Notes from Lesson 19 of Ezra Taft Benson manual

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• Am I humble in leadership situations?
• Do I lead by inspiration? Am I worthy of inspiration?
• Am I a well informed leader and do I draw on knowledge of past experiences?
• Do I have a firm understanding of the doctrines of the church?
• Do I expect loyalty? Do I give it?
• Do I take joy in the accomplishments of those I lead?
• Do I publicly overrule decisions or privately converse with those whom I overrule first?
• Do those I lead consider me as one of them? Am I united with my team?
• Do I love those I work with?
• Do I have faith in our youth?
• Do I find myself praising their virtues, commending them for their accomplishments?
• Do I have a critical attitude towards them because of their mistakes?
• Do I booster confidence in those with sincere and specific comments or notes?
• Do I spend one on one time with them?
• When I am tempted to reprimand, do I challenge and pat them on the back instead?
• Do I delegate the workload?
• When I delegate, do I give my assurance that those to whom I delegate have my full backing?
• Do I believe all good ideas originate with myself?
• Do I value the suggestions from those I lead and let them feel they are important in the decision making?