Analysis should include using the list of leaders and characteristics generated in the previous task to distinguish between leadership benefits and risks (see table).
Feature |
Benefit |
Risk |
Ambition |
High achievement; wide recognition |
Sacrifices necessary to maintain position |
Willingness to take risks |
Rewards, including money or power |
Failure; competition |
Power |
Effectiveness, influence on others or satisfaction in working for the benefit of others |
Susceptible to corruption; threat of power becoming an obsession |
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