LEADERSHIP SPORTS & SOCIETIES CONFERENCE 2014

GREAT LEADERS YOU KNOW  With the person next to you, name some people you would call a leader.  What do they have in common? Qualities, strengths, etc.

LEADERSHIP CONNECTION  Who was the most inspiring leader you ever had?  What was it that made the connection remarkable?  How did you feel at the time?

LEADERSHIP DISCONNECTION  What’s the worst experience of leadership you ever had?  What was it that made it so bad?  How did you feel at the time?

NOLAN PRINCIPLES  1994: Committee for Standards in Public Life  established by Lord Nolan  Considered the conduct in areas of public life  Produced 7 principles as best practice for carrying out a public office  Provide an excellent basis for a code of conduct

7 PRINCIPLES Honesty Accountability Leadership Objectivity Selflessness Openness Integrity

DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEADER  No leader is the same  Types of leader:  Autocratic  Democratic  Laissez-Faire

AUTOCRATIC  Leader makes decisions without reference to anyone else  High degree of dependency on the leader  Can create de-motivation and alienation of team  May be valuable where decisions need to be made quickly and decisively

DEMOCRATIC  Encourages decision making from different perspectives:  Consultative: process of consultation before decisions are taken  Persuasive: Leader takes decision and seeks to persuade others that the decision is correct  May help motivation and involvement  Team feel ownership of the sport/society and its ideas  Improves the sharing of ideas and experiences within the team  Can delay decision making

LAISSEZ-FAIRE  ‘Let it be’ – leadership responsibilities are shared by the committee  Can be useful where creative ideas are important  Can be highly motivational as people have control over their working life  Can make coordination and decision making time-consuming and lacking in overall direction  Relies on good team work  Relies on good interpersonal relations

EXERCISE In a group, draw your perfect leader

A QUICK CLIP W4s

TEAM LEADERSHIP  Respect is key  Communication– don't let others feel left out  Get to know your team & what motivates them “A great leader can understand the unconscious motives of the followers better than the followers understand them themselves”. Burns (1978)  Recognise contributions and celebrate peoples success – this will motivate them and show your support as a leader  Leadership is about engagement:  Help your committee believe in themselves  Care about them  Develop and inspire them

TEAM LEADERSHIP People will forget what you say and forget what you do but they will never forget how you made them feel. A good leader makes their team FEEL something.

ONE LAST THING Write yourself a note about this year and what you hope to have achieved, once finished hand it back to Laura