Contexts of leadership development; possible measures and application:
Student groups Faculty advisor evaluation
Self appraisal including portfolio
Group activity and success
Internships Self-appraisal including portfolio
Employer evaluation
Faculty evaluation of learning
Community activities and outside affiliations Self appraisal including
portfolio
Letters of recommendation/comment
Workplace Self-appraisal including portfolio
Letters of recommendation/comment
Athletics Self appraisal including portfolio
Peer/coach comment
Class team projects Self-appraisal including portfolio
Peer evaluation
Faculty observation of group dynamics
and/or group presentation.
What do other schools do with leadership?
Florida State: Leadership skills include
Decision-Making
Directing Others
Initiative
Persuading
Performing/Presenting
Training
Confronting
Negotiating
Penn State: Penn State does not identify leadership as a separate item;
however they include attributes that are part of leadership: interpersonal skills,
appreciation of diversity, teamwork, technical skills, communication skills,
real-world' experience, and self-sufficiency.
Peter Drucker's "Leadership: More Doing Than Dash" [WSJ, 1/6/88] is worth a read for those interested in serious
thinking about leadership. [.pdf format] Here's a teaser: "Effective
leadership doesn't depend on charisma. Eisenhower, George Marshall and
Truman were singularly effective leaders yet none possessed any more
charisma than a dead mackerel."
