1. Understanding the Characteristics of Leadership
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2.1
Leadership Characteristics
2.2
Leadership Skills
2.3
Social Intelligence and Communication

2. TERMS
DEFINITIONS
leadership
the ability to influence others to achieve a common goal
authoritarian leadership
a leadership style that uses a top-down approach in working with members of the group, team, or organization
transactional leadership
a leadership style based on an exchange of rewards for the accomplishment of tasks or goals

3. (continued)
TERMS
DEFINITIONS
transformational leadership
a leadership style based on persuading others to commit to a vision in order to enhance performance or reach group goals
joint leadership
a leadership style where leaders agree to take joint control of the group

4. Understanding the Characteristics of Leadership
WHAT WOULD YOU DO ARTICLE?
Spend the 5 minutes reading the article about John and another 5 minutes answering the questions?
Class Discussion ?

5. 2.1 Leadership Characteristics
GOALS
Explain steps you can take to develop as a leader.
Identify the characteristics of a leader.
Describe the different types of leadership styles.

6. Developing as a Leader Leadership skills usually begin early in life.
Becoming a leader begins with dreams, aspirations, and determination.
You must also have the desire and ambition to become a leader.

7. Steps in the Right Direction
Build relationships
Learning to get along with others is a vital step in leadership development.
Leaders develop their ability to influence over time by working successfully with others.
Working as a team
Good leaders know the need of help from others.
Working as part of a team can improve leadership skills.
Developing good listening skills
Listening and caring about others will improve your effectiveness as a leader.

8. Checkpoint  Q
What are some important steps you can take toward leadership development?
Some important steps toward leadership development are building relationships, working as a team, and developing good listening skills. A

9. Leadership Characteristics
Personal integrity
Dedication
Congeniality
Optimism
Forward thinker
Good listener
Good record keeper
Courage/risk taker
Health conscious

10. Personal Integrity Integrity is built on honesty and trust.
You must be an honest and trustworthy person to be an effective leader.
Your teachers, friends, family, and members of your community should recognize these characteristics in you.

11. Dedication
Loyalty and commitment are essential components of dedication.
Showing dedication to your team members and to your goals earns you respect.
In turn, those that you lead will develop the same sense of dedication toward you.

12. Congeniality
Leaders are friendly people who enjoy being around others.
Being friendly can put others at ease and encourage them to communicate openly.

13. Optimism Optimistic people can see the best in others.
Your optimism will create a more productive environment.
A positive attitude is contagious.

14. Forward Thinker
By offering creative ideas, leaders can lift their team or group to a higher level.
Forward thinkers look for ways to improve processes to make things run more efficiently. They often have a vision of how the future should be.
All group members must share the vision in order for it to be effective.

15. Good Listener
Strengthening your listening skills will allow you to become an admired and effective leader.
When listening, you should focus on the message and take an interest in what the other person is saying.

16. Good Record Keeper Leaders often must deal with finances.
Work closely with your group’s treasurer and your faculty advisor.
Organize and participate in training to learn basic accounting principles.
Develop and implement checks and balances.

17. Courage/Risk Taker Risks often lead to opportunities.
Courage is your control of a situation in spite of your fear.
Differentiate between good and bad risks.

18. Health Conscious
Good leaders are concerned about the mental and physical health of themselves as well as other group members.
You should maintain a healthy and active lifestyle.
This will reduce stress and increase your performance.

19.  Q A Checkpoint Name the characteristics of an effective leader.
Effective leaders have integrity, dedication, congeniality, and optimism. They are forward thinkers, good listeners, good record keepers, and risk takers. In addition they are health conscious. A

20. Types of Leadership Authoritarian leadership Transactional leadership
Transformational leadership
Joint leadership

21. Authoritarian Leadership
Uses a top-down approach in working with members of the group, team, or organization
The person in charge gives direct instructions without asking for input from group members.
Works well in the military services and to some extent in college athletics
Could be used when you need to make a quick decision

22. Transactional Leadership
Based on an exchange of rewards for the accomplishment of tasks or goals
Requires group members to understand that they will be rewarded for completing a task successfully
Requires the leader to assign tasks to the group but allow members work in their own way as long as tasks are completed and goals are met

23. Transformational Leadership
Works to persuade others to commit to a vision in order to enhance the performance or reach the goal of the group
Empowers others to take on leadership roles and make decisions
Uses a bottom-up approach
Considers opinions of others to help solve problems

24. Joint Leadership Often referred to as team leadership
Style frequently used in schools and communities
Requires leaders agree to take joint control of the group
Requires clear definition of each person’s role
Advantage—Two people to help guide and manage a group
Disadvantage—Co-leaders may disagree on the purpose of the group or the direction to take to meet goals

25. Checkpoint  Q
Describe the difference between a top-down leadership approach and a bottom-up leadership approach.
In a top-down approach, the leader gives instructions to be followed without asking for input. In a bottom-up approach, others are encouraged to make decisions themselves. A

26. WORKOUT
Complete Unit 2.1 in the Unit 2 Handout.

28. TERMS
DEFINITIONS
motivation
the driving force that persuades individuals to take action
peer-mentor
a person who serves as a role model and provides motivation and encouragement to others
accountable
to accept responsibility for your actions

29. 2.2 Leadership Skills GOALS
Explain the twelve-point plan for developing leadership skills.
Identify common mistakes made by leaders.

30. Developing Leadership Skills
See yourself as a leader with the self-esteem and motivation to accept the challenge of learning, improving, and developing your leadership skills.

31. Accepting the Challenge
Your development as a leader may not be the same as others, and it should not be.
By focusing on your own abilities, you will be successful in meeting the leadership challenge.

32. Twelve-point Plan for Development of Leadership Skills
Ethical behavior
Decision making
Teamwork
Motivation
Peer-mentoring
Visionary
Conflict resolution
Goal setting
Emotional stability
Interpersonal relations
Communication
Time management

33. Ethical Behavior
As a leader, your ability to demonstrate ethical behavior will make you a role model for others.
Your actions are based on your personal values and your belief in doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.
These actions may be referred to as ethical behavior.

34. Decision Making
Making choices based on information and knowledge that you have is your decision-making ability.
A good leader will carefully evaluate all choices before making a final decision.
You may feel more comfortable discussing the problem with others and getting a consensus, or an agreement, before making a decision.

35. Teamwork
Your willingness to work as part of a team to achieve goals will attract others to follow you.
As you involve others in various activities, they will accept you more as their leader.
Your success as a leader is based on your ability to get members of your group to work together as one unit.

36. Motivation
Leaders should inspire feelings of excitement and positive energy in others.
Motivation is the driving force that persuades individuals to take action.
Learn what motivates members of your group.
Talk with them and involve them in setting up a rewards system.
When you recognize individuals for a job well done, they will put forth their best effort.

37. Peer-Mentoring
A peer-mentor is someone who serves as a role model and provides motivation and encouragement to others.
You may be called upon to give advice to some of your peers on school issues or personal concerns.
At other times, being a peer-mentor simply requires you to be a good listener.

38. Visionary
Your ability to communicate a vision or idea to improve the productivity of others shows that you are a forward thinker.
It also demonstrates your belief in the ability of others to carry out your vision and reach a higher level of success.
Your vision should be explained in such a way that others can see it and want to embrace it.

39. Conflict Resolution
Jealousy and bitterness among members of a group will lower their morale and performance.
Your role as a leader includes building a welcoming climate where people can express their ideas and concerns without fear of being attacked by others.

40. Goal Setting
Your personal success in setting and achieving goals can help prepare you to lead and motivate others to do the same.
Your ability to set reachable goals for your group will show that you are leading them in the right direction.
When setting goals, you should try to involve all members—those who are quiet and shy as well as those who are talkative and outgoing.

41. Emotional Stability Remain calm during tense situations.
This demonstrates that you have the emotional stability to move forward even when things are not going as planned.
Others will see that you are confident and secure in your abilities as a leader.
Avoid hurtful criticism.
This will show others that you can handle situations in a mature manner.

42. Interpersonal Relations
Success as a leader depends on your ability to get along with people.
Your ability to demonstrate interpersonal relations skills will show others that you value them.
Ways to improve your interpersonal relations skills:
Recognize members of your group for their accomplishments
Speak words of support and encouragement to show your appreciation
Be a good listener and allow others to share their ideas

43. Communication Spoken communication Written communication
Consider joining the debate team or drama club to develop your public speaking skills.
Practice and your nervousness will begin to disappear as you gain more experience.
Written communication
To be effective, all written communications should contain proper grammar and correct spelling.

44. Time Management
Demonstrating time management skills will show others that you are serious about meeting deadlines and conducting meetings and other activities in a timely manner.
Planning is an important component of time management.
A plan gives you direction and saves you time.

45. Checkpoint  Q
Identify two leadership skills that would improve your effectiveness as a leader in your school.
Answers will vary but may include any of the points in the twelve-point plan for development of leadership skills. A

46. Mistakes Made by Leaders
Uncaring attitude
Avoidance of situations
Lack of character
Lack of vision
Showing favoritism
Failure to hold members of the group accountable
Poor communication and interpersonal skills

47. Checkpoint  Q
What are the seven most common mistakes made by leaders?
Uncaring attitude, avoidance of situations, lack of character, lack of vision, showing favoritism, not holding members accountable, poor communication and interpersonal skills A

48. Motivation & Leadership
QUESTION: What is the most important part of leadership?
Motivation.
QUESTION: What are thoughts about motivation before this clip and then after this clip…

49. WORKOUT
Complete Unit 2.2
Take Inventory Personal Project-Conflict style and Recognition style

51. TERMS
DEFINITIONS
social intelligence
the ability to communicate and interact with members of your family, school, and community
body language
the combination of gestures, movements, and physical mannerisms that you use to communicate to others
encoding
putting the message into a form that is understood by the receiver
decoding
interpretation or translation of a message by the receiver
feedback
the receiver’s response to the sender’s message

52. 2.3 Social Intelligence and Communication
GOALS
Explain the value of communication as a part of social intelligence.
Describe the components of communication.

53. What Is Social Intelligence?
Social intelligence is a new science for successful leadership.
Your success as a leader will be based on how well you get along with other people.
Social intelligence focuses on your communication skills—both verbal and non-verbal—and your interaction with members of your family, school, and community.

54. Social Intelligence Importance of social intelligence Verbal language
Non-verbal language
Written language
Language barrier

55. Checkpoint  Q
Describe two reasons why social intelligence is important.
Social intelligence is important because it will improve your performance as a leader. Also, people perform better in a pleasant and accepting environment. A

56. The Communication Process
Sender and receiver
Encoding the message
Choosing a communication channel
Decoding the message
Feedback given by receiver

57. Sender and Receiver
In the communication process, the sender is the source of the message or information to be transmitted to another person.
The receiver is the person to whom the message is being directed.
The role of the sender is to start the communication process and transmit a clear and concise message to the receiver.

58. Encoding the Message
Putting the message into a form that is understood by the receiver is called encoding.
The form of the message may be in words, symbols, or even pictures.
When encoding a message, it is important that you use language that is familiar to the receiver.

59. Choosing a Communication Channel
A communication channel is the media used by the sender to relay the message.
Selecting a communication channel depends on what needs to be communicated to your audience.
Keep in mind that certain channels work better for certain messages.

60. Decoding the Message
Interpretation or translation of a message by the receiver is called decoding.
It is a critical stage in the communication process because the receiver’s perception of the message may not be the same as the sender’s intended message.
Decoding is affected by the receiver’s knowledge, value system, and biases.

61. Feedback Given by Receiver
Feedback is the receiver’s response to the sender’s message.
The effectiveness of your message can be measured by the feedback you receive.
It enables you to determine whether the message was interpreted correctly.

62. Checkpoint  Q
Explain why an impersonal message might require a different communication channel than an interactive message.
An impersonal message requiring no response could use a less personal channel, such as a letter or memo, but an interactive message is more conversational. A

63. WORKOUT
Complete Unit 2.3
Unit Assessment