What are the qualities of great leaders?
What: Today we will consider the skills and qualities of great leaders. We will consider which skills and qualities are more important than others and consider how such behaviors lead to success.
Why: Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. They lead in different ways, across a wide range of roles, issues and places. Trying to understand why some people are more successful leaders than others is important so that we can learn those skills and develop those qualities so that we can make a difference in the world.
How: We will consider and evaluate a range of skills ad qualities to see what we believe makes a good leader. We will then try to observe what leadership looks like as a behavior in practice.
Why: Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. They lead in different ways, across a wide range of roles, issues and places. Trying to understand why some people are more successful leaders than others is important so that we can learn those skills and develop those qualities so that we can make a difference in the world.
How: We will consider and evaluate a range of skills ad qualities to see what we believe makes a good leader. We will then try to observe what leadership looks like as a behavior in practice.
TAsk: Leadership Pizza
Don't we all like pizza? Besides the good taste, this time the slices offer a leadership assessment opportunity.
This exercise is designed to help you reflect on the different skills and qualities they need in order to be a good leader.
This exercise is designed to help you reflect on the different skills and qualities they need in order to be a good leader.
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- Get into small groups - no more than 3 or 4. Discuss what you think are the most important skills and qualities that make people great leaders. Consider why you think each one is important.
- From your list select 8 skills or qualities that you believe are the most important.
- Each skill/quality will then make up a slice of the pizza shape. Label your own diagram with the items you have selected.
- Share your drawings with the other groups and explain which labels have been chosen and why. You may discuss certain decisions and identify common patterns in the group's perception of a good leader.
- Assess Yourself on a scale of 10 (You are excellent in this area) to 1 (you need to develop this area) for each slice. (10 is the edge if the slice, 1 is the core of the pizza).
Final Thoughts: Discussion - consider the following statements
- Someone has to be born a leader
- Everyone is a capable leader
- You can learn qualities that will make you a more effective leader
- Leadership is not a bunch of traits inside an individual
- If someone has all the listed qualities of a great leader, that doesn’t make them a leader
- A true leader, leads from the behind
- Leadership is the traits people have – the traits they were born with
Extension Task: Who do you admire?
Create a written leadership analysis of either a famous person or someone in your everyday life.
You should name specific leadership qualities and skills of the individuals you have chosen and provide concrete examples of when and where they demonstrated these skills.
You should name specific leadership qualities and skills of the individuals you have chosen and provide concrete examples of when and where they demonstrated these skills.