The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

TRAINING METHODS

 Presentation

 Personal reflection

 Group discussion

MATERIALS

Handout 50.1: The HEART Formula

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

 Balloons

 Streamers

 Napkins with hearts on them

 Banners that say Congratulations! Let’s Celebrate!

 Different hats (one for each participant)

 Cloak and wand for the facilitator

 Batons

 Candles (for the cake)

 Food and beverages

 Basket for cards

 Music

ROOM SET-UP

Using many of the supplies listed above, decorate the meeting room to look like a cel-

ebration. Chairs arranged in a semicircle.

Comments

Many leaders will provide appropriate recognition to their employees and team mem-

bers but few remember to hold celebrations. Authors like Kouzes and Posner plus Deal

and Key have done excellent research on the benefits of celebrations and provide nu-

merous suggestions. This module will help leaders plan meaningful celebrations at

work!

RESOURCES

Encouraging the Heartby James Kouzes and Barry Posner (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass)

2003.

Corporate Celebration: Play, Purpose, and Profit at Workby Terrence E. Deal and M.K.

Key (San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.) 1998.

The H.E.A.R.T. formula was created by Ken Blanchard, Lois Hart and Mario Tomayo and

is included here with their permission.

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