Hart, Lois B.; Waisman, Charlotte S.

The Leadership Training Activity Book : 50 Exercises for Building Effective Leaders

List of Handouts and Job Aids vii Foreword ix Preface xiii How to Get the Most Out of This Book xvii About the Authors xix Acknowledgments to the Contributors xxi PART ONE Lay the Groundwork, Energize Participants, and Then Close 1(76) Get Them Ready! Pre-Workshop Meeting to Select and Prepare Your Participants in Advance 3(4) Get the Idea? Form IDEA Teams 7(4) Leadership Shield 11(6) Make It Rhyme with ``Leader'' 17(4) Meet My Leader---An Orange? 21(4) Tell a Story and Make Your Point! 25(6) Take Time to ``Journal'' 31(4) The Leadership Puzzle 35(4) The Exhibit Hall 39(4) Walk and Talk 43(4) The Koosh Ball Review Game 47(4) I Learned a Lot! 51(4) Word Scramble Closure Game 55(4) Dear Diary 59(12) Let's Meet Soon! Forming Professional Resource Groups 65(6) Saying Goodbye 71(6) PART TWO To Thine Own Self Be True 77(96) Organizational Leadership Assessment 79(22) The Leadership Challenge The Kouzes-Posner Leadership Model 93(8) Sort Out Manager-vs.-Leader Competencies 101(6) Lead Them on an Adventure! 107(34) Trust The Glue of Leadership 111(4) A Metaphor for Personal Change From Caterpillars to Butterflies 115(8) Values The Foundation of Ethics 123(4) Just Do the Right Thing! How to Make Ethical Decisions 127(6) I Want Some Power! Types of Power 133(8) You Be the Judge! 141(12) Remember This! A Power Card Affirmation 149(4) Balance Balls and Balance Life 153(20) The Talisman A Symbol for Balance 159(4) Grow Like a Garden A Metaphor 163(4) Making Connections Networking 167(6) PART THREE Set an Example 173(66) Flex Your Style 175(6) Claim Conflict 181(14) Walk in Another's Shoes A Diversity Exercise 187(4) Where Were You When? A Timeline 191(4) You + Me = A Team 195(12) Toot Your Own Horn! Sell Yourself and Your Ideas 199(8) Presenting with Pizzazz! 207(28) Can We Talk About This? The Leader as Negotiator 217(10) The Agenda A Leader's Guide to a Great Meeting 227(8) Energize! 235(4) PART FOUR Bring Out Their Best! 239(71) Listen Up! The Leader as Coach 241(10) Pass It On! The Leader as Teacher 251(4) Dare to Take Risks 255(10) Successful Leaders Have Mentors 265(12) Searching for Creativity 277(33) The Alphabet Poem Practice Your Creativity 287(4) Leadership Stations Your Final Journey 291(6) Keep the Flame Burning Recognizing Others 297(8) Add Heart to Your Workplace Celebrations 305(5) Appendix Glossary of Training Methods 310(1) Index 311