The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

 Bag of dirt

 Fertilizer

 Garden gloves

 Quick-dry spray

 Seed packets

 Shovel

 Spade

 Pots (one for each person)

 Variety of small plants

 Variety of ink stamps and colored-ink pads

 Watering can

ROOM SET-UP

 Chairs arranged in a circle facing one table

 Two to three tables (to hold all of the supplies)

Comments

Consider doing this activity outdoors, especially if you are in a location that would set

the mood for gardening.

Trainer’s Notes for Activity 30

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

Step 1: Introduce the topic by explaining that leaders always try to continue

developing their skills so they can be the best leader possible, that is,

someone who is equipped to lead other people and the entire

organization toward their goals.

Tell the group, “I will be giving you a metaphor to help you identify

how you can develop yourself as a leader. This will be followed by a

crafts project that will help you remember your leadership goals.”

Step 2: Provide the group with the gardening items.

Step 3: Present the garden metaphor by saying, “Lay out in front of you the

garden items, so that as you talk about each item in your metaphor, you

can use it as a prop.”

(^164) THE LEADERSHIP TRAINING ACTIVITY BOOK