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Leadership Workshop (Workshop 1) Date: 24 June 2011 Office of Service-Learning,

Leadership Workshop (Workshop 1) Date: 24 June 2011 Office of Service-Learning, Lingnan University. Agenda for today’s training Covered Topics What is Leadership? Understanding yourself 10 Common Leadership Mistakes Learning how to be more aware of your teammates

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Leadership Workshop (Workshop 1) Date: 24 June 2011 Office of Service-Learning,

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  1. Leadership Workshop (Workshop 1)Date: 24 June 2011Office of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

  2. Agenda for today’s training Covered Topics • What is Leadership? • Understanding yourself • 10 Common Leadership Mistakes • Learning how to be more aware of your teammates • Leader and Service-Learning

  3. What is Leadership? "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."- John F. Kennedy "The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers."- Ralph Nadar "Don't be afraid to take a big step when one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small steps."-David Lloyd George

  4. What is Leadership? In Service-Learning Program: • Learning through serving also facilitates students’ lifelong commitment to SERVICE, RESEARCH and LEADERSHIP. • LEADERSHIP: To lead service-learning programmes in the community and to be future leaders with ability in adaptability, brain power and creativity (ABC)

  5. Understand yourselfas a leader (John W. Gary and Angela Laird Pfeiffer, 1987)

  6. Activity Time! ‘My potential’ • Find a partner • Round 1: • Person A introduces him/herself and shares service experience (2 min) • Person B gives feedback based on own observation(1 min): What are the leadership traits and skills that they demonstrate? • Self-reflection and Discussion Time (2 min): Do you agree/disagree with the feedback, and why? Anything to add? • Round 2: Switch

  7. Personal Power Sources Expert Power: Knowledge and skills that enable you to understand a situation Characteristic Power: This is sometimes thought of as charisma, charm, inspire lots of enthusiasm in their teams and are very energetic in driving others forward Leader’s Power Lead at full power!

  8. 10 Common Leadership Mistakes Lack of Feedback Not Making Time for Your Team Being Too "Hands-Off" Being Too Friendly Failing to Define Goals Misunderstanding Motivation Not clear enough of the division of labor Not "Walking the talk" Not Delegating Misunderstanding Your Role

  9. Learning How to Be More Aware: Leadership Styles Style: Servant leadership (Robert Greenleaf,1970s)

  10. Learning How to Be More Aware:Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Emotional Intelligence: Daniel Goleman (1995) Emotional leadership styles can affect your team's happiness.

  11. Activity Time! ‘My Poker’ • 16 students will be divided into two groups • Each of you will get one card which will be stick at your back • Line up in order (From Small ‘A’; to large ‘K’ and ♦, ♣, ♥, ♠) • Rule: No talking

  12. Leader and Service-Learning: Giving Culture in a team Give people a sense of importance Give feedback, not criticism Give people visibility Give anonymously Know when to forgive Give encouragement Give opportunity Share your knowledge and experience Give moral support Try create this giving culture in this Summer Institute!

  13. Leader and Service-Learning: Giving Culture Good leaders help others shine and grow.

  14. Sense of humor: Optimism is the hidden asset Friendly Reminders

  15. Responsibility : Fulfilling your promises and not letting others down Friendly Reminders

  16. Communication: Understanding the special needs your teammates may have Friendly Reminders

  17. Friendly Reminders Flexibility: Be open to and ready for unexpected changes

  18. Proactiveness: Seek your own opportunities to learn and serve Friendly Reminders

  19. Friendly Reminders • Open-mindedness: Appreciating differences and new perspectives from others

  20. Cultural Sensitivity: Aware and accepting of other cultures

  21. Friendly Reminders • Honesty: Don’t be afraid to share if you need help or have suggestions

  22. Revision Time!

  23. Practice Time! Group Discussion: Set the late rule Rule: For all of the Summer Institute participants (both Staff and Students) No voting is allowed in the discussion Speak out when they need help No designated leader in the group Practice the things that you learnt in this workshop!

  24. Practice Time! Group Discussion: Set the late rule Discuss: What will be our late policy? What activities will it cover? (just scheduled activities or also group activities?) How will we enforce the late policy? Who will enforce it?

  25. Our Late Policy • Definition: past 10 min. = LATE • 1ST Time: Forgiven • 2nd Time: Chair Confession • 3rd Time: Teach Something (5 min) • After the 3rd time: teach more… • Punishment takes place after the session. • We will NOT wait for the person who is late.

  26. Reference List Skills for Leaders / by John W. Gray and Angela Laird Pfeiffer, National Association of Secondary School Principals, [c1987] Leadership Skills Become an Exceptional Leader: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_LDR.htm Christian Leadership World http://www.teal.org.uk/index.htm Office of Service-Learning, Lingnan University http://www.Ln.edu.hk/osl/

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