends would be willing to help mentor some elementary school students after school by helping them with their homework. You and your friends worry this will take up a lot of your time after school and you also do not know anything about tutoring. You also are not sure if the Honor Society has the time, you have already committed to another service project. However, you also think it sounds fun to work with elementary school kids.

What do you do? Try to think of a few different things you could do (positive, negative, and neutral). What might the results of your actions be?

Collaboration

For a small group, each student presents their ideas to the whole class. Provide opportunity for positive feedback from peers or support if they are struggling to think of ideas.

For a larger group, divide students into small groups and have students present their ideas to the small group. Provide opportunity for positive feedback from peers or support if they are struggling to think of ideas.

Application

Review your SMART goal and think about this upcoming week. If you achieve your goal, how might it help other people as well? What actions will you take? What might the results of your actions be?

Observations

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