Campbell Leadership Descriptor Participant Workbook & Survey

By David Campbell

Before you can help others develop their leadership skills and abilities, you must first help them to recognize strengths and identify areas in which they need to improve. The Campbell Leadership Descriptor was developed to achieve just that. Designed specifically for use in those situations where comprehensive analysis of leadership characteristics is useful - such as leadership seminars, classroom discussions, and one-on-one coaching. The workbook's self-scored assessment allows you to produce your own profile on the spot... and shows how your self-profile compares with other leaders you have known. It also includes questions to help you evaluate the implications of your scores and how to use that information to develop your own action plan for improvement.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership
• Release date: Feb 6, 2019
• ISBN: 9781604919042

David Campbell

David Campbell was born in Los Gatos, California. After a typical 1980s childhood, he studied English and Creative Writing at Chico State University before acquiring a Master of Communication degree from Boston University. After another fifteen years cultivating a career in marketing among the Silicon Valley elite and publishing newsletters with five times the circulation of the New York Times, he decided to go back to his passion and just write. He hopes you enjoy reading what he wrote as much as he enjoyed writing it. He lives in Los Gatos with his daughter, Lilly.

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Introduction

IN OUR INCREASINGLY COMPLEX WORLD, the need for good leadership has never been greater—leadership that can help educate our children, keep us healthy, create greater economic prosperity, add beauty to our world through the arts, help us push back the curtains of ignorance, and lead to harmonious relationships between different populations all over the world. In fact, effective leadership is crucial to the success of any organization. But what is a good leader, and how can you improve your chances of success in leadership roles?

The Campbell Leadership Descriptor can help you answer those questions. The Descriptor is a short questionnaire that has been designed to help you think about the essential, universal components of leadership that are applicable in all settings, no matter where you live or work. Whether you are leading a small group such as a committee or a team, or an entire organization such as a corporation or a government agency, the process of completing the Descriptor and evaluating the results will help you identify your leadership strengths, target specific areas for improvement, and come up with an action plan for becoming a better leader.

About This Workbook

This Participant Workbook provides the Campbell Leadership Descriptor, as well as the detailed information that you need to complete it, understand the results, and use the results to improve your leadership skills. It includes:

•  The Campbell Leadership Descriptor;

•  A detailed description of the Descriptor;

•  Instructions for completing and scoring the questionnaire;

•  Questions to help you think about and evaluate the results;

•  Detailed instructions for using the results to develop a Personal Action Plan;

•  Suggestions for continuing to improve your leadership skills;

•  Frequently asked questions about the Descriptor; and

•  A list of suggested resources to further your understanding of leadership.

Your Leadership Challenges

Before proceeding, use the space below to list some of the leadership challenges that face you and your organization in today’s environment.

Learning Objectives

After you have completed this Participant Workbook, you will be able to do the following:

•  Describe the major components of leadership;

•  Identify the characteristics of a successful leader by comparing a good leader with a poor leader on each of the major components of leadership;

•  Evaluate your leadership strengths and weaknesses by comparing yourself with both a good leader and a poor leader; and

•  Develop an action plan for improving your ability to be a successful