Basic Skills For Group Leaders ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Chapter 6 Basic Skills For Group Leaders

Specific Leadership Skills ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Specific Leadership Skills Active Listening Reflection Clarification and Questioning Summarizing

Specific Leadership Skills Continued ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Specific Leadership Skills Continued Linking-- pointing out similarities between or among members’ concerns and issues Mini-Lecturing and Information-Giving Make it interesting. Make it relevant. Make it short (usually no more than 5–8 minutes). Make it energizing. Make sure you have current, correct, and objective information

Specific Leadership Skills Continued ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Specific Leadership Skills Continued Encouraging and Supporting Tone-Setting Modeling and Self-Disclosure

Specific Leadership Skills Continued ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Specific Leadership Skills Continued Use of Eyes Scanning For Nonverbal Cues Getting Members to Look at Other Members Drawing Out Members Cutting Off Members

Specific Leadership Skills Continued ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Specific Leadership Skills Continued Use of Voice Use of Voice to Help Set the Tone Use of Voice to Energize the Group

Specific Leadership Skills Continued ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Specific Leadership Skills Continued Use of the Leader’s Energy Identifying Allies-- members who understand the purpose of the group and are likely to be helpful

Coleading Advantages of coleading ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Coleading Advantages of coleading one leader can think while other is leading support and modeling for a beginning leader can offer varying points of view coleader can bring specific information on topics

Coleading Disadvantages possibly incompatible styles ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Coleading Disadvantages possibly incompatible styles different goals for members competition between leaders

Coleading Coleaders need to like and respect each other ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Coleaders need to like and respect each other Coleaders need to set aside time for planning and processing each session

©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Models of Coleading Alternate leading: coleaders plan together, then alternate primary leadership role throughout a session according to a topic or an exercise…coleader in supportive role Shared leading: coleaders plan together and lead jointly, careful to maintain a common focus and direction Apprentice model: more experienced leader models for a novice leader

Multicultural Groups Homogeneous Membership Diverse Membership ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Multicultural Groups Homogeneous Membership Diverse Membership Multicultural Needs and Coleadership