Q.Work in groups of six. Interview the Captains of your school's/a nearby school's Cricket Team, Football Team, Hockey team etc.

1. What are the most important values you demonstrate as a leader?
2. How have you gained commitment from your team?
3. What is your greatest strength?
4. How do you get your teammates to accept your ideas?
5. How would you go about uniting your team who may have internal disagreements?
6. How do you motivate your team?
7. What is the most difficult part of being a leader?
8. What is a leader's best asset?
9. How would you proceed to reorganize your team?
10. How do you go about resolving conflict?
11. Name a time when an employee disagreed with your directive and how you handled it?
12. Who are the most important members of your team?
13. How do you delegate responsibilities to your team?
14. How did you handle a time when you had to make an unpopular decision?

Discuss what you have learnt and share your views with the class about the qualities of a successful Captain.

The book lists ten qualities of a good leader. Honesty — a leader whose ethical, straightforward behaviour is a key value earns a team that follows that same standard. Delegation of duty — a good leader focuses on key responsibilities and delegates work/authority to teammates, overseeing how they perform rather than doing everything alone. Communication skills — without clear, consistent communication, no one understands the mission, goals or instructions. Confidence — a confident leader earns the trust needed for others to actually follow her/his instructions.

Commitment — a leader who works alongside the team, visibly as committed as anyone, earns respect and instils that same drive in others. Accountability — taking personal responsibility for outcomes (one's own AND the team's), never blaming others, and fixing problems rather than assigning blame. Enthusiasm — (from a Greek root meaning "possessed by a god") being motivating, energetic, passionate and dynamic about one's own work and about the role of leading. Focus — thinking rationally and staying self-driven toward better results.

Ability to inspire — probably the hardest leadership skill: persuading others to follow by setting a genuinely good example, not just by instruction. Responsibility — understanding that leadership is about responsibility, not power, and owning both the failures and the successes that follow from one's actions. These ten qualities work together: a leader who is honest and accountable but cannot communicate, or who is confident but cannot delegate, is missing a piece of what the role actually requires — which is exactly why a captain, when interviewed, is usually asked about several of these qualities at once (commitment, delegation, conflict resolution, motivating the team).