Analyze the benefits and risks in assuming a leadership role.

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

Process/Skill Questions:

What is meant by, “It’s lonely at the top”?
How might ethical leaders deal with followers who disagree with them or challenge their position? How might unethical leaders deal with these situations?
What are the benefits of being a leader?
What risks must a leader take?