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Leadership

Learn about leadership qualities, ways to become a leader, and different leadership styles to guide, direct, and empower others effectively.

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Leadership

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  1. Leadership • Leadership is the ability to get a person to do what you want him to do, when you want it done, in a way you want it done, because he wants to do it. • Eisenhower

  2. Leadership Defined • A leader is a person who directs with authority & influence • Guides • Directs • Facilitates • Empowers • Influences others to follow

  3. How to Become a Leader • Born to position • Learn to be leader • Be a good follower • Learn from your mistakes • Study the qualities that make a good leader • Plan to work toward becoming a leader

  4. Qualities of a Good Leader • Has the desire • Has been accepted • ID goals & organize them • Emotionally stable • Self-confident • Willing to work • Dependable • Communicates effectively

  5. How Leaders are Chosen • Because of whom they know • Because of who they are • Because of certain qualities: • Ability to work with people • Experience • Ability to act calmly under pressure

  6. Where Leadership Learned/Used • Church • Clubs • School • Work • Home

  7. Advantages of Being a Leader • Gain self-confidence • Meet new challenges • Gain maturity • Respect opinions of others • Reach goals faster

  8. Disadvantages of Being a Leader • Be willing to work harder • Be more informed • Abide by decisions • Remain enthusiastic & optimistic

  9. Ways to Show Leadership Ability • Be willing to assume responsibility • Take pride in doing a good job • Be a good listener • Be fair • Let others share responsibilities with you • Use talents of each person

  10. Choosing a Leadership Style

  11. Autocratic • One person has all power & makes all decisions • Advantage: crisis situations call for quick decisions and discipline • Disadvantages: • More interested in outcome than others’ feelings • Group interest tends to be low

  12. Democratic • All people involved in decision making • Advantages: • Group members express ideas & opinions • Disadvantages: • Often leads to confusion, indecision • May take a long time to make/carry out decisions • Usefulness: with a cooperative group when things are going well

  13. Loose Rein/Laizze-Faire • Allows people to do their own thing • Advantages: • Members more likely to carry out decisions • Group needs little control or direction • Disadvantages: • Takes longer to make decisions • Not practical in crisis • Usefulness: best with responsible people or those who like to work alone

  14. Leadership Development Quiz • 1. The principal of your school has just announced that the school board voted last night that students could no longer wear jeans to school. Of course, everyone is furious! • I would:

  15. LD Quiz, cont • A. Immediately organize a group to see what we could do to get the board to change their minds • B. Wait and let others in my school organize the group • C. Let it be known that I would help in any way possible to get the rule changed

  16. LD Quiz, cont • 2. Suppose the group has been formed, and after looking at the rule more closely, it is worse than imagined. They want the girls to wear dresses and the boys to wear pleated pants and collared shirts. • I would:

  17. LD Quiz, cont • A. Let the rule go on as it is-there’s no use fighting it • B. Do what the group decided to do • C. Give all my time and work as hard as I could to persuade the board members to change their minds

  18. LD Quiz, cont • 3. suppose the group decides to meet from 3:00 to 4:30 every day after school to develop a plan; your favorite TV program is shown during that time. • I would:

  19. LD Quiz, con • A. Forget being part of the group-seeing my program is more important • B. Attend every meeting no matter what time it is being held • C. Still be a part of the group, but not attend the meetings. The group can fill me in on what happened at the meetings the next morning at school

  20. LD Quiz, cont • 4. Suppose that several plans have been discussed by the group to persuade the school board members to change their minds. You have an idea that you really think will work, but the group keeps discussing all of the plans • I would:

  21. LD Quiz, cont • A. Suggest the group vote on the plan the group as a whole feels would be best • B. Tell the group that I will no longer be a part of the group unless they use my plan • C. Just sit back and let the group continue discussing the plans

  22. LD Quiz, cont • 5. The big day has arrived! The group is presenting their plan at the school board meeting tonight. In thinking about the way to present the plan to the board, • I would:

  23. LD Quiz, cont • A. Express the group’s plan in a clam, reasonable way • B. Begin by saying how angry the students are! • C. Let another group member worry about being the one to present the plans

  24. LD Quiz, cont • 6. While presenting the plan to the board, you notice that by the way they are looking at you, they do not seem willing to change their minds. • I would:

  25. LD Quiz, cont • A. Continue the presentation and hope that by the time I finished they would understand how we felt. • B. Sit down, but not before I told them that I thought their idea stinks • C. Sit down and let another group member take over; maybe they will have better luck than I am

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