The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

12 ′′ × 17 ′′paper and card stock

ROOM SET-UP

Enough tables and chairs for small groups

Comments

Our values become the foundation for our standards, decisions, and behavior as lead-

ers. Therefore, this activity can be conducted before using Activity #23—Steps to Mak-

ing Ethical Decisions.

RESOURCE

Dalke, David, and Anderstar, Sheryl. Balancing Personal and Professional Ethics.Amherst

MA: HRD Press, 1995.

Trainer’s Notes for Activity 23

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

Step 1: Introduce the topic and provide an overview. Say, “Values provide the

foundation for our standards, decisions , and behavior as leaders. In this

activity, you will identify several values that form the basis of who you are

as an individual. Then we’ll look at how your leadership values impact

other people.”

Step 2: Then define “value” as “a belief you hold so dearly, it permeates

everything you do and say. Your belief is so strong that, when it is

challenged, you do not hesitate to speak out and defend your position.

We find that very few things fit this criteria at any one time, but the

beliefs we hold are very dear.”

Step 3: Ask participants to privately list ten values—tangible or intangible—that

are extremely important to them—values that rule their lives.

Step 4: Divide participants into groups of four, and allow time for people to read

their lists to one another. Ask people to share why they chose what they

did.

Step 5: Then say, “Privately, take the list and draw a line through three values

that are of lesser importance to you.” When everyone is about finished,

ask them to share what they eliminated with their groups.

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