Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Leadership Development Program Module 2 Leadership Style: Effectiveness December 4, 2014

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Goals How to empower others, different styles Learn new leadership skills Giving/receiving help Personal Development Plan

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Agenda (Road Map) Admin/Recap Explore Leadership Styles – Break-Out Exercises Situation Leadership Skills – Break-Out Exercises – Case Studies Giving/Receiving Help Personal Development Plans

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Goal: Become more competent and confident to improve performance and develop the volunteers/staff you lead… So That… by being able to give others the right amount of direction and support you will be able to help them accomplish their goals. Situational Leadership

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers We will: Learn the Situational Leadership Model & Skills Score your surveys Practice applying SL concepts Situational Leadership

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers... offers a model that focuses on the needs of an individual by developing these 2 skills: 1) first Diagnosis to determine situational needs, 2) then Flexibility to insure the needs are met. Situational Leadership

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Leadership Style Break-Outs Authenticity Team: (1,9) Style Appreciation Team: (9,9) Style Integration Team: (9,1) Style Improvement Team: (1,1) Style 10-Minute Discussion, Then Report Back (5,5) Style?

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Leadership Style Grid

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Mark your score on the concern for task dimension (T) on the left arrow. Next, mark your score on the concern for people dimension (P) on the right arrow. Draw a straight line between the T and P scores. The point at which that line crosses the shared leadership arrow indicates your score.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers... offers a model that focuses on the needs of an individual by developing these 2 skills: 1) first Diagnosis to determine situational needs, 2) then Flexibility to insure the needs are met. Situational Leadership

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Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Diagnosis: Development Levels Competence = Can do! Commitment = Want to do!

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Diagnosis: Development Levels

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Flexibility The ability to use a variety of leadership styles comfortably

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers The extent to which a leader Sets goals and clarifies expectations Tells and shows an individual what to do, when, and how to do it Closely supervises, monitors, and evaluates performance Directive Behavior

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers The extent to which a leader Engages in more two-way communication Listens and provides support and encouragement Involves the other person in decision making Encourages and facilitates self-reliant problem-solving Supportive Behavior

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Leadership Style Experience 4 leadership situations – Choose 1 leader – Rest are volunteers working with leader Each leader will model 1 style – Rest respond openly to the experience – Task: Rank list of items in “Importance” Afterwards, all will record reactions (form)

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Leadership Style Experience AuthenticityAppreciationIntegrationImprovement #1#2#3#4 Team Assignments to Interaction #

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Team: Authenticity Appreciation Integration Improvement

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Developing Diagnostic Skills Exercise Instructions 1.In your small group, read through the case studies. 2.For each case, reach a group consensus on: a.The development level of the follower. b.Key indicators of this development level. c.The most appropriate leadership style for the follower. 3.Select a spokesperson to report your decisions to the class. 15 minutes to complete this activity.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Developing Diagnostic Skills CASE # 1234 DEVELOPMENT LEVEL D3 D1 KEY INDICATORS Hi competence Lo motivation Hi competence Lo confidence Lo competence Hi motivation Lo competence Hi commitment LEADERSHIP STYLE S3 S1

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Giving/Receiving Help

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Personal Development Forms Mutual

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Goals, Evals How to empower others, different styles Learn new leadership skills Giving/receiving help Personal Development Plan Complete the Session Evaluation Survey – NOW!

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers Next Steps Watch for pre-reads for Dec. 11 th session Post 3 items on your FB page/ Program page Holler if you need help!