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Your Role as a Leader in Narcotics Anonymous Workshop

Your Role as a Leader in Narcotics Anonymous Workshop. Our Traditions & Concepts: A Foundation for Leadership in NA. The source for guidance on the roles, qualities, and practice of leadership in NA comes from our Steps, Traditions, and Concepts.

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Your Role as a Leader in Narcotics Anonymous Workshop

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  1. Your Role as a Leader in Narcotics Anonymous Workshop

  2. Our Traditions & Concepts:A Foundation for Leadership in NA The source for guidance on the roles, qualities, and practice of leadership in NA comes from our Steps, Traditions, and Concepts. Any discussion of leadership must start here and the foundation for success of any leader in NA must start with an understanding of our Steps, Traditions, and Concepts. WHAT ARE SOME LEADERSHIP QUALITIES?

  3. NA SERVICE STRUCTURE Group Group Group Group GSR GSR GSR GSR Area Area RCM RCM Region Regional Service Office Regional Delegate World Service Conference

  4. Leader Roles and Responsibilities:Group Discussion What are some of our responsibilities as leaders in the service structure? Group: * Carries the message of recovery directly to the suffering addict Area: * Administers the services of a local NA community Region: * Pools the experience and resources of areas and groups to address service issues. World Services: * Unifies and ensures the common welfare of NA worldwide

  5. Leader Roles and Responsibilities:Delivering Information – Large Group Discussion Group Area Area Region World Services Region

  6. The Leader As A Conduit of Information • Some general ideas of important information to carry • forward to other levels of the NA service structure: • Meeting information: time, day, and place. • Issues of concern or challenges to help other service • bodies focus their efforts or to make informed • decisions about service needed. • Recent successes that others can learn from or use • to be more effective. • Input on issues as requested by other service bodies.

  7. The Leader As A Conduit of Information • Some general ideas of important information to • bring back to your group from other parts of the • NA service structure: • Anything that a service committee is asking • guidance or input on. • Financial information. • Activities, events, or service efforts that need • support.

  8. The Leader As A Conduit of Information • Leaders within the NA service structure are responsible • for carrying forward the needs and concerns of the • fellowship, and for sharing their thoughts and ideas. • To be an effective conduit of information, leaders must: • Have a clear understanding of the roles and • functions of the other parts of the service structure • they are communicating with. • Know what information is most essential to deliver • to these service bodies and what information to take • back to their own group from these service bodies. • Deliver the information in the most efficient way • possible

  9. Leadership Communication Skills • 8th Concept: “Our service structure depends on the • integrity and effectiveness of our communications.” • Leaders in NA must be effective communicators at • different levels: • One-on-one individually: as a mentor or coach. • Within a team: facilitator. Helps the group • brainstorm ideas, solve problems, etc. • Within the Service Structure: acts as a conduit of • information between bodies of the service • structure, making sure that everyone has the • information, input, and feedback that they need • to perform their functions.

  10. The Leader As A Facilitator • Concept 7 tells us how important it is for a leader to • generate dialog, discussion, and input within our • service groups. • As a facilitator a leader fosters group conscience to • guide discussion and decision making. • A leader must know how to build consensus and • productively manage conflict within the group so • that all points of view can be considered, but so that • the group can ultimately make a decision.

  11. The Leader As A Facilitator • Key Points: • Set ground rules for discussions, including the idea • that to make the best decision we need to consider • and hear all points of view. • When brainstorming, focus on solutions and prevent • the group from evaluating the ideas presented, until • it’s time to make a decision. • When the issue is controversial or when there is a lot • of disagreement, ensure that comments focus on • the issue, problem, or idea under discussion and • not just individuals in the group.

  12. The Leader As A Facilitator • Essential techniques to generate dialog and discussion: • Create an environment that allows for open discussion. • Make sure the topic or issue to be discussed is clear • and understood by all. • Keep the focus on the topic or issue. • Allow enough time for the group to explore and discuss • topic or issue before asking them to make a decision. • Listen effectively to understand what is being said.

  13. The Leader As A Facilitator • When it’s time to make a decision, leaders can use the • following steps: • Clarify the decision that needs to be made & the goal • the group is trying to achieve by making the decision. • Reflect on the input received and identify common • thoughts or ideas. • Build & evaluate solutions/options to address the issue. • Choose the solutions/options that will best meet the • group’s goal. • Prepare for action & implementation of the decision.

  14. Leader Roles and Responsibilities:We Are Connected – Leaders Focus On: The Whole: How our actions as a service body support and impact NA as a whole. The Vision: How we are continually working toward our goals and the ultimate impact we strive for – our vision, the reason we do what we do. The Future: How we can best meet the needs of our fellowship today, while anticipating and preparing for the needs we will have tomorrow. How we can make the Group, Area or Region more effective and more efficient in providing services.

  15. The Leader as a Conduit of Information What are the different ways we effectively communicate information in our service structure?

  16. We Are Connected ) WHAT IS OUR VISION?

  17. Small Group Process

  18. Suggested Ground Rules: Stay OPEN-MINDED LISTEN and SHARE the time Remember to PLAY WELL with others Don’t forget WHY we’re here! STAY FOCUSED on the subject at hand

  19. Suggested Ground Rules: NO KICKING, BITING, or SCRATCHING ALLOWED!!!

  20. Small Group Discussions: “The Leader as a Facilitator” Or “The Leader as a Conduit of Information”

  21. Small Group Process: Report Your Group’s Results . . .

  22. In Closing - Wrap Up • Leadership is a unique experience that has many • rewards. As leaders you both embody the values of • those you serve, and yet at the same time help shape • those values by modeling good leadership. • The personal rewards of taking on a leader role in • NA are enormous and can be a major part of our • continuing recovery.

  23. Operating As Part Of A Team • Leadership is not a solo action. • To be effective, leaders draw from the diverse talents • & experiences of the group. • Operating as a team has many benefits, such as: • Builds Unity around a common purpose & vision • Broadens the opportunities for service • Develops future leaders

  24. Individual Activity –“Leadership Is Action, Not Position”

  25. Thank You For Allowing Us To Be Of Service!!!

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