We all like pizza and besides the good taste alone this time the slices offer a leadership self-assessment opportunity.

This exercise can help people to reflect on the different dimensions of what skills and attitudes they need in order to be a good leader.

1. 1. Commence the activity by presenting the model of the Leadership Pizza: It is a reflection and self-assessment tool where you think about the most important skills and attitudes that you need to master in order to be a great leader.
   2. The facilitator can present their own version of the leadership pizza to demonstrate an example.  Put emphasis on the fact that your version is just an example, and they should think about what is important for leadership from their own perspective.
   3. Give participants time to prepare their own set of important leadership skills and attributes, and ask them to draw a pizza shape and label the slices with the items they listed.
   4. At this point, you may ask people to share their drawings with the rest of the group and explain which labels have they chosen. You may discuss certain decisions and identify common patterns in the group’s perception of a good leader.
   5. Ask participants to assess themselves on a scale of 1 to 10 for each slice. (10 is the edge of the slice, 1 is the core of the pizza). This self-assessment should serve as a baseline for setting up their own personal goals for leadership development. The areas where they find themselves weaker should receive more focus in their future development. 

Encourage people to set a follow-up action within a few months of time to revisit their Leadership Pizza. They should re-assess themselves, celebrate their development and refine their next goals.

Activity Variations

1. Instead of asking participants to create their own Leadership Pizza, you present a ready-made framework that shows the leadership dimensions you want people to reflect on and conduct their self-assessment. This option offers an easy way of comparing self-assessment results between people. (While the original version has the benefit for every individual to express their own priorities in leadership.)

Examples:

Qualities for a Leadership Pizza 

• Integrity
• Clear Goals
• Motivation
• Value & Acknowledge People
• Visionary
• Approachable
• Honest
• Commitment

Tips for running this activity online

• • Select an online whiteboard tool that allows the use of a large, zoomable canvas
  • Users can either draw their leadership pizza on paper and upload an image into the whiteboard or draw it digitally.
  • In the reflection step, invite users to navigate to the image of the person speaking in the whiteboard.
  • If you don’t have an online whiteboard tool, you can use Slack or Google docs to share and comment on the created images.
  • If using video conferencing software alone, invite the participants to share their screen and show their digital image, or hold up their physical drawing for the group to see.