The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

 Scissors (two pairs per group)  Glue

 Green paper  “Sparkles”

ROOM SET-UP

A room large enough to accommodate four groups of 4 to 6 people for role play.

Comments

The well-researched Situational Leadership(R)II Model developed by Dr. Ken Blanchard

has been used in workshops at all levels to help leaders identify their preferred styles

of leading. Before using this activity, we suggest that participants identify their domi-

nant and backup styles by using the Blanchard instrument, Leader Behavior Analysis II.

The goal is to encourage people to develop flexibility so they can adjust their styles to

the needs of those they are leading or to the circumstances.

RESOURCES

Leader Behavior Analysis II Selfand Scoring Profile,if participants can get feedback from

their managers and direct reports (available from Blanchard Training and Develop-

ment, Inc., 125 State Place, Escondido, California 92029 or 1-800-728-6052).

The Strategic Leadership Type Indicator(SLTi) can be used in place of the LBA II. The SLTi

is available from HRD Press: 1-800-822-2801, http://www.hrdpress.com.

Trainer’s Notes for Activity 32

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

Step 1: Introduce the topic by explaining that flexibility, which is a critical

leadership competency, is the second skill covered in the Blanchard

model. Research data on Blanchard’s LBA II profile indicates that 54%

of leaders tend to use only one leadership style; 35% use two styles;

10% use three styles; and only 1% are able to use all four styles.

As a leader, you will need to develop the flexibility necessary to

effectively meet the needs of those you lead. What did you learn from

your LBA IIscore about your ability to be flexible? (The Blanchard Model

uses a range of 0 to 30 on flexibility. A score lower than 14 suggests low

flexibility because the individual tends to use only one or two of the four

main leadership styles. A score higher than 20 indicates high flexibility

because the individual uses all four styles more or less equally.)

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