Lesson Kit for 

Leading People:

How Will You Lead?

How to Use This Kit

Think of this kit as a portable, actionable summary of the Harvard ManageMentor
lesson you just completed. In it, you'll find:
•     30-Second Takeaway: A reminder of the key lesson concepts. Consider sharing
it with your peers or teams.
•     Your responses to the Practice and Reflect activities: The actions you want to
take to improve your skills. Consider sharing them with your manager.
•     Tools: Worksheets and handouts to continue applying what you learned on the
job.
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30-Second takeaway

• A title doesn’t make you a leader. How you think, act, and treat others does.

• A leader is someone who achieves important business goals by empowering

others and creating conditions in which they can thrive.

• Good leaders go beyond maintaining the status quo. They ask, “What’s
important to accomplish next?” and “How can we all grow?”

• Leaders rally people around a mission and create a sense of shared purpose.

• Leaders pay attention to what people are thinking and feeling, not just to
what they’re producing. They cultivate trust and make sure people are heard,
treated fairly, and respected.

• Leaders get people connected, even across distance.

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Lesson Kit: How Will You Lead?

Your Responses
1. MAKE A CONNECTION. Below are ways effective leaders think and act.
Which of these do you already do?

I rally people around a mission and create a sense of succeeding and

failing together as a team.
I do this
Not yet

I pay attention to what people are thinking and feeling, not just to what
they’re producing.
I do this
Not yet

I inspire trust by believing in those around me and making sure my

coworkers also feel confident in my judgment and intentions.
I do this
Not yet

I make sure that people around me are heard, treated fairly, and
respected.
I do this
Not yet

I help my work group feel purposeful and unified even when we’re not
in the same physical space.
I do this
Not yet

2. TAKE A MOMENT. Look back over the leadership statements above.

Where are your biggest opportunities for growth?
no response

3. TAKE ACTION. What do you want to apply from this lesson as you
grow in your leadership journey?
no response
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