Let’s Get Started! Grab a questionnaire on your way in and begin filling it out  For each row, rank the boxes from most to least like you with the following scale: 4 = most 3 = a lot 2 = somewhat 1 = least Don’t overthink each word! Get a general sense of each box.

Introductions Haley Paiva & Sarah Walker - West Chester University Class of 2016

Knowing Yourself and Your Team: Keys to Great Leadership

Part One: Knowing Yourself Time to score the questionnaire! Highest score = primary color Second highest score = secondary color These should align with your primary and secondary leadership styles

Relationship Oriented Analyzing the Results Relationship Oriented Structure Oriented Impulse Oriented Cognitive Oriented Overview *See handout from Haley

Break into Groups Find others who have the same primary leadership style as you and talk about the strengths and weaknesses of your color Do you have any personal experiences to share where you exhibited characteristics of your color? Have a quick discussion after groups break out and have time to talk Does anyone disagree with their style?

Part Two: Knowing Your Team Peace-Maker Organizer Creator Analyzer At Work How do these different personalities work together in our organizations?

Break into Groups…Again! This time diversify your small groups Discuss what your strengths and challenges are as a team Think about what color you need to balance yourself/your team out Why is it important to have color variation in an organization? Ask about conflict or managing different personality/leadership styles

When the Going Gets Tough Withdrawn Anxious Defiant Indecisive Under Stress What to look for when things aren’t going smoothly with another team member Talk about how you can help when you see these behaviors

Part Three: Putting it All Together Why is it important to know yourself and your team? How will this help you be a leader in your organization? Rhetorical questions to think about in next scenarios

Scenario #1 You are working on organizing a service project for your student organization with your fellow team member Katie. Katie always has great ideas for new projects to keep members engaged in community service, and she is never shy about sharing them. While you enjoy volunteering yourself, you are sure that most members of your organization are only getting involved because Katie is fun to be around and her projects are always a hit. Lately, she has been tasked with leading more service projects than usual because hers always have the highest attendance. However, today when you arrive to begin taking on the next project, Katie seems off. She shoots down the other ideas presented and generally seems pissed off with everyone in the room. As a leader, how do you proceed?

Scenario #2 You have just taken a new leadership position in your organization and have started to get to know the other exec board members better. One of your fellow board members, Alex, loves taking the minutes for the meetings and keeping everyone on task. He is the first person to know the proper procedure for a situation and has significantly increased the organization’s productivity since elected to the board, but at times can be a bit rigid when planning events. For instance, at your last meeting he refused to help plan the game night social, saying it was a “waste of time to discuss during a 1-hour exec meeting”. When you arrive at the meeting today, he seems distracted, forgetting to take attendance and being unable to contribute to even the smallest of decisions that need to be voted on. As a leader, how do you proceed?

Part Three: Putting it All Together Why is it important to know yourself and your team? How will this help you be a leader in your organization? Questions, comments, or concerns? Rhetorical questions to think about in next scenarios

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