50 Activities for Developing Leaders, Vol. II (50 Activities for Developing Leaders)

✍ Scribed by Lois B. Hart, Charlotte S. Waisman

• Publisher: HRD Press, Inc.
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 335
• Edition: Lslf
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

For years, the popular 50 Activities for Developing Leaders, Volume I, has helped trainers effectively introduce and reinforce key skills in leadership training. Now the all-new, second volume reflects the best and latest thinking on leadership theory making it the best tool available for building leadership skills, attitudes and competencies. Developed by two veteran leadership experts, the second edition offers 50 ready-made, proven activities organized into four modules that focus on: Laying the groundwork for a workshop that makes an impact Developing the individual leader Setting an example so others will want to be leaders, too Helping leaders excel and perform at their best The activities help leaders: Build trust Be ethical Teach Coach Facilitate meetings Develop their careers Create balance Respond to change Handle conflict Be creative Self-promote

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 3
Preface......Page 5
Foreword1......Page 9
How to Get the MostOut of This Book......Page 11
About the Authors......Page 13
Part One :Lay the Groundwork, Energize Participants, and Then Close......Page 17
Get Them Ready!......Page 19
Get the Idea?......Page 23
Leadership Shield......Page 25
Make It Rhyme with “Leader”......Page 31
Meet My Leader–an Orange?......Page 33
Tell a Story andMake Your Point!......Page 35
Take Time to “Journal”......Page 41
The Leadership Puzzle......Page 45
The Exhibit Hall......Page 49
Walk and Talk......Page 51
The Koosh Ball Review Game......Page 53
I Learned a Lot!......Page 57
Word Scramble Closure Game......Page 61
Dear Diary . . .......Page 63
Let’s Meet Soon!Forming professional resource groups......Page 69
Saying Goodbye......Page 77
Part Two:To Thine Own Self Be True......Page 83
Organizational Leadership Assessment......Page 85
The Leadership Challenge:The Kouzes-Posner Leadership Model......Page 99
Sort-Out Manager-vs.-Leader Competencies......Page 105
Lead Them on an Adventure!......Page 111
A Metaphor for Personal Change: From Caterpillars to Butterflies......Page 119
Values: The Foundation of Ethics......Page 127
Just Do the Right Thing!......Page 129
Power!......Page 135
You be the Judge!......Page 145
Remember This!......Page 155
Balance Balls and Balance Life......Page 159
The Talisman:A Symbol for Balance......Page 163
Grow Like a Garden......Page 167
Making Connections......Page 171
Part Three: Set an Example......Page 177
Flex Your Style......Page 179
Claim Conflict......Page 187
Walk in Another’s Shoes......Page 195
Where Were You When?......Page 199
You + Me = A Team......Page 203
Toot Your Horn!......Page 207
Presenting with Pizzazz!......Page 217
Can We Talk About This?......Page 229
The Agenda: A Leader’s GuideTo a Great Meeting......Page 243
Energize!......Page 251
Listen up!......Page 257
Pass It On!......Page 271
Dare to Take Risks......Page 277
Sucessful LeadersHave Mentors......Page 289
Searching for Creativity......Page 301
The Alphabet Poem......Page 311
Leadership Stations:Your Final Journey......Page 313
Add Heart To YourWorkplace......Page 327
Appendix Glossary of Training Methods......Page 333