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Hello,

I'm not really sure how this works but I thought I would try a few pages out so we can get started.

Thanks!

Kami

As I think about all of the leadership skills on the worksheet, I tend to look at my current leaders and rank them in order that I see as important. I sent you an e-mail with my list. If you think we should just post things on here let me know.

Greg

Here are the items in the sequence (by Greg):
 * 1) Listening
 * 2) Decision-making
 * 3) Empowering Others
 * 4) Presenting Information
 * 5) Mentoring
 * 6) Being Creative
 * 7) Problem-solving
 * 8) Positive Reinforcement
 * 9) Coaching
 * 10) Managing Conflict
 * 11) Facilitating Meetings
 * 12) Being a Visionary

Dominic - 2/16 11:45 PM

I mostly can agree with the sequence proposed, but would suggest a few small changes: - Move "being a visionary" to a higher priority -- a good leader knows where he is going, and why. - Move "managing conflict" to a higher priority -- a good leader will help the team rise above squabbles and disagreements.

- Here is my revised sequence:
 * 1) Listening
 * 2) Decision-making
 * 3) Being a Visionary
 * 4) Managing Conflict
 * 5) Empowering Others
 * 6) Mentoring
 * 7) Being Creative
 * 8) Problem-solving
 * 9) Positive Reinforcement
 * 10) Coaching
 * 11) Presenting Information
 * 12) Facilitating Meetings

Anyone else have other suggestions?

I think it sounds fine to me. So now I think we need to write about each one as to why we feel it's important in the order that we chose and site to support our thoughts. The pages are on the left side of the page. I will put the pages in the order that we chose after I hear back from everyone. Does that sound ok?

Sounds good to me Dominic-Greg. I'll start to post my thoughts on the pages and let you reorder after a final decision is made.

After thinking about this and adding a few things, I would like to move the facilitaing meetings a little higher up on the list if that is ok. In my situation I think that if we had a leader that could handle meetings that got a little 'hot' we might get some things accomplished. Maybe the mentor and coaching could be moved down? Not that I think they aren't important. I like having the decision-making at that top.

Kami

Dominic - 2/17 10:25 PM

Kami, I am fine with promoting the role of meeting facilitator and the other suggestions that you made. It is pretty hard to prioritize these, since nearly all of them are essential qualities in a good leader. Once you put the other pages in order, let's all add notes to each page as you suggest.

Thanks guys for your great contribution and discussion!

Dominic

Dominic,

I agree that it's so hard to put these in order. And I found as I was writing about some of these skills they all are linked in so many ways so it's like you can't have one without the other! I'll have to figure out how to get the pages in order, it seems to only want to do them alphabetically and when I try to change the pages it doesn't let me because I wasn't the 'creator'

Kami

Dominic - 2/18 9:25 PM

- Based on Kami's feedback, I am moving Facilitating Meetings higher and Mentoring and Coaching a little lower. How does this list look?
 * 1) Listening
 * 2) Decision-making
 * 3) Being a Visionary
 * 4) Managing Conflict
 * 5) Empowering Others
 * 6) Facilitating Meetings
 * 7) Being Creative
 * 8) Problem-solving
 * 9) Positive Reinforcement
 * 10) Mentoring
 * 11) Coaching
 * 12) Presenting Information

I renamed the other Wiki pages so that they sorted in the right order. Now to fill up our pages with reasoning from the text. :)

Dominic

Thanks Dominic, I hope this is ok with everyone. Honestly I could switch the order over and over and I still tdon't think I would be satisfied :) I will continue to fill with reasonings! Thanks for all your help and work.

A thought for all of you-we placed being a visionary and problem solving up on our list, but no one has made any comments about these two topics. Maybe we should have these as our bottom two? Greg