The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

(John Hannent) #1
can agree on. You will submit your design for approval to our Quality
Assurance Engineer, who is ______.”
Visit each team and silently listen to what they are discussing. Answer
any questions they have, and remind them of how much time is left
before judging begins.
Step 6: When time is up, have the leaders deliver their designs for inspection.
Give marks according to the criteria, and give $4 as a reward to the team
with the best design. Judging is based on:


  • Neatness

  • Creativity

  • Promptness in submitting the design
    Step 7: Explain the instructions for this production phase: “Each work group has
    10 minutes to produce as many snowflakes as they can before time is
    called. Each snowflake must be identical to your design. There will be a
    reward for the work group that produces the most snowflakes. We will
    start at the same time.” (Announce ‘Start’ when you’re ready.)
    Visit each team and silently listen to what they are discussing. Answer
    any questions they have, and remind them of how much time they
    have left.
    When time is up, have them turn in their products for final inspection
    by the Quality Assurance Engineer. Give marks on the following criteria:

  • Neatness of products

  • Accuracy in replicating the original design

  • Quality control
    Present the remaining money as a reward. (Note: You can collect
    anywhere from $.25 to $1.00 from each participant at the beginning
    of the session. Just be sure you award 25% of it during the design
    phase and 75% of it for the production award.)


Step 8: Debrief the simulation, explaining that each leader was asked to behave
in a specific leadership style.
Ask followers to share what they experienced and discuss their
responses to these questions:
 What style (of the four) did you see your leader exhibit?
 How did it feel to be led with this style?
 Share evidence of that style (what behaviors did you experience?).

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