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South Lake High School Screaming Eagle Bands, South Sumter Middle & High School Raider Bands, and Cecil E. Gray Middle School Gator Bands Leadership Training Part One

Leadership Discussions • This training is meant to stretch you to a new understanding about yourself and your skills as a leader. • If you expect to grow, you must participate actively in the discussions with your colleagues, as this is where the best ideas come from. • Also remember to fully internalize questions and discussion points before responding in order to better maximize output and time.

Muted Birthday Line-Up • Line up by birthdate • Month, Day, and Year • No Speaking or Electronic Communication Allowed • Don’t “Mouth” any words • No Writing of any kind

Muted Birthday Line-Up • What skills were needed to accomplish this task? • How are these skills important to leadership?

Concentric Circles • Make two circles with equal numbers, pairing up: One inside facing outward & One outside facing inward • What is important to you outside of band? Why? • Both circles move one spot to the right; repeat

Concentric Circles • What was the most interesting thing you heard? • What was the most common thing you heard?

Break-Out Sessions • Discuss Defining Characteristics of your own program with your director.

Two Truths and a Lie • You have three (3) minutes to come up with two truths and a lie about yourself. • Strategically share these with the group, and the group will decide which ones are which.

Two Truths and a Lie • Did you learn something new about someone you thought you knew?

Leadership PrinciplesCourtesy of Mr. Wright • Member First • You must take care of your basic responsibilities as a member of the band in order to be an effective leader

Leadership PrinciplesCourtesy of Mr. Wright • Servant • Serve the organization and its members • Give without Expecting anything in return

Leadership PrinciplesCourtesy of Mr. Wright • Steward • You always represent the organization, even when not at band functions • Make sure band resources are used and used wisely

Leadership PrinciplesCourtesy of Mr. Wright • Educator • Educate others on basic information: its crucial to have an informed band • Educate others about responsibility and character • Show them how to practice

Leadership PrinciplesCourtesy of Mr. Wright • Mentor • Set an example of responsibility: What are you supposed to do? • Set an example of Character: What is the right thing to do?

Leadership PrinciplesCourtesy of Mr. Wright • Leader • Bosses command people to do things • Leaders inspire and motivate people to do things

The River Crossing • Two Ropes = River Banks • Four Cloths = Stones • Get all of your group across the river without stepping into the river. • All your team must be on the rocks before the first one can step to the other bank.

The River Crossing • What ideas worked and did not work? • What roles did people fit into? • Who was propelled into leadership in this activity? • How did they lead?

South Lake High School Screaming Eagle Bands, South Sumter Middle & High School Raider Bands, and Cecil E. Gray Middle School Gator Bands Leadership Training Part Two

Positive Leadership ValuesCourtesy of Kappa Kappa Psi • Attitude: A positive attitude is the foundation of being a great leader. • You must first believe you can be a leader in order to be successful. • People see things with their minds, not their eyes.

Positive Leadership ValuesCourtesy of Kappa Kappa Psi • Interest in Learning from others: Great leaders are interested in the world around them. • They seek to learn from others’ successes. • They seek to create greatness in others, both peers and those who will follow them.

Positive Leadership ValuesCourtesy of Kappa Kappa Psi • Risk Taking: Great leaders dare to be different. • They take risks and learn from their experiences-good or bad. • If they make a mistake, they take responsibility and decide immediately what must be done to correct the mistake.

Positive Leadership ValuesCourtesy of Kappa Kappa Psi • Opportunity seeking: Great leaders take the initiative to find and act upon opportunities. • They do not sit and wait for something to happen. • They are constantly looking for new avenues of success.

Positive Leadership ValuesCourtesy of Kappa Kappa Psi • Goal Setting: Great leaders set both long-range and short-term goals to maximize their opportunities. • Keys to setting obtainable goals: Visualizing success, Breaking into smaller tasks, setting deadlines for tasks, Getting to work, and Review.

Positive Leadership ValuesCourtesy of Kappa Kappa Psi • Empowering others: Great leaders understand that to achieve their vision, and gain respect and authority, they must be willing to give power to others. • They delegate responsibility and give the knowledge and resources to succeed.

Positive Leadership ValuesCourtesy of Kappa Kappa Psi • Who comes to mind when you think of great leaders? • What qualities make these individuals stand apart? • “Leadership is the art of getting others to do something you want done because they want to do it” - Dwight D. Eisenhower

Blind Polygon • Teams are blindfolded and all teammates must be holding the rope. • You will have 45 seconds to draw the shape. • i.e. Triangle, Circle, Rectangle, Square, Hexagon, Crescent.

Blind Polygon • How did you do? • Why or why didn’t it work well? • Who became the leaders? • How did they lead?

Break-Out Session • Discuss with your director some strategies for implementing an education of your core vales to other students in the band.

Blind Obstacle Course • Pair up with someone you know very little about in the group. • One person is the blindfolded follower, one person is the navigator. • These roles will be swapped for the second round.

Blind Obstacle Course • The navigator must lead the follower through a pre-determined path without touching the follower. • The follower must react to the instructions of the navigator (without running).

Blind Obstacle Course • What was difficult about navigating? • What was difficult about following? • How do these difficulties relate to leading in other situations?

Being More Zen Courtesy of Mr. Uhrich & Zenhabits.com 1. Do one thing at a time. Multi-tasking has less value than you believe. 2. Do it slowly and deliberately. Take your time and complete tasks carefully. 3. Do it completely. Finish what you start, even before moving on to the next thing.

Being More Zen Courtesy of Mr. Uhrich & Zenhabits.com 4. Do less. Take on fewer tasks each day, so you can fully focus on those. 5. Put space between things. Allow time for your schedule to alter. 6. Develop rituals. If certain tasks are important enough, they deserve to be part of a daily ritual.

Being More Zen Courtesy of Mr. Uhrich & Zenhabits.com 7. Designate time for certain things. Create specific times for specific tasks. 8. Devote time to sitting. It is important to sit, reflect, meditate, pray, etc., and to slow down. 9. Smile and serve others. Devote a portion of your day to helping others. I suggest volunteering with charitable organizations or your church.

Being More Zen Courtesy of Mr. Uhrich & Zenhabits.com 10. Make cleaning and cooking become meditation. It helps you practice being in the moment. 11. Think about what is necessary. What is it that you truly need to survive in life? 12. Live simply. Eliminate things that are not essential, so that you have time for the important things.

Being More Zen Courtesy of Mr. Uhrich & Zenhabits.com “If you want a certain thing, you must first be a certain person. Once you are that person, obtaining that certain thing will no longer be a concern of yours.” - Zen Proverb “Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.” - Wu Li

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