Blackpool Explorer Scouts

Module B – Taking the Lead

Module B Objectives

To have the confidence to undertake a leadership role within your chosen section.

To be able to run programme activities as appropriate to your role.

To recognise and understand the different leadership styles, and when each should be used.

To know your personal preferred style of leadership.

To recognise the effect of different styles of leadership on an activity.

To understand the process of evaluation, the need for it, and implement it as necessary.

Ice-breaker

Using the pens and paper provided, I want you to organise yourself into appropriately sized tutor groups, each of which should be balanced in terms of age, gender and ability etc and record them on the paper.

Styles of Leadership?

Informal/Supportive

Formal/Directive

Democratic/Team Based

Passive

Organiser

There are roughly five style of leadership these are

Informal / Supportive

Using this style, the young people you are leading may not be aware that that is indeed what you are doing. Being there to help and support is a form of leadership.

Formal / Directive?

This is a style that you would most associate with leading – the regimental sergeant major, giving firm and clear instructions.

Democratic / Team Based

This style involves leading a discussion and including everyone in the final decision.

Passive

This is the most subtle form of leadership. It involves knowing when to let go and let your youngsters take the lead. It is used when there is no risk to their safety involved and gives them the opportunity to make their own decisions.

Organiser

This is a planning style as much as a leadership style. You take responsibility for getting things organised in such a way that the outcome that you desire is achieved.

So which one….?

This is the secret!

You need to master when and where it is appropriate to use each style of leadership.

For example, while an informal/supportive role might be useful at a Beaver Scout Colony meeting, the same approach probably shouldn’t be used when a casualty is waiting for someone to go and fetch help!

So what are you like – Which Simpson will you be?

Its your test now…….

Which Simpsons Character are you aligned with?

JP Bundle

Take the Test

You have to select one letter from each of 4 pairs of opposing personality type indicators

This will result in a 4 letter code

The code will be cross matched to one of 16 Simpsons characters with whom your personality is most closely aligned

The first pair – Direction of your Energy Force

You prefer to direct your energy to deal with people, things,

situations.

You prefer to direct your energy to

study ideas, information,

explanations or beliefs.

IE or

The second pair – Information Processing

You prefer to deal with facts, what you know, to have

clarity, a realist in the here & now – for

you the force is a tool - a fission screwdriver

You prefer to deal with ideas, look into the

unknown, to generate new

possibilities or to anticipate what isn't obvious, you seek the nature of the

force

NS or

The third pair – Making Decisions

You prefer to decide on the basis of logic, using an analytic and detached approach.

You prefer to decide using values and/or personal beliefs, letting

FT or

The fourth pair – Organising your Life

You prefer your life to be planned in a stable and organised way

You prefer to go with the flow, to maintain flexibility and respond to events

PJ or

You Should have a 4 letter code e.g. ENTP - Find your Simpson character in the next 4 slides

Type ESTJChief Wigam

ESFJNed Flanders

ISTJPrincipal Skinner

ISFJMarge

Simpson

Character

Strength Enthusiastic people who are driven to fulfil their obligations and duties. They are committed to relationships which they consider to be lifelong & unalterable – Good in a tight spot

Warm hearted individuals who highly value their relationships. Customer focused with the ability to bring out the best of people.

Honour their commitments, Able to take constructive criticism well

Warm, friendly and affirming by nature, Excellent organizational capabilities

Weakness Tendency to always needing to be in charge and maybe controlling of friends & colleagues.

Can be self-sacrificing and may not pay enough attention to their own needs

Tendency to believe that they're always right, Their value for structure may seem rigid to others

Extreme dislike of conflict and criticism, , Unlikely to express their needs, which may cause pent-up frustrations

ESTJ - Overseer ESFJ - Supporter ISTJ - Examiner ISFJ - Defender

Protectors (SJ)

Type ESTPBart

ESFP Homer

ISTPSideshow Bob

ISFPSmithers

Character

Strength They love action and always seem to be doing something. Clear-headed when dealing with emergencies. Enjoy lavishing loved ones with big gifts. good to have on your side, corporate suit

Generous & will go out of their way to help a colleagues. Live for the moment & know how to make the most of each moment.

Usually self-confident, are not threatened by conflict or criticism

Flexible and laid-back, usually willing to defer to their mates, Warm, friendly and affirming by nature

Weakness Get bored easily. Enjoys lavishing loved ones with big gifts

Can take conflict personally. Resist relationships that require them to function on a high intuitive or thinking level

They thrive on action and excitement, and may stir things up to create it

Extreme dislike of conflict and criticism, Tendency to hold back their thoughts and feelings, unless drawn out

ESTP - The Persuader ESFP - The Entertainer

ISTP - The Craftsman ISFP - The Artist

Creators (CP)

Type ENTJKrusty the Clown

ENTP Kent Brockman

INTJMr Burns

INTPProf Frink

Character

Strength Enjoys lively intellectual conversations - welcoming such interactions as a learning opportunity

Laid back and can get along with almost all other types of people. Enjoy dicussing & debating theories and concepts that interests them.

Not threatened by conflict or criticism, Able to leave relationships which should be ended,

Approach things which interest them very enthusiastically, Richly imaginative and creative

Weakness Can be direct & confrontational

Can initiate arguments because they enjoy the debate.

May be insensitive at times,Tendency to be unwilling or unable to accept blame

Tend to be suspicious and distrusting of others, Tend to "blow off" conflict situations by ignoring them, or else they "blow up" in heated anger

ENTJ - The Chief ENTP - The Originator

INTJ - The Strategist INTP - The Engineer

Intellectuals (NT)

Type ENFJApu

ENFPBarney Grumble

INFJLisa Simpson

INFPRalph Wigam

Character

Strength Warm sociable people who are keenly in tune with other’s feeling & perspectives

See the best in people and likely to bring out the best in people. Put a lot of effort into making thing work out between people

Have very high expectations for themselves and others (both a strength and weakness) , Sensitive and concerned for others' feelings

Have Driven to meet other's needs, Strive for "win-win" situations

Weakness Well defined value systems can make them inflexible in some areas

Extreme dislike of conflict and criticism

May tend to be shy and reserved , Perfectionist tendencies may cause them to not give themselves enough credit

ENFJ - The Mentor ENFP - The Advocate INFJ - The Confidant INFP - The Dreamer

Visionaries (CF)

A person’s preferred style of behaviour

We are “creatures of habit”

So, tend to be consistent over time and situations

If behaviour or personality wasn’t reliable, there’d be no point in measuring it

One measurement systems is the Myer Briggs Type Indicator – similar to the one just performed

What is personality?

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

What the MBTI is:• Measure of our dominant preferences for taking in

information and making decisions• May not be polarised clearly between scales• So, you can be “a little of both”• No profile is better or worse than another• Helps explain our working style preferences• Based on the theory of Carl Jung

What the MBTI isn’t:• A measure of abilities – it’s not a test• No right or wrong answers• Tool is an ‘indicator’ – you can agree or disagree

Extraversion (E) Introversion (I)

Sensing (S) Intuition (N)Thinking (T) Feeling (F)Judging (J) Perceiving

(P)

The Scale

ISTJ13.7%

ISFJ12.7%

INFJ1.7%

INTJ1.4%

ISTP6.4%

ISFP6.1%

INFP3.2%

INTP2.4%

ESTP5.8%

ESFP8.7%

ENFP6.3%

ENTP2.8%

ESTJ10.4%

ESFJ12.6%

ENFJ2.8%

ENTJ2.9%

UK Population

What was I????

Strength Enjoys lively intellectual conversations - welcoming such interactions as a learning opportunity

Weakness Can be direct & confrontational

Now that’s what I call…..leadership?

Case Study 1You are taking a group of Cub Scouts to winter camp. There are two Sixes, with six cubs in each. In total there are eight boys and four girls. Two of the boys are 10, two nice and four eight. Two of the girls are eight, one is nine and one 10. The weather is typically British – drizzly and cold (this is a winter camp after all!). You need teach the Cub Scouts how to put up a patrol tent. This is because they need somewhere to sleep!

Formal/Directive

Case Study 2You are helping to run a Patrol forum. There are eight members of the Patrol. Two are female. The Patrol Leader, Sam, is very good at activities and sports, but can’t really be bothered running the Patrol forum. He’ll make the decisions anyway won’t he?

The Assistant Patrol Leader is called Anne. She has lots of good ideas, which she communicates well in a one-to-one situation, but is very quiet in these meetings. Of the other six members, four do not play an active role in these forums.

Joe and Shilpa are 11, and have only just joined the Troop. They are quiet and somewhat intimidated by the older Scouts. Mark and Tom are 12 and 13 respectively. They both seem bored by the programme offered at the moment. Tom has talked about leaving the Troop, and Mark looks up to him. Make sure that everyone’s opinion is heard at this meeting of the Patrol forum.

Democratic

Case Study 3A Beaver Scout, Chitin, trips in the hall. He falls awkwardly and puts his hand through a glass window. There is glass on the floor. The injured Beaver Scout is bleeding heavily. Some of the other Beaver Scouts are crying. Some are investigating the broken window. Take control of the situation.

Formal/Directive Case Study 4You are explaining a new game to a group of 20 Beaver Scouts. One boy, Ross, cannot see the point in the game and makes this abundantly clear. His behaviour becomes more and more disruptive. He starts kicking a football round the hall and some of the other Beavers join in. The game cannot start until the Beavers understand it, and this is a vital part of the evenings programme. Make sure that the Beavers understand and enjoy the game.

Formal/Directive

Case Study 5You are having a cook-out on the playing field outside your meeting place. The wind is blowing hard and one Six cannot light its fire. The other Sixes have no such problems and are preparing to cook. Each Six gets points for this exercise, so you must be careful not to actually complete the task for them. Help the Cub Scouts start their fire and get cooking.

Informal/Supportive

What do you think are your personal strengths?

What do you think you can bring to any activity or project?

Do you think you have any gaps?

So what do Leaders do anyway?

What are your previous or current leaders like?

You don’t have to pick me…….

If you think about it, you already know a great deal about leadership. As a Beaver Scout, Cub Scout or Scout you will have come into regular contact with adult leaders, who also have differing styles of leadership. Who are these leaders and what do they do and how do they do it? In what situation? What makes one style better than another?

The Good, the Bad and the……

Good Leaders:Generate ideas.Plan.Encourage.Help people learn.ask “Did it work?”, “Why?”, “Would we change anything?”Let people know when they have done a good job.Ask for help.Are team players.Learn by experienceWork inside the rules.Give positive feedback.Know their Scouts.Know their Scouts strengths and weaknesses.Take Time.

Bad Leaders:Impose.Try to do everything themselvesDon’t listen to others.Stick to programmes no matter what.Use rules as an excuse not to do things.Do not learn by experience and from mistakes.

You have 5 minutes to devise a plan in order to pass an object of my choice, around a circle, without using your hands! The object must pass directly from one person to the next person without touching the floor until it returns to the beginning!

How did it go? Did it work? Didn’t it work? Why?

What styles of leadership went on during this exercise?

What was the most appropriate style of leadership and did you use it?

Now what?

Module B Objectives – Did we achieve them?

To have the confidence to undertake a leadership role within your chosen section.

To be able to run programme activities as appropriate to your role.

To recognise and understand the different leadership styles, and when each should be used.

To know your personal preferred style of leadership.

To recognise the effect of different styles of leadership on an activity.

To understand the process of evaluation, the need for it, and implement it as necessary.

Hope you weren’t too bored ;)

That’s it – Your Done