leadership 101
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Leadership 101Exploring Leadership through Self-
Exploration
Tim Valton II
Career Assistant, Prehealth Advising
Overview
• Learning Outcomes
• Style of the Presentation
• Introduction to Leadership
• Trait Approach to Leadership• Lecture-Based Description
• Self Assessment & Discussion
• Skills Approach to Leadership• Lecture-Based Description
• Self-Assessment & Discussion
• Questions, Comments, Concerns
Learning Outcomes
• Identify key traits of leadership from a macro-level perspective
• List key skills of leadership from a macro-level perspective
• Examine the difference between “traits” and “skills” in reference to leadership development
• Assess their own leadership through the lens of trait and skills approach and identify areas for improvement
• Compile list of individualized leadership traits and apply them to their resume*
• Construct list of leadership skills and be able to effectively articulate them*
*Accomplished after the session through self-reflection
Style of Presentation
• Four styles to accommodate different learning styles:• Rapid fire discussion: High participation needed; no wrong
answers in rapid fire, all responses are valid
• Lecture-Based Discussion: Low participation needed; I’ll provide some information about the different approaches; Feel free to take notes or listen, all information will be provided to you
• Group Discussion: High/Low participation needed; I’ll ask you to chat with someone next to you during assessment instruments, feel free to report back to large group
• Reflection after presentation: Low participation; I’ll send you some materials that you can either share with me for feedback or keep for yourself
• Participation is crucial to learning experience• Intra-participation
• Inter-participation
Rapid Fire Discussion #1
What is leadership?
Remember: There are NO incorrect answers! Anything counts! Words, feelings, phrases, people, anything that comes
to your mind!
Rapid Fire Discussion #2
What “skills” are associated with
“good” leadership?
Remember: There are NO incorrect answers! Anything counts! Words, feelings, phrases, people, anything that comes
to your mind!
Introduction to Leadership
• Two questions are the beginning of your journey through self-exploration of leadership• Trait Approach to Leadership
• Skills Approach to Leadership
• Basic level of leadership theory which is centered around the traits and actions of the leader
• Limitations: There are more developed leadership theories out there (in my opinion “better”) but this is a good place to start your exploration
Trait Approach to Leadership
• One of the first theories of leadership development
• Focuses exclusively on the leader, not on the follower or the situation the leader is in
• Concerned with what traits the leader exhibits and who has these traits within a group setting
• Various studies of leadership traits and characteristics, but we’re going to focus in on “Big Five”
Five Leadership Traits
• Intelligence- Strong verbal ability, perceptual ability, and reasoning
•Self-confidence- Certain about one’s competencies
•Determination- Desire to get the job done
• Integrity- Quality of honesty and trustworthiness
•Sociability- Inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships
Five Personality Factors
•Neuroticism- tendency to be depressed, anxious, insecure, vulnerable, and hostile•Extraversion-tendency to be sociable and assertive and to have positive energy •Openness- tendency to be informed, creative, insightful, and curious•Agreeableness- tendency to be accepting, conforming, trusting, and nurturing•Conscientiousness- tendency to be thorough, organized, controlled, dependable, and decisive
Strengths of Trait Approach
• Intuitively appealing- clearly fits within notion that leaders are the individuals out front and leading way in society*
•Century of research to back it up- no other theory has the breadth of research compared to trait theory
•Highlights the leader component in the leadership process- deeper meaning of what it means to be a “leader”
•Benchmarks of what it means to be a leader
Self-Assessment Tool: Trait Approach
• Read all instructions carefully
• Answer honestly and with your “gut”
• Once everyone has finished, pair up with someone next to you to briefly discuss and share:• What were some similarities? Differences?
• Where were you the strongest? The weakest?
• What is your most “important” trait?
• Share with large group if you feel comfortable
Skills Approach to Leadership
• Again, leader-centered perspective on leadership
• Shift from focus on personality characteristics to skills and abilities that can be learned and developed
• More tangible approach to leadership:• Skills can be defined as job descriptors in
many ways
• Critical to develop ability to talk about your skills effectively and efficiently
Basic Leadership Skills (Katz, 1955)
• Technical Skill- Ability to work with things
• Human Skill- Ability to work with people
• Conceptual Skill- Ability to work with ideas
• Leadership / Management structure has different needs of skills
Skill Based Model(Mumford, et. al., 2000)
Individual Based Attributes
•General cognitive ability
•Crystalized cognitive ability
•Motivation
• Personality
Competencies
• Problem solving skills- ability to solve complex issues which stimulate organization growth
• Social judgment skills- Capacity to understand people and social systems; Being multicultural competent; Ability to be perspective
• Knowledge- Inextricably related to the application and implantation of problem-solving skills in organizations; Accumulation of information and the mental structures used to organize the information
Self-Assessment Tool: Skills Approach
• Read all instructions carefully
• Answer honestly and with your “gut”
• Once everyone has finished, pair up with someone next to you to briefly discuss and share:• What were some similarities? Differences?
• Where were you the strongest? The weakest?
• What is your most “important” skill?
• Share with large group if you feel comfortable
Discussion and Questions
• The “So what”: Importance of leadership exploration from a career development perspective
• Next steps: Look for an email from me with all of the resources used in this presentation
• Any questions, comments, or concerns?