Week 1 - Defining Leadership
What: What is Leadership? Working together to define the key concept of Leadership and what the role of a leader is.
Why: Leadership is a word that we use a lot but do we really know what it is, what it looks like and what qualities you need to be a good Leader? It is important to take time to define Leadership and to understand that Leadership means different things to different people and that there are lots of different kinds of Leaders.
How: As a group we will consider the different roles of leaders and work together to come up with a definition of Leadership that will be recorded in our Leadership note book.
Why: Leadership is a word that we use a lot but do we really know what it is, what it looks like and what qualities you need to be a good Leader? It is important to take time to define Leadership and to understand that Leadership means different things to different people and that there are lots of different kinds of Leaders.
How: As a group we will consider the different roles of leaders and work together to come up with a definition of Leadership that will be recorded in our Leadership note book.
The aim of this lesson is to come to an agreed definition of Leadership.
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Task 1: Stand by your quote
Read the following definitions of Leadership - Which definition do you believe best summs up your view of Leadership?
Individually read through each of the quotes and decide which one best describes your view of Leadership. Select the quote and record a copy in your note book.
Share your ideas with the class.
Share your ideas with the class.
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Key Question: “If I came from another planet and had no concept of ‘leader’ or ‘leadership,’ how would you explain it to me?”
Get into groups of 3 or 4 and discuss your views on Leadership as a group.
Using the table below write a group definition of Leadership.
Record your definition in your note book and one member of the group post your definition in the comments box below.
Using the table below write a group definition of Leadership.
Record your definition in your note book and one member of the group post your definition in the comments box below.
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Definition of Leadership |
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Extension: Think: What do you think Theodore Roosevelt meant by this quote?
On April 23, 1910, Theodore Roosevelt gave what would become one of the most widely quoted speeches of his career.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
This quote has inspired many
Miley Cyrus has it tattooed on her arm
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Lebron James wears it on his shoe
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Caddillac used it in an advert
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Week 1; Learning Summary
Leadership means different things to different people
There are many different definitions but they revolve around common ideas of;
There are many different definitions but they revolve around common ideas of;
- influencing people
- motivating people
- guiding a team or individual to achieve a certain goal through direction and motivation
- making decisions and having a clear vision
- About position or seniority
- A Title
- Your personal attributes
- Management