Agenda 4 corners- Which best defines leadership for you? Which of these people are leaders? Leadership Traits- (groups) ‘Awesome Top Ten’

What is a Leader Anyway? -leader vs. famous person -Positive role modelling vs. negative role modelling

Group Work: In groups, create a mind map that includes as many leadership qualities as your group can think of. (8 mins) Each group should be prepared to present their top 3 qualities and put them on the board As a class, we will formulate our own Leadership Top Ten! (use worksheet)

Qualities of a LEADER Adaptable Asks questions Assertive Balance Building trust Clear goal or vision Community Honest Influential Initiative Inspiring Realistic Reliable Respect Respect for Authority Responsible Role Model Selflessness Sets goals Integrity Interpersonal Skills

The Visionary:“ Option and Possibility” Approaches to work/leadership style: Visionary who sees ‘the big picture’ Very idea oriented, focus on future thought Insight into mission and purpose Looks for overarching themes and ideas Likes to experiment and explore Strong spiritual awareness – attune to higher level

The Healer- “Right, Fair” Approaches to work or leadership style: Allows others to feel important in determining direction Value driven Uses relationships to accomplish task Feeling-based, trust own emotion/intuition, intuition regarded as “truth” Team player, receptive to others’ ideas, build on ideas of others Non-competitive

Warrior- “ I can Do It, Do it Now” Approaches to work or leadership style: Active and decisive Likes to be in control Quick to act, expresses sense of urgency for others to act now Enjoys challenges Thinks in terms of the “bottom line” Courageous- Perseveres, not stopped by hearing no Likes variety, novelty, new projects

The Teacher- “Objective” Approaches to work/leadership style: Seen as practical, dependable and thorough in task situations Helps others by providing planning and resources Follows procedures and guidelines Uses logic to make decisions Weighs all sides of an issue Careful, thoroughly examines people’s needs in situations Skilled at finding fatal flaws in an idea or project

The Situations that Teachers work best and not so well! Weaknesses Get caught up in details and unnecessary information May resist change May seem overcritical at times Strengths weighs all sides of issues Skilled at finding flaws in logic

Healer- STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

Visionary StrengthsWeaknesses

Warrior StrengthsWeaknesses