The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

MATERIALS  Handout 46.1: My Own Creative Process  Handout 46.2: Elements of Creativity  Handout 46.3: Creative Techniques to ...

Answer: Creative thinking can give an organization a competitive advantage Creativity enhances and adds meaning to routine jobs ...

 “Lateral thinking” was a term promoted by Edward DeBono to describe how we switch tracks and think about something in another ...

Step 8: Summarize what has been covered. Then allow participants to write out (either in a journal or in a notebook) what they c ...

HANDOUT 46.1 © 2005 AMACOM, A DIVISION OF AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. This handout is available in PDF form at http://www.a ...

HANDOUT 46.2 © 2005 AMACOM, A DIVISION OF AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. This handout is available in PDF form at http://www.a ...

Handout 46.3 Creative Techniques to Encourage Expanded Thinking................ The F.I.S.H. This is a great activity to use wi ...

HANDOUT 46.3 © 2005 AMACOM, A DIVISION OF AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. This handout is available in PDF form at http://www.a ...

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47 THE ALPHABET POEM Practice Your Creativity Overview of Activity The leader can use this module to encourage greater creativit ...

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Pencil and paper for each participant MATERIALS None ROOM SET-UP Tables and chairs Comments Every good le ...

Step 3: After about ten or fifteen minutes of private writing, ask for volunteers to read their poems. Step 4: Debrief. If discu ...

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48 LEADERSHIP STATIONS Your Final Journey Overview of Activity This is a good closure activity that encourages the participants ...

TRAINING METHODS  Reflection  Card-sort activity  Journal writing  Visualization  Video presentation  Round robin  Role p ...

Consider total immersion in activities at nine separate “stations,” in rotation. Have a second person available to help with the ...

Then ask for feedback on this activity: How did the variety of activities enhance the experience? Which ones were the best? Wors ...

Job Aid 48.1 Description of the Leadership Stations Station 1: Writing Your Celebration Song If your leadership plan for the nex ...

JOB AID 48.1 © 2005 AMACOM, A DIVISION OF AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. This handout is available in PDF form at http://www.a ...

49 KEEP THE FLAME BURNING Recognizing Others Overview of Activity A leader must learn as many ways as possible to value the cont ...