The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

TRAINING METHODS

 Self-assessment

 Discussions

 Dyads

 Brainstorming

 Guided Visualization

MATERIALS

Handout 25.1: Exploring My Personal Power

Handout 25.2: Sunshine and Clouds

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

 Posters or pictures of some well-known people who represent power

 Flip charts and easels

 Colorful markers

ROOM SET-UP

Chairs and enough space to form dyads and reform for total group discussions.

Comments

Leaders have power, want power, use power and, hopefully, find ways to share power,

give power and develop power in others. Power should not be viewed as a manipula-

tive or “bad” aspect of leadership. Power and self-concept go hand in hand. Integrity

with regard to the use of power is firmly based on a clear understanding of one’s own

power.

Trainer’s Notes for Activity 25

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

Step 1: Put the word “Power” on the flipchart. Ask, “what is your definition of

personal power, as used in a business context?” Write the participants’

answers on the flipchart. Possible answers might include:

“Power is the ability to make and carry out decisions over time.”

“Power is the ability to meet a need through access to and use of

resources.”

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