Life Skills and Leadership Manual - Peace Corps

Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 4, Session 1: What is a Leader? | Page 3 of 91

Session 1: What is a Leader? Unit 4: Teamwork and Leadership

Date: Time: 120 minutes Facilitator(s):

Facilitator preparation:

1. 
   

   Make copies of Handout 1 and cut the quotations into strips so there are enough so each participant will
   have one quotation.

   
   


2. 
   

   Make copies of Handout 2 and cut in half.

   
   


3. 
   

   Practice the activity in Motivation with a few of your colleagues to see how it works. You can be a part of
   the group when the participants do it.

   
   

Note to facilitator: In this session, which helps participants define leadership, be sensitive to cultural differences in
understandings of what a leader is. Many examples of leaders and many leadership quotations are from western cultures. Be sure
to include as many examples from other cultures as possible. Ask the participants to give examples of good leadership from their
culture and incorporate those concepts into the session.

Materials:

Equipment

1. Small pieces of paper or index cards – the size of a quarter of a sheet of paper (four for each
   participant)


2. Pens or pencils


3. Flip chart paper, markers or crayons
   Prepared flip charts
   Flip chart 1: Instructions
   Flip chart 2: Our Leaders
   Handouts
   Handout 1 : Leadership Quotations
   Handout 2: Leading in Different Situations
   Trainer materials
   Trainer Material 1: Situational Leadership Examples

Learning Objectives:

1. Using a group sharing activity, participants will identify at least three examples of leaders in their country
   or community, and list at least three qualities of good leaders.


2. After a small group discussion, participants will describe at least two leadership styles, and at least two
   advantages and disadvantages of each style.