Leadership

Leadership is an apprentice trade. You learn some of it in the classroom and from books. You learn most if it on the job. You learn it from others and you learn from experience. Here's how to get the most out of what you learn on the job.
Improve your Odds of Getting it Right the First Time:
Get some training in supervisory skills. Classroom training and reading can give you ideas of how to analyze situations and what practices to try. They can be the basis for your on-the-job experiments in leadership.
Identify role models you can use to help you figure out what to do in a leadership situation. Find a mentor who can help you.
Discuss leadership situations with other, more experienced leaders. They can give you perspective on what may work best and on pitfalls you may not see.