Leadership Workshop

(Workshop 1)Date: 24 June 2011

Office of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

Agenda for today’s training

Covered TopicsWhat is Leadership?Understanding yourself10 Common Leadership MistakesLearning how to be more aware of your

teammatesLeader and Service-Learning

"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

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)

What is Leadership?

6. Impact on yourself

5. Striking Balance

4. Learning how others

think

3. Self-Reflection

2. Defining yourself (by

others)

1. Defining yourself

(by yourself)

Understand yourselfas a leader

(John W. Gary and Angela Laird Pfeiffer, 1987)

‘My potential’1.Find a partner2.Round 1:

a) Person A introduces him/herself and shares service experience (2 min)

b) Person B gives feedback based on own observation (1 min): What are the leadership traits and skills that they demonstrate?

c) Self-reflection and Discussion Time (2 min): Do you agree/disagree with the feedback, and why? Anything to add?

3. Round 2: Switch

Activity Time!

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!

10 Common Leadership Mistakes

1. Lack of Feedback2. Not Making Time for Your Team 3. Being Too "Hands-Off" 4. Being Too Friendly 5. Failing to Define Goals 6. Misunderstanding Motivation7. Not clear enough of the division of labor8. Not "Walking the talk" 9. Not Delegating 10. Misunderstanding Your Role

Learning How to Be More Aware:Leadership Styles

Servant

Leadership

Encourage,

support

Democratic

leadership

Collaboration, Trust, Empathy…

Understand the

needs of the team

Style: Servant leadership (Robert Greenleaf,1970s)

Learning How to Be More Aware:Emotional Intelligence in Leadership

Emotional Intelligence: Daniel Goleman (1995)

Emotional leadership styles can affect your team's happiness.

Emotional Intelligence

Self-awaren

ess

Motivation

Empathy

Self-regulati

on

Social Skills

‘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

Activity Time!

Leader and Service-Learning: Giving Culture in a team

1. Give people a sense of importance 2. Give feedback, not criticism 3. Give people visibility 4. Give anonymously5. Know when to forgive6. Give encouragement7. Give opportunity8. Share your knowledge and experience 9. Give moral support

Try create this giving culture in this Summer Institute!

Leader and Service-Learning: Giving Culture

Good leaders help others shine and grow.

Sense of humor: Optimism is the hidden asset

Friendly Reminders

Responsibility : Fulfilling your promises and not letting others down

Friendly Reminders

Communication: Understanding the special needs your teammates may have

Friendly Reminders

Friendly Reminders Flexibility: Be

open to and ready for unexpected changes

Proactiveness: Seek your own opportunities to learn and serve

Friendly Reminders

Open-mindedness: Appreciating differences and new perspectives from others

Friendly Reminders

Cultural Sensitivity: Aware and accepting of other cultures

Honesty: Don’t be afraid to share if you need help or have suggestions

Friendly Reminders

Revision Time!

Practice Time!

Group Discussion: Set the late ruleRule: 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!

Practice Time!

Group Discussion: Set the late ruleDiscuss: 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?

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.

Our Late Policy

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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