book. You can add or substitute any of these new works and still facilitate this impor-
tant discussion.
The second activity we hope you incorporate is Leading at Your Best.Kouzes and
Posner conducted their original research by querying people about those times when
they knew they were doing their best leading. This activity from Volume I of this book
is an adaptation of their original set of questions. If you use Leading at Your Bestbefore
introducing the Kouzes and Posner model here, participants will be able to practice
storytelling.
The third activity we recommend is Writing a Professional Development Plan.Apply
it as presented or create a planning activity of your own. We believe that getting par-
ticipants to create their own written plans is a critical element of every leader’s work.
How can you get where you’re going if you don’t have a guide to help you along the
way?
Resources
The Kouzes and Posner books, training manual, and instruments are available through
Jossey Bass/Pfeiffer (a Wiley company). Contact Wiley at 1-800-956-7739.
Trainer’s Notes for Activity 18
ADVANCE PREPARATION
Distribute this self-assessment of leadership skills a day or so before you plan to dis-
tribute the results. Tell each participant to complete the Leadership Practices Inventory:
Self.Ask them to distribute the Leadership Practices Inventory: Othersto his or her man-
ager and four others who report to him or her, or to colleagues who have observed
the individual’s leadership behaviors.
STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE
Step 1: Present the Kouzes-Posner model, and explain the benefits of feedback.
Have participants go over the review of the KP model as presented in the
training manual and discuss how the data will be helpful. Review
components of the feedback report, first using a hypothetical example.
Refer to the LPI Trainer’s Manual for this, because each step is outlined in
the participant’s notebook. Then review the guidelines (in the LPI
Trainer’s Manual) for giving feedback and helping others evaluate the
information received in the feedback.TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE^95