The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

MATERIALS

 Handout 3.1: Leadership Shield

 Sample family coat of arms/crest or shield, if possible

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

 Several sets of colored markers for participants to share

 Flipchart paper

 One large poster with an outline of a shield, with one of the four following

words in each section: background, philosophy of life, values, and leadership.

ROOM SET-UP

 Move furniture away from the walls to create space for participants to hang

up and stand next to large pieces of paper during the discussion.

 Post the large poster as you prepare to open the activity.

Comments

Use this activity when you have sufficient space on the walls to post the shields. An

alternative is to have participants complete their shields on copy paper. This is a pop-

ular activity; participants are able to work with categories of information that are in-

teresting to them.

Trainer’s Notes for Activity 3

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

Step 1: Ask which participants have a family coat of arms, crest, or shield. Ask

those who respond positively to describe or draw a picture of it. Explain

that the purpose is to develop a new symbol that emphasizes leadership.

Step 2: Distribute one sheet of flipchart paper and several colored markers to

each participant. Ask participants to draw the outline of a crest or shield

on the paper. Demonstrate by drawing the outline of a shield on your

flipchart (or distribute Handout 3.1). As noted on the handout, a shield is

a pictorial representation that may show one’s values, beliefs, and ideas.

Step 3: Explain that four categories of information have been selected for

representation on the shield or coat of arms. Announce one category at

a time, and remind participants to leave space on their shield for all four.

Allow them approximately two minutes to draw each response.

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