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22. If I invent the “talk” I’ll “walk it” until everyone believes.
23. Faith can move mountains, faith in me can build them.
24. My mission in life is to help others to achieve beyond their

expectations.
25. I have taken the trouble to learn what is best in pretty well

any situation.
26. I’d back me to the hilt.
27. I am building a great future for all my people.
28. Nothing will stop me from getting where I want to be.
29. I’ll go the extra mile to support and protect my people.
30. I’ve had enough of this there is work to be done.

Peer assessment

Feel free to copy this to trusted colleagues.

Instructions

You have been nominated by
as a particularly trusted colleague. Please help him or her to develop their
leadership skills by addressing the situations and statements given as if
you were the colleague who has nominated you. On the basis of your know-
ledge of your colleague and of their normal behaviour please put yourself
entirely in their shoes. Ignore as far as you can your own responses to the
situations and statements and limit your answers to those that you believe
your colleague would give if being totally frank.

Having completed the task and keeping the results confidential between
you please return the completed forms to your colleague for their careful
consideration. Your colleague will want to discuss your assessment with
you so please bear in mind the reasons for the decisions that you make. After
you have answered any questions that your colleague may wish to ask of
you, you may wish to initiate further discussion around questions such as:

n What is the most appropriate leadership style for the organization
at present?

n How does your colleague’s leadership style currently affect his or
her subordinates?

n What is likely to be the most appropriate leadership style for the
organization in the future?

n What do you both need to do now to make any transition to a new
leadership style, now or in the future, as easy as possible?

n If you agree that a change of style is or will be appropriate how can
that need be best communicated to your teams?

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