The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Paper Pens or pencils 100 index cards for each group Flipchart ROOM SET-UP Tables and chairs for small gr ...

Step 5: Then explain the rules. All words or terms on the list must be:  Meaningful to you  Specific (not “tree,” but “aspen t ...

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5 MEET MY LEADER An Orange? Overview of Activity This activity helps the leader practice using analogies to describe various com ...

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES One interesting object per group, such as an orange or other fruit, an unusual box, a feather, an intrigu ...

Step 4: Trade objects among the groups and repeat Step 3. Step 5: Reassemble into one large group, and pose the following questi ...

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6 TELL A STORY AND MAKE YOUR POINT! Overview of Activity Storytelling is a useful leadership competency; this activity provides ...

MATERIALS Handout 6.1: Storytelling Checklist EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Flipcharts and markers ROOM SET-UP Have participants sit in ...

Step 2: Present the elements of a good story. Distribute Handout 6.1: Storytelling Checklist,and discuss the point. Use the stor ...

Summarize and discuss how storytelling can be used by aspiring leaders. Ask participants to select a story frequently told in th ...

HANDOUT 6.1 © 2005 AMACOM, A DIVISION OF AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. This handout is available in PDF form at http://www.am ...

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7 TAKE TIME TO “JOURNAL” Overview of Acvitity This activity introduces the concept of journal writing and provides a re- flectio ...

MATERIALS Enough bound paper for each person to create a journal, or individual spiral notebook. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES None ROO ...

those times when your choices weren’t the best. New strategies and tactics can later be deduced from these writings. Journaling ...

POST-ACTIVITY REVIEW Take time shortly after conducting this activity to reflect on how it went, how engaged the participants we ...

8 THE LEADERSHIP PUZZLE Overview of Activity This activity incorporates visual imagery and encourages the leadership participant ...

MATERIALS Select one visual image that represents the leadership program, the organization, or an industry. Suggestions include: ...

 As facilitator, select the piece that represents the module just completed, and add it to the puzzle. Step 3: At the end of yo ...